It was the third season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.

[1] The season was made up of 37 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and seven non-counting "Approved Special Events".

Before the official schedule was announced the Tenerife Open was dropped,[3] but later returned in place of the cancelled Catalan Open.

[5] The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.

The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.