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

[1] The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events".

[2][3] There were few changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Madeira Island Open and a ProServ tournament in Bologna replacing the Volvo Open di Firenze.

[6] In early March, the Kronenbourg Open was added to replace the cancelled ProServ tournament.

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.