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

[2] Aside from scheduling, initially there was just one change from the previous season, with the addition of the Extremadura Open.

This created a sequence of five consecutive tournaments in Spain through February and March, and a total of nine events in the country although the Madrid Open would later be cancelled.

Shortly after the start of the season, the Roma Masters was cancelled and replaced by the Tournoi Perrier de Paris, a team event with prize money not counting towards the Order of Merit.

[3] In late January, a further tournament was added to the schedule with the inaugural Chemapol Trophy Czech Open, opposite the Toyota World Match Play Championship in mid-October.