1984 European Tour

1984 European Tour season

Duration	12 April 1984 (1984-04-12) – 4 November 1984 (1984-11-04)
Number of official events	26 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins	Bernhard Langer (4)
Order of Merit	Bernhard Langer
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Philip Parkin
← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 European Tour, titled as the 1984 PGA European Tour, ^[1] was the 13th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Changes for 1984

The season was made up of 26 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting "Approved Special Events". ^{[2] [3]}

There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Monte Carlo Open, ^[4] the Celtic International ^[5] and the Cannes Open; ^[6] and the loss of the Martini International ^[7] and the British Masters. ^[3] In addition the English Golf Classic was merged with the Lawrence Batley International.

Soon after the schedule was revealed, it was announced that the Bob Hope British Classic had been cancelled; ^[8] the Sanyo Open was brought forward from October to fill the vacated dates.

Order of Merit name change

The money list reverted to its original title as the "Order of Merit", having been known as the "Official money list" for the preceding four seasons. ^[1] In March, it was announced that Sperry Corporation would title sponsor the Order of Merit, being renamed as the Sperry Order of Merit. ^[9]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1984 season. ^[10]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
15 Apr	Tunisian Open	Tunisia	65,000	Sam Torrance (8)
15 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$600,000	Ben Crenshaw (n/a)	Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
29 Apr	Cepsa Madrid Open	Spain	85,000	Howard Clark (3)
6 May	Italian Open	Italy	85,000	Sandy Lyle (9)
13 May	Car Care Plan International	England	100,000	Nick Faldo (11)
20 May	Peugeot Open de France	France	85,000	Bernhard Langer (8)
28 May	Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship	England	150,000	Howard Clark (4)
3 Jun	Jersey Open	Jersey	60,000	Bernard Gallacher (10)
10 Jun	St. Mellion Timeshare TPC	England	100,000	Jaime Gonzalez (1)
17 Jun	Timex Open	France	75,000	Mike Clayton (1)
17 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$600,000	Fuzzy Zoeller (n/a)	Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
24 Jun	Monte Carlo Open	France	75,000	Ian Mosey (2)	New tournament
1 Jul	Glasgow Open	Scotland	80,000	Ken Brown (3)
8 Jul	Scandinavian Enterprise Open	Sweden	135,000	Ian Woosnam (3)
14 Jul	Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic	England	110,000	José Rivero (1)
22 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	425,000	Seve Ballesteros (23)	Major championship
29 Jul	KLM Dutch Open	Netherlands	100,000	Bernhard Langer (9)
5 Aug	Carroll's Irish Open	Ireland	110,000	Bernhard Langer (10)
12 Aug	Celtic International	Ireland	75,000	Gordon Brand Jnr (3)	New tournament
19 Aug	Benson & Hedges International Open	England	120,000	Sam Torrance (9)
19 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$700,000	Lee Trevino (n/a)	Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
26 Aug	Lufthansa German Open	West Germany	100,000	Wayne Grady (1)
2 Sep	Ebel European Masters Swiss Open	Switzerland	160,000	Jerry Anderson (1)
9 Sep	Panasonic European Open	England	150,000	Gordon Brand Jnr (4)
23 Sep	Bob Hope British Classic	England	–	Cancelled	Pro-Am
23 Sep 28 Oct	Sanyo Open	Spain	100,000	Sam Torrance (10)
7 Oct	Trophée Lancôme	France	110,000	Sandy Lyle (10)	Limited-field event
14 Oct	Benson & Hedges Spanish Open	Spain	85,000	Bernhard Langer (11)
21 Oct	Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open	France	75,000	David Frost (1)	New to European Tour
4 Nov	Portuguese Open	Portugal	55,000	Tony Johnstone (1)

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner(s)	Notes
16 Sep	Hennessy Cognac Cup	England	n/a	Team England	Team event
30 Sep	Suntory World Match Play Championship	England	150,000	Seve Ballesteros	Limited-field event
18 Nov	World Cup	Italy	US$150,000	José María Cañizares and José Rivero	Team event
	World Cup Individual Trophy			José María Cañizares

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Sperry Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling. ^{[11] [12]}

Position	Player	Prize money (£)
1	Bernhard Langer	139,344
2	Sam Torrance	112,657
3	Howard Clark	101,903
4	Sandy Lyle	99,649
5	Seve Ballesteros	96,503
6	Ian Woosnam	62,080
7	Gordon Brand Jnr	59,116
8	José María Cañizares	57,418
9	Jerry Anderson	56,121
10	David Frost	55,642

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Philip Parkin	[13]

Notes

1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
2. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
2. Jacobs, Raymond (18 November 1983). "£4m jackpot for European golfers". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, United Kingdom. p. 29. Retrieved 8 June 2020– via Google News Archive.
3. "£3m tour package" . The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 18 November 1983. p. 25. Retrieved 7 June 2020– via Newspapers.com.
4. Davies, David (27 September 1983). "High stakes in Monte" . The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 22. Retrieved 8 June 2020– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Nigel beats his handicap" . The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 11 November 1983. Retrieved 6 June 2020– via Newspapers.com.
6. Platts, Mitchell (17 November 1983). "European golf cash soars to over £3m" . Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. p. 14. Retrieved 8 June 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. Hennessy, John (28 July 1983). "Martini pulls out of tour" . The Times. London, United Kingdom. p. 20. Retrieved 8 June 2020– via The Times Digital Archive.
8. Jacobs, Raymond (25 November 1983). "No Hope as sponsors pull out". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. p. 24. Retrieved 8 June 2020– via Google News Archive.
9. "It's the rich that get the gravy" . Manchester Evening News. Manchester, United Kingdom. 29 March 1984. p. 72. Retrieved 21 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "1984 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
11. Lowe, Desmond (17 November 1984). "Waites slips out of top 20" . Football Post. Nottingham, United Kingdom. p. 21. Retrieved 21 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Congratulations to Bernhard Langer Europe's No. 1 Golfer" . Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. 5 November 1984. p. 39. Retrieved 21 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Parkin takes rookie award" . Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. 7 November 1984. p. 44. Retrieved 21 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website