1992 European Tour

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1992 European Tour season
Duration30 January 1992 (1992-01-30) – 1 November 1992 (1992-11-01)
Number of official events38
Most wins Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (4)
Order of Merit Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo
Golfer of the Year Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of England.svg Jim Payne
1991
1993

The 1992 European Tour, titled as the 1992 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Contents

It was the fifth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987. [1]

Changes for 1992

The European Tour ventured to East Asia for the first time, with the addition of the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic in Thailand to the tour schedule.

The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events". [2]

Other changes from the previous season included the return of the Dubai Desert Classic, the Tenerife Open and the Moroccan Open; the addition of the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic, the Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía, the Roma Masters, the Lyon Open V33 and the Honda Open; and the loss of the Girona Open, the Murphy's Cup, the European Pro-Celebrity and the Epson Grand Prix of Europe.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1992 season. [3]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
2 Feb Johnnie Walker Asian Classic Thailand500,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Ian Palmer (1)48New to European Tour
9 Feb Dubai Desert Classic UAEUS$650,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (46)42
16 Feb Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía Spain300,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (3)36New tournament
23 Feb Turespaña Open de Tenerife Spain300,000 Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal (12)24
1 Mar Open Mediterrania Spain400,000 Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal (13)38
8 Mar Turespaña Open de Baleares Spain250,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (47)26
14 Mar Catalan Open Spain300,000 Flag of Spain.svg José Rivero (4)24
22 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal225,000 Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty (6)20
29 Mar Volvo Open di Firenze Italy225,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Forsbrand (3)20
5 Apr Roma Masters Italy225,000 Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares (5)20New tournament
12 Apr Jersey European Airways Open Jersey225,000 Flag of Portugal.svg Daniel Silva (1)20
12 Apr Masters Tournament United StatesUS$1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (n/a)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
19 Apr Moroccan Open Morocco250,000 Flag of England.svg David Gilford (2)24
26 Apr Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open France350,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Forsbrand (4)32
3 May Lancia Martini Italian Open Italy375,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle (17)38
10 May Benson & Hedges International Open England500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (4)46
17 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain400,000 Flag of England.svg Andrew Sherborne (2)44
25 May Volvo PGA Championship England600,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Tony Johnstone (4)64Flagship event
31 May Dunhill British Masters England600,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Jnr (4)52
7 Jun Carroll's Irish Open Ireland450,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (23)44
14 Jun Mitsubishi Austrian Open Austria350,000 Flag of England.svg Peter Mitchell (1)20
21 Jun Lyon Open V33 France225,000 Flag of England.svg David J. Russell (2)20New tournament
21 Jun U.S. Open United StatesUS$1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (n/a)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
28 Jun Peugeot Open de France France400,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Martín (1)38
4 Jul The European Newspaper Monte Carlo Open France450,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam (20)38
11 Jul Bell's Scottish Open Scotland600,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley (1)54
19 Jul The Open Championship Scotland1,000,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (24)100 Major championship
26 Jul Heineken Dutch Open Netherlands600,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (26)46
2 Aug Scandinavian Masters Sweden600,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (25)46
9 Aug BMW International Open Germany500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger (n/a)42
16 Aug PGA Championship United StatesUS$1,600,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (3)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
23 Aug Volvo German Open Germany525,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (4)38
31 Aug Murphy's English Open England550,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Vicente Fernández (4)26
6 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland575,000 Flag of England.svg Jamie Spence (1)40
13 Sep GA European Open England600,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (26)46
20 Sep Trophée Lancôme France475,000 Flag of England.svg Mark Roe (2)50Limited-field event
27 Sep Piaget Belgian Open Belgium600,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1)48
4 Oct Mercedes German Masters Germany600,000 Flag of England.svg Barry Lane (2)50
11 Oct Honda Open Germany450,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (27)36New tournament
25 Oct Iberia Madrid Open Spain400,000 Ulster Banner.svg David Feherty (5)30
1 Nov Volvo Masters Spain650,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle (18)50Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
15 Sep Equity & Law Challenge England150,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Forsbrand n/a
11 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England550,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 48Limited-field event
18 Oct Dunhill Cup ScotlandUS$1,700,000Flag of England.svg Team Englandn/aTeam event
8 Nov World Cup ItalyUS$1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples and
Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III
n/aTeam event
World Cup Individual Trophy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Ogle n/a
20 Dec Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship JamaicaUS$2,700,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 62Limited-field event

Order of Merit

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. [4] [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 708,522
2 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 488,913
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie 444,713
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Forsbrand 417,471
5 Flag of England.svg Barry Lane 394,252
6 Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal 385,627
7 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Tony Johnstone 340,917
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle 333,141
9 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 293,737
10 Flag of England.svg Jamie Spence 287,957

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Golfer of the Year Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo [6]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of England.svg Jim Payne [7]

See also

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

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  5. Mitchell, Platts (2 November 1992). "Lyle bounces back to seal revival in dramatic finish" . The Times. p. 26. Retrieved 30 April 2020 via The Times Digital Archive.
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