1992 PGA Tour

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1992 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 9, 1992 (1992-01-09) – November 1, 1992 (1992-11-01)
Number of official events44
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg John Cook (3)
Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (3)
Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (3)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples
PGA Tour Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Mark Carnevale
1991
1993

The 1992 PGA Tour was the 77th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 24th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1992 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 12 Infiniti Tournament of Champions California800,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington (3)44Winners-only event
Jan 19 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook (4)46Pro-Am
Jan 26 Phoenix Open Arizona1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia (7)46
Feb 2 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (8)52Pro-Am
Feb 9 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook (5)42
Feb 16 Northern Telecom Open Arizona1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen (1)40
Feb 23 Buick Invitational of California California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Pate (5)34
Mar 1 Nissan Los Angeles Open California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (7)48
Mar 8 Doral-Ryder Open Florida1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (22)52
Mar 15 Honda Classic Florida1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin (10)48
Mar 22 Nestle Invitational Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (8)70Invitational
Mar 29 The Players Championship Florida1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (4)80Flagship event
Apr 5 Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic Louisiana1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chip Beck (4)54
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (9)100 Major championship
Apr 12 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi300,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard Zokol (n/a)n/aAlternate event [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 19 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (5)52Invitational
Apr 26 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (6)52
May 3 Shell Houston Open Texas1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk (1)44
May 10 BellSouth Classic Georgia1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (16)38
May 17 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Ray Brown (2)40
May 24 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (12)54Invitational
May 31 Kemper Open Maryland1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Glasson (5)40
Jun 7 Memorial Tournament Ohio1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Edwards (3)60Invitational
Jun 14 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas (8)54
Jun 21 U.S. Open California1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (17)100 Major championship
Jun 28 Buick Classic New York1,000,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost (5)50
Jul 5 Centel Western Open Illinois1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (16)50
Jul 12 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Peoples (2)28
Jul 19 The Open Championship Scotland£1,000,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (6)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 19 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Carnevale (1)20Alternate event
Jul 26 New England Classic Massachusetts1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon (2)36
Aug 2 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins (21)42
Aug 9 Buick Open Michigan1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Forsman (4)42
Aug 16 PGA Championship Missouri1,600,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (4)100 Major championship
Aug 23 The International Colorado1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon (3)48
Aug 30 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (10)50Limited-field event
Sep 6 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin1,000,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard Zokol (1)40
Sep 13 Canadian Open Canada1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (11)48
Sep 20 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois1,000,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost (6)34
Sep 27 B.C. Open New York800,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Daly (2)32
Oct 4 Buick Southern Open Georgia700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Hallberg (3)26
Oct 11 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook (6)46
Oct 18 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Huston (2)44
Oct 25 H.E.B. Texas Open Texas900,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (5)42
Nov 1 The Tour Championship North Carolina2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger (8)54Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
Nov 8 World Cup Spain1,100,000 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
Nov 8 Amoco-Centel Championship South Carolina760,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don Pooley n/a
Nov 11 PGA Grand Slam of Golf California1,000,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price n/aLimited-field event
Nov 15 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite and
Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III
n/aTeam event
Nov 22 Kapalua International Hawaii800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III 38
Nov 29 Skins Game California540,000 Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart n/aLimited-field event
Dec 6 JCPenney Classic Florida1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Forsman and
Flag of the United States.svg Dottie Mochrie
n/aTeam event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 1,344,188
2 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III 1,191,630
3 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook 1,165,606
4 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 1,135,773
5 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin 980,934
6 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite 957,445
7 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger 929,863
8 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon 812,093
9 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen 795,279
10 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Forsman 763,190

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples [5]
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples [4]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Mark Carnevale [6]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples [7]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples [4]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg John Cook [5]

See also

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. Official money; unofficial win.
  3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

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  2. "1993 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. "1992 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
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  5. 1 2 "Couples is voted Player of Year" . The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. January 8, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved November 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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