1993 European Tour

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1993 European Tour season
Duration14 January 1993 (1993-01-14) – 7 November 1993 (1993-11-07)
Number of official events38 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (3)
Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance (3)
Order of Merit Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
Golfer of the Year Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Orr
1992
1994

The 1993 European Tour, titled as the 1993 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Contents

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

Changes for 1993

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. A new tournament was planned for South Africa but was not finalised. [4]

The cancellation of the Monte Carlo Open in February prompted rescheduling of the Carroll's Irish Open to ensure there was no gap in the schedule prior to The Open Championship. [5] The Honda Open, originally scheduled opposite the Dunhill Cup, was later moved to the fill the dates vacated by the Carroll's Irish Open. [6] In early March, the Kronenbourg Open was added to replace the cancelled ProServ tournament. [7]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season. [8]

DateTournamentHost countryPurse
(£)
Winner [lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points
Notes
17 Jan Madeira Island Open Portugal250,000 Flag of England.svg Mark James (15)20New tournament
31 Jan Dubai Desert Classic UAEUS$500,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Wayne Westner (1)40
7 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Singapore550,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (27)52
14 Feb Turespaña Iberia Open de Canarias Spain350,000 Flag of England.svg Mark James (16)26
21 Feb Moroccan Open Morocco375,000 Flag of England.svg David Gilford (3)30
28 Feb Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía Spain350,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Oldcorn (1)38
7 Mar Turespaña Open Mediterrania Spain400,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo (3)40
14 Mar Turespaña Iberia Open de Baleares Spain300,000 Flag of England.svg Jim Payne (1)32
21 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal250,000 Flag of England.svg David Gilford (4)22
28 Mar ProServ Tournament ItalyCancelledNew tournament
28 Mar Kronenbourg Open Italy200,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance (15)20New tournament
4 Apr Open de Lyon France250,000 Flag of Italy.svg Costantino Rocca (1)22
11 Apr Masters Tournament United StatesUS$1,700,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (28)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
18 Apr Roma Masters Italy300,000 Flag of France.svg Jean van de Velde (1)20
25 Apr Heineken Open Spain300,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance (16)28
2 May Air France Cannes Open France400,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis (7)34
9 May Benson & Hedges International Open England550,000 Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst (3)46
16 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain500,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Haeggman (1)46
23 May Lancia Martini Italian Open Italy450,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Turner (2)36
31 May Volvo PGA Championship England700,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (29)64Flagship event
6 Jun Dunhill British Masters England600,000 Flag of England.svg Peter Baker (2)48
13 Jun Honda Open Germany500,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance (17)38
20 Jun U.S. Open United StatesUS$1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen (n/a)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
20 Jun Jersey European Airways Open Jersey300,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Ian Palmer (2)20
27 Jun Peugeot Open de France France500,000 Flag of Italy.svg Costantino Rocca (2)38
3 Jul Monte Carlo Open FranceCancelled
4 Jul Carroll's Irish Open Ireland575,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (28)50
10 Jul Bell's Scottish Open Scotland600,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Parnevik (1)42
18 Jul The Open Championship England1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (13)100 Major championship
25 Jul Heineken Dutch Open Netherlands650,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie (3)46
1 Aug Scandinavian Masters Sweden650,000 Flag of England.svg Peter Baker (3)46
8 Aug BMW International Open Germany500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler (1)38
15 Aug Hohe Brücke Austrian Open Austria250,000 Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty (7)20
15 Aug PGA Championship United StatesUS$1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger (n/a)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
22 Aug Murphy's English Open England600,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam (21)38
29 Aug Volvo German Open Germany650,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (30)42
5 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland625,000 Flag of England.svg Barry Lane (3)42
12 Sep GA European Open England600,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Brand Jnr (8)50
19 Sep Trophée Lancôme France550,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam (22)50Limited-field event
3 Oct Mercedes German Masters Germany600,000 Flag of England.svg Steven Richardson (3)48
10 Oct Alfred Dunhill Open Belgium600,000 Ulster Banner.svg Darren Clarke (1)52
31 Oct Madrid Open Spain400,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Des Smyth (7)28
7 Nov Volvo Masters Spain750,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie (4)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
26 Sep Ryder Cup Englandn/aFlag of the United States.svg Team USAn/aTeam event
17 Oct Dunhill Cup ScotlandUS$1,500,000Flag of the United States.svg Team USAn/aTeam event
24 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin 46Limited-field event
14 Nov World Cup of Golf United StatesUS$1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples and
Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III
n/aTeam event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer n/a
19 Dec Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship JamaicaUS$2,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mize 58Limited-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. [9] [10]

PositionPlayerPrize money (£)
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie 613,683
2 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 558,738
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam 501,353
4 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 469,570
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance 421,328
6 Flag of Italy.svg Costantino Rocca 403,866
7 Flag of England.svg Peter Baker 387,989
8 Ulster Banner.svg Darren Clarke 369,675
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Brand Jnr 367,589
10 Flag of England.svg Barry Lane 339,218

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Golfer of the Year Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer [11]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Orr [12]

See also

Notes

  1. A further two tournaments were scheduled but were 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. 1 2 3 Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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