1993 Nike Tour

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1993 Nike Tour season
DurationFebruary 18, 1993 (1993-02-18) – October 17, 1993 (1993-10-17)
Number of official events30
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Sean Murphy (4)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Sean Murphy
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Sean Murphy
← 1992
1994 →

The 1993 Nike Tour was the fourth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Contents

Nike title sponsorship

In August 1992, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Nike, Inc., and was renamed as the Nike Tour. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season. [2] [3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [a] Notes
Feb 21 Nike Yuma Open Arizona150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ron Streck (1)
Mar 7 Nike Monterrey Open Mexico200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Olin Browne (3)New tournament
Mar 21 Nike Louisiana Open Louisiana150,000 Flag of the United States.svg R. W. Eaks (2)
Mar 28 Nike Panama City Beach Classic Florida150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Schuchart (1)
Apr 4 Nike South Texas Open Texas150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Martin (1)
Apr 18 Nike Shreveport Open Louisiana150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sonny Skinner (1)
Apr 25 Nike Central Georgia Open Georgia150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Murphy (2)
May 2 Nike South Carolina Classic South Carolina150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hugh Royer III (1)
May 9 Nike Greater Greenville Classic South Carolina150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Murphy (3)
May 16 Nike Knoxville Open Tennessee175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Conley (1)
May 23 Nike Miami Valley Open Ohio175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Emlyn Aubrey (1)New tournament
Jun 6 Nike Dominion Open Virginia175,000 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Ángel Franco (1)New tournament
Jun 13 Nike Cleveland Open Ohio275,000 Flag of the United States.svg Stan Utley (1)
Jun 20 Nike Connecticut Open Connecticut150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton Jr. (1)
Jun 27 Nike New England Classic Maine150,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Morse (1)
Jul 4 Nike White Rose Classic Pennsylvania200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Curt Byrum (1)New tournament
Jul 11 Nike Hawkeye Open Iowa150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton Jr. (2)
Jul 18 Nike Dakota Dunes Open South Dakota175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Pate (1)
Jul 25 Nike Ozarks Open Missouri175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Tolles (1)
Aug 1 Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic Mississippi150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk (1)
Aug 8 Nike Permian Basin Open Texas150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham (1)
Aug 15 Nike New Mexico Charity Classic New Mexico175,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Patton (1)New tournament
Aug 22 Nike Wichita Open Kansas150,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval (1)
Aug 29 Nike Texarkana Open Arkansas150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hugh Royer III (2)
Sep 12 Nike Tri-Cities Open Washington150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Jurgensen (1)
Sep 19 Nike Utah Classic Utah150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Murphy (4)
Sep 26 Nike Boise Open Idaho200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Moore (1)
Oct 3 Nike Sonoma County Open California150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Murphy (5)
Oct 10 Nike Bakersfield Open California150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Clark Dennis (1)
Oct 17 Nike Tour Championship Oregon200,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval (2)New tournament
Tour Championship

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [4] The top 10 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1994 PGA Tour. [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Murphy 166,293
2 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Martin 147,003
3 Flag of the United States.svg Stan Utley 144,127
4 Flag of the United States.svg Bob May 132,656
5 Flag of the United States.svg John Morse 122,627

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Sean Murphy [6]

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nike Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nike Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nike Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.

References

  1. ↑ "Nike new tour sponsor". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. August 27, 1992. p. 22 (10 in paper). Retrieved September 3, 2023– via Google News Archive.
  2. ↑ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1994 Nike Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ "1993 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Price, Stockton top players". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. January 7, 1994. p. 68 (3C in paper). Retrieved September 3, 2023– via Google News Archive. Sean Murphy won player of the year on the Nike Tour...
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