1994 European Tour

1994 European Tour season

Duration	13 January 1994 (1994-01-13) – 30 October 1994 (1994-10-30)
Number of official events	38 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins	Colin Montgomerie (3) José María Olazábal (3)
Order of Merit	Colin Montgomerie
Golfer of the Year	Ernie Els
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Jonathan Lomas
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The 1994 European Tour, titled as the 1994 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

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

Changes for 1994

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

Aside from scheduling, initially there was just one change from the previous season, with the addition of the Extremadura Open. This created a sequence of five consecutive tournaments in Spain through February and March, and a total of nine events in the country although the Madrid Open would later be cancelled.

Shortly after the start of the season, the Roma Masters was cancelled and replaced by the Tournoi Perrier de Paris, a team event with prize money not counting towards the Order of Merit. ^[3] In late January, a further tournament was added to the schedule with the inaugural Chemapol Trophy Czech Open, opposite the Toyota World Match Play Championship in mid-October. ^[4] The Madrid Open, originally scheduled for 20–23 October, was cancelled with the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open taking the dates. ^[5] In addition, the Kronenbourg Open was not held.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1994 season. ^[6]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner [lower-alpha 2]	OWGR points	Notes
16 Jan	Madeira Island Open	Portugal	250,000	Mats Lanner (2)	20
23 Jan	Moroccan Open	Morocco	350,000	Anders Forsbrand (5)	20
30 Jan	Dubai Desert Classic	UAE	US$700,000	Ernie Els (1)	46
6 Feb	Johnnie Walker Classic	Thailand	600,000	Greg Norman (14)	54
13 Feb	Turespaña Open De Tenerife	Spain	250,000	David Gilford (5)	20
20 Feb	Extremadura Open	Spain	250,000	Paul Eales (1)	20	New tournament
27 Feb	Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía	Spain	300,000	Carl Mason (1)	24
6 Mar	Turespaña Open Mediterrania	Spain	300,000	José María Olazábal (14)	26
13 Mar	Turespaña Open de Baleares	Spain	250,000	Barry Lane (4)	20
20 Mar	Portuguese Open	Portugal	300,000	Phillip Price (1)	22
27 Mar	Kronenbourg Open	Italy	–	Cancelled	–
4 Apr	Open V33 Grand Lyon	France	225,000	Stephen Ames (1)	20
10 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$2,000,000	José María Olazábal (15)	100	Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
17 Apr	Roma Masters	Italy	–	Cancelled	–
24 Apr	Heineken Open Catalonia	Spain	300,000	José Cóceres (1)	20
1 May	Air France Cannes Open	France	300,000	Ian Woosnam (23)	38
8 May	Benson & Hedges International Open	England	650,000	Seve Ballesteros (48)	48
15 May	Peugeot Spanish Open	Spain	500,000	Colin Montgomerie (5)	42
22 May	Tisettanta Italian Open	Italy	450,000	Eduardo Romero (5)	28
30 May	Volvo PGA Championship	England	800,000	José María Olazábal (16)	64	Flagship event
5 Jun	Alfred Dunhill Open	Belgium	600,000	Nick Faldo (29)	46
12 Jun	Honda Open	Germany	500,000	Robert Allenby (1)	38
19 Jun	Jersey European Airways Open	Jersey	350,000	Paul Curry (1)	20
20 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$1,700,000	Ernie Els (2)	100	Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
26 Jun	Peugeot Open de France	France	550,000	Mark Roe (3)	36
3 Jul	Murphy's Irish Open	Ireland	600,000	Bernhard Langer (31)	48
9 Jul	Bell's Scottish Open	Scotland	600,000	Carl Mason (2)	44
17 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	1,000,000	Nick Price (4)	100	Major championship
24 Jul	Heineken Dutch Open	Netherlands	650,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2)	44
31 Jul	Scandinavian Masters	Sweden	650,000	Vijay Singh (5)	40
7 Aug	BMW International Open	Germany	525,000	Mark McNulty (12)	36
14 Aug	Hohe Brücke Open	Austria	250,000	Mark Davis (2)	20
14 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$1,750,000	Nick Price (5)	100	Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
21 Aug	Murphy's English Open	England	600,000	Colin Montgomerie (6)	38
28 Aug	Volvo German Open	Germany	650,000	Colin Montgomerie (7)	38
4 Sep	Canon European Masters	Switzerland	675,000	Eduardo Romero (6)	44
11 Sep	European Open	England	600,000	David Gilford (6)	44
18 Sep	Dunhill British Masters	England	650,000	Ian Woosnam (24)	50
25 Sep	Trophée Lancôme	France	600,000	Vijay Singh (6)	50	Limited-field event
3 Oct	Mercedes German Masters	Germany	625,000	Seve Ballesteros (49)	48
23 Oct	Madrid Open	Spain	–	Cancelled	–
23 Oct	Chemapol Trophy Czech Open	Czech Republic	500,000	Per-Ulrik Johansson (2)	36	New to European Tour
30 Oct	Volvo Masters	Spain	750,000	Bernhard Langer (32)	50	Tour Championship

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)	OWGR points	Notes
17 Apr	Tournoi Perrier de Paris	France	n/a	Peter Baker and David J. Russell	n/a	New tournament Team event
9 Oct	Dunhill Cup	Scotland	US$1,500,000	Team Canada	n/a	Team event
16 Oct	Toyota World Match Play Championship	England	600,000	Ernie Els	46	Limited-field event
6 Nov	Sarazen World Open	United States	US$1,900,000	Ernie Els	36	New tournament
13 Nov	World Cup of Golf	Puerto Rico	US$1,200,000	Fred Couples and Davis Love III	n/a	Team event
	World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy			Fred Couples	n/a
18 Dec	Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship	Jamaica	US$2,500,000	Ernie Els	60	Limited-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. ^[7]

Position	Player	Prize money (£)
1	Colin Montgomerie	762,719
2	Bernhard Langer	635,483
3	Seve Ballesteros	590,101
4	José María Olazábal	516,107
5	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	437,403
6	Vijay Singh	364,313
7	David Gilford	326,629
8	Nick Faldo	321,256
9	Mark Roe	312,539
10	Ernie Els	311,849

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Golfer of the Year	Ernie Els	[8]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Jonathan Lomas	[9]

See also

• 1994 Challenge Tour
• 1994 European Seniors Tour

Notes

1. A further three 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. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. White, Graeme (26 May 1987). "Volvo boost for Euro golf" . Black Country Evening Mail. West Bromwich, United Kingdom. p. 33. Retrieved 19 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "The Times calendar of sport 1994 | Golf" . The Times. 31 December 1993. p. 38. Retrieved 19 October 2023– via The Times Digital Archive.
3. "Sporting Digest: Golf" . The Independent. 19 January 1994. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2010.^{[ dead link ]}
4. "Fast lane | Czech it out!" . Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. 24 January 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 30 April 2020– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Sport in brief | Golf" . The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 21 June 1994. p. 19. Retrieved 30 April 2020– via Newspapers.com.
6. "1994 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
7. Hopkins, John (31 October 1994). "Ballesteros denied home rule" . The Times. p. 23. Retrieved 30 April 2020– via The Times Digital Archive.
8. "Els walks off with new prize" . Reading Evening Post. Reading, United Kingdom. 22 December 1994. p. 23. Retrieved 19 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Lomas joins the golfing greats with rookie win" . The Birmingham Post. Birmingham, United Kingdom. 16 November 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 19 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website