1994 Nike Tour

1994 Nike Tour season

Duration	February 3, 1994 (1994-02-03) – October 16, 1994 (1994-10-16)
Number of official events	28
Most wins	Jerry Haas (3)
Money list	Chris Perry
Player of the Year	Chris Perry
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The 1994 Nike Tour was the fifth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1994 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
Feb 6	Nike Inland Empire Open	California	200,000	Skip Kendall (1)	New tournament
Mar 6	Nike Monterrey Open	Mexico	200,000	Scott Gump (1)
Mar 27	Nike Louisiana Open	Louisiana	175,000	Bill Porter (1)
Apr 3	Nike Pensacola Classic	Florida	200,000	Bruce Vaughan (1)
Apr 10	Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic	Mississippi	175,000	John Elliott (1)
Apr 17	Nike Panama City Beach Classic	Florida	175,000	Keith Fergus (1)
Apr 24	Nike Shreveport Open	Louisiana	175,000	Omar Uresti (1)
May 1	Nike Alabama Classic	Alabama	200,000	Tommy Tolles (2)	New tournament
May 8	Nike South Carolina Classic	South Carolina	175,000	Charlie Rymer (1)
May 15	Nike Central Georgia Open	Georgia	175,000	Rick Pearson (3)
May 22	Nike Knoxville Open	Tennessee	200,000	Vic Wilk (1)
May 29	Nike Greater Greenville Classic	South Carolina	175,000	Scott Gump (2)
Jun 5	Nike Miami Valley Open	Ohio	200,000	Tommy Armour III (1)
Jun 12	Nike Cleveland Open	Ohio	200,000	Tommy Armour III (2)
Jun 19	Nike Dominion Open	Virginia	200,000	Sonny Skinner (2)
Jun 26	Nike Carolina Classic	North Carolina	200,000	Skip Kendall (2)	New tournament
Jul 24	Nike Gateway Classic	Missouri	200,000	Brad Fabel (1)	New tournament
Aug 1	Nike Wichita Open	Kansas	175,000	Dennis Postlewait (1)
Aug 7	Nike Dakota Dunes Open	South Dakota	200,000	Pat Bates (1)
Aug 14	Nike Ozarks Open	Missouri	200,000	Jerry Haas (1)
Aug 21	Nike Texarkana Open	Arkansas	200,000	Mike Brisky (1)
Aug 28	Nike Permian Basin Open	Texas	175,000	Bruce Vaughan (2)
Sep 4	Nike New Mexico Charity Classic	New Mexico	175,000	Jim Carter (1)
Sep 11	Nike Utah Classic	Utah	175,000	Chris Perry (1)
Sep 18	Nike Boise Open	Idaho	200,000	Keith Fergus (2)
Sep 25	Nike Tri-Cities Open	Washington	175,000	Jerry Haas (2)
Oct 2	Nike Sonoma County Open	California	175,000	Jerry Haas (3)
Oct 16	Nike Tour Championship	Oregon	225,000	Mike Schuchart (2)	Tour Championship

Money list

For full rankings, see 1994 Nike Tour graduates.

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. ^{[3] [4]} The top 10 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1995 PGA Tour. ^{[5] [4]}

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Chris Perry	167,148
2	Scott Gump	161,035
3	Pat Bates	155,469
4	Jim Carter	142,750
5	Skip Kendall	131,067

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year	Chris Perry	[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. "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
2. "1995 Nike Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
3. "1994 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
4. "Els wins World Match Play title". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Moscow, Idaho. October 17, 1994. p. 9 (2C in paper). Retrieved September 3, 2023– via Google News Archive. Chris Perry led 10 qualifiers for the 1995 PGA Tour, taking the money title with $167,148.
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. "Pro golf". Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida. April 9, 1995. p. 16 (2C in paper). Retrieved September 3, 2023– via Google News Archive. ...holds a one shot lead over Chris Perry, the 1994 Nike Tour Player of the Year.

External links

• Official website