1993 PGA Tour

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1993 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 1993 (1993-01-07) – October 31, 1993 (1993-10-31)
Number of official events43
Most wins Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (4)
Money list Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price
PGA Tour Player of the Year Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price
PGA Player of the Year Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price
Rookie of the Year Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh
1992
1994

The 1993 PGA Tour was the 78th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 25th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 10 Infiniti Tournament of Champions California800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (7)52Winners-only event
Jan 17 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Howard Twitty (3)48
Jan 24 Northern Telecom Open Arizona1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mize (3)34
Jan 31 Phoenix Open Arizona1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen (2)44
Feb 7 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California1,250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Ogle (1)48Pro-Am
Feb 14 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (18)46Pro-Am
Feb 21 Buick Invitational of California California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (2)36
Feb 28 Nissan Los Angeles Open California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (19)34
Mar 7 Doral-Ryder Open Florida1,400,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (12)64
Mar 14 Honda Classic Florida1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (10)38
Mar 21 Nestle Invitational Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (17)68Invitational
Mar 28 The Players Championship Florida2,500,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (6)80Flagship event
Apr 4 Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic Louisiana1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Standly (1)48
Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia1,700,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (3)100 Major championship
Apr 11 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Kraft (n/a)20Alternate event [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 18 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina1,350,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Edwards (4)54Invitational
Apr 25 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate (2)50
May 2 Shell Houston Open Texas1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim McGovern (1)28
May 9 BellSouth Classic Georgia1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Henke (3)42
May 16 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Simpson (6)54
May 23 Kemper Open Maryland1,300,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Grant Waite (1)30
May 30 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas1,300,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Fulton Allem (2)56Invitational
Jun 6 Memorial Tournament Ohio1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger (9)60Invitational
Jun 13 Buick Classic New York1,000,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (1)52
Jun 20 U.S. Open New Jersey1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen (3)100 Major championship
Jun 27 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut1,000,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (7)42
Jul 4 Sprint Western Open Illinois1,200,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (8)50
Jul 11 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Gallagher Jr. (2)24
Jul 18 The Open Championship England£1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (13)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 25 New England Classic Massachusetts1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger (10)36
Aug 1 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee1,100,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (9)46
Aug 8 Buick Open Michigan1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mize (4)52
Aug 15 PGA Championship Ohio1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger (11)100 Major championship
Aug 22 The International Colorado1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (3)44
Aug 29 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio2,000,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Fulton Allem (3)54Limited-field event
Sep 5 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Mayfair (1)42
Sep 12 Canadian Open Canada1,000,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost (7)48
Sep 19 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois1,000,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost (8)32
Sep 26 B.C. Open New York800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Blaine McCallister (5)22
Oct 1 Buick Southern Open Georgia700,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Inman (2)24
Oct 10 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert (1)44
Oct 17 H.E.B. Texas Open Texas1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas (9)38
Oct 24 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (8)42
Oct 31 The Tour Championship California3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Gallagher Jr. (3)56Tour 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
Sep 26 Ryder Cup Englandn/aFlag of the United States.svg Team USAn/aTeam event
Nov 7 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International Hawaii1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 38
Nov 17 PGA Grand Slam of Golf California1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman n/aLimited-field event
Nov 14 World Cup of Golf Florida1,200,000 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
Nov 21 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout California1,100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington and
Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd
n/aTeam event
Nov 28 Skins Game California540,000 Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart n/aLimited-field event
Dec 4 JCPenney Classic Florida1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Melissa McNamara and
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Springer
n/aTeam event

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 1,478,557
2 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger 1,458,456
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 1,359,653
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Gallagher Jr. 1,078,870
5 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost 1,030,717
6 Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart 982,875
7 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen 932,335
8 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite 887,811
9 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Fulton Allem 851,345
10 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 796,579

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price [4]
PGA Player of the Year Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price [5]
Rookie of the Year Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh [4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman [6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price [5]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Howard Twitty [7]

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. "1994 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. "1993 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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