1994 PGA Tour

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1994 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 6, 1994 (1994-01-06) – October 30, 1994 (1994-10-30)
Number of official events44
Most wins Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (6)
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 South Africa.svg Ernie Els
1993
1995

The 1994 PGA Tour was the 79th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 26th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 9 Mercedes Championships California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (4)44Winners-only event
Jan 16 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii1,200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Ogle (2)38
Jan 23 Northern Telecom Open Arizona1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee (4)38
Jan 30 Phoenix Open Arizona1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Glasson (6)40
Feb 6 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller (25)48Pro-Am
Feb 13 Nissan Los Angeles Open California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin (11)50
Feb 20 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch (5)42Pro-Am
Feb 27 Buick Invitational of California California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (11)36
Mar 6 Doral-Ryder Open Florida1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Huston (3)58
Mar 13 Honda Classic Florida1,100,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (10)54
Mar 20 Nestle Invitational Florida1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts (1)66Invitational
Mar 27 The Players Championship Florida2,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (14)80Flagship event
Apr 3 Freeport-McMoRan Classic Louisiana1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (18)42
Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia2,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal (3)100 Major championship
Apr 17 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (20)48Invitational
Apr 24 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Springer (1)40
May 1 Shell Houston Open Texas1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Heinen (1)38
May 8 BellSouth Classic Georgia1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Daly (3)40
May 15 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Neal Lancaster (1)28
May 22 Memorial Tournament Ohio1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman (1)58Invitational
May 30 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas1,400,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (11)54Invitational
Jun 5 Kemper Open Maryland1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks (4)30
Jun 12 Buick Classic New York1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen (4)58
Jun 20 U.S. Open Pennsylvania1,700,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (1)100 Major championship
Jun 26 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut1,200,000 Flag of South Africa.svg David Frost (9)50
Jul 3 Motorola Western Open Illinois1,200,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (12)48
Jul 10 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber (8)20
Jul 17 The Open Championship Scotland£1,000,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (13)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Jul 17 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Henninger (1)20Alternate event
Jul 24 New England Classic Massachusetts1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry (2)24
Jul 31 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dicky Pride (1)42
Aug 7 Buick Open Michigan1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (11)50
Aug 14 PGA Championship Oklahoma1,750,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (14)100 Major championship
Aug 21 Sprint International Colorado1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Lowery (1)56
Aug 28 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio2,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal (4)62Limited-field event
Sep 4 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Springer (2)26
Sep 11 Bell Canadian Open Canada1,300,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (15)52
Sep 18 B.C. Open New York900,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Sullivan (3)24
Sep 25 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber (9)30
Oct 2 Buick Southern Open Georgia800,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington (4)20
Oct 9 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rick Fehr (2)40
Oct 16 Texas Open Texas1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Estes (1)46
Oct 23 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (13)44
Oct 30 The Tour Championship California3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber (10)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 18 Presidents Cup Virginian/aFlag of the United States.svg Team USAn/aNew tournament
Team event
Nov 6 Sarazen World Open Georgia1,900,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 36New tournament
Nov 6 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International Hawaii1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 34
Nov 9 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman n/aLimited-field event
Nov 13 World Cup of Golf Puerto Rico1,200,000 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 the United States.svg Fred Couples n/a
Nov 20 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples and
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon
n/aTeam event
Nov 27 Skins Game California540,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson n/aLimited-field event
Dec 4 JCPenney Classic Florida1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Bryant and
Flag of Spain.svg Marta Figueras-Dotti
n/aTeam event
Dec 11 Diners Club Matches California890,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert and
Flag of the United States.svg Jim McGovern
n/aNew tournament
Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 1,499,927
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 1,330,307
3 Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber 1,208,209
4 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman 1,031,144
5 Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller 1,016,804
6 Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts 1,015,671
7 Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal 969,900
8 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin 906,305
9 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert 814,475
10 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin 814,436

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price [5]
PGA Player of the Year Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price [6]
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els [7]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman [8]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman [4]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton [9]

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. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

  1. "1994 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  2. "1995 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. "1994 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "McCumber wins '94 finale" . The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. October 31, 1994. p. 15. Retrieved November 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Nick Price wins PGA Tour Player of the Year honors" . The Bradenton Herald. Bradenton, Florida. December 9, 1994. p. 35. Retrieved November 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Price gets his turn at No. 1" . Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. August 18, 1994. p. 71 (C7 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "U.S. Open champ Els named Rookie of Year" . The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. December 7, 1994. p. 11. Retrieved November 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  9. "Rejuvenated Sutton likes his chances" . The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. March 30, 1995. p. 26 (B8 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.