1993 European Tour

The 1993 European Tour, titled as the 1993 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]

1993 European Tour season
Duration14 January 1993 (1993-01-14) – 7 November 1993 (1993-11-07)
Number of official events38[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins3:
Bernhard Langer
Sam Torrance
Volvo Order of Merit Colin Montgomerie
Golfer of the Year Bernhard Langer
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Gary Orr
← 1992
1994 →

The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the first time, overtaking Nick Faldo with victory in the season ending Volvo Masters.[2][3]

Changes for 1993

There were few changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Madeira Island Open and a ProServ tournament in Bologna replacing the Volvo Open di Firenze. A new tournament was planned for South Africa but was not finalised.[4]

The cancellation of the Monte Carlo Open in February prompted resheduling of the Irish Open to ensure there was no gap in the schedule prior to The Open Championship.[5] The Honda Open, originally scheduled opposite the Dunhill Cup, was later moved to the fill the dates vacated by the Irish Open.[6] In early March, the Kronenbourg Open was added to replace the cancelled ProServ tournament.[7]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season. The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events".[8][9]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£)		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points		 Notes
17 Jan Madeira Island Open Portugal 250,000 Mark James (15) 20 New tournament
31 Jan Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$500,000 Wayne Westner (1) 40
7 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Singapore 550,000 Nick Faldo (27) 52
14 Feb Turespaña Iberia Open de Canarias Spain 350,000 Mark James (16) 26
21 Feb Moroccan Open Morocco 375,000 David Gilford (3) 30
28 Feb Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía Spain 350,000 Andrew Oldcorn (1) 38
7 Mar Turespaña Open Mediterrania Spain 400,000 Frank Nobilo (3) 40
14 Mar Turespaña Iberia Open de Baleares Spain 300,000 Jim Payne (1) 32
21 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal 250,000 David Gilford (4) 22
28 Mar ProServ Tournament Italy – Cancelled – New tournament
28 Mar Kronenbourg Open Italy 200,000 Sam Torrance (15) 20 New tournament
4 Apr Open de Lyon France 250,000 Costantino Rocca (1) 22
11 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$1,700,000 Bernhard Langer (28) 100 Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
18 Apr Roma Masters Italy 300,000 Jean van de Velde (1) 20
25 Apr Heineken Open Spain 300,000 Sam Torrance (16) 28
2 May Air France Cannes Open France 400,000 Rodger Davis (7) 34
9 May Benson & Hedges International Open England 550,000 Paul Broadhurst (3) 46
16 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain 500,000 Joakim Haeggman (1) 46
23 May Lancia Martini Italian Open Italy 450,000 Greg Turner (2) 36
31 May Volvo PGA Championship England 700,000 Bernhard Langer (29) 64 Flagship event
6 Jun Dunhill British Masters England 600,000 Peter Baker (2) 48
13 Jun Honda Open Germany 500,000 Sam Torrance (17) 38
20 Jun U.S. Open United States US$1,600,000 Lee Janzen (n/a) 100 Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
20 Jun Jersey European Airways Open Jersey 300,000 Ian Palmer (2) 20
27 Jun Peugeot Open de France France 500,000 Costantino Rocca (2) 38
3 Jul Monte Carlo Open France – Cancelled –
4 Jul Carroll's Irish Open Ireland 575,000 Nick Faldo (28) 50
10 Jul Bell's Scottish Open Scotland 600,000 Jesper Parnevik (1) 42
18 Jul The Open Championship England 1,000,000 Greg Norman (13) 100 Major championship
25 Jul Heineken Dutch Open Netherlands 650,000 Colin Montgomerie (3) 46
1 Aug Scandinavian Masters Sweden 650,000 Peter Baker (3) 46
8 Aug BMW International Open Germany 500,000 Peter Fowler (1) 38
15 Aug Hohe Brücke Austrian Open Austria 250,000 Ronan Rafferty (7) 20
15 Aug PGA Championship United States US$1,700,000 Paul Azinger (n/a) 100 Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
22 Aug Murphy's English Open England 600,000 Ian Woosnam (21) 38
29 Aug Volvo German Open Germany 650,000 Bernhard Langer (30) 42
5 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland 625,000 Barry Lane (3) 42
12 Sep GA European Open England 600,000 Gordon Brand Jnr (8) 50
19 Sep Trophée Lancôme France 550,000 Ian Woosnam (22) 50
3 Oct Mercedes German Masters Germany 600,000 Steven Richardson (3) 48
10 Oct Alfred Dunhill Open Belgium 600,000 Darren Clarke (1) 52
31 Oct Madrid Open Spain 400,000 Des Smyth (7) 28
7 Nov Volvo Masters Spain 750,000 Colin Montgomerie (4) 50

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
26 Sep Ryder Cup England n/a Team USA n/a Two 12-man teams
17 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland US$1,500,000 Team USA n/a Team event
24 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England 600,000 Corey Pavin 46 12-player field
14 Nov World Cup of Golf United States US$1,200,000 Fred Couples and
Davis Love III		 n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy Bernhard Langer n/a
19 Dec Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship Jamaica US$2,500,000 Larry Mize 58 28-player field

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.[1][2][3]

PositionPlayerPrize money
(£)
1 Colin Montgomerie613,683
2 Nick Faldo558,738
3 Ian Woosnam501,353
4 Bernhard Langer469,570
5 Sam Torrance421,328
6 Costantino Rocca403,866
7 Peter Baker387,989
8 Darren Clarke369,675
9 Gordon Brand Jnr367,589
10 Barry Lane339,218

Awards
AwardWinner
European Tour Golfer of the Year Bernhard Langer
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Gary Orr

See also

Notes
  1. A further two tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
  2. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour 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. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
  3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. Davies, David (8 November 1993). "Montgomerie takes top spot". The Guardian. London, England. p. 19. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Hopkins, John (8 November 1993). "Montgomerie takes pressure in stride". The Times. p. 28. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 5 September 1992. p. 15. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Henderson, David (11 February 1993). "Olazabal loses on the swings". The Guardian. London, England. p. 17. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Henderson, David (5 March 1993). "Payne steps into the limelight". The Guardian. London, England. p. 18. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Kronenbourg replaces Bologna". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. 4 March 1993. p. 10. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Platts, Mitchell (23 September 1992). "Increased prestige of tour illustrated by £1 million Open". The Times. p. 30 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  9. Webb, Mel (13 January 1993). "Ryder Cup returns to fuel fires of ambition". The Times. p. 36 – via The Times Digital Archive.
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