1994 PGA Tour
The 1994 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to October 30. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Nick Price won the most tournaments, six, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
After twenty years as commissioner of the PGA Tour, Deane Beman stepped down in June and was succeeded by Tim Finchem. Beman, a former tour player, became the tour's second commissioner in 1974 at age 35, following Joseph Dey.
As of 2018, the 1994 seasons remains the only year that an American golfer did not win one of the four majors when all were held.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1994 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
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Jan 9 | Mercedes Championships | California | 276 (−12) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
Jan 16 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 269 (−19) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 | |
Jan 23 | Northern Telecom Open | Arizona | 270 (−18) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 | |
Jan 30 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 268 (−16) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 | |
Feb 6 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 281 (−7) | 1,250,000 | 225,000 | |
Feb 13 | Nissan Los Angeles Open | California | 271 (−13) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
Feb 20 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 334 (−26) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 | |
Feb 27 | Buick Invitational of California | California | 268 (−20) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 | |
Mar 6 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 274 (−14) | 1,400,000 | 252,000 | |
Mar 13 | Honda Classic | Florida | 276 (−8) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 | |
Mar 20 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | 275 (−13) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 | |
Mar 27 | The Players Championship | Florida | 264 (−24) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 | |
Apr 3 | Freeport-McMoRan Classic | Louisiana | 273 (−15) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 | |
Apr 10 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 279 (−9) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 | |
Apr 17 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | 266 (−18) | 1,250,000 | 225,000 | |
Apr 24 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 275 (−13) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 | |
May 1 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 272 (−16) | 1,300,000 | 234,000 | |
May 8 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 274 (−14) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 | |
May 15 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 132 (−9) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 | |
May 22 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 268 (−20) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 | |
May 30 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | Texas | 266 (−14) | 1,400,000 | 252,000 | |
Jun 5 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 271 (−13) | 1,300,000 | 234,000 | |
Jun 12 | Buick Classic | New York | 268 (−16) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 | |
Jun 20 | U.S. Open | Pennsylvania | 279 (−5) | 1,700,000 | 320,000 | |
Jun 26 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 268 (−12) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 | |
Jul 3 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | 277 (−11) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 | |
Jul 10 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 267 (−17) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 | |
Jul 17 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 135 (−9) | 700,000 | 126,000 | |
Jul 17 | British Open | Scotland | 268 (−12) | 1,650,000 | 178,200 | |
Jul 24 | New England Classic | Massachusetts | 268 (−16) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
Jul 31 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 267 (−17) | 1,250,000 | 225,000 | |
Aug 7 | Buick Open | Michigan | 270 (−18) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 | |
Aug 14 | PGA Championship | Oklahoma | 269 (−11) | 1,750,000 | 310,000 | |
Aug 21 | Sprint International | Colorado | 35 (Stableford) | 1,400,000 | 252,000 | |
Aug 28 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 269 (−11) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 | |
Sep 4 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 268 (−16) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
Sep 11 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 275 (−13) | 1,300,000 | 234,000 | |
Sep 18 | B.C. Open | New York | 266 (−18) | 900,000 | 162,000 | |
Sep 25 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | 265 (−15) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
Oct 2 | Buick Southern Open | Georgia | 200 (−16) | 800,000 | 144,000 | |
Oct 9 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 269 (−19) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 | |
Oct 16 | Texas Open | Texas | 265 (−19) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
Oct 23 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 332 (−28) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 | |
Oct 30 | The Tour Championship | California | 274 (−10) | 3,000,000 | 540,000 |
Source:[1]
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Greg Norman | 68.81 | |
2 | Fred Couples | 69.28 | |
3 | Nick Price | 69.39 | |
4 | Tom Lehman | 69.46 | |
5 | Mark McCumber | 69.56 |
Source:[2]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nick Price | 1,499,927 | 19 | 6 | |
2 | Greg Norman | 1,330,307 | 16 | 1 | |
3 | Mark McCumber | 1,208,209 | 20 | 3 | |
4 | Tom Lehman | 1,031,144 | 23 | 1 | |
5 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 1,016,804 | 19 | 0 |
Source:[3]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Kite | 9,159,418 | 19 | |
2 | Greg Norman | 7,937,869 | 14 | |
3 | Fred Couples | 6,889,149 | 11 | |
4 | Paul Azinger | 6,774,728 | 11 | |
5 | Tom Watson | 6,751,328 | 37 |
Source:[4]
Awards
References
- "1994 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- "Scoring Average – 1994". PGA Tour.
- "Money Leaders – 1994". PGA Tour.
- "Career Money Leaders – 1994". PGA Tour.