1993 European Tour

The 1993 European Tour 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) – 19 December 1993 (1993-12-19)
Number of official events38
Most wins3 – Colin Montgomerie
Order of MeritColin Montgomerie
Golfer of the YearBernard Langer
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearGary 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]

Schedule

The table below shows the 1993 European Tour schedule which was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events".[4][5] 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.[6]

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.[7] The Honda Open, originally scheduled opposite the Dunhill Cup, was later moved to the fill the dates vacated by the Irish Open.[8] In early March, the Kronenbourg Open was added to replace the cancelled ProServ tournament.[9]

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points[10]		 Notes
14–17 Jan Madeira Island Open Portugal Mark James (15) 20 New tournament
28–31 Jan Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates Wayne Westner (1) 40
4–7 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Singapore Nick Faldo (27) 52
11–14 Feb Turespana Iberia Open de Canarias Spain Mark James (16) 26
18–21 Feb Moroccan Open Morocco David Gilford (3) 30
25–28 Feb Turespana Masters Open de Andalucia Spain Andrew Oldcorn (1) 38
4–7 Mar Turespana Open Mediterrania Spain Frank Nobilo (3) 40
11–14 Mar Turespana Iberia Open de Baleares Spain Jim Payne (1) 32
18–21 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal David Gilford (4) 22
25–28 Mar ProServ tournament Italy Cancelled New tournament
25–28 Mar Kronenbourg Open Italy Sam Torrance (15) 20 New tournament
1–4 Apr Open de Lyon France Costantino Rocca (1) 22
8–11 Apr Masters Tournament United States Bernhard Langer (28) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
15–18 Apr Roma Masters Italy Jean van de Velde (1) 20 Opposite the Masters Tournament
22–25 Apr Heineken Open Spain Sam Torrance (16) 28
29 Apr – 2 May Air France Cannes Open France Rodger Davis (7) 34
6–9 May Benson and Hedges International Open England Paul Broadhurst (3) 46
13–16 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain Joakim Haeggman (1) 46
20–23 May Lancia Martini Italian Open Italy Greg Turner (2) 36
28–31 May Volvo PGA Championship England Bernhard Langer (29) 64 Flagship event
3–6 Jun Dunhill British Masters England Peter Baker (2) 48
10–13 Jun Honda Open Germany Sam Torrance (17) 38
17–20 Jun U.S. Open United States Lee Janzen (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
17–20 Jun Jersey European Airways Open Jersey Ian Palmer (2) 20 Opposite the U.S. Open
24–27 Jun Peugeot Open de France France Costantino Rocca (2) 38
30 Jun – 3 Jul Monte Carlo Open Monaco Cancelled
1–4 Jul Carroll's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Nick Faldo (28) 50
7–10 Jul Bell's Scottish Open Scotland Jesper Parnevik (1) 42
15–18 Jul The Open Championship England Greg Norman (13) 100 Major championship
22–25 Jul Heineken Dutch Open Netherlands Colin Montgomerie (3) 46
29 Jul – 1 Aug Scandinavian Masters Sweden Peter Baker (3) 46
5–8 Aug BMW International Open Germany Peter Fowler (1) 38
12–15 Aug PGA Championship United States Paul Azinger (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
12–15 Aug Hohe Brücke Austrian Open Austria Ronan Rafferty (7) 20 Opposite the PGA Championship
19–22 Aug Murphy's English Open England Ian Woosnam (21) 38
26–29 Aug Volvo German Open Germany Bernhard Langer (30) 42
2–5 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland Barry Lane (3) 42
9–12 Sep GA European Open England Gordon Brand, Jnr (8) 50
16–19 Sep Trophée Lancôme France Ian Woosnam (22) 50
24–26 Sep Ryder Cup England United States n/a Approved Special Event; team event
30 Sep – 3 Oct Mercedes German Masters Germany Steven Richardson (3) 48
7–10 Oct Alfred Dunhill Open Belgium Darren Clarke (1) 52
14–17 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland United States n/a Approved Special Event; team event
21–24 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England Corey Pavin (n/a) 46 Approved Special Event[lower-alpha 1]
28–31 Oct Madrid Open Spain Des Smyth (7) 28
4–7 Nov Volvo Masters Spain Colin Montgomerie (4) 50
11–14 Nov World Cup of Golf United States United States n/a Approved Special Event; team event
World Cup of Golf International Trophy Bernhard Langer (n/a) n/a Approved Special Event; individual prize
16–19 Dec Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship Jamaica Larry Mize (n/a) 58 Approved Special Event[lower-alpha 1]
  1. 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 since, although not official tour events at the time, they have been recognised as such retrospectively. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.

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]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (£)
1Colin Montgomerie Scotland613,682.70
2Nick Faldo England558,738.33
3Ian Woosnam Wales501,353.41
4Bernhard Langer Germany469,569.64
5Sam Torrance Scotland421,328.19
6Costantino Rocca Italy403,866.48
7Peter Baker England387,988.84
8Darren Clarke Northern Ireland369,675.08
9Gordon Brand, Jnr Scotland367,589.10
10Barry Lane England339,218.47

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
European Tour Golfer of the YearBernhard Langer Germany
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearGary Orr Scotland

See also

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. Platts, Mitchell (23 September 1992). "Increased prestige of tour illustrated by £1 million Open". The Times. p. 30 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. Webb, Mel (13 January 1993). "Ryder Cup returns to fuel fires of ambition". The Times. p. 36 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 5 September 1992. p. 15. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Henderson, David (11 February 1993). "Olazabal loses on the swings". The Guardian. London, England. p. 17. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Henderson, David (5 March 1993). "Payne steps into the limelight". The Guardian. London, England. p. 18. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Kronenbourg replaces Bologna". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. 4 March 1993. p. 10. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Events | European Tour | 1993". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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