1994 PGA Tour

1994 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 6, 1994 (1994-01-06) – October 30, 1994 (1994-10-30)
Number of official events44
Most wins Nick Price (6)
Money list Nick Price
PGA Tour Player of the Year Nick Price
PGA Player of the Year Nick Price
Rookie of the Year 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.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 9 Mercedes Championships California 1,000,000 Phil Mickelson (4) 44 Winners-only event
Jan 16 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii 1,200,000 Brett Ogle (2) 38
Jan 23 Northern Telecom Open Arizona 1,100,000 Andrew Magee (4) 38
Jan 30 Phoenix Open Arizona 1,200,000 Bill Glasson (6) 40
Feb 6 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 1,250,000 Johnny Miller (25) 48 Pro-Am
Feb 13 Nissan Los Angeles Open California 1,000,000 Corey Pavin (11) 50
Feb 20 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,100,000 Scott Hoch (5) 42 Pro-Am
Feb 27 Buick Invitational of California California 1,100,000 Craig Stadler (11) 36
Mar 6 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,400,000 John Huston (3) 58
Mar 13 Honda Classic Florida 1,100,000 Nick Price (10) 54
Mar 20 Nestle Invitational Florida 1,200,000 Loren Roberts (1) 66 Invitational
Mar 27 The Players Championship Florida 2,500,000 Greg Norman (14) 80 Flagship event
Apr 3 Freeport-McMoRan Classic Louisiana 1,200,000 Ben Crenshaw (18) 42
Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 2,000,000 José María Olazábal (3) 100 Major championship
Apr 17 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 1,250,000 Hale Irwin (20) 48 Invitational
Apr 24 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 1,500,000 Mike Springer (1) 40
May 1 Shell Houston Open Texas 1,300,000 Mike Heinen (1) 38
May 8 BellSouth Classic Georgia 1,200,000 John Daly (3) 40
May 15 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 1,200,000 Neal Lancaster (1) 28
May 22 Memorial Tournament Ohio 1,500,000 Tom Lehman (1) 58 Invitational
May 30 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas 1,400,000 Nick Price (11) 54 Invitational
Jun 5 Kemper Open Maryland 1,300,000 Mark Brooks (4) 30
Jun 12 Buick Classic New York 1,200,000 Lee Janzen (4) 58
Jun 20 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 1,700,000 Ernie Els (1) 100 Major championship
Jun 26 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 1,200,000 David Frost (9) 50
Jul 3 Motorola Western Open Illinois 1,200,000 Nick Price (12) 48
Jul 10 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 1,100,000 Mark McCumber (8) 20
Jul 17 The Open Championship Scotland £1,000,000 Nick Price (13) 100 Major championship[b]
Jul 17 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 700,000 Brian Henninger (1) 20 Alternate event
Jul 24 New England Classic Massachusetts 1,000,000 Kenny Perry (2) 24
Jul 31 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,250,000 Dicky Pride (1) 42
Aug 7 Buick Open Michigan 1,100,000 Fred Couples (11) 50
Aug 14 PGA Championship Oklahoma 1,750,000 Nick Price (14) 100 Major championship
Aug 21 Sprint International Colorado 1,400,000 Steve Lowery (1) 56
Aug 28 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 2,000,000 José María Olazábal (4) 62 Limited-field event
Sep 4 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 1,000,000 Mike Springer (2) 26
Sep 11 Bell Canadian Open Canada 1,300,000 Nick Price (15) 52
Sep 18 B.C. Open New York 900,000 Mike Sullivan (3) 24
Sep 25 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 1,000,000 Mark McCumber (9) 30
Oct 2 Buick Southern Open Georgia 800,000 Steve Elkington (4) 20
Oct 9 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 1,100,000 Rick Fehr (2) 40
Oct 16 Texas Open Texas 1,000,000 Bob Estes (1) 46
Oct 23 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,500,000 Bruce Lietzke (13) 44
Oct 30 The Tour Championship California 3,000,000 Mark McCumber (10) 56 Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
Sep 18 Presidents Cup Virginia n/a Team USA n/a New tournament
Team event
Nov 6 Sarazen World Open Georgia 1,900,000 Ernie Els 36 New tournament
Nov 6 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International Hawaii 1,000,000 Fred Couples 34
Nov 9 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 Greg Norman n/a Limited-field event
Nov 13 World Cup of Golf Puerto Rico 1,200,000 Fred Couples and
Davis Love III
n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy Fred Couples n/a
Nov 20 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout California 1,100,000 Fred Couples and
Brad Faxon
n/a Team event
Nov 27 Skins Game California 540,000 Tom Watson n/a Limited-field event
Dec 4 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,200,000 Brad Bryant and
Marta Figueras-Dotti
n/a Team event
Dec 11 Diners Club Matches California 890,000 Jeff Maggert and
Jim McGovern
n/a New tournament
Team event

Money list

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Nick Price 1,499,927
2 Greg Norman 1,330,307
3 Mark McCumber 1,208,209
4 Tom Lehman 1,031,144
5 Fuzzy Zoeller 1,016,804
6 Loren Roberts 1,015,671
7 José María Olazábal 969,900
8 Corey Pavin 906,305
9 Jeff Maggert 814,475
10 Hale Irwin 814,436

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Nick Price [5]
PGA Player of the Year Nick Price [6]
Rookie of the Year Ernie Els [7]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Greg Norman [8]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Greg Norman [4]
Comeback Player of the Year 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.

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. ^ a b "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.