The 1993 European Tour, titled as the 1993 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
| Duration | 14 January 1993 – 7 November 1993 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 38[a] |
| Most wins |  Bernhard Langer (3) Sam Torrance (3) |
| Order of Merit | Colin Montgomerie |
| Golfer of the Year | Bernhard Langer |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Gary Orr |
← 1992 1994 → | |
It was the sixth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.[1]
Changes for 1993
editThe season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2][3]
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 rescheduling of the Carroll's 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 Carroll's Irish Open.[6] In early March, the Kronenbourg Open was added to replace the cancelled ProServ tournament.[7]
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1993 season.[8]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[b] | 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 | |
| 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[c] |
| 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[c] |
| 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 | |
| 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[c] |
| 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 | Limited-field event |
| 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 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
editThe 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 | Team event |
| 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 | Limited-field event |
| 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 | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
editThe Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[9][10]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie |
613,683 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo |
558,738 |
| 3 | Ian Woosnam |
501,353 |
| 4 | Bernhard Langer |
469,570 |
| 5 | Sam Torrance |
421,328 |
| 6 | Costantino Rocca |
403,866 |
| 7 | Peter Baker |
387,989 |
| 8 | Darren Clarke |
369,675 |
| 9 | Gordon Brand Jnr |
367,589 |
| 10 | Barry Lane |
339,218 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | Bernhard Langer |
[11] |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Gary Orr |
[12] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ A further two tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members 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.
- ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
edit- ^ White, Graeme (26 May 1987). "Volvo boost for Euro golf". Black Country Evening Mail. West Bromwich, United Kingdom. p. 33. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Platts, Mitchell (23 September 1992). "Increased prestige of tour illustrated by £1 million Open". The Times. p. 30. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ Webb, Mel (13 January 1993). "Ryder Cup returns to fuel fires of ambition". The Times. p. 36. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 5 September 1992. p. 15. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henderson, David (11 February 1993). "Olazabal loses on the swings". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 17. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henderson, David (5 March 1993). "Payne steps into the limelight". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 18. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kronenbourg replaces Bologna". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. 4 March 1993. p. 10. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1993 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Davies, David (8 November 1993). "Montgomerie takes top spot". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 19. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hopkins, John (8 November 1993). "Montgomerie takes pressure in stride". The Times. p. 28. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ Laidlaw, Renton (7 December 1993). "Masters champion Langer has Open in his sight". Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. p. 60. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rookie of the Year". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Huddersfield, United Kingdom. 11 November 1993. p. 25. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.