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1992 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1992 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 44 |
| most_wins | USA John Cook (3) |
| USA Fred Couples (3) | |
| USA Davis Love III (3) | |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Fred Couples |
| honor2 | PGA Tour Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Fred Couples |
| honor3 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Fred Couples |
| honor4 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | USA Mark Carnevale |
| prevseason | [1991](1991-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1993](1993-pga-tour) |
USA Fred Couples (3) USA Davis Love III (3) The 1992 PGA Tour was the 77th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 24th season since separating from the PGA of America.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1992 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 12 | Infiniti Tournament of Champions | California | 800,000 | AUS Steve Elkington (3) | 44 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 19 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,100,000 | USA John Cook (4) | 46 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 26 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 1,000,000 | USA Mark Calcavecchia (7) | 46 | |
| Feb 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,100,000 | USA Mark O'Meara (8) | 52 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 9 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,200,000 | USA John Cook (5) | 42 | |
| Feb 16 | Northern Telecom Open | Arizona | 1,100,000 | USA Lee Janzen (1) | 40 | |
| Feb 23 | Buick Invitational of California | California | 1,000,000 | USA Steve Pate (5) | 34 | |
| Mar 1 | Nissan Los Angeles Open | California | 1,000,000 | USA Fred Couples (7) | 48 | |
| Mar 8 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,400,000 | USA Raymond Floyd (22) | 52 | |
| Mar 15 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | USA Corey Pavin (10) | 48 | |
| Mar 22 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | 1,000,000 | USA Fred Couples (8) | 70 | Invitational |
| Mar 29 | [The Players Championship](1992-players-championship) | Florida | 1,800,000 | USA Davis Love III (4) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 5 | Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic | Louisiana | 1,000,000 | USA Chip Beck (4) | 54 | |
| Apr 12 | **[Masters Tournament](1992-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 1,500,000 | USA **Fred Couples** (9) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 12 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 300,000 | CAN Richard Zokol (n/a) | n/a | Alternate event |
| Apr 19 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | 1,000,000 | USA Davis Love III (5) | 52 | Invitational |
| Apr 26 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 1,250,000 | USA Davis Love III (6) | 52 | |
| May 3 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 1,200,000 | USA Fred Funk (1) | 44 | |
| May 10 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 1,000,000 | USA Tom Kite (16) | 38 | |
| May 17 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,100,000 | USA Billy Ray Brown (2) | 40 | |
| May 24 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | Texas | 1,300,000 | USA Bruce Lietzke (12) | 54 | Invitational |
| May 31 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,100,000 | USA Bill Glasson (5) | 40 | |
| Jun 7 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,300,000 | USA David Edwards (3) | 60 | Invitational |
| Jun 14 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,100,000 | USA Jay Haas (8) | 54 | |
| Jun 21 | **[U.S. Open](1992-u-s-open-golf)** | California | 1,500,000 | USA **Tom Kite** (17) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 28 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,000,000 | ZAF David Frost (5) | 50 | |
| Jul 5 | Centel Western Open | Illinois | 1,100,000 | USA Ben Crenshaw (16) | 50 | |
| Jul 12 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 1,100,000 | USA David Peoples (2) | 28 | |
| Jul 19 | **[The Open Championship](1992-open-championship)** | Scotland | £1,000,000 | ENG **Nick Faldo** (6) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 19 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 800,000 | USA Mark Carnevale (1) | 20 | Alternate event |
| Jul 26 | New England Classic | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | USA Brad Faxon (2) | 36 | |
| Aug 2 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,000,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (21) | 42 | |
| Aug 9 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,000,000 | USA Dan Forsman (4) | 42 | |
| Aug 16 | **[PGA Championship](1992-pga-championship)** | Missouri | 1,600,000 | ZWE **Nick Price** (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 23 | The International | Colorado | 1,200,000 | USA Brad Faxon (3) | 48 | |
| Aug 30 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 1,400,000 | USA Craig Stadler (10) | 50 | Limited-field event |
| Sep 6 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 1,000,000 | CAN Richard Zokol (1) | 40 | |
| Sep 13 | Canadian Open | Canada | 1,000,000 | AUS Greg Norman (11) | 48 | |
| Sep 20 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | 1,000,000 | ZAF David Frost (6) | 34 | |
| Sep 27 | B.C. Open | New York | 800,000 | USA John Daly (2) | 32 | |
| Oct 4 | Buick Southern Open | Georgia | 700,000 | USA Gary Hallberg (3) | 26 | |
| Oct 11 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,300,000 | USA John Cook (6) | 46 | |
| Oct 18 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | USA John Huston (2) | 44 | |
| Oct 25 | H.E.B. Texas Open | Texas | 900,000 | ZWE Nick Price (5) | 42 | |
| Nov 1 | The Tour Championship | North Carolina | 2,000,000 | USA Paul Azinger (8) | 54 | 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 | |||||
| Nov 8 | [World Cup](1992-world-cup-men-s-golf) | Spain | 1,100,000 | USA Fred Couples and | ||
| USA Davis Love III | n/a | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup Individual Trophy](1992-world-cup-men-s-golf) | AUS Brett Ogle | n/a | ||||
| Nov 8 | Amoco-Centel Championship | South Carolina | 760,000 | USA Don Pooley | n/a | |
| Nov 11 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | California | 1,000,000 | ZIM Nick Price | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 15 | Franklin Funds Shark Shootout | California | 1,000,000 | USA Tom Kite and | ||
| USA Davis Love III | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Nov 22 | Kapalua International | Hawaii | 800,000 | USA Davis Love III | 38 | |
| Nov 29 | Skins Game | California | 540,000 | USA Payne Stewart | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 6 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | USA Dan Forsman and | ||
| USA Dottie Mochrie | n/a | Team event |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Fred Couples | 1,344,188 |
| 2 | USA Davis Love III | 1,191,630 |
| 3 | USA John Cook | 1,165,606 |
| 4 | ZIM Nick Price | 1,135,773 |
| 5 | USA Corey Pavin | 980,934 |
| 6 | USA Tom Kite | 957,445 |
| 7 | USA Paul Azinger | 929,863 |
| 8 | USA Brad Faxon | 812,093 |
| 9 | USA Lee Janzen | 795,279 |
| 10 | USA Dan Forsman | 763,190 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | USA Fred Couples | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/152966326/ | title=Couples is voted Player of Year | newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal | location=Akron, Ohio | date=8 January 1993 | access-date=4 November 2023 | page=14 | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| PGA Player of the Year | USA Fred Couples | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/236100340/ | title=Couples rakes in major awards | newspaper=Daily Press | location=Newport News, Virginia | date=2 November 1992 | access-date=4 November 2023 | page=6 (D3 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| Rookie of the Year | USA Mark Carnevale | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | USA Fred Couples | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | USA Fred Couples | |||||||||
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA John Cook |
Notes
References
References
- "1992 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "1993 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "1992 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (8 January 1993). "Couples is voted Player of Year". The Akron Beacon Journal.
- (2 November 1992). "Couples rakes in major awards". Daily Press.
- (10 December 1992). "Carnevale top rookie". Daily Press.
- "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
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