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1993 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1993 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 43 |
| most_wins | ZIM Nick Price (4) |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | ZIM Nick Price |
| honor2 | PGA Tour Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | ZIM Nick Price |
| honor3 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | ZIM Nick Price |
| honor4 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | FIJ Vijay Singh |
| prevseason | [1992](1992-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1994](1994-pga-tour) |
The 1993 PGA Tour was the 78th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 25th season since separating from the PGA of America.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 10 | Infiniti Tournament of Champions | California | 800,000 | USA Davis Love III (7) | 52 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 17 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,200,000 | USA Howard Twitty (3) | 48 | |
| Jan 24 | Northern Telecom Open | Arizona | 1,100,000 | USA Larry Mize (3) | 34 | |
| Jan 31 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 1,000,000 | USA Lee Janzen (2) | 44 | |
| Feb 7 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,250,000 | AUS Brett Ogle (1) | 48 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 14 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,100,000 | USA Tom Kite (18) | 46 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 21 | Buick Invitational of California | California | 1,000,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (2) | 36 | |
| Feb 28 | Nissan Los Angeles Open | California | 1,000,000 | USA Tom Kite (19) | 34 | |
| Mar 7 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,400,000 | AUS Greg Norman (12) | 64 | |
| Mar 14 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | USA Fred Couples (10) | 38 | |
| Mar 21 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | 1,000,000 | USA Ben Crenshaw (17) | 68 | Invitational |
| Mar 28 | [The Players Championship](1993-players-championship) | Florida | 2,500,000 | ZWE Nick Price (6) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 4 | Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic | Louisiana | 1,000,000 | USA Mike Standly (1) | 48 | |
| Apr 11 | **[Masters Tournament](1993-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 1,700,000 | DEU **Bernhard Langer** (3) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 11 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 300,000 | USA Greg Kraft (n/a) | 20 | Alternate event |
| Apr 18 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | 1,350,000 | USA David Edwards (4) | 54 | Invitational |
| Apr 25 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | USA Rocco Mediate (2) | 50 | |
| May 2 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 1,300,000 | USA Jim McGovern (1) | 28 | |
| May 9 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 1,200,000 | USA Nolan Henke (3) | 42 | |
| May 16 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,200,000 | USA Scott Simpson (6) | 54 | |
| May 23 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,300,000 | NZL Grant Waite (1) | 30 | |
| May 30 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | Texas | 1,300,000 | ZAF Fulton Allem (2) | 56 | Invitational |
| Jun 6 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,400,000 | USA Paul Azinger (9) | 60 | Invitational |
| Jun 13 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,000,000 | FJI Vijay Singh (1) | 52 | |
| Jun 20 | **[U.S. Open](1993-u-s-open-golf)** | New Jersey | 1,600,000 | USA **Lee Janzen** (3) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 27 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,000,000 | ZWE Nick Price (7) | 42 | |
| Jul 4 | Sprint Western Open | Illinois | 1,200,000 | ZWE Nick Price (8) | 50 | |
| Jul 11 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 1,100,000 | USA Jim Gallagher Jr. (2) | 24 | |
| Jul 18 | **[The Open Championship](1993-open-championship)** | England | £1,000,000 | AUS **Greg Norman** (13) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 25 | New England Classic | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | USA Paul Azinger (10) | 36 | |
| Aug 1 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,100,000 | ZWE Nick Price (9) | 46 | |
| Aug 8 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,000,000 | USA Larry Mize (4) | 52 | |
| Aug 15 | **[PGA Championship](1993-pga-championship)** | Ohio | 1,700,000 | USA **Paul Azinger** (11) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 22 | The International | Colorado | 1,300,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (3) | 44 | |
| Aug 29 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 2,000,000 | ZAF Fulton Allem (3) | 54 | Limited-field event |
| Sep 5 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 1,000,000 | USA Billy Mayfair (1) | 42 | |
| Sep 12 | Canadian Open | Canada | 1,000,000 | ZAF David Frost (7) | 48 | |
| Sep 19 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | 1,000,000 | ZAF David Frost (8) | 32 | |
| Sep 26 | B.C. Open | New York | 800,000 | USA Blaine McCallister (5) | 22 | |
| Oct 1 | Buick Southern Open | Georgia | 700,000 | USA John Inman (2) | 24 | |
| Oct 10 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | USA Jeff Maggert (1) | 44 | |
| Oct 17 | H.E.B. Texas Open | Texas | 1,000,000 | USA Jay Haas (9) | 38 | |
| Oct 24 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,400,000 | USA Davis Love III (8) | 42 | |
| Oct 31 | The Tour Championship | California | 3,000,000 | USA Jim Gallagher Jr. (3) | 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 26 | [Ryder Cup](1993-ryder-cup) | England | n/a | USA Team USA | n/a | Team event |
| Nov 7 | Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | USA Fred Couples | 38 | |
| Nov 17 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | California | 1,000,000 | AUS Greg Norman | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 14 | [World Cup of Golf](1993-world-cup-of-golf) | Florida | 1,200,000 | USA Fred Couples and | ||
| USA Davis Love III | n/a | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy](1993-world-cup-of-golf) | GER Bernhard Langer | n/a | ||||
| Nov 21 | Franklin Funds Shark Shootout | California | 1,100,000 | AUS Steve Elkington and | ||
| USA Raymond Floyd | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Nov 28 | Skins Game | California | 540,000 | USA Payne Stewart | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 4 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 1,200,000 | USA Melissa McNamara and | ||
| USA Mike Springer | 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 | ZIM Nick Price | 1,478,557 |
| 2 | USA Paul Azinger | 1,458,456 |
| 3 | AUS Greg Norman | 1,359,653 |
| 4 | USA Jim Gallagher Jr. | 1,078,870 |
| 5 | ZAF David Frost | 1,030,717 |
| 6 | USA Payne Stewart | 982,875 |
| 7 | USA Lee Janzen | 932,335 |
| 8 | USA Tom Kite | 887,811 |
| 9 | ZAF Fulton Allem | 851,345 |
| 10 | USA Fred Couples | 796,579 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | ZIM Nick Price | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/186713478/ | title=Golf | newspaper=Philadelphia Daily News | location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | date=7 January 1994 | access-date=3 November 2023 | page=88 (89 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| PGA Player of the Year | ZIM Nick Price | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/175774557/ | title=Price sweeps top awards | newspaper=Hartford Courant | location=Hartford, Connecticut | date=2 November 1993 | access-date=3 November 2023 | page=34 (D2 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| Rookie of the Year | FIJ Vijay Singh | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | AUS Greg Norman | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | ZIM Nick Price | |||||||||
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA Howard Twitty |
Notes
References
References
- "1993 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- "1994 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "1993 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (7 January 1994). "Golf". Philadelphia Daily News.
- (2 November 1993). "Price sweeps top awards". Hartford Courant.
- "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
- Erwin, Phil. (7 January 1994). "Golf". The Odessa American.
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