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1994 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1994 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 44 |
| most_wins | ZIM Nick Price (6) |
| 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 | ZAF Ernie Els |
| prevseason | [1993](1993-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1995](1995-pga-tour) |
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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 9 | Mercedes Championships | California | 1,000,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (4) | 44 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 16 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,200,000 | AUS Brett Ogle (2) | 38 | |
| Jan 23 | Northern Telecom Open | Arizona | 1,100,000 | USA Andrew Magee (4) | 38 | |
| Jan 30 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 1,200,000 | USA Bill Glasson (6) | 40 | |
| Feb 6 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,250,000 | USA Johnny Miller (25) | 48 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 13 | Nissan Los Angeles Open | California | 1,000,000 | USA Corey Pavin (11) | 50 | |
| Feb 20 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,100,000 | USA Scott Hoch (5) | 42 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 27 | Buick Invitational of California | California | 1,100,000 | USA Craig Stadler (11) | 36 | |
| Mar 6 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,400,000 | USA John Huston (3) | 58 | |
| Mar 13 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | ZWE Nick Price (10) | 54 | |
| Mar 20 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | 1,200,000 | USA Loren Roberts (1) | 66 | Invitational |
| Mar 27 | [The Players Championship](1994-players-championship) | Florida | 2,500,000 | AUS Greg Norman (14) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 3 | Freeport-McMoRan Classic | Louisiana | 1,200,000 | USA Ben Crenshaw (18) | 42 | |
| Apr 10 | **[Masters Tournament](1994-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 2,000,000 | ESP **José María Olazábal** (3) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 17 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | 1,250,000 | USA Hale Irwin (20) | 48 | Invitational |
| Apr 24 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | USA Mike Springer (1) | 40 | |
| May 1 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 1,300,000 | USA Mike Heinen (1) | 38 | |
| May 8 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 1,200,000 | USA John Daly (3) | 40 | |
| May 15 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,200,000 | USA Neal Lancaster (1) | 28 | |
| May 22 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,500,000 | USA Tom Lehman (1) | 58 | Invitational |
| May 30 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | Texas | 1,400,000 | ZWE Nick Price (11) | 54 | Invitational |
| Jun 5 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,300,000 | USA Mark Brooks (4) | 30 | |
| Jun 12 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,200,000 | USA Lee Janzen (4) | 58 | |
| Jun 20 | **[U.S. Open](1994-u-s-open-golf)** | Pennsylvania | 1,700,000 | ZAF **Ernie Els** (1) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 26 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,200,000 | ZAF David Frost (9) | 50 | |
| Jul 3 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | 1,200,000 | ZWE Nick Price (12) | 48 | |
| Jul 10 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 1,100,000 | USA Mark McCumber (8) | 20 | |
| Jul 17 | **[The Open Championship](1994-open-championship)** | Scotland | £1,000,000 | ZWE **Nick Price** (13) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 17 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 700,000 | USA Brian Henninger (1) | 20 | Alternate event |
| Jul 24 | New England Classic | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | USA Kenny Perry (2) | 24 | |
| Jul 31 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,250,000 | USA Dicky Pride (1) | 42 | |
| Aug 7 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,100,000 | USA Fred Couples (11) | 50 | |
| Aug 14 | **[PGA Championship](1994-pga-championship)** | Oklahoma | 1,750,000 | ZWE **Nick Price** (14) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 21 | Sprint International | Colorado | 1,400,000 | USA Steve Lowery (1) | 56 | |
| Aug 28 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 2,000,000 | ESP José María Olazábal (4) | 62 | Limited-field event |
| Sep 4 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 1,000,000 | USA Mike Springer (2) | 26 | |
| Sep 11 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | 1,300,000 | ZWE Nick Price (15) | 52 | |
| Sep 18 | B.C. Open | New York | 900,000 | USA Mike Sullivan (3) | 24 | |
| Sep 25 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | 1,000,000 | USA Mark McCumber (9) | 30 | |
| Oct 2 | Buick Southern Open | Georgia | 800,000 | AUS Steve Elkington (4) | 20 | |
| Oct 9 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | USA Rick Fehr (2) | 40 | |
| Oct 16 | Texas Open | Texas | 1,000,000 | USA Bob Estes (1) | 46 | |
| Oct 23 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,500,000 | USA Bruce Lietzke (13) | 44 | |
| Oct 30 | The Tour Championship | California | 3,000,000 | USA 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](1994-presidents-cup) | Virginia | n/a | USA Team USA | n/a | New tournament |
| Team event | ||||||
| Nov 6 | Sarazen World Open | Georgia | 1,900,000 | ZAF Ernie Els | 36 | New tournament |
| Nov 6 | Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | USA Fred Couples | 34 | |
| Nov 9 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | AUS Greg Norman | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 13 | [World Cup of Golf](1994-world-cup-of-golf) | Puerto Rico | 1,200,000 | USA Fred Couples and | ||
| USA Davis Love III | n/a | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy](1994-world-cup-of-golf) | USA Fred Couples | n/a | ||||
| Nov 20 | Franklin Funds Shark Shootout | California | 1,100,000 | USA Fred Couples and | ||
| USA Brad Faxon | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Nov 27 | Skins Game | California | 540,000 | USA Tom Watson | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 4 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 1,200,000 | USA Brad Bryant and | ||
| ESP Marta Figueras-Dotti | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Dec 11 | Diners Club Matches | California | 890,000 | USA Jeff Maggert and | ||
| USA 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.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIM Nick Price | 1,499,927 |
| 2 | AUS Greg Norman | 1,330,307 |
| 3 | USA Mark McCumber | 1,208,209 |
| 4 | USA Tom Lehman | 1,031,144 |
| 5 | USA Fuzzy Zoeller | 1,016,804 |
| 6 | USA Loren Roberts | 1,015,671 |
| 7 | ESP José María Olazábal | 969,900 |
| 8 | USA Corey Pavin | 906,305 |
| 9 | USA Jeff Maggert | 814,475 |
| 10 | USA Hale Irwin | 814,436 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | ZIM Nick Price | |||||||||
| PGA Player of the Year | ZIM Nick Price | |||||||||
| Rookie of the Year | ZAF Ernie Els | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | AUS Greg Norman | |||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | AUS Greg Norman | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/151350571/ | title=McCumber wins '94 finale | newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal | location=Akron, Ohio | date=31 October 1994 | access-date=3 November 2023 | page=15 | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA Hal Sutton |
Notes
References
References
- "1994 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "1995 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "1994 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (9 December 1994). "Nick Price wins PGA Tour Player of the Year honors". The Bradenton Herald.
- (18 August 1994). "Price gets his turn at No. 1". Hartford Courant.
- (7 December 1994). "U.S. Open champ Els named Rookie of Year". The Courier-Journal.
- "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
- (31 October 1994). "McCumber wins '94 finale". The Akron Beacon Journal.
- (30 March 1995). "Rejuvenated Sutton likes his chances". The Desert Sun.
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