1994 PGA Tour

The 1994 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to October 30. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Nick Price won the most tournaments, six, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

1994 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 6, 1994 (1994-01-06) – October 30, 1994 (1994-10-30)
Number of official events44
Most wins6:
Zimbabwe Nick Price
Money winnerZimbabwe Nick Price
Player of the YearZimbabwe Nick Price
Rookie of the YearSouth Africa Ernie Els
1993
1995

After twenty years as commissioner of the PGA Tour, Deane Beman stepped down in June and was succeeded by Tim Finchem. Beman, a former tour player, became the tour's second commissioner in 1974 at age 35, following Joseph Dey.

As of 2018, the 1994 seasons remains the only year that an American golfer did not win one of the four majors when all were held.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 9Mercedes ChampionshipsCalifornia1,000,000United States Phil Mickelson (4)44Winners-only event
Jan 16United Airlines Hawaiian OpenHawaii1,200,000Australia Brett Ogle (2)38
Jan 23Northern Telecom OpenArizona1,100,000United States Andrew Magee (4)38
Jan 30Phoenix OpenArizona1,200,000United States Bill Glasson (6)40
Feb 6AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia1,250,000United States Johnny Miller (25)48Pro-Am
Feb 13Nissan Los Angeles OpenCalifornia1,000,000United States Corey Pavin (11)50
Feb 20Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia1,100,000United States Scott Hoch (5)42Pro-Am
Feb 27Buick Invitational of CaliforniaCalifornia1,100,000United States Craig Stadler (11)36
Mar 6Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,400,000United States John Huston (3)58
Mar 13Honda ClassicFlorida1,100,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (10)54
Mar 20Nestle InvitationalFlorida1,200,000United States Loren Roberts (1)66Invitational
Mar 27The Players ChampionshipFlorida2,500,000Australia Greg Norman (14)80Flagship event
Apr 3Freeport-McMoRan ClassicLouisiana1,200,000United States Ben Crenshaw (18)42
Apr 10Masters TournamentGeorgia2,000,000Spain José María Olazábal (3)100Major championship
Apr 17MCI Heritage Golf ClassicSouth Carolina1,250,000United States Hale Irwin (20)48Invitational
Apr 24KMart Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina1,500,000United States Mike Springer (1)40
May 1Shell Houston OpenTexas1,300,000United States Mike Heinen (1)38
May 8BellSouth ClassicGeorgia1,200,000United States John Daly (3)40
May 15GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas1,200,000United States Neal Lancaster (1)28
May 22Memorial TournamentOhio1,500,000United States Tom Lehman (1)58Invitational
May 30Southwestern Bell ColonialTexas1,400,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (11)54Invitational
Jun 5Kemper OpenMaryland1,300,000United States Mark Brooks (4)30
Jun 12Buick ClassicNew York1,200,000United States Lee Janzen (4)58
Jun 20U.S. OpenPennsylvania1,700,000South Africa Ernie Els (1)100Major championship
Jun 26Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut1,200,000South Africa David Frost (9)50
Jul 3Motorola Western OpenIllinois1,200,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (12)48
Jul 10Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia1,100,000United States Mark McCumber (8)20
Jul 17The Open ChampionshipScotland£1,000,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (13)100Major championship
Jul 17Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi700,000United States Brian Henninger (1)20Alternate event
Jul 24New England ClassicMassachusetts1,000,000United States Kenny Perry (2)24
Jul 31Federal Express St. Jude ClassicTennessee1,250,000United States Dicky Pride (1)42
Aug 7Buick OpenMichigan1,100,000United States Fred Couples (11)50
Aug 14PGA ChampionshipOklahoma1,750,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (14)100Major championship
Aug 21Sprint InternationalColorado1,400,000United States Steve Lowery (1)56
Aug 28NEC World Series of GolfOhio2,000,000Spain José María Olazábal (4)62Limited-field event
Sep 4Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin1,000,000United States Mike Springer (2)26
Sep 11Bell Canadian OpenCanada1,300,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (15)52
Sep 18B.C. OpenNew York900,000United States Mike Sullivan (3)24
Sep 25Hardee's Golf ClassicIllinois1,000,000United States Mark McCumber (9)30
Oct 2Buick Southern OpenGeorgia800,000Australia Steve Elkington (4)20
Oct 9Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida1,100,000United States Rick Fehr (2)40
Oct 16Texas OpenTexas1,000,000United States Bob Estes (1)46
Oct 23Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,500,000United States Bruce Lietzke (13)44
Oct 30The Tour ChampionshipCalifornia3,000,000United States Mark McCumber (10)56Tour 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 South Africa Ernie Els 36 New tournament
Nov 6 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International Hawaii 1,000,000 United States Fred Couples 34
Nov 9 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 Australia Greg Norman n/a Limited-field event
Nov 13 World Cup of Golf Puerto Rico 1,200,000 United States Fred Couples and
United States Davis Love III
n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy United States Fred Couples n/a
Nov 20 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout California 1,100,000 United States Fred Couples and
United States Brad Faxon
n/a Team event
Nov 27 Skins Game California 540,000 United States Tom Watson n/a Limited-field event
Dec 4 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,200,000 United States Brad Bryant and
Spain Marta Figueras-Dotti
n/a Team event
Dec 11 Diners Club Matches California 890,000 United States Jeff Maggert and
United States Jim McGovern
n/a New tournament
Team event

Money leaders

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

PositionPlayerEventsPrize money ($)
1Zimbabwe Nick Price191,499,927
2Australia Greg Norman161,330,307
3United States Mark McCumber201,208,209
4United States Tom Lehman231,031,144
5United States Fuzzy Zoeller191,016,804

Awards

AwardWinner
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)Zimbabwe Nick Price
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Zimbabwe Nick Price
PGA Player of the YearZimbabwe Nick Price
Rookie of the YearSouth Africa Ernie Els
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)Australia Greg Norman
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)Australia Greg Norman
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Hal Sutton

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.

References

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