1993 PGA Tour

1993 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 1993 (1993-01-07) – October 31, 1993 (1993-10-31)
Number of official events43
Most winsZimbabwe Nick Price (4)
Money listZimbabwe Nick Price
PGA Tour Player of the YearZimbabwe Nick Price
PGA Player of the YearZimbabwe Nick Price
Rookie of the YearFiji Vijay Singh
← 1992
1994 →

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.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Notes
Jan 10 Infiniti Tournament of Champions California 800,000 United States Davis Love III (7) 52 Winners-only event
Jan 17 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii 1,200,000 United States Howard Twitty (3) 48
Jan 24 Northern Telecom Open Arizona 1,100,000 United States Larry Mize (3) 34
Jan 31 Phoenix Open Arizona 1,000,000 United States Lee Janzen (2) 44
Feb 7 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 1,250,000 Australia Brett Ogle (1) 48 Pro-Am
Feb 14 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,100,000 United States Tom Kite (18) 46 Pro-Am
Feb 21 Buick Invitational of California California 1,000,000 United States Phil Mickelson (2) 36
Feb 28 Nissan Los Angeles Open California 1,000,000 United States Tom Kite (19) 34
Mar 7 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,400,000 Australia Greg Norman (12) 64
Mar 14 Honda Classic Florida 1,100,000 United States Fred Couples (10) 38
Mar 21 Nestle Invitational Florida 1,000,000 United States Ben Crenshaw (17) 68 Invitational
Mar 28 The Players Championship Florida 2,500,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (6) 80 Flagship event
Apr 4 Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic Louisiana 1,000,000 United States Mike Standly (1) 48
Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia 1,700,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (3) 100 Major championship
Apr 11 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 300,000 United States Greg Kraft (n/a) 20 Alternate event[b]
Apr 18 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 1,350,000 United States David Edwards (4) 54 Invitational
Apr 25 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 1,500,000 United States Rocco Mediate (2) 50
May 2 Shell Houston Open Texas 1,300,000 United States Jim McGovern (1) 28
May 9 BellSouth Classic Georgia 1,200,000 United States Nolan Henke (3) 42
May 16 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 1,200,000 United States Scott Simpson (6) 54
May 23 Kemper Open Maryland 1,300,000 New Zealand Grant Waite (1) 30
May 30 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas 1,300,000 South Africa Fulton Allem (2) 56 Invitational
Jun 6 Memorial Tournament Ohio 1,400,000 United States Paul Azinger (9) 60 Invitational
Jun 13 Buick Classic New York 1,000,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (1) 52
Jun 20 U.S. Open New Jersey 1,600,000 United States Lee Janzen (3) 100 Major championship
Jun 27 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 1,000,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (7) 42
Jul 4 Sprint Western Open Illinois 1,200,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (8) 50
Jul 11 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 1,100,000 United States Jim Gallagher Jr. (2) 24
Jul 18 The Open Championship England £1,000,000 Australia Greg Norman (13) 100 Major championship[c]
Jul 25 New England Classic Massachusetts 1,000,000 United States Paul Azinger (10) 36
Aug 1 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,100,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (9) 46
Aug 8 Buick Open Michigan 1,000,000 United States Larry Mize (4) 52
Aug 15 PGA Championship Ohio 1,700,000 United States Paul Azinger (11) 100 Major championship
Aug 22 The International Colorado 1,300,000 United States Phil Mickelson (3) 44
Aug 29 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 2,000,000 South Africa Fulton Allem (3) 54 Limited-field event
Sep 5 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 1,000,000 United States Billy Mayfair (1) 42
Sep 12 Canadian Open Canada 1,000,000 South Africa David Frost (7) 48
Sep 19 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 1,000,000 South Africa David Frost (8) 32
Sep 26 B.C. Open New York 800,000 United States Blaine McCallister (5) 22
Oct 1 Buick Southern Open Georgia 700,000 United States John Inman (2) 24
Oct 10 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 1,100,000 United States Jeff Maggert (1) 44
Oct 17 H.E.B. Texas Open Texas 1,000,000 United States Jay Haas (9) 38
Oct 24 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,400,000 United States Davis Love III (8) 42
Oct 31 The Tour Championship California 3,000,000 United States 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 England n/a Team USA n/a Team event
Nov 7 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International Hawaii 1,000,000 United States Fred Couples 38
Nov 17 PGA Grand Slam of Golf California 1,000,000 Australia Greg Norman n/a Limited-field event
Nov 14 World Cup of Golf Florida 1,200,000 United States Fred Couples and
United States Davis Love III 		n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy Germany Bernhard Langer n/a
Nov 21 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout California 1,100,000 Australia Steve Elkington and
United States Raymond Floyd 		n/a Team event
Nov 28 Skins Game California 540,000 United States Payne Stewart n/a Limited-field event
Dec 4 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,200,000 United States Melissa McNamara and
United States 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.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Zimbabwe Nick Price 1,478,557
2 United States Paul Azinger 1,458,456
3 Australia Greg Norman 1,359,653
4 United States Jim Gallagher Jr. 1,078,870
5 South Africa David Frost 1,030,717
6 United States Payne Stewart 982,875
7 United States Lee Janzen 932,335
8 United States Tom Kite 887,811
9 South Africa Fulton Allem 851,345
10 United States Fred Couples 796,579

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Zimbabwe Nick Price [4]
PGA Player of the Year Zimbabwe Nick Price [5]
Rookie of the Year Fiji Vijay Singh [4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Australia Greg Norman [6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Zimbabwe Nick Price [5]
Comeback Player of the Year United States Howard Twitty [7]

See also

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.
  2. ^ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ^ "1993 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "1994 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "1993 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Golf". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 7, 1994. p. 88 (89 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Price sweeps top awards". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 2, 1993. p. 34 (D2 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Erwin, Phil (January 7, 1994). "Golf". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. p. 26 (4D in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.