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

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.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Notes
Jan 9 Mercedes Championships California 1,000,000 United States Phil Mickelson (4) 44 Winners-only event
Jan 16 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii 1,200,000 Australia Brett Ogle (2) 38
Jan 23 Northern Telecom Open Arizona 1,100,000 United States Andrew Magee (4) 38
Jan 30 Phoenix Open Arizona 1,200,000 United States Bill Glasson (6) 40
Feb 6 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 1,250,000 United States Johnny Miller (25) 48 Pro-Am
Feb 13 Nissan Los Angeles Open California 1,000,000 United States Corey Pavin (11) 50
Feb 20 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,100,000 United States Scott Hoch (5) 42 Pro-Am
Feb 27 Buick Invitational of California California 1,100,000 United States Craig Stadler (11) 36
Mar 6 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,400,000 United States John Huston (3) 58
Mar 13 Honda Classic Florida 1,100,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (10) 54
Mar 20 Nestle Invitational Florida 1,200,000 United States Loren Roberts (1) 66 Invitational
Mar 27 The Players Championship Florida 2,500,000 Australia Greg Norman (14) 80 Flagship event
Apr 3 Freeport-McMoRan Classic Louisiana 1,200,000 United States Ben Crenshaw (18) 42
Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 2,000,000 Spain José María Olazábal (3) 100 Major championship
Apr 17 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 1,250,000 United States Hale Irwin (20) 48 Invitational
Apr 24 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 1,500,000 United States Mike Springer (1) 40
May 1 Shell Houston Open Texas 1,300,000 United States Mike Heinen (1) 38
May 8 BellSouth Classic Georgia 1,200,000 United States John Daly (3) 40
May 15 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 1,200,000 United States Neal Lancaster (1) 28
May 22 Memorial Tournament Ohio 1,500,000 United States Tom Lehman (1) 58 Invitational
May 30 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas 1,400,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (11) 54 Invitational
Jun 5 Kemper Open Maryland 1,300,000 United States Mark Brooks (4) 30
Jun 12 Buick Classic New York 1,200,000 United States Lee Janzen (4) 58
Jun 20 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 1,700,000 South Africa Ernie Els (1) 100 Major championship
Jun 26 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 1,200,000 South Africa David Frost (9) 50
Jul 3 Motorola Western Open Illinois 1,200,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (12) 48
Jul 10 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 1,100,000 United States Mark McCumber (8) 20
Jul 17 The Open Championship Scotland £1,000,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (13) 100 Major championship[b]
Jul 17 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 700,000 United States Brian Henninger (1) 20 Alternate event
Jul 24 New England Classic Massachusetts 1,000,000 United States Kenny Perry (2) 24
Jul 31 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,250,000 United States Dicky Pride (1) 42
Aug 7 Buick Open Michigan 1,100,000 United States Fred Couples (11) 50
Aug 14 PGA Championship Oklahoma 1,750,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (14) 100 Major championship
Aug 21 Sprint International Colorado 1,400,000 United States Steve Lowery (1) 56
Aug 28 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 2,000,000 Spain José María Olazábal (4) 62 Limited-field event
Sep 4 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 1,000,000 United States Mike Springer (2) 26
Sep 11 Bell Canadian Open Canada 1,300,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (15) 52
Sep 18 B.C. Open New York 900,000 United States Mike Sullivan (3) 24
Sep 25 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 1,000,000 United States Mark McCumber (9) 30
Oct 2 Buick Southern Open Georgia 800,000 Australia Steve Elkington (4) 20
Oct 9 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 1,100,000 United States Rick Fehr (2) 40
Oct 16 Texas Open Texas 1,000,000 United States Bob Estes (1) 46
Oct 23 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,500,000 United States Bruce Lietzke (13) 44
Oct 30 The Tour Championship California 3,000,000 United States 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 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 list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Zimbabwe Nick Price 1,499,927
2 Australia Greg Norman 1,330,307
3 United States Mark McCumber 1,208,209
4 United States Tom Lehman 1,031,144
5 United States Fuzzy Zoeller 1,016,804
6 United States Loren Roberts 1,015,671
7 Spain José María Olazábal 969,900
8 United States Corey Pavin 906,305
9 United States Jeff Maggert 814,475
10 United States Hale Irwin 814,436

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Zimbabwe Nick Price [5]
PGA Player of the Year Zimbabwe Nick Price [6]
Rookie of the Year South Africa Ernie Els [7]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Australia Greg Norman [8]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Australia Greg Norman [4]
Comeback Player of the Year United States Hal Sutton [9]

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. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ^ "1994 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "1995 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "1994 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "McCumber wins '94 finale". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. October 31, 1994. p. 15. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nick Price wins PGA Tour Player of the Year honors". The Bradenton Herald. Bradenton, Florida. December 9, 1994. p. 35. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Price gets his turn at No. 1". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. August 18, 1994. p. 71 (C7 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "U.S. Open champ Els named Rookie of Year". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. December 7, 1994. p. 11. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "Rejuvenated Sutton likes his chances". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. March 30, 1995. p. 26 (B8 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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