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[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[lower-alpha 2]
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 list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Zimbabwe Nick Price1,499,927
2Australia Greg Norman1,330,307
3United States Mark McCumber1,208,209
4United States Tom Lehman1,031,144
5United States Fuzzy Zoeller1,016,804
6United States Loren Roberts1,015,671
7Spain José María Olazábal969,900
8United States Corey Pavin906,305
9United States Jeff Maggert814,475
10United States Hale Irwin814,436

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Zimbabwe Nick Price[5]
PGA Player of the YearZimbabwe Nick Price[6]
Rookie of the YearSouth 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 YearUnited 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. 1 2 "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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