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1992 European Tour

1992 European Tour season
Duration30 January 1992 (1992-01-30) – 1 November 1992 (1992-11-01)
Number of official events38
Most winsEngland Nick Faldo (4)
Order of MeritEngland Nick Faldo
Golfer of the YearEngland Nick Faldo
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearEngland Jim Payne
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The 1992 European Tour, titled as the 1992 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

It was the fifth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.[1]

Changes for 1992

The European Tour ventured to East Asia for the first time, with the addition of the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic in Thailand to the tour schedule.

The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2]

Other changes from the previous season included the return of the Dubai Desert Classic, the Tenerife Open and the Moroccan Open; the addition of the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic, the Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía, the Roma Masters, the Lyon Open V33 and the Honda Open; and the loss of the Girona Open, the Murphy's Cup, the European Pro-Celebrity and the Epson Grand Prix of Europe.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1992 season.[3]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Notes
2 Feb Johnnie Walker Asian Classic Thailand 500,000 South Africa Ian Palmer (1) 48 New to European Tour
9 Feb Dubai Desert Classic UAE US$650,000 Spain Seve Ballesteros (46) 42
16 Feb Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía Spain 300,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (3) 36 New tournament
23 Feb Turespaña Open de Tenerife Spain 300,000 Spain José María Olazábal (12) 24
1 Mar Open Mediterrania Spain 400,000 Spain José María Olazábal (13) 38
8 Mar Turespaña Open de Baleares Spain 250,000 Spain Seve Ballesteros (47) 26
14 Mar Catalan Open Spain 300,000 Spain José Rivero (4) 24
22 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal 225,000 Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty (6) 20
29 Mar Volvo Open di Firenze Italy 225,000 Sweden Anders Forsbrand (3) 20
5 Apr Roma Masters Italy 225,000 Spain José María Cañizares (5) 20 New tournament
12 Apr Jersey European Airways Open Jersey 225,000 Portugal Daniel Silva (1) 20
12 Apr Masters Tournament United States US$1,500,000 United States Fred Couples (n/a) 100 Major championship[b]
19 Apr Moroccan Open Morocco 250,000 England David Gilford (2) 24
26 Apr Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open France 350,000 Sweden Anders Forsbrand (4) 32
3 May Lancia Martini Italian Open Italy 375,000 Scotland Sandy Lyle (17) 38
10 May Benson & Hedges International Open England 500,000 Australia Peter Senior (4) 46
17 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain 400,000 England Andrew Sherborne (2) 44
25 May Volvo PGA Championship England 600,000 Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone (4) 64 Flagship event
31 May Dunhill British Masters England 600,000 Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr (4) 52
7 Jun Carroll's Irish Open Ireland 450,000 England Nick Faldo (23) 44
14 Jun Mitsubishi Austrian Open Austria 350,000 England Peter Mitchell (1) 20
21 Jun Lyon Open V33 France 225,000 England David J. Russell (2) 20 New tournament
21 Jun U.S. Open United States US$1,500,000 United States Tom Kite (n/a) 100 Major championship[b]
28 Jun Peugeot Open de France France 400,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Martín (1) 38
4 Jul The European Newspaper Monte Carlo Open France 450,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (20) 38
11 Jul Bell's Scottish Open Scotland 600,000 Australia Peter O'Malley (1) 54
19 Jul The Open Championship Scotland 1,000,000 England Nick Faldo (24) 100 Major championship
26 Jul Heineken Dutch Open Netherlands 600,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (26) 46
2 Aug Scandinavian Masters Sweden 600,000 England Nick Faldo (25) 46
9 Aug BMW International Open Germany 500,000 United States Paul Azinger (n/a) 42
16 Aug PGA Championship United States US$1,600,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (3) 100 Major championship[b]
23 Aug Volvo German Open Germany 525,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (4) 38
31 Aug Murphy's English Open England 550,000 Argentina Vicente Fernández (4) 26
6 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland 575,000 England Jamie Spence (1) 40
13 Sep GA European Open England 600,000 England Nick Faldo (26) 46
20 Sep Trophée Lancôme France 475,000 England Mark Roe (2) 50 Limited-field event
27 Sep Piaget Belgian Open Belgium 600,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1) 48
4 Oct Mercedes German Masters Germany 600,000 England Barry Lane (2) 50
11 Oct Honda Open Germany 450,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (27) 36 New tournament
25 Oct Iberia Madrid Open Spain 400,000 Northern Ireland David Feherty (5) 30
1 Nov Volvo Masters Spain 650,000 Scotland Sandy Lyle (18) 50 Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Host country Purse
(£) 		Winner(s) OWGR
points 		Notes
15 Sep Equity & Law Challenge England 150,000 Sweden Anders Forsbrand n/a
11 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England 550,000 England Nick Faldo 48 Limited-field event
18 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland US$1,700,000 Team England n/a Team event
8 Nov World Cup Italy US$1,100,000 United States Fred Couples and
United States Davis Love III 		n/a Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Australia Brett Ogle n/a
20 Dec Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship Jamaica US$2,700,000 England Nick Faldo 62 Limited-field event

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[4][5]

Position Player Prize money (£)
1 England Nick Faldo 708,522
2 Germany Bernhard Langer 488,913
3 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 444,713
4 Sweden Anders Forsbrand 417,471
5 England Barry Lane 394,252
6 Spain José María Olazábal 385,627
7 Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone 340,917
8 Scotland Sandy Lyle 333,141
9 Fiji Vijay Singh 293,737
10 England Jamie Spence 287,957

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Golfer of the Year England Nick Faldo [6]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year England Jim Payne [7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
  2. ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ^ White, Graeme (26 May 1987). "Volvo boost for Euro golf". Black Country Evening Mail. West Bromwich, United Kingdom. p. 33. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Davies, David (29 January 1992). "European Tour rises in the East and sets just about everywhere". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 14. Retrieved 29 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1992 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. ^ Davies, David (2 November 1992). "Lyle play-off win is corker". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 17. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Mitchell, Platts (2 November 1992). "Lyle bounces back to seal revival in dramatic finish". The Times. p. 26. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "Faldo's awards". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Huddersfield, United Kingdom. 8 December 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brave". Daily Express. London, United Kingdom. 2 November 1992. p. 43. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Former Daily Express Boys champion Jim Payne clinched the Rookie of the Year award with a final round 77...
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