The 1992 PGA Tour was the 77th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 24th season since separating from the PGA of America.
| Duration | January 9, 1992 – November 1, 1992 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 44 |
| Most wins |  John Cook (3) Fred Couples (3) Davis Love III (3) |
| Money list | Fred Couples |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year | Fred Couples |
| PGA Player of the Year | Fred Couples |
| Rookie of the Year | Mark Carnevale |
← 1991 1993 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1992 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 | Infiniti Tournament of Champions | California | 800,000 |  Steve Elkington (3) |
44 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 19 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,100,000 | John Cook (4) |
46 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 26 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 1,000,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (7) |
46 | |
| Feb 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,100,000 | Mark O'Meara (8) |
52 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 9 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,200,000 | John Cook (5) |
42 | |
| Feb 16 | Northern Telecom Open | Arizona | 1,100,000 | Lee Janzen (1) |
40 | |
| Feb 23 | Buick Invitational of California | California | 1,000,000 | Steve Pate (5) |
34 | |
| Mar 1 | Nissan Los Angeles Open | California | 1,000,000 | Fred Couples (7) |
48 | |
| Mar 8 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,400,000 | Raymond Floyd (22) |
52 | |
| Mar 15 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | Corey Pavin (10) |
48 | |
| Mar 22 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | 1,000,000 | Fred Couples (8) |
70 | Invitational |
| Mar 29 | The Players Championship | Florida | 1,800,000 | Davis Love III (4) |
80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 5 | Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic | Louisiana | 1,000,000 | Chip Beck (4) |
54 | |
| Apr 12 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 1,500,000 | Fred Couples (9) |
100 | Major championship |
| Apr 12 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 300,000 |  Richard Zokol (n/a) |
n/a | Alternate event[b] |
| Apr 19 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | 1,000,000 | Davis Love III (5) |
52 | Invitational |
| Apr 26 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 1,250,000 | Davis Love III (6) |
52 | |
| May 3 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 1,200,000 | Fred Funk (1) |
44 | |
| May 10 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 1,000,000 | Tom Kite (16) |
38 | |
| May 17 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,100,000 | Billy Ray Brown (2) |
40 | |
| May 24 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | Texas | 1,300,000 | Bruce Lietzke (12) |
54 | Invitational |
| May 31 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,100,000 | Bill Glasson (5) |
40 | |
| Jun 7 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,300,000 | David Edwards (3) |
60 | Invitational |
| Jun 14 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,100,000 | Jay Haas (8) |
54 | |
| Jun 21 | U.S. Open | California | 1,500,000 | Tom Kite (17) |
100 | Major championship |
| Jun 28 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,000,000 |  David Frost (5) |
50 | |
| Jul 5 | Centel Western Open | Illinois | 1,100,000 | Ben Crenshaw (16) |
50 | |
| Jul 12 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 1,100,000 | David Peoples (2) |
28 | |
| Jul 19 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £1,000,000 |  Nick Faldo (6) |
100 | Major championship[c] |
| Jul 19 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 800,000 | Mark Carnevale (1) |
20 | Alternate event |
| Jul 26 | New England Classic | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | Brad Faxon (2) |
36 | |
| Aug 2 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,000,000 | Lanny Wadkins (21) |
42 | |
| Aug 9 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,000,000 | Dan Forsman (4) |
42 | |
| Aug 16 | PGA Championship | Missouri | 1,600,000 |  Nick Price (4) |
100 | Major championship |
| Aug 23 | The International | Colorado | 1,200,000 | Brad Faxon (3) |
48 | |
| Aug 30 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 1,400,000 | Craig Stadler (10) |
50 | Limited-field event |
| Sep 6 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 1,000,000 | Richard Zokol (1) |
40 | |
| Sep 13 | Canadian Open | Canada | 1,000,000 | Greg Norman (11) |
48 | |
| Sep 20 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | 1,000,000 | David Frost (6) |
34 | |
| Sep 27 | B.C. Open | New York | 800,000 | John Daly (2) |
32 | |
| Oct 4 | Buick Southern Open | Georgia | 700,000 | Gary Hallberg (3) |
26 | |
| Oct 11 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,300,000 | John Cook (6) |
46 | |
| Oct 18 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | John Huston (2) |
44 | |
| Oct 25 | H.E.B. Texas Open | Texas | 900,000 | Nick Price (5) |
42 | |
| Nov 1 | The Tour Championship | North Carolina | 2,000,000 | Paul Azinger (8) |
54 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8 | World Cup | Spain | 1,100,000 | Fred Couples and Davis Love III
|
n/a | Team event |
| World Cup Individual Trophy | Brett Ogle
|
n/a | ||||
| Nov 8 | Amoco-Centel Championship | South Carolina | 760,000 | Don Pooley
|
n/a | |
| Nov 11 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | California | 1,000,000 | Nick Price
|
n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 15 | Franklin Funds Shark Shootout | California | 1,000,000 | Tom Kite and Davis Love III
|
n/a | Team event |
| Nov 22 | Kapalua International | Hawaii | 800,000 | Davis Love III
|
38 | |
| Nov 29 | Skins Game | California | 540,000 | Payne Stewart
|
n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 6 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | Dan Forsman and Dottie Mochrie
|
n/a | Team event |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Couples |
1,344,188 |
| 2 | Davis Love III |
1,191,630 |
| 3 | John Cook |
1,165,606 |
| 4 | Nick Price |
1,135,773 |
| 5 | Corey Pavin |
980,934 |
| 6 | Tom Kite |
957,445 |
| 7 | Paul Azinger |
929,863 |
| 8 | Brad Faxon |
812,093 |
| 9 | Lee Janzen |
795,279 |
| 10 | Dan Forsman |
763,190 |
Awards
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Official money; unofficial win.
- ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
edit- ^ "1992 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "1993 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "1992 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Couples rakes in major awards". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 2, 1992. p. 6 (D3 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Couples is voted Player of Year". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. January 8, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carnevale top rookie". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. December 10, 1992. p. 25 (B1 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.