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.
| Duration | January 7, 1993 – October 31, 1993 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 43 |
| Most wins |  Nick Price (4) |
| Money list | Nick Price |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year | Nick Price |
| PGA Player of the Year | Nick Price |
| Rookie of the Year |  Vijay Singh |
← 1992 1994 → | |
Schedule
editThe 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 |  Davis Love III (7) |
52 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 17 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,200,000 | Howard Twitty (3) |
48 | |
| Jan 24 | Northern Telecom Open | Arizona | 1,100,000 | Larry Mize (3) |
34 | |
| Jan 31 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 1,000,000 | Lee Janzen (2) |
44 | |
| Feb 7 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,250,000 |  Brett Ogle (1) |
48 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 14 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,100,000 | Tom Kite (18) |
46 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 21 | Buick Invitational of California | California | 1,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (2) |
36 | |
| Feb 28 | Nissan Los Angeles Open | California | 1,000,000 | Tom Kite (19) |
34 | |
| Mar 7 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,400,000 | Greg Norman (12) |
64 | |
| Mar 14 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | Fred Couples (10) |
38 | |
| Mar 21 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | 1,000,000 | Ben Crenshaw (17) |
68 | Invitational |
| Mar 28 | The Players Championship | Florida | 2,500,000 | Nick Price (6) |
80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 4 | Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic | Louisiana | 1,000,000 | Mike Standly (1) |
48 | |
| Apr 11 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 1,700,000 |  Bernhard Langer (3) |
100 | Major championship |
| Apr 11 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 300,000 | Greg Kraft (n/a) |
20 | Alternate event[b] |
| Apr 18 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | 1,350,000 | David Edwards (4) |
54 | Invitational |
| Apr 25 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | Rocco Mediate (2) |
50 | |
| May 2 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 1,300,000 | Jim McGovern (1) |
28 | |
| May 9 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | 1,200,000 | Nolan Henke (3) |
42 | |
| May 16 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,200,000 | Scott Simpson (6) |
54 | |
| May 23 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,300,000 |  Grant Waite (1) |
30 | |
| May 30 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | Texas | 1,300,000 |  Fulton Allem (2) |
56 | Invitational |
| Jun 6 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,400,000 | Paul Azinger (9) |
60 | Invitational |
| Jun 13 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,000,000 | Vijay Singh (1) |
52 | |
| Jun 20 | U.S. Open | New Jersey | 1,600,000 | Lee Janzen (3) |
100 | Major championship |
| Jun 27 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,000,000 | Nick Price (7) |
42 | |
| Jul 4 | Sprint Western Open | Illinois | 1,200,000 | Nick Price (8) |
50 | |
| Jul 11 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 1,100,000 | Jim Gallagher Jr. (2) |
24 | |
| Jul 18 | The Open Championship | England | £1,000,000 | Greg Norman (13) |
100 | Major championship[c] |
| Jul 25 | New England Classic | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | Paul Azinger (10) |
36 | |
| Aug 1 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,100,000 | Nick Price (9) |
46 | |
| Aug 8 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,000,000 | Larry Mize (4) |
52 | |
| Aug 15 | PGA Championship | Ohio | 1,700,000 | Paul Azinger (11) |
100 | Major championship |
| Aug 22 | The International | Colorado | 1,300,000 | Phil Mickelson (3) |
44 | |
| Aug 29 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 2,000,000 | Fulton Allem (3) |
54 | Limited-field event |
| Sep 5 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 1,000,000 | Billy Mayfair (1) |
42 | |
| Sep 12 | Canadian Open | Canada | 1,000,000 | David Frost (7) |
48 | |
| Sep 19 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | 1,000,000 | David Frost (8) |
32 | |
| Sep 26 | B.C. Open | New York | 800,000 | Blaine McCallister (5) |
22 | |
| Oct 1 | Buick Southern Open | Georgia | 700,000 | John Inman (2) |
24 | |
| Oct 10 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | Jeff Maggert (1) |
44 | |
| Oct 17 | H.E.B. Texas Open | Texas | 1,000,000 | Jay Haas (9) |
38 | |
| Oct 24 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,400,000 | Davis Love III (8) |
42 | |
| Oct 31 | The Tour Championship | California | 3,000,000 | Jim Gallagher Jr. (3) |
56 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | Ryder Cup | England | n/a | Team USA
|
n/a | Team event |
| Nov 7 | Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Fred Couples
|
38 | |
| Nov 17 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | California | 1,000,000 | Greg Norman
|
n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 14 | World Cup of Golf | Florida | 1,200,000 | Fred Couples and Davis Love III
|
n/a | Team event |
| World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | Bernhard Langer
|
n/a | ||||
| Nov 21 | Franklin Funds Shark Shootout | California | 1,100,000 | Steve Elkington and Raymond Floyd
|
n/a | Team event |
| Nov 28 | Skins Game | California | 540,000 | Payne Stewart
|
n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 4 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 1,200,000 | Melissa McNamara and Mike Springer
|
n/a | Team event |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price |
1,478,557 |
| 2 | Paul Azinger |
1,458,456 |
| 3 | Greg Norman |
1,359,653 |
| 4 | Jim Gallagher Jr. |
1,078,870 |
| 5 | David Frost |
1,030,717 |
| 6 | Payne Stewart |
982,875 |
| 7 | Lee Janzen |
932,335 |
| 8 | Tom Kite |
887,811 |
| 9 | Fulton Allem |
851,345 |
| 10 | Fred Couples |
796,579 |
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- ^ "1993 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "1994 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "1993 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Golf". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 7, 1994. p. 88 (89 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Erwin, Phil (January 7, 1994). "Golf". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. p. 26 (4D in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.