1993 European Tour

The 1993 European Tour, titled as the 1993 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

1993 European Tour season

Duration	14 January 1993 (1993-01-14) – 7 November 1993 (1993-11-07)
Number of official events	38[a]
Most wins	Bernhard Langer (3) Sam Torrance (3)
Order of Merit	Colin Montgomerie
Golfer of the Year	Bernhard Langer
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Gary Orr
← 1992 1994 →

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

Changes for 1993

The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events".^[2][3]

There were few changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Madeira Island Open and a ProServ tournament in Bologna replacing the Volvo Open di Firenze. A new tournament was planned for South Africa but was not finalised.^[4]

The cancellation of the Monte Carlo Open in February prompted rescheduling of the Carroll's Irish Open to ensure there was no gap in the schedule prior to The Open Championship.^[5] The Honda Open, originally scheduled opposite the Dunhill Cup, was later moved to the fill the dates vacated by the Carroll's Irish Open.^[6] In early March, the Kronenbourg Open was added to replace the cancelled ProServ tournament.^[7]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.^[8]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner[b]	OWGR points	Notes
17 Jan	Madeira Island Open	Portugal	250,000	Mark James (15)	20	New tournament
31 Jan	Dubai Desert Classic	UAE	US$500,000	Wayne Westner (1)	40
7 Feb	Johnnie Walker Classic	Singapore	550,000	Nick Faldo (27)	52
14 Feb	Turespaña Iberia Open de Canarias	Spain	350,000	Mark James (16)	26
21 Feb	Moroccan Open	Morocco	375,000	David Gilford (3)	30
28 Feb	Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía	Spain	350,000	Andrew Oldcorn (1)	38
7 Mar	Turespaña Open Mediterrania	Spain	400,000	Frank Nobilo (3)	40
14 Mar	Turespaña Iberia Open de Baleares	Spain	300,000	Jim Payne (1)	32
21 Mar	Portuguese Open	Portugal	250,000	David Gilford (4)	22
28 Mar	ProServ Tournament	Italy	–	Cancelled	–	New tournament
28 Mar	Kronenbourg Open	Italy	200,000	Sam Torrance (15)	20	New tournament
4 Apr	Open de Lyon	France	250,000	Costantino Rocca (1)	22
11 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$1,700,000	Bernhard Langer (28)	100	Major championship[c]
18 Apr	Roma Masters	Italy	300,000	Jean van de Velde (1)	20
25 Apr	Heineken Open	Spain	300,000	Sam Torrance (16)	28
2 May	Air France Cannes Open	France	400,000	Rodger Davis (7)	34
9 May	Benson & Hedges International Open	England	550,000	Paul Broadhurst (3)	46
16 May	Peugeot Spanish Open	Spain	500,000	Joakim Haeggman (1)	46
23 May	Lancia Martini Italian Open	Italy	450,000	Greg Turner (2)	36
31 May	Volvo PGA Championship	England	700,000	Bernhard Langer (29)	64	Flagship event
6 Jun	Dunhill British Masters	England	600,000	Peter Baker (2)	48
13 Jun	Honda Open	Germany	500,000	Sam Torrance (17)	38
20 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$1,600,000	Lee Janzen (n/a)	100	Major championship[c]
20 Jun	Jersey European Airways Open	Jersey	300,000	Ian Palmer (2)	20
27 Jun	Peugeot Open de France	France	500,000	Costantino Rocca (2)	38
3 Jul	Monte Carlo Open	France	–	Cancelled	–
4 Jul	Carroll's Irish Open	Ireland	575,000	Nick Faldo (28)	50
10 Jul	Bell's Scottish Open	Scotland	600,000	Jesper Parnevik (1)	42
18 Jul	The Open Championship	England	1,000,000	Greg Norman (13)	100	Major championship
25 Jul	Heineken Dutch Open	Netherlands	650,000	Colin Montgomerie (3)	46
1 Aug	Scandinavian Masters	Sweden	650,000	Peter Baker (3)	46
8 Aug	BMW International Open	Germany	500,000	Peter Fowler (1)	38
15 Aug	Hohe Brücke Austrian Open	Austria	250,000	Ronan Rafferty (7)	20
15 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$1,700,000	Paul Azinger (n/a)	100	Major championship[c]
22 Aug	Murphy's English Open	England	600,000	Ian Woosnam (21)	38
29 Aug	Volvo German Open	Germany	650,000	Bernhard Langer (30)	42
5 Sep	Canon European Masters	Switzerland	625,000	Barry Lane (3)	42
12 Sep	GA European Open	England	600,000	Gordon Brand Jnr (8)	50
19 Sep	Trophée Lancôme	France	550,000	Ian Woosnam (22)	50	Limited-field event
3 Oct	Mercedes German Masters	Germany	600,000	Steven Richardson (3)	48
10 Oct	Alfred Dunhill Open	Belgium	600,000	Darren Clarke (1)	52
31 Oct	Madrid Open	Spain	400,000	Des Smyth (7)	28
7 Nov	Volvo Masters	Spain	750,000	Colin Montgomerie (4)	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
26 Sep	Ryder Cup	England	n/a	Team USA	n/a	Team event
17 Oct	Dunhill Cup	Scotland	US$1,500,000	Team USA	n/a	Team event
24 Oct	Toyota World Match Play Championship	England	600,000	Corey Pavin	46	Limited-field event
14 Nov	World Cup of Golf	United States	US$1,200,000	Fred Couples and Davis Love III	n/a	Team event
	World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy			Bernhard Langer	n/a
19 Dec	Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship	Jamaica	US$2,500,000	Larry Mize	58	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.^[9][10]

Position	Player	Prize money (£)
1	Colin Montgomerie	613,683
2	Nick Faldo	558,738
3	Ian Woosnam	501,353
4	Bernhard Langer	469,570
5	Sam Torrance	421,328
6	Costantino Rocca	403,866
7	Peter Baker	387,989
8	Darren Clarke	369,675
9	Gordon Brand Jnr	367,589
10	Barry Lane	339,218

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Golfer of the Year	Bernhard Langer	[11]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Gary Orr	[12]

See also

• 1993 Challenge Tour
• 1993 European Seniors Tour

Notes

1. A further two tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
2. 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.
3. 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. Platts, Mitchell (23 September 1992). "Increased prestige of tour illustrated by £1 million Open". The Times. p. 30. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
3. Webb, Mel (13 January 1993). "Ryder Cup returns to fuel fires of ambition". The Times. p. 36. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
4. "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 5 September 1992. p. 15. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Henderson, David (11 February 1993). "Olazabal loses on the swings". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 17. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Henderson, David (5 March 1993). "Payne steps into the limelight". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 18. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Kronenbourg replaces Bologna". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. 4 March 1993. p. 10. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "1993 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
9. Davies, David (8 November 1993). "Montgomerie takes top spot". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 19. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Hopkins, John (8 November 1993). "Montgomerie takes pressure in stride". The Times. p. 28. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
11. Laidlaw, Renton (7 December 1993). "Masters champion Langer has Open in his sight". Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. p. 60. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Rookie of the Year". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Huddersfield, United Kingdom. 11 November 1993. p. 25. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website