1992 PGA Tour

1992 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 9, 1992 (1992-01-09) – November 1, 1992 (1992-11-01)
Number of official events	44
Most wins	3: John Cook Fred Couples Davis Love III
Money winner	Fred Couples
Player of the Year	Fred Couples
Rookie of the Year	Mark Carnevale
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The 1992 PGA Tour season was played from January 9 to November 1. The season consisted of 44 official money events. John Cook, Fred Couples, and Davis Love III won the most tournaments, three, and there were four first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1992 season.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner	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
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
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

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
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 leaders

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

Position	Player	Events	Prize money ($)
1	Fred Couples	22	1,344,188
2	Davis Love III	25	1,191,630
3	John Cook	21	1,165,606
4	Nick Price	26	1,135,773
5	Corey Pavin	25	980,934

Awards

Award	Winner
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)	Fred Couples
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Fred Couples
PGA Player of the Year	Fred Couples
Rookie of the Year	Mark Carnevale
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Fred Couples
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Fred Couples
Comeback Player of the Year	John Cook

External links

• PGA Tour official site