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1992 Volvo PGA Championship

Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
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1992 Volvo PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates22–25 May 1992
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Field150 players, 68 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund602,694
Winner's share€140,000
Champion
Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone
272 (−16)
Location map
Wentworth Club is located in England
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in England
Wentworth Club is located in Surrey
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in Surrey
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The 1992 Volvo PGA Championship was the 38th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

Tony Johnstone shot a final-round 65 to win his first Volvo PGA Championship by two shots ahead of Gordon Brand Jnr and José María Olazábal.[1][2]

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, 22 May 1992

Place Player Score To par
1 England David Gilford 64 −8
T2 England Peter Mitchell 65 −7
Wales Mark Mouland
T4 England Richard Boxall 67 −5
Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr
Scotland John Chillas
Australia Rodger Davis
Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone
Australia Peter Senior
England Jamie Spence

Second round

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Friday, 23 May 1992

Place Player Score To par
1 England Jamie Spence 67-66=133 −11
2 England Andrew Sherborne 70-65=135 −9
3 Australia Peter Senior 67-69=136 −8
T4 Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr 67-70=137 −7
England David Gilford 64-73=137
Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone 67-70=137
T7 England Nick Faldo 70-68=138 −6
England Peter Mitchell 65-73=138
Sweden Johan Ryström 69-69=138
England David Williams 69-69=138

Third round

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Saturday, 24 May 1992

Place Player Score To par
1 Sweden Magnus Sunesson 72-68-64=204 −12
2 Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr 67-60-68=205 −11
T3 England Gary Evans 74-66-66=206 −10
England Andrew Sherborne 70-65-71=206
T5 England Nick Faldo 70-68-69=207 −9
Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone 67-70-70=207
England Peter Mitchell 65-73-69=207
Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell 69-70-68=207
T9 Spain José María Cañizares 70-72-66=208 −8
England David Gilford 64-73-71=208
Spain José María Olazábal 71-70-67=208
England Jamie Spence 67-66-75=208
England Paul Way 71-69-68=208
England David Williams 69-69-70=208

Final round

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Sunday, 25 May 1992

Place Player Score To par Money ()
1 Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone 67-70-70-65=272 −16 140,000
T2 Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr 67-70-68-69=274 −14 72,954
Spain José María Olazábal 71-70-67-66=274
T4 England Gary Evans 74-66-66-69=275 −13 38,780
Sweden Magnus Sunesson 72-68-64-71=275
T6 Spain José María Cañizares 70-72-66-68=276 −12 27,300
England David Gilford 64-73-71-68=276
7 England Nick Faldo 70-68-69-70=277 −11 21,000
8 Sweden Johan Ryström 69-69-72-68=278 −10 18,816
T9 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 70-72-67-70=279 −9 14,599
Argentina Eduardo Romero 70-70-69-70=279
Australia Peter Senior 67-69-74-69=279
England Jamie Spence 67-66-75-71=279
England Paul Way 71-69-68-71=279

References

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  1. ^ "British PGA Championship". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 May 1992. p. 37. Retrieved 13 July 2021 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "1992 Volvo PGA Championship Results". European Tour. Retrieved 13 July 2021.