1994 PGA Tour
The 1994 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to October 30. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Nick Price won the most tournaments, six, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
After twenty years as commissioner of the PGA Tour, Deane Beman stepped down in June and was succeeded by Tim Finchem. Beman, a former tour player, became the tour's second commissioner in 1974 at age 35, following Joseph Dey.
As of 2018, the 1994 seasons remains the only year that an American golfer did not win one of the four majors when all were held.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1994 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9 | Mercedes Championships | California |  Phil Mickelson (4) |
276 (−12) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
| Jan 16 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii |  Brett Ogle (2) |
269 (−19) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| Jan 23 | Northern Telecom Open | Arizona | Andrew Magee (4) |
270 (−18) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
| Jan 30 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | Bill Glasson (6) |
268 (−16) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| Feb 6 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | Johnny Miller (25) |
281 (−7) | 1,250,000 | 225,000 |
| Feb 13 | Nissan Los Angeles Open | California | Corey Pavin (11) |
271 (−13) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
| Feb 20 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | Scott Hoch (5) |
334 (−26) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
| Feb 27 | Buick Invitational of California | California | Craig Stadler (11) |
268 (−20) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
| Mar 6 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | John Huston (3) |
274 (−14) | 1,400,000 | 252,000 |
| Mar 13 | Honda Classic | Florida |  Nick Price (10) |
276 (−8) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
| Mar 20 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | Loren Roberts (1) |
275 (−13) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| Mar 27 | The Players Championship | Florida | Greg Norman (14) |
264 (−24) | 2,500,000 | 450,000 |
| Apr 3 | Freeport-McMoRan Classic | Louisiana | Ben Crenshaw (18) |
273 (−15) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| Apr 10 | Masters Tournament | Georgia |  José María Olazábal (3) |
279 (−9) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
| Apr 17 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | Hale Irwin (20) |
266 (−18) | 1,250,000 | 225,000 |
| Apr 24 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | Mike Springer (1) |
275 (−13) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| May 1 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | Mike Heinen (1) |
272 (−16) | 1,300,000 | 234,000 |
| May 8 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | John Daly (3) |
274 (−14) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| May 15 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | Neal Lancaster (1) |
132 (−9) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| May 22 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | Tom Lehman (1) |
268 (−20) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| May 30 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | Texas | Nick Price (11) |
266 (−14) | 1,400,000 | 252,000 |
| Jun 5 | Kemper Open | Maryland | Mark Brooks (4) |
271 (−13) | 1,300,000 | 234,000 |
| Jun 12 | Buick Classic | New York | Lee Janzen (4) |
268 (−16) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| Jun 20 | U.S. Open | Pennsylvania |  Ernie Els (1) |
279 (−5) | 1,700,000 | 320,000 |
| Jun 26 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | David Frost (9) |
268 (−12) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| Jul 3 | Motorola Western Open | Illinois | Nick Price (12) |
277 (−11) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
| Jul 10 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | Mark McCumber (8) |
267 (−17) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
| Jul 17 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | Brian Henninger (1) |
135 (−9) | 700,000 | 126,000 |
| Jul 17 | British Open | Scotland | Nick Price (13) |
268 (−12) | 1,650,000 | 178,200 |
| Jul 24 | New England Classic | Massachusetts | Kenny Perry (2) |
268 (−16) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
| Jul 31 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | Dicky Pride (1) |
267 (−17) | 1,250,000 | 225,000 |
| Aug 7 | Buick Open | Michigan | Fred Couples (11) |
270 (−18) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
| Aug 14 | PGA Championship | Oklahoma | Nick Price (14) |
269 (−11) | 1,750,000 | 310,000 |
| Aug 21 | Sprint International | Colorado | Steve Lowery (1) |
35 (Stableford) | 1,400,000 | 252,000 |
| Aug 28 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | José María Olazábal (4) |
269 (−11) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
| Sep 4 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | Mike Springer (2) |
268 (−16) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
| Sep 11 | Bell Canadian Open | Canada | Nick Price (15) |
275 (−13) | 1,300,000 | 234,000 |
| Sep 18 | B.C. Open | New York | Mike Sullivan (3) |
266 (−18) | 900,000 | 162,000 |
| Sep 25 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | Mark McCumber (9) |
265 (−15) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
| Oct 2 | Buick Southern Open | Georgia | Steve Elkington (4) |
200 (−16) | 800,000 | 144,000 |
| Oct 9 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | Rick Fehr (2) |
269 (−19) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
| Oct 16 | Texas Open | Texas | Bob Estes (1) |
265 (−19) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
| Oct 23 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | Bruce Lietzke (13) |
332 (−28) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
| Oct 30 | The Tour Championship | California | Mark McCumber (10) |
274 (−10) | 3,000,000 | 540,000 |
- Source:[1]
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Norman | Australia |
68.81 |
| 2 | Fred Couples |  United States |
69.28 |
| 3 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
69.39 |
| 4 | Tom Lehman | United States |
69.46 |
| 5 | Mark McCumber | United States |
69.56 |
Source:[2]
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
1,499,927 | 19 | 6 |
| 2 | Greg Norman | Australia |
1,330,307 | 16 | 1 |
| 3 | Mark McCumber | United States |
1,208,209 | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | Tom Lehman | United States |
1,031,144 | 23 | 1 |
| 5 | Fuzzy Zoeller | United States |
1,016,804 | 19 | 0 |
Source:[3]
Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kite | United States |
9,159,418 | 19 |
| 2 | Greg Norman | Australia |
7,937,869 | 14 |
| 3 | Fred Couples | United States |
6,889,149 | 11 |
| 4 | Paul Azinger | United States |
6,774,728 | 11 |
| 5 | Tom Watson | United States |
6,751,328 | 37 |
Source:[4]
Awards
References
- ^ "1994 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Scoring Average – 1994". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 1994". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders – 1994". PGA Tour.