1994 PGA Tour

1994 PGA Tour season
Duration	January 6, 1994 – October 30, 1994
Number of official events	44
Most wins	Nick Price (6)
Money list	Nick Price
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Nick Price
PGA Player of the Year	Nick Price
Rookie of the Year	Ernie Els
	← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 PGA Tour was the 79th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 26th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.^[1]^[2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner^[a]	OWGR points	Notes
Jan 9	Mercedes Championships	California	1,000,000	Phil Mickelson (4)	44	Winners-only event
Jan 16	United Airlines Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	1,200,000	Brett Ogle (2)	38
Jan 23	Northern Telecom Open	Arizona	1,100,000	Andrew Magee (4)	38
Jan 30	Phoenix Open	Arizona	1,200,000	Bill Glasson (6)	40
Feb 6	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	1,250,000	Johnny Miller (25)	48	Pro-Am
Feb 13	Nissan Los Angeles Open	California	1,000,000	Corey Pavin (11)	50
Feb 20	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	1,100,000	Scott Hoch (5)	42	Pro-Am
Feb 27	Buick Invitational of California	California	1,100,000	Craig Stadler (11)	36
Mar 6	Doral-Ryder Open	Florida	1,400,000	John Huston (3)	58
Mar 13	Honda Classic	Florida	1,100,000	Nick Price (10)	54
Mar 20	Nestle Invitational	Florida	1,200,000	Loren Roberts (1)	66	Invitational
Mar 27	The Players Championship	Florida	2,500,000	Greg Norman (14)	80	Flagship event
Apr 3	Freeport-McMoRan Classic	Louisiana	1,200,000	Ben Crenshaw (18)	42
Apr 10	Masters Tournament	Georgia	2,000,000	José María Olazábal (3)	100	Major championship
Apr 17	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	South Carolina	1,250,000	Hale Irwin (20)	48	Invitational
Apr 24	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	1,500,000	Mike Springer (1)	40
May 1	Shell Houston Open	Texas	1,300,000	Mike Heinen (1)	38
May 8	BellSouth Classic	Georgia	1,200,000	John Daly (3)	40
May 15	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Texas	1,200,000	Neal Lancaster (1)	28
May 22	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	1,500,000	Tom Lehman (1)	58	Invitational
May 30	Southwestern Bell Colonial	Texas	1,400,000	Nick Price (11)	54	Invitational
Jun 5	Kemper Open	Maryland	1,300,000	Mark Brooks (4)	30
Jun 12	Buick Classic	New York	1,200,000	Lee Janzen (4)	58
Jun 20	U.S. Open	Pennsylvania	1,700,000	Ernie Els (1)	100	Major championship
Jun 26	Canon Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	1,200,000	David Frost (9)	50
Jul 3	Motorola Western Open	Illinois	1,200,000	Nick Price (12)	48
Jul 10	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Virginia	1,100,000	Mark McCumber (8)	20
Jul 17	The Open Championship	Scotland	£1,000,000	Nick Price (13)	100	Major championship^[b]
Jul 17	Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic	Mississippi	700,000	Brian Henninger (1)	20	Alternate event
Jul 24	New England Classic	Massachusetts	1,000,000	Kenny Perry (2)	24
Jul 31	Federal Express St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	1,250,000	Dicky Pride (1)	42
Aug 7	Buick Open	Michigan	1,100,000	Fred Couples (11)	50
Aug 14	PGA Championship	Oklahoma	1,750,000	Nick Price (14)	100	Major championship
Aug 21	Sprint International	Colorado	1,400,000	Steve Lowery (1)	56
Aug 28	NEC World Series of Golf	Ohio	2,000,000	José María Olazábal (4)	62	Limited-field event
Sep 4	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	1,000,000	Mike Springer (2)	26
Sep 11	Bell Canadian Open	Canada	1,300,000	Nick Price (15)	52
Sep 18	B.C. Open	New York	900,000	Mike Sullivan (3)	24
Sep 25	Hardee's Golf Classic	Illinois	1,000,000	Mark McCumber (9)	30
Oct 2	Buick Southern Open	Georgia	800,000	Steve Elkington (4)	20
Oct 9	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	Florida	1,100,000	Rick Fehr (2)	40
Oct 16	Texas Open	Texas	1,000,000	Bob Estes (1)	46
Oct 23	Las Vegas Invitational	Nevada	1,500,000	Bruce Lietzke (13)	44
Oct 30	The Tour Championship	California	3,000,000	Mark McCumber (10)	56	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
Sep 18	Presidents Cup	Virginia	n/a	Team USA	n/a	New tournament Team event
Nov 6	Sarazen World Open	Georgia	1,900,000	Ernie Els	36	New tournament
Nov 6	Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International	Hawaii	1,000,000	Fred Couples	34
Nov 9	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Hawaii	1,000,000	Greg Norman	n/a	Limited-field event
Nov 13	World Cup of Golf	Puerto Rico	1,200,000	Fred Couples and Davis Love III	n/a	Team event
Nov 13	World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy	Puerto Rico	1,200,000	Fred Couples	n/a
Nov 20	Franklin Funds Shark Shootout	California	1,100,000	Fred Couples and Brad Faxon	n/a	Team event
Nov 27	Skins Game	California	540,000	Tom Watson	n/a	Limited-field event
Dec 4	JCPenney Classic	Florida	1,200,000	Brad Bryant and Marta Figueras-Dotti	n/a	Team event
Dec 11	Diners Club Matches	California	890,000	Jeff Maggert and Jim McGovern	n/a	New tournament Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[3]^[4]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Nick Price	1,499,927
2	Greg Norman	1,330,307
3	Mark McCumber	1,208,209
4	Tom Lehman	1,031,144
5	Fuzzy Zoeller	1,016,804
6	Loren Roberts	1,015,671
7	José María Olazábal	969,900
8	Corey Pavin	906,305
9	Jeff Maggert	814,475
10	Hale Irwin	814,436

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Nick Price	^[5]
PGA Player of the Year	Nick Price	^[6]
Rookie of the Year	Ernie Els	^[7]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Greg Norman	^[8]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Greg Norman	^[4]
Comeback Player of the Year	Hal Sutton	^[9]

Notes

^ 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.
^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

^ "1994 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
^ "1995 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
^ "1994 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "McCumber wins '94 finale". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. October 31, 1994. p. 15. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nick Price wins PGA Tour Player of the Year honors". The Bradenton Herald. Bradenton, Florida. December 9, 1994. p. 35. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Price gets his turn at No. 1". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. August 18, 1994. p. 71 (C7 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "U.S. Open champ Els named Rookie of Year". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. December 7, 1994. p. 11. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
^ "Rejuvenated Sutton likes his chances". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. March 30, 1995. p. 26 (B8 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Official website

[3] 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.

[unofficial-4] Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

[1] "1994 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

[2] "1995 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

[5] "1994 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

[norman-6] "McCumber wins '94 finale". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. October 31, 1994. p. 15. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Nick Price wins PGA Tour Player of the Year honors". The Bradenton Herald. Bradenton, Florida. December 9, 1994. p. 35. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Price gets his turn at No. 1". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. August 18, 1994. p. 71 (C7 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "U.S. Open champ Els named Rookie of Year". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. December 7, 1994. p. 11. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

[11] "Rejuvenated Sutton likes his chances". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs, California. March 30, 1995. p. 26 (B8 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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