The 1992 European Tour, titled as the 1992 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
| Duration | 30 January 1992 – 1 November 1992 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 38 |
| Most wins |  Nick Faldo (4) |
| Order of Merit | Nick Faldo |
| Golfer of the Year | Nick Faldo |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Jim Payne |
← 1991 1993 → | |
It was the fifth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.[1]
Changes for 1992
editThe European Tour ventured to East Asia for the first time, with the addition of the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic in Thailand to the tour schedule.
The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2]
Other changes from the previous season included the return of the Dubai Desert Classic, the Tenerife Open and the Moroccan Open; the addition of the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic, the Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía, the Roma Masters, the Lyon Open V33 and the Honda Open; and the loss of the Girona Open, the Murphy's Cup, the European Pro-Celebrity and the Epson Grand Prix of Europe.
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1992 season.[3]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb | Johnnie Walker Asian Classic | Thailand | 500,000 | 48 | New to European Tour | |
| 9 Feb | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$650,000 | 42 | ||
| 16 Feb | Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía | Spain | 300,000 | 36 | New tournament | |
| 23 Feb | Turespaña Open de Tenerife | Spain | 300,000 | 24 | ||
| 1 Mar | Open Mediterrania | Spain | 400,000 | 38 | ||
| 8 Mar | Turespaña Open de Baleares | Spain | 250,000 | 26 | ||
| 14 Mar | Catalan Open | Spain | 300,000 | 24 | ||
| 22 Mar | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 225,000 | 20 | ||
| 29 Mar | Volvo Open di Firenze | Italy | 225,000 | 20 | ||
| 5 Apr | Roma Masters | Italy | 225,000 | 20 | New tournament | |
| 12 Apr | Jersey European Airways Open | Jersey | 225,000 | 20 | ||
| 12 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$1,500,000 | 100 | Major championship[b] | |
| 19 Apr | Moroccan Open | Morocco | 250,000 | 24 | ||
| 26 Apr | Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open | France | 350,000 | 32 | ||
| 3 May | Lancia Martini Italian Open | Italy | 375,000 | 38 | ||
| 10 May | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 500,000 | 46 | ||
| 17 May | Peugeot Spanish Open | Spain | 400,000 | 44 | ||
| 25 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | 600,000 | 64 | Flagship event | |
| 31 May | Dunhill British Masters | England | 600,000 | 52 | ||
| 7 Jun | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 450,000 | 44 | ||
| 14 Jun | Mitsubishi Austrian Open | Austria | 350,000 | 20 | ||
| 21 Jun | Lyon Open V33 | France | 225,000 | 20 | New tournament | |
| 21 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$1,500,000 | 100 | Major championship[b] | |
| 28 Jun | Peugeot Open de France | France | 400,000 | 38 | ||
| 4 Jul | The European Newspaper Monte Carlo Open | France | 450,000 | 38 | ||
| 11 Jul | Bell's Scottish Open | Scotland | 600,000 | 54 | ||
| 19 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | 1,000,000 | 100 | Major championship | |
| 26 Jul | Heineken Dutch Open | Netherlands | 600,000 | 46 | ||
| 2 Aug | Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | 600,000 | 46 | ||
| 9 Aug | BMW International Open | Germany | 500,000 | 42 | ||
| 16 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$1,600,000 | 100 | Major championship[b] | |
| 23 Aug | Volvo German Open | Germany | 525,000 | 38 | ||
| 31 Aug | Murphy's English Open | England | 550,000 | 26 | ||
| 6 Sep | Canon European Masters | Switzerland | 575,000 | 40 | ||
| 13 Sep | GA European Open | England | 600,000 | 46 | ||
| 20 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | 475,000 | 50 | Limited-field event | |
| 27 Sep | Piaget Belgian Open | Belgium | 600,000 | 48 | ||
| 4 Oct | Mercedes German Masters | Germany | 600,000 | 50 | ||
| 11 Oct | Honda Open | Germany | 450,000 | 36 | New tournament | |
| 25 Oct | Iberia Madrid Open | Spain | 400,000 | 30 | ||
| 1 Nov | Volvo Masters | Spain | 650,000 | 50 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep | Equity & Law Challenge | England | 150,000 | n/a | ||
| 11 Oct | Toyota World Match Play Championship | England | 550,000 | 48 | Limited-field event | |
| 18 Oct | Dunhill Cup | Scotland | US$1,700,000 | n/a | Team event | |
| 8 Nov | World Cup | Italy | US$1,100,000 | n/a | Team event | |
| World Cup Individual Trophy | n/a | |||||
| 20 Dec | Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship | Jamaica | US$2,700,000 | 62 | Limited-field event |
Order of Merit
editThe 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.[4][5]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 708,522 | |
| 2 | 488,913 | |
| 3 | 444,713 | |
| 4 | 417,471 | |
| 5 | 394,252 | |
| 6 | 385,627 | |
| 7 | 340,917 | |
| 8 | 333,141 | |
| 9 | 293,737 | |
| 10 | 287,957 |
Awards
edit| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Golfer of the Year | [6] | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | [7] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Davies, David (29 January 1992). "European Tour rises in the East and sets just about everywhere". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 14. Retrieved 29 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1992 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Davies, David (2 November 1992). "Lyle play-off win is corker". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 17. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mitchell, Platts (2 November 1992). "Lyle bounces back to seal revival in dramatic finish". The Times. p. 26. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Faldo's awards". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Huddersfield, United Kingdom. 8 December 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brave". Daily Express. London, United Kingdom. 2 November 1992. p. 43. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Former Daily Express Boys champion Jim Payne clinched the Rookie of the Year award with a final round 77...