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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes 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 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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotesSep 18Presidents CupVirginian/a Team USAn/aNew tournamentTeam eventNov 6Sarazen World OpenGeorgia1,900,000 Ernie Els36New tournamentNov 6Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua InternationalHawaii1,000,000 Fred Couples34Nov 9PGA Grand Slam of GolfHawaii1,000,000 Greg Normann/aLimited-field eventNov 13World Cup of GolfPuerto Rico1,200,000 Fred Couples and Davis Love IIIn/aTeam eventWorld Cup of Golf Individual Trophy Fred Couplesn/aNov 20Franklin Funds Shark ShootoutCalifornia1,100,000 Fred Couples and Brad Faxonn/aTeam eventNov 27Skins GameCalifornia540,000 Tom Watsonn/aLimited-field eventDec 4JCPenney ClassicFlorida1,200,000 Brad Bryant and Marta Figueras-Dottin/aTeam eventDec 11Diners Club MatchesCalifornia890,000 Jeff Maggert and Jim McGovernn/aNew tournamentTeam event
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Nick Price 1,499,9272 Greg Norman 1,330,3073 Mark McCumber 1,208,2094 Tom Lehman 1,031,1445 Fuzzy Zoeller 1,016,8046 Loren Roberts 1,015,6717 José María Olazábal 969,9008 Corey Pavin 906,3059 Jeff Maggert 814,47510 Hale Irwin 814,436
Awards AwardWinner PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Nick Price PGA Player of the Year Nick Price Rookie of the Year Ernie Els Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Greg Norman Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Greg Norman Comeback Player of the Year Hal Sutton
See also 1994 Nike Tour 1994 Senior PGA Tour
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