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.
It was the fifth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.
Changes for 1992 The 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".
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 The following table lists official events during the 1992 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes2 FebJohnnie Walker Asian ClassicThailand500,000 Ian Palmer (1)48New to European Tour9 FebDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$650,000 Seve Ballesteros (46)4216 FebTurespaña Masters Open de AndalucíaSpain300,000 Vijay Singh (3)36New tournament23 FebTurespaña Open de TenerifeSpain300,000 José María Olazábal (12)241 MarOpen MediterraniaSpain400,000 José María Olazábal (13)388 MarTurespaña Open de BalearesSpain250,000 Seve Ballesteros (47)2614 MarCatalan OpenSpain300,000 José Rivero (4)2422 MarPortuguese OpenPortugal225,000 Ronan Rafferty (6)2029 MarVolvo Open di FirenzeItaly225,000 Anders Forsbrand (3)205 AprRoma MastersItaly225,000 José María Cañizares (5)20New tournament12 AprJersey European Airways OpenJersey225,000 Daniel Silva (1)2012 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$1,500,000 Fred Couples (n/a)100Major championship19 AprMoroccan OpenMorocco250,000 David Gilford (2)2426 AprCredit Lyonnais Cannes OpenFrance350,000 Anders Forsbrand (4)323 MayLancia Martini Italian OpenItaly375,000 Sandy Lyle (17)3810 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland500,000 Peter Senior (4)4617 MayPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain400,000 Andrew Sherborne (2)4425 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland600,000 Tony Johnstone (4)64Flagship event31 MayDunhill British MastersEngland600,000 Christy O'Connor Jnr (4)527 JunCarroll's Irish OpenIreland450,000 Nick Faldo (23)4414 JunMitsubishi Austrian OpenAustria350,000 Peter Mitchell (1)2021 JunLyon Open V33France225,000 David J. Russell (2)20New tournament21 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$1,500,000 Tom Kite (n/a)100Major championship28 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance400,000 Miguel Ángel Martín (1)384 JulThe European Newspaper Monte Carlo OpenFrance450,000 Ian Woosnam (20)3811 JulBell's Scottish OpenScotland600,000 Peter O'Malley (1)5419 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland1,000,000 Nick Faldo (24)100Major championship26 JulHeineken Dutch OpenNetherlands600,000 Bernhard Langer (26)462 AugScandinavian MastersSweden600,000 Nick Faldo (25)469 AugBMW International OpenGermany500,000 Paul Azinger (n/a)4216 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$1,600,000 Nick Price (3)100Major championship23 AugVolvo German OpenGermany525,000 Vijay Singh (4)3831 AugMurphy's English OpenEngland550,000 Vicente Fernández (4)266 SepCanon European MastersSwitzerland575,000 Jamie Spence (1)4013 SepGA European OpenEngland600,000 Nick Faldo (26)4620 SepTrophée LancômeFrance475,000 Mark Roe (2)50Limited-field event27 SepPiaget Belgian OpenBelgium600,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1)484 OctMercedes German MastersGermany600,000 Barry Lane (2)5011 OctHonda OpenGermany450,000 Bernhard Langer (27)36New tournament25 OctIberia Madrid OpenSpain400,000 David Feherty (5)301 NovVolvo MastersSpain650,000 Sandy Lyle (18)50Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotes15 SepEquity & Law ChallengeEngland150,000 Anders Forsbrandn/a11 OctToyota World Match Play ChampionshipEngland550,000 Nick Faldo48Limited-field event18 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,700,000 Team Englandn/aTeam event8 NovWorld CupItalyUS$1,100,000 Fred Couples and Davis Love IIIn/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Brett Oglen/a20 DecJohnnie Walker World Golf ChampionshipJamaicaUS$2,700,000 Nick Faldo62Limited-field event
Order of Merit The 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.
Position Player Prize money (£)1 Nick Faldo 708,5222 Bernhard Langer 488,9133 Colin Montgomerie 444,7134 Anders Forsbrand 417,4715 Barry Lane 394,2526 José María Olazábal 385,6277 Tony Johnstone 340,9178 Sandy Lyle 333,1419 Vijay Singh 293,73710 Jamie Spence 287,957
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Nick Faldo Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Jim Payne
See also 1992 Challenge Tour 1992 European Seniors Tour
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