The 1994 European Tour, titled as the 1994 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
It was the seventh season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.
Changes for 1994 The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".
Aside from scheduling, initially there was just one change from the previous season, with the addition of the Extremadura Open. This created a sequence of five consecutive tournaments in Spain through February and March, and a total of nine events in the country although the Madrid Open would later be cancelled.
Shortly after the start of the season, the Roma Masters was cancelled and replaced by the Tournoi Perrier de Paris, a team event with prize money not counting towards the Order of Merit. In late January, a further tournament was added to the schedule with the inaugural Chemapol Trophy Czech Open, opposite the Toyota World Match Play Championship in mid-October. The Madrid Open, originally scheduled for 20–23 October, was cancelled with the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open taking the dates. In addition, the Kronenbourg Open was not held.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes16 JanMadeira Island OpenPortugal250,000 Mats Lanner (2)2023 JanMoroccan OpenMorocco350,000 Anders Forsbrand (5)2030 JanDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$700,000 Ernie Els (1)466 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand600,000 Greg Norman (14)5413 FebTurespaña Open De TenerifeSpain250,000 David Gilford (5)2020 FebExtremadura OpenSpain250,000 Paul Eales (1)20New tournament27 FebTurespaña Masters Open de AndalucíaSpain300,000 Carl Mason (1)246 MarTurespaña Open MediterraniaSpain300,000 José María Olazábal (14)2613 MarTurespaña Open de BalearesSpain250,000 Barry Lane (4)2020 MarPortuguese OpenPortugal300,000 Phillip Price (1)2227 MarKronenbourg OpenItaly–Cancelled–4 AprOpen V33 Grand LyonFrance225,000 Stephen Ames (1)2010 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$2,000,000 José María Olazábal (15)100Major championship17 AprRoma MastersItaly–Cancelled–24 AprHeineken Open CataloniaSpain300,000 José Cóceres (1)201 MayAir France Cannes OpenFrance300,000 Ian Woosnam (23)388 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland650,000 Seve Ballesteros (48)4815 MayPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain500,000 Colin Montgomerie (5)4222 MayTisettanta Italian OpenItaly450,000 Eduardo Romero (5)2830 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland800,000 José María Olazábal (16)64Flagship event5 JunAlfred Dunhill OpenBelgium600,000 Nick Faldo (29)4612 JunHonda OpenGermany500,000 Robert Allenby (1)3819 JunJersey European Airways OpenJersey350,000 Paul Curry (1)2020 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$1,700,000 Ernie Els (2)100Major championship26 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance550,000 Mark Roe (3)363 JulMurphy's Irish OpenIreland600,000 Bernhard Langer (31)489 JulBell's Scottish OpenScotland600,000 Carl Mason (2)4417 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland1,000,000 Nick Price (4)100Major championship24 JulHeineken Dutch OpenNetherlands650,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2)4431 JulScandinavian MastersSweden650,000 Vijay Singh (5)407 AugBMW International OpenGermany525,000 Mark McNulty (12)3614 AugHohe Brücke OpenAustria250,000 Mark Davis (2)2014 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$1,750,000 Nick Price (5)100Major championship21 AugMurphy's English OpenEngland600,000 Colin Montgomerie (6)3828 AugVolvo German OpenGermany650,000 Colin Montgomerie (7)384 SepCanon European MastersSwitzerland675,000 Eduardo Romero (6)4411 SepEuropean OpenEngland600,000 David Gilford (6)4418 SepDunhill British MastersEngland650,000 Ian Woosnam (24)5025 SepTrophée LancômeFrance600,000 Vijay Singh (6)50Limited-field event3 OctMercedes German MastersGermany625,000 Seve Ballesteros (49)4823 OctMadrid OpenSpain–Cancelled–23 OctChemapol Trophy Czech OpenCzech Republic500,000 Per-Ulrik Johansson (2)36New to European Tour30 OctVolvo MastersSpain750,000 Bernhard Langer (32)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)OWGRpointsNotes17 AprTournoi Perrier de ParisFrancen/a Peter Baker and David J. Russelln/aNew tournamentTeam event9 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,500,000 Team Canadan/aTeam event16 OctToyota World Match Play ChampionshipEngland600,000 Ernie Els46Limited-field event6 NovSarazen World OpenUnited StatesUS$1,900,000 Ernie Els36New tournament13 NovWorld Cup of GolfPuerto RicoUS$1,200,000 Fred Couples and Davis Love IIIn/aTeam eventWorld Cup of Golf Individual Trophy Fred Couplesn/a18 DecJohnnie Walker World Golf ChampionshipJamaicaUS$2,500,000 Ernie Els60Limited-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 Colin Montgomerie 762,7192 Bernhard Langer 635,4833 Seve Ballesteros 590,1014 José María Olazábal 516,1075 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 437,4036 Vijay Singh 364,3137 David Gilford 326,6298 Nick Faldo 321,2569 Mark Roe 312,53910 Ernie Els 311,849
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Ernie Els Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Jonathan Lomas
See also 1994 Challenge Tour 1994 European Seniors Tour
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