1992 PGA Tour
The 1992 PGA Tour season was played from January 9 to November 1. The season consisted of 44 official money events. John Cook, Fred Couples, and Davis Love III won the most tournaments, three, and there were four first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results[]
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1992 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
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Jan 12 | Infiniti Tournament of Champions | California | Steve Elkington (3) | 279 (−9) | 800,000 | 144,000 |
Jan 19 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | John Cook (4) | 336 (−24) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
Jan 26 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | Mark Calcavecchia (7) | 264 (−20) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Feb 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | Mark O'Meara (8) | 275 (−13) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
Feb 9 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | John Cook (5) | 265 (−23) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
Feb 16 | Northern Telecom Open | Arizona | Lee Janzen (1) | 270 (−18) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
Feb 23 | Buick Invitational of California | California | Steve Pate (5) | 200 (−16) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Mar 1 | Nissan Los Angeles Open | California | Fred Couples (7) | 269 (−15) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Mar 8 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | Raymond Floyd (22) | 271 (−17) | 1,400,000 | 252,000 |
Mar 15 | Honda Classic | Florida | Corey Pavin (10) | 273 (−15) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
Mar 22 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | Fred Couples (8) | 269 (−19) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Mar 29 | The Players Championship | Florida | Davis Love III (4) | 273 (−15) | 1,800,000 | 324,000 |
Apr 5 | Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic | Louisiana | Chip Beck (4) | 276 (−12) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Apr 12 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Fred Couples (9) | 275 (−13) | 1,500,000 | 270,000 |
Apr 19 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | Davis Love III (5) | 269 (−15) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Apr 26 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | Davis Love III (6) | 272 (−16) | 1,250,000 | 225,000 |
May 3 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | Fred Funk (1) | 272 (−16) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
May 10 | BellSouth Classic | Georgia | Tom Kite (16) | 272 (−16) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
May 17 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | Billy Ray Brown (2) | 199 (−11) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
May 24 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | Texas | Bruce Lietzke (12) | 267 (−13) | 1,300,000 | 234,000 |
May 31 | Kemper Open | Maryland | Bill Glasson (5) | 276 (−8) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
Jun 7 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | David Edwards (3) | 273 (−15) | 1,300,000 | 234,000 |
Jun 14 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | Jay Haas (8) | 263 (−21) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
Jun 21 | U.S. Open | California | Tom Kite (17) | 285 (−3) | 1,500,000 | 275,000 |
Jun 28 | Buick Classic | New York | David Frost (5) | 268 (−16) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Jul 5 | Centel Western Open | Illinois | Ben Crenshaw (16) | 276 (−12) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
Jul 12 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | David Peoples (2) | 271 (−13) | 1,100,000 | 198,000 |
Jul 19 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | Mark Carnevale (1) | 269 (−19) | 800,000 | 144,000 |
Jul 19 | British Open | Scotland | Nick Faldo (6) | 272 (−12) | 1,900,000 | 190,000 |
Jul 26 | New England Classic | Massachusetts | Brad Faxon (2) | 268 (−16) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Aug 2 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | Lanny Wadkins (21) | 274 (−6) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Aug 9 | Buick Open | Michigan | Dan Forsman (4) | 276 (−12) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Aug 16 | PGA Championship | Missouri | Nick Price (4) | 278 (−6) | 1,600,000 | 280,000 |
Aug 23 | The International | Colorado | Brad Faxon (3) | 14 (Stableford) | 1,200,000 | 216,000 |
Aug 30 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | Craig Stadler (10) | 273 (−7) | 1,400,000 | 252,000 |
Sep 6 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | Richard Zokol (1) | 269 (−19) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Sep 13 | Canadian Open | Canada | Greg Norman (11) | 280 (−8) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Sep 20 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | David Frost (6) | 266 (−14) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Sep 27 | B.C. Open | New York | John Daly (2) | 266 (−18) | 800,000 | 144,000 |
Oct 4 | Buick Southern Open | Georgia | Gary Hallberg (3) | 206 (−10) | 700,000 | 126,000 |
Oct 11 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | John Cook (6) | 334 (−26) | 1,300,000 | 234,000 |
Oct 18 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | John Huston (2) | 262 (−26) | 1,000,000 | 180,000 |
Oct 25 | H.E.B. Texas Open | Texas | Nick Price (5) | 263 (−21) | 900,000 | 162,000 |
Nov 1 | The Tour Championship | North Carolina | Paul Azinger (8) | 276 (−8) | 2,000,000 | 360,000 |
Source:[1]
Leaders[]
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Fred Couples | United States | 69.38 |
2 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 69.61 |
3 | Tom Kite | United States | 69.69 |
4 | Raymond Floyd | United States | 69.69 |
5 | Davis Love III | United States | 69.85 |
Source:[2]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fred Couples | United States | 1,344,188 | 22 | 3 |
2 | Davis Love III | United States | 1,191,630 | 25 | 3 |
3 | John Cook | United States | 1,165,606 | 21 | 3 |
4 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 1,135,773 | 26 | 2 |
5 | Corey Pavin | United States | 980,934 | 25 | 1 |
Source:[3]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Kite | United States | 7,612,918 | 17 |
2 | Tom Watson | United States | 6,028,927 | 37 |
3 | Curtis Strange | United States | 5,779,864 | 17 |
4 | Lanny Wadkins | United States | 5,632,713 | 21 |
5 | Fred Couples | United States | 5,466,915 | 9 |
Source:[4]
Awards[]
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Fred Couples | United States |
PGA Player of the Year | Fred Couples | United States |
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Fred Couples | United States |
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Fred Couples | United States |
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Fred Couples | United States |
Rookie of the Year | Mark Carnevale | United States |
Comeback Player of the Year | John Cook | United States |
References[]
- ^ "1992 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Scoring Average – 1992". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 1992". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders – 1992". PGA Tour.
External links[]
Categories:
- PGA Tour seasons
- 1992 in golf