1994 European Tour

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1994 European Tour season
Duration13 January 1994 (1994-01-13) – 18 December 1994 (1994-12-18)
Number of official events38
Most wins3 – Colin Montgomerie
Order of MeritColin Montgomerie
Golfer of the YearErnie Els
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearJonathan Lomas
← 1993
1995 →

The 1994 European Tour was the 23rd official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]

The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the second time, defending the title he won in 1993.

Schedule[]

The table below shows the 1994 European Tour schedule which was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] The Madrid Open, originally scheduled for 20–23 October, was cancelled with the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open taking the dates.[5] In addition, the Kronenbourg Open was not held.

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[a] OWGR
points[6] 		Notes
13–16 Jan Madeira Island Open Portugal Sweden Mats Lanner (2) 20
20–23 Jan Moroccan Open Morocco Sweden Anders Forsbrand (5) 20
27–30 Jan Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates South Africa Ernie Els (1) 46
3–6 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic Thailand Australia Greg Norman (14) 54
10–13 Feb Turespana Open De Tenerife Spain England David Gilford (5) 20
17–20 Feb Extremadura Open Spain England Paul Eales (1) 20 New tournament
24–27 Feb Turespana Masters Open de Andalucia Spain England Carl Mason (1) 24
3–6 Mar Turespana Open Mediterrania Spain Spain José María Olazábal (14) 26
10–13 Mar Turespana Open de Baleares Spain England Barry Lane (4) 20
17–20 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal Wales Phillip Price (1) 22
24–27 Mar Kronenbourg Open Italy Cancelled
1–4 Apr Open V33 Grand Lyon France Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames (1) 20
7–10 Apr Masters Tournament United States Spain José María Olazábal (15) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
14–17 Apr Roma Masters Italy Cancelled
14–17 Apr Tournoi Perrier de Paris France England Peter Baker (n/a) &
England David J. Russell (n/a) 		n/a New tournament; approved special event;
pairs event
21–24 Apr Heineken Open Catalonia Spain Argentina José Cóceres (1) 20
30 Apr – 1 May Air France Cannes Open France Wales Ian Woosnam (23) 38
5–8 May Benson and Hedges International Open England Spain Seve Ballesteros (48) 48
12–15 May Peugeot Open de España Spain Scotland Colin Montgomerie (5) 42
19–22 May Tisettanta Italian Open Italy Argentina Eduardo Romero (5) 28
27–30 May Volvo PGA Championship England Spain José María Olazábal (16) 64 Flagship event
2–5 Jun Alfred Dunhill Open Belgium England Nick Faldo (29) 46
9–12 Jun Honda Open Germany Australia Robert Allenby (1) 38
16–20 Jun U.S. Open United States South Africa Ernie Els (2) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
16–19 Jun Jersey European Airways Open Jersey England Paul Curry (1) 20 Opposite the U.S. Open
23–26 Jun Peugeot Open de France France England Mark Roe (3) 36
30 Jun – 3 Jul Murphy's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Germany Bernhard Langer (31) 48
6–9 Jul Bell's Scottish Open Scotland England Carl Mason (2) 44
14–17 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Zimbabwe Nick Price (4) 100 Major championship
21–24 Jul Heineken Dutch Open Netherlands Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2) 44
28–31 Jul Scandinavian Masters Sweden Fiji Vijay Singh (5) 40
4–7 Aug BMW International Open Germany Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (12) 36
11–14 Aug PGA Championship United States Zimbabwe Nick Price (5) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[a]
11–14 Aug Hohe Brücke Open Austria England Mark Davis (2) 20 Opposite the PGA Championship
18–21 Aug Murphy's English Open England Scotland Colin Montgomerie (6) 38
25–28 Aug Volvo German Open Germany Scotland Colin Montgomerie (7) 38
1–4 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland Argentina Eduardo Romero (6) 44
8–11 Sep European Open England England David Gilford (6) 44
15–18 Sep Dunhill British Masters England Wales Ian Woosnam (24) 50
22–25 Sep Trophée Lancôme France Fiji Vijay Singh (6) 50
30 Sep – 3 Oct Mercedes German Masters Germany Spain Seve Ballesteros (49) 48
6–9 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland Canada Canada n/a Approved special event; team event
13–16 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England South Africa Ernie Els (n/a) 46 Approved special event[a]
20–23 Oct Madrid Open Spain Cancelled
20–23 Oct Chemapol Trophy Czech Open Czech Republic Sweden Per-Ulrik Johansson (2) 36 New tournament
27–30 Oct Volvo Masters Spain Germany Bernhard Langer (32) 50
3–6 Nov Sarazen World Open United States South Africa Ernie Els (n/a) 36 New tournament; approved special event
10–13 Nov World Cup of Golf Puerto Rico United States United States n/a Approved special event; team event
World Cup of Golf International Trophy United States Fred Couples (n/a) n/a Approved special event; individual prize
15–18 Dec Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship Jamaica South Africa Ernie Els (n/a) 60 Approved special event[a]
  1. ^ a b c d e f The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships since, although not official tour events at the time, they have been recognised as such retrospectively. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.

Order of Merit[]

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.[1][7]

Position Player Country Prize money (£)
1 Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 762,719
2 Bernhard Langer  Germany 635,483
3 Seve Ballesteros  Spain 590,101
4 José María Olazábal  Spain 516,107
5 Miguel Ángel Jiménez  Spain 437,403
6 Vijay Singh  Fiji 364,313
7 David Gilford  England 326,629
8 Nick Faldo  England 321,256
9 Mark Roe  England 312,539
10 Ernie Els  South Africa 311,849

Awards[]

Award Winner Country
European Tour Golfer of the Year Ernie Els  South Africa
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Jonathan Lomas  England

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ^ "The Times calendar of sport 1994 | Golf". The Times. 31 December 1993. p. 38 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "Sporting Digest: Golf". The Independent. 19 January 1994. Retrieved 7 August 2010.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Fast lane | Czech it out!". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland. 24 January 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 21 June 1994. p. 19. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Events | European Tour | 1994". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. ^ Hopkins, John (31 October 1994). "Ballesteros denied home rule". The Times. p. 23. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.

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