1994 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1994 European Tour 1994 1 13 y – 1994 10 30 y 38A further three tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled. SCO Colin Montgomerie (3)ESP José María Olazábal (3) Order of Merit SCO Colin Montgomerie Golfer of the Year ZAF Ernie Els Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Jonathan Lomas 1993 1995 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.https://www.newspapers.com/image/808502767/ Volvo boost for Euro golf Black Country Evening Mail Graeme White West Bromwich, United Kingdom 33 26 May 1987 19 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Changes for 1994 The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events".The Times calendar of sport 1994 Golf The Times 31 December 1993 38 The Times Digital Archive https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500114919/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=6ebfe679 limited 19 October 2023 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.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/sporting-digest-golf-1407969.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/sporting-digest-golf-1407969.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Sporting Digest: Golf The Independent 19 January 1994 7 August 2010August 2021 medicmedic 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.Fast lane Czech it out! Aberdeen Evening Express Aberdeen, United Kingdom 24 January 1994 20 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19940124/329/0020 British Newspaper Archive 30 April 2020 subscription The Madrid Open, originally scheduled for 20–23 October, was cancelled with the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open taking the dates.https://www.newspapers.com/image/260385888/ Sport in brief Golf The Guardian London, United Kingdom 21 June 1994 19 Newspapers.com 30 April 2020 subscription In addition, the Kronenbourg Open was not held. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.1994 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1994/ European Tour 19 October 2023 DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.OWGRpointsNotes16 JanMadeira Island OpenPortugal250,000SWE Mats Lanner (2)2023 JanMoroccan OpenMorocco350,000SWE Anders Forsbrand (5)2030 JanDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$700,000ZAF 1982 Ernie Els (1)466 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicThailand600,000AUS Greg Norman (14)5413 FebTurespaña Open De TenerifeSpain250,000ENG David Gilford (5)2020 FebExtremadura OpenSpain250,000ENG Paul Eales (1)20New tournament27 FebTurespaña Masters Open de AndalucíaSpain300,000ENG Carl Mason (1)246 MarTurespaña Open MediterraniaSpain300,000ESP José María Olazábal (14)2613 MarTurespaña Open de BalearesSpain250,000ENG Barry Lane (4)2020 MarPortuguese OpenPortugal300,000WAL Phillip Price (1)2227 MarKronenbourg OpenItaly–Cancelled–4 AprOpen V33 Grand LyonFrance225,000TTO Stephen Ames (1)2010 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$2,000,000ESP José María Olazábal (15)100Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.17 AprRoma MastersItaly–Cancelled–24 AprHeineken Open CataloniaSpain300,000ARG José Cóceres (1)201 MayAir France Cannes OpenFrance300,000WAL Ian Woosnam (23)388 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland650,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (48)4815 MayPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain500,000SCO Colin Montgomerie (5)4222 MayTisettanta Italian OpenItaly450,000ARG Eduardo Romero (5)2830 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland800,000ESP José María Olazábal (16)64Flagship event5 JunAlfred Dunhill OpenBelgium600,000ENG Nick Faldo (29)4612 JunHonda OpenGermany500,000AUS Robert Allenby (1)3819 JunJersey European Airways OpenJersey350,000ENG Paul Curry (1)2020 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$1,700,000ZAF Ernie Els (2)100Major championshipunofficial26 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance550,000ENG Mark Roe (3)363 JulMurphy's Irish OpenIreland600,000DEU Bernhard Langer (31)489 JulBell's Scottish OpenScotland600,000ENG Carl Mason (2)4417 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland1,000,000ZWE Nick Price (4)100Major championship24 JulHeineken Dutch OpenNetherlands650,000ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2)4431 JulScandinavian MastersSweden650,000FJI Vijay Singh (5)407 AugBMW International OpenGermany525,000ZWE Mark McNulty (12)3614 AugHohe Brücke OpenAustria250,000ENG Mark Davis (2)2014 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$1,750,000ZWE Nick Price (5)100Major championshipunofficial21 AugMurphy's English OpenEngland600,000SCO Colin Montgomerie (6)3828 AugVolvo German OpenGermany650,000SCO Colin Montgomerie (7)384 SepCanon European MastersSwitzerland675,000ARG Eduardo Romero (6)4411 SepEuropean OpenEngland600,000ENG David Gilford (6)4418 SepDunhill British MastersEngland650,000WAL Ian Woosnam (24)5025 SepTrophée LancômeFrance600,000FJI Vijay Singh (6)50Limited-field event3 OctMercedes German MastersGermany625,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (49)4823 OctMadrid OpenSpain–Cancelled–23 OctChemapol Trophy Czech OpenCzech Republic500,000SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson (2)36New to European Tour30 OctVolvo MastersSpain750,000DEU 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/aENG Peter Baker andENG David J. Russelln/aNew tournamentTeam event9 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,500,000CAN Team Canadan/aTeam event16 OctToyota World Match Play ChampionshipEngland600,000ZAF Ernie Els46Limited-field event6 NovSarazen World OpenUnited StatesUS$1,900,000ZAF Ernie Els36New tournament13 NovWorld Cup of GolfPuerto RicoUS$1,200,000USA Fred Couples andUSA Davis Love IIIn/aTeam eventWorld Cup of Golf Individual TrophyUSA Fred Couplesn/a18 DecJohnnie Walker World Golf ChampionshipJamaicaUS$2,500,000ZAF 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.Hopkins John Ballesteros denied home rule The Times 31 October 1994 23 The Times Digital Archive 30 April 2020 https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502090473/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=79632f1e limited Position Player Prize money (£)1 SCO Colin Montgomerie 762,7192 GER Bernhard Langer 635,4833 ESP Seve Ballesteros 590,1014 ESP José María Olazábal 516,1075 ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez 437,4036 FIJ Vijay Singh 364,3137 ENG David Gilford 326,6298 ENG Nick Faldo 321,2569 ENG Mark Roe 312,53910 ZAF Ernie Els 311,849 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year ZAF Ernie Els https://www.newspapers.com/image/809275305/ Els walks off with new prize Reading Evening Post Reading, United Kingdom 23 22 December 1994 19 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Jonathan Lomas https://www.newspapers.com/image/822443972/ Lomas joins the golfing greats with rookie win The Birmingham Post Birmingham, United Kingdom 18 16 November 1994 19 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com See also 1994 Challenge Tour 1994 European Seniors Tour Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour