1984 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1984 European Tour 1984 4 12 y – 1984 11 4 y 26One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled. FRG Bernhard Langer (4) Order of Merit FRG Bernhard Langer Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year WAL Philip Parkin 1983 1985 The 1984 European Tour, titled as the 1984 PGA European Tour,http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html Tour History European Tour 17 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20100404045237/http://www.europeantour.com/tourgroup/history/index.html 4 April 2010 was the 13th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. Changes for 1984 The season was made up of 26 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting "Approved Special Events".Raymond Jacobs £4m jackpot for European golfers Glasgow Herald Glasgow, United Kingdom 18 November 1983 29 Google News Archive https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OPs9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=K0kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3013%2C4022732 8 June 2020£3m tour package The Guardian London, United Kingdom 18 November 1983 25 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/259597349/ 7 June 2020 subscription There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Monte Carlo Open,Davies David High stakes in Monte The Guardian London, United Kingdom 27 September 1983 22 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/259569020/ 8 June 2020 subscription the Celtic Internationalhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/259600135/ Nigel beats his handicap The Guardian London, United Kingdom 11 November 1983 Newspapers.com 6 June 2020 subscription and the Cannes Open;Platts Mitchell European golf cash soars to over £3m Aberdeen Evening Express Aberdeen, United Kingdom 17 November 1983 14 British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19831117/166/0014 8 June 2020 subscription and the loss of the Martini InternationalHennessy John Martini pulls out of tour The Times London, United Kingdom 28 July 1983 20 The Times Digital Archive https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS336956668/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=f2f1233a 8 June 2020 limited and the British Masters. In addition the English Golf Classic was merged with the Lawrence Batley International. Soon after the schedule was revealed, it was announced that the Bob Hope British Classic had been cancelled;Raymond Jacobs No Hope as sponsors pull out Glasgow Herald Glasgow, Scotland 25 November 1983 24 Google News Archive https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pfs9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=K0kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6781%2C5411420 8 June 2020 the Sanyo Open was brought forward from October to fill the vacated dates. Order of Merit name change The money list reverted to its original title as the "Order of Merit", having been known as the "Official money list" for the preceding four seasons. In March, it was announced that Sperry Corporation would title sponsor the Order of Merit, being renamed as the Sperry Order of Merit.https://www.newspapers.com/image/927202040/ It's the rich that get the gravy Manchester Evening News Manchester, United Kingdom 72 29 March 1984 21 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1984 season.1984 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1984/ European Tour 20 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.Notes15 AprTunisian OpenTunisia65,000SCO Sam Torrance (8)15 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$600,000USA Ben Crenshaw (n/a)Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.29 AprCepsa Madrid OpenSpain85,000ENG Howard Clark (3)6 MayItalian OpenItaly85,000SCO Sandy Lyle (9)13 MayCar Care Plan InternationalEngland100,000ENG Nick Faldo (11)20 MayPeugeot Open de FranceFrance85,000FRG Bernhard Langer (8)28 MayWhyte & Mackay PGA ChampionshipEngland150,000ENG Howard Clark (4)3 JunJersey OpenJersey60,000SCO Bernard Gallacher (10)10 JunSt. Mellion Timeshare TPCEngland100,000BRA 1968 Jaime Gonzalez (1)17 JunTimex OpenFrance75,000AUS Mike Clayton (1)17 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$600,000USA Fuzzy Zoeller (n/a)Major championshipunofficial24 JunMonte Carlo OpenFrance75,000ENG Ian Mosey (2)New tournament1 JulGlasgow OpenScotland80,000SCO Ken Brown (3)8 JulScandinavian Enterprise OpenSweden135,000WAL Ian Woosnam (3)14 JulLawrence Batley International Golf ClassicEngland110,000ESP José Rivero (1)22 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland425,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (23)Major championship29 JulKLM Dutch OpenNetherlands100,000FRG Bernhard Langer (9)5 AugCarroll's Irish OpenIreland110,000FRG Bernhard Langer (10)12 AugCeltic InternationalIreland75,000SCO Gordon Brand Jnr (3)New tournament19 AugBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland120,000SCO Sam Torrance (9)19 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$700,000USA Lee Trevino (n/a)Major championshipunofficial26 AugLufthansa German OpenWest Germany100,000AUS Wayne Grady (1)2 SepEbel European Masters Swiss OpenSwitzerland160,000CAN Jerry Anderson (1)9 SepPanasonic European OpenEngland150,000SCO Gordon Brand Jnr (4)23 SepBob Hope British ClassicEngland–CancelledPro-Am23 Sep28 OctSanyo OpenSpain100,000SCO Sam Torrance (10)7 OctTrophée LancômeFrance110,000SCO Sandy Lyle (10)Limited-field event14 OctBenson & Hedges Spanish OpenSpain85,000FRG Bernhard Langer (11)21 OctCompagnie de Chauffe Cannes OpenFrance75,000ZAF 1982 David Frost (1)New to European Tour4 NovPortuguese OpenPortugal55,000ZWE Tony Johnstone (1) 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)Notes16 SepHennessy Cognac CupEnglandn/aENG Team EnglandTeam event30 SepSuntory World Match Play ChampionshipEngland150,000ESP Seve BallesterosLimited-field event18 NovWorld CupItalyUS$150,000ESP José María Cañizares andESP José RiveroTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyESP José María Cañizares Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Sperry Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.https://www.newspapers.com/image/877269466/ Waites slips out of top 20 Football Post Desmond Lowe Nottingham, United Kingdom 21 17 November 1984 21 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/722109551/ Congratulations to Bernhard Langer Europe's No. 1 Golfer Evening Standard London, United Kingdom 39 5 November 1984 21 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Position Player Prize money (£)1 FRG Bernhard Langer 139,3442 SCO Sam Torrance 112,6573 ENG Howard Clark 101,9034 SCO Sandy Lyle 99,6495 ESP Seve Ballesteros 96,5036 WAL Ian Woosnam 62,0807 SCO Gordon Brand Jnr 59,1168 ESP José María Cañizares 57,4189 CAN Jerry Anderson 56,12110 ZAF 1982 David Frost 55,642 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year WAL Philip Parkin https://www.newspapers.com/image/722109837/ Parkin takes rookie award Evening Standard London, United Kingdom 44 7 November 1984 21 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour