1992 European Tour

Golf tour season October 2023 1992 European Tour 1992 1 30 y – 1992 11 1 y 38 ENG Nick Faldo (4) Order of Merit ENG Nick Faldo Golfer of the Year ENG Nick Faldo Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Jim Payne 1991 1993 The 1992 European Tour, titled as the 1992 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972. It was the fifth 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 1992 The European Tour ventured to East Asia for the first time, with the addition of the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic in Thailand to the tour schedule. The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events".https://www.newspapers.com/image/259896224/ European Tour rises in the East and sets just about everywhere David Davies The Guardian London, United Kingdom 29 January 1992 14 Newspapers.com 29 April 2020 subscription Other changes from the previous season included the return of the Dubai Desert Classic, the Tenerife Open and the Moroccan Open; the addition of the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic, the Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía, the Roma Masters, the Lyon Open V33 and the Honda Open; and the loss of the Girona Open, the Murphy's Cup, the European Pro-Celebrity and the Epson Grand Prix of Europe. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1992 season.1992 Tournament schedule https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/1992/ 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.OWGRpointsNotes2 FebJohnnie Walker Asian ClassicThailand500,000ZAF 1982 Ian Palmer (1)48New to European Tour9 FebDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$650,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (46)4216 FebTurespaña Masters Open de AndalucíaSpain300,000FJI Vijay Singh (3)36New tournament23 FebTurespaña Open de TenerifeSpain300,000ESP José María Olazábal (12)241 MarOpen MediterraniaSpain400,000ESP José María Olazábal (13)388 MarTurespaña Open de BalearesSpain250,000ESP Seve Ballesteros (47)2614 MarCatalan OpenSpain300,000ESP José Rivero (4)2422 MarPortuguese OpenPortugal225,000NIR Ronan Rafferty (6)2029 MarVolvo Open di FirenzeItaly225,000SWE Anders Forsbrand (3)205 AprRoma MastersItaly225,000ESP José María Cañizares (5)20New tournament12 AprJersey European Airways OpenJersey225,000POR Daniel Silva (1)2012 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$1,500,000USA Fred Couples (n/a)100Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.19 AprMoroccan OpenMorocco250,000ENG David Gilford (2)2426 AprCredit Lyonnais Cannes OpenFrance350,000SWE Anders Forsbrand (4)323 MayLancia Martini Italian OpenItaly375,000SCO Sandy Lyle (17)3810 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland500,000AUS Peter Senior (4)4617 MayPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain400,000ENG Andrew Sherborne (2)4425 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland600,000ZWE Tony Johnstone (4)64Flagship event31 MayDunhill British MastersEngland600,000IRL Christy O'Connor Jnr (4)527 JunCarroll's Irish OpenIreland450,000ENG Nick Faldo (23)4414 JunMitsubishi Austrian OpenAustria350,000ENG Peter Mitchell (1)2021 JunLyon Open V33France225,000ENG David J. Russell (2)20New tournament21 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$1,500,000USA Tom Kite (n/a)100Major championshipunofficial28 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance400,000ESP Miguel Ángel Martín (1)384 JulThe European Newspaper Monte Carlo OpenFrance450,000WAL Ian Woosnam (20)3811 JulBell's Scottish OpenScotland600,000AUS Peter O'Malley (1)5419 JulThe Open ChampionshipScotland1,000,000ENG Nick Faldo (24)100Major championship26 JulHeineken Dutch OpenNetherlands600,000DEU Bernhard Langer (26)462 AugScandinavian MastersSweden600,000ENG Nick Faldo (25)469 AugBMW International OpenGermany500,000USA Paul Azinger (n/a)4216 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$1,600,000ZWE Nick Price (3)100Major championshipunofficial23 AugVolvo German OpenGermany525,000FJI Vijay Singh (4)3831 AugMurphy's English OpenEngland550,000ARG Vicente Fernández (4)266 SepCanon European MastersSwitzerland575,000ENG Jamie Spence (1)4013 SepGA European OpenEngland600,000ENG Nick Faldo (26)4620 SepTrophée LancômeFrance475,000ENG Mark Roe (2)50Limited-field event27 SepPiaget Belgian OpenBelgium600,000ESP Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1)484 OctMercedes German MastersGermany600,000ENG Barry Lane (2)5011 OctHonda OpenGermany450,000DEU Bernhard Langer (27)36New tournament25 OctIberia Madrid OpenSpain400,000NIR David Feherty (5)301 NovVolvo MastersSpain650,000SCO Sandy Lyle (18)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)OWGRpointsNotes15 SepEquity & Law ChallengeEngland150,000SWE Anders Forsbrandn/a11 OctToyota World Match Play ChampionshipEngland550,000ENG Nick Faldo48Limited-field event18 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,700,000ENG Team Englandn/aTeam event8 NovWorld CupItalyUS$1,100,000USA Fred Couples andUSA Davis Love IIIn/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyAUS Brett Oglen/a20 DecJohnnie Walker World Golf ChampionshipJamaicaUS$2,700,000ENG Nick Faldo62Limited-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.https://www.newspapers.com/image/260328521/ Lyle play-off win is corker David Davies The Guardian London, United Kingdom 2 November 1992 17 Newspapers.com 30 April 2020 subscriptionMitchell Platts Lyle bounces back to seal revival in dramatic finish The Times 2 November 1992 26 The Times Digital Archive 30 April 2020 https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500589778/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=0608d8d3 limited Position Player Prize money (£)1 ENG Nick Faldo 708,5222 GER Bernhard Langer 488,9133 SCO Colin Montgomerie 444,7134 SWE Anders Forsbrand 417,4715 ENG Barry Lane 394,2526 ESP José María Olazábal 385,6277 ZIM Tony Johnstone 340,9178 SCO Sandy Lyle 333,1419 FIJ Vijay Singh 293,73710 ENG Jamie Spence 287,957 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) Golfer of the Year ENG Nick Faldo https://www.newspapers.com/image/813194967/ Faldo's awards Huddersfield Daily Examiner Huddersfield, United Kingdom 17 8 December 1992 19 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year ENG Jim Payne https://www.newspapers.com/image/909529456/ Brave Daily Express London, United Kingdom 43 2 November 1992 19 October 2023 subscription Newspapers.com Former Daily Express Boys champion Jim Payne clinched the Rookie of the Year award with a final round 77... See also 1992 Challenge Tour 1992 European Seniors Tour Notes References External links https://www.europeantour.com/ Category:European Tour seasons European Tour European Tour