1992 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 9, 1992 (1992-01-09) – November 1, 1992 (1992-11-01)
Number of official events44
Most winsUnited States John Cook (3)
United States Fred Couples (3)
United States Davis Love III (3)
Money listUnited States Fred Couples
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Fred Couples
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Fred Couples
Rookie of the YearUnited States Mark Carnevale
← 1991
1993 →

The 1992 PGA Tour was the 77th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 24th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1992 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 12Infiniti Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia800,000Australia Steve Elkington (3)44Winners-only event
Jan 19Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia1,100,000United States John Cook (4)46Pro-Am
Jan 26Phoenix OpenArizona1,000,000United States Mark Calcavecchia (7)46
Feb 2AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia1,100,000United States Mark O'Meara (8)52Pro-Am
Feb 9United Airlines Hawaiian OpenHawaii1,200,000United States John Cook (5)42
Feb 16Northern Telecom OpenArizona1,100,000United States Lee Janzen (1)40
Feb 23Buick Invitational of CaliforniaCalifornia1,000,000United States Steve Pate (5)34
Mar 1Nissan Los Angeles OpenCalifornia1,000,000United States Fred Couples (7)48
Mar 8Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,400,000United States Raymond Floyd (22)52
Mar 15Honda ClassicFlorida1,100,000United States Corey Pavin (10)48
Mar 22Nestle InvitationalFlorida1,000,000United States Fred Couples (8)70Invitational
Mar 29The Players ChampionshipFlorida1,800,000United States Davis Love III (4)80Flagship event
Apr 5Freeport-McMoRan Golf ClassicLouisiana1,000,000United States Chip Beck (4)54
Apr 12Masters TournamentGeorgia1,500,000United States Fred Couples (9)100Major championship
Apr 12Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi300,000Canada Richard Zokol (n/a)n/aAlternate event[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 19MCI Heritage Golf ClassicSouth Carolina1,000,000United States Davis Love III (5)52Invitational
Apr 26KMart Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina1,250,000United States Davis Love III (6)52
May 3Shell Houston OpenTexas1,200,000United States Fred Funk (1)44
May 10BellSouth ClassicGeorgia1,000,000United States Tom Kite (16)38
May 17GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas1,100,000United States Billy Ray Brown (2)40
May 24Southwestern Bell ColonialTexas1,300,000United States Bruce Lietzke (12)54Invitational
May 31Kemper OpenMaryland1,100,000United States Bill Glasson (5)40
Jun 7Memorial TournamentOhio1,300,000United States David Edwards (3)60Invitational
Jun 14Federal Express St. Jude ClassicTennessee1,100,000United States Jay Haas (8)54
Jun 21U.S. OpenCalifornia1,500,000United States Tom Kite (17)100Major championship
Jun 28Buick ClassicNew York1,000,000South Africa David Frost (5)50
Jul 5Centel Western OpenIllinois1,100,000United States Ben Crenshaw (16)50
Jul 12Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia1,100,000United States David Peoples (2)28
Jul 19The Open ChampionshipScotland£1,000,000England Nick Faldo (6)100Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 19Chattanooga ClassicTennessee800,000United States Mark Carnevale (1)20Alternate event
Jul 26New England ClassicMassachusetts1,000,000United States Brad Faxon (2)36
Aug 2Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut1,000,000United States Lanny Wadkins (21)42
Aug 9Buick OpenMichigan1,000,000United States Dan Forsman (4)42
Aug 16PGA ChampionshipMissouri1,600,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (4)100Major championship
Aug 23The InternationalColorado1,200,000United States Brad Faxon (3)48
Aug 30NEC World Series of GolfOhio1,400,000United States Craig Stadler (10)50Limited-field event
Sep 6Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin1,000,000Canada Richard Zokol (1)40
Sep 13Canadian OpenCanada1,000,000Australia Greg Norman (11)48
Sep 20Hardee's Golf ClassicIllinois1,000,000South Africa David Frost (6)34
Sep 27B.C. OpenNew York800,000United States John Daly (2)32
Oct 4Buick Southern OpenGeorgia700,000United States Gary Hallberg (3)26
Oct 11Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,300,000United States John Cook (6)46
Oct 18Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida1,000,000United States John Huston (2)44
Oct 25H.E.B. Texas OpenTexas900,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (5)42
Nov 1The Tour ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,000,000United States Paul Azinger (8)54Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winner(s) OWGR
points		 Notes
Nov 8 World Cup Spain 1,100,000 United States Fred Couples and
United States Davis Love III		 n/a Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Australia Brett Ogle n/a
Nov 8 Amoco-Centel Championship South Carolina 760,000 United States Don Pooley n/a
Nov 11 PGA Grand Slam of Golf California 1,000,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price n/a Limited-field event
Nov 15 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout California 1,000,000 United States Tom Kite and
United States Davis Love III		 n/a Team event
Nov 22 Kapalua International Hawaii 800,000 United States Davis Love III 38
Nov 29 Skins Game California 540,000 United States Payne Stewart n/a Limited-field event
Dec 6 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,100,000 United States Dan Forsman and
United States Dottie Mochrie		 n/a Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Fred Couples1,344,188
2United States Davis Love III1,191,630
3United States John Cook1,165,606
4Zimbabwe Nick Price1,135,773
5United States Corey Pavin980,934
6United States Tom Kite957,445
7United States Paul Azinger929,863
8United States Brad Faxon812,093
9United States Lee Janzen795,279
10United States Dan Forsman763,190

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)United States Fred Couples[5]
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Fred Couples[4]
Rookie of the YearUnited States Mark Carnevale[6]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)United States Fred Couples[7]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)United States Fred Couples[4]
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States John Cook[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ↑ Official money; unofficial win.
  3. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

  1. ↑ "1992 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "1993 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1992 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Couples rakes in major awards". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 2, 1992. p. 6 (D3 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Couples is voted Player of Year". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. January 8, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Carnevale top rookie". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. December 10, 1992. p. 25 (B1 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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