1993 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 1993 (1993-01-07) – October 31, 1993 (1993-10-31)
Number of official events43
Most winsZimbabwe Nick Price (4)
Money listZimbabwe Nick Price
PGA Tour Player of the YearZimbabwe Nick Price
PGA Player of the YearZimbabwe Nick Price
Rookie of the YearFiji Vijay Singh
← 1992
1994 →

The 1993 PGA Tour was the 78th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 25th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 10Infiniti Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia800,000United States Davis Love III (7)52Winners-only event
Jan 17United Airlines Hawaiian OpenHawaii1,200,000United States Howard Twitty (3)48
Jan 24Northern Telecom OpenArizona1,100,000United States Larry Mize (3)34
Jan 31Phoenix OpenArizona1,000,000United States Lee Janzen (2)44
Feb 7AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia1,250,000Australia Brett Ogle (1)48Pro-Am
Feb 14Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia1,100,000United States Tom Kite (18)46Pro-Am
Feb 21Buick Invitational of CaliforniaCalifornia1,000,000United States Phil Mickelson (2)36
Feb 28Nissan Los Angeles OpenCalifornia1,000,000United States Tom Kite (19)34
Mar 7Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,400,000Australia Greg Norman (12)64
Mar 14Honda ClassicFlorida1,100,000United States Fred Couples (10)38
Mar 21Nestle InvitationalFlorida1,000,000United States Ben Crenshaw (17)68Invitational
Mar 28The Players ChampionshipFlorida2,500,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (6)80Flagship event
Apr 4Freeport-McMoRan Golf ClassicLouisiana1,000,000United States Mike Standly (1)48
Apr 11Masters TournamentGeorgia1,700,000Germany Bernhard Langer (3)100Major championship
Apr 11Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi300,000United States Greg Kraft (n/a)20Alternate event[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 18MCI Heritage Golf ClassicSouth Carolina1,350,000United States David Edwards (4)54Invitational
Apr 25KMart Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina1,500,000United States Rocco Mediate (2)50
May 2Shell Houston OpenTexas1,300,000United States Jim McGovern (1)28
May 9BellSouth ClassicGeorgia1,200,000United States Nolan Henke (3)42
May 16GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas1,200,000United States Scott Simpson (6)54
May 23Kemper OpenMaryland1,300,000New Zealand Grant Waite (1)30
May 30Southwestern Bell ColonialTexas1,300,000South Africa Fulton Allem (2)56Invitational
Jun 6Memorial TournamentOhio1,400,000United States Paul Azinger (9)60Invitational
Jun 13Buick ClassicNew York1,000,000Fiji Vijay Singh (1)52
Jun 20U.S. OpenNew Jersey1,600,000United States Lee Janzen (3)100Major championship
Jun 27Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut1,000,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (7)42
Jul 4Sprint Western OpenIllinois1,200,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (8)50
Jul 11Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia1,100,000United States Jim Gallagher Jr. (2)24
Jul 18The Open ChampionshipEngland£1,000,000Australia Greg Norman (13)100Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 25New England ClassicMassachusetts1,000,000United States Paul Azinger (10)36
Aug 1Federal Express St. Jude ClassicTennessee1,100,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (9)46
Aug 8Buick OpenMichigan1,000,000United States Larry Mize (4)52
Aug 15PGA ChampionshipOhio1,700,000United States Paul Azinger (11)100Major championship
Aug 22The InternationalColorado1,300,000United States Phil Mickelson (3)44
Aug 29NEC World Series of GolfOhio2,000,000South Africa Fulton Allem (3)54Limited-field event
Sep 5Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin1,000,000United States Billy Mayfair (1)42
Sep 12Canadian OpenCanada1,000,000South Africa David Frost (7)48
Sep 19Hardee's Golf ClassicIllinois1,000,000South Africa David Frost (8)32
Sep 26B.C. OpenNew York800,000United States Blaine McCallister (5)22
Oct 1Buick Southern OpenGeorgia700,000United States John Inman (2)24
Oct 10Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida1,100,000United States Jeff Maggert (1)44
Oct 17H.E.B. Texas OpenTexas1,000,000United States Jay Haas (9)38
Oct 24Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,400,000United States Davis Love III (8)42
Oct 31The Tour ChampionshipCalifornia3,000,000United States Jim Gallagher Jr. (3)56Tour 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
Sep 26 Ryder Cup England n/a Team USA n/a Team event
Nov 7 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International Hawaii 1,000,000 United States Fred Couples 38
Nov 17 PGA Grand Slam of Golf California 1,000,000 Australia Greg Norman n/a Limited-field event
Nov 14 World Cup of Golf Florida 1,200,000 United States Fred Couples and
United States Davis Love III		 n/a Team event
World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy Germany Bernhard Langer n/a
Nov 21 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout California 1,100,000 Australia Steve Elkington and
United States Raymond Floyd		 n/a Team event
Nov 28 Skins Game California 540,000 United States Payne Stewart n/a Limited-field event
Dec 4 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,200,000 United States Melissa McNamara and
United States Mike Springer		 n/a Team event

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Zimbabwe Nick Price1,478,557
2United States Paul Azinger1,458,456
3Australia Greg Norman1,359,653
4United States Jim Gallagher Jr.1,078,870
5South Africa David Frost1,030,717
6United States Payne Stewart982,875
7United States Lee Janzen932,335
8United States Tom Kite887,811
9South Africa Fulton Allem851,345
10United States Fred Couples796,579

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Zimbabwe Nick Price[4]
PGA Player of the YearZimbabwe Nick Price[5]
Rookie of the YearFiji Vijay Singh[4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)Australia Greg Norman[6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)Zimbabwe Nick Price[5]
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Howard Twitty[7]

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. ↑ "1993 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ "1994 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1993 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Golf". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 7, 1994. p. 88 (89 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Price sweeps top awards". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 2, 1993. p. 34 (D2 in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  7. ↑ Erwin, Phil (January 7, 1994). "Golf". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. p. 26 (4D in paper). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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