1984 European Tour

The 1984 European Tour was the 13th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour. It was the first year for the tour as an independent entity, having previously been organised by European Tournament Players Division of the Professional Golfers' Association.[1]

1984 European Tour season
Duration12 April 1984 (1984-04-12) – 4 November 1984 (1984-11-04)
Number of official events26
Most wins4 – Bernhard Langer
Order of MeritBernhard Langer
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearPhilip Parkin
← 1983
1985 →

The Order of Merit was won by West Germany's Bernhard Langer, who won four tournaments during the season and finished as joint runner-up in The Open Championship.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1984 European Tour schedule which was made up of 26 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2][3] There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Monte Carlo Open,[4] the Celtic International[5] and the Cannes Open;[6] and the loss of the Martini International[7] and the British Masters[3] 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;[8] the Sanyo Open was brought forward from October to fill the vacated dates.

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
12–15 Apr Masters Tournament United States Ben Crenshaw (n/a) Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
12–15 Apr Tunisian Open Tunisia Sam Torrance (8)
26–29 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain Howard Clark (3)
3–6 May Italian Open Italy Sandy Lyle (9)
10–13 May Car Care Plan International England Nick Faldo (11)
17–20 May Peugeot Open de France France Bernhard Langer (8)
25–28 May Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship England Howard Clark (4)
31 May – 3 Jun Jersey Open Jersey Bernard Gallacher (10)
7–10 Jun St. Mellion Timeshare TPC England Jaime Gonzalez (1)
14–17 Jun U.S. Open United States Fuzzy Zoeller (n/a) Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
14–17 Jun Timex Open France Mike Clayton (1)
21–24 Jun Monte Carlo Open Monaco Ian Mosey (2) New tournament
28 Jun – 1 Jul Glasgow Open Scotland Ken Brown (3)
5–8 Jul Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden Ian Woosnam (3)
11–14 Jul Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic England José Rivero (1)
19–22 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Seve Ballesteros (23) Major championship
26–29 Jul KLM Dutch Open Netherlands Bernhard Langer (9)
2–5 Aug Carroll's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Bernhard Langer (10)
9–12 Aug Celtic International Republic of Ireland Gordon Brand Jnr (3) New tournament
16–19 Aug PGA Championship United States Lee Trevino (n/a) Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
16–19 Aug Benson and Hedges International Open England Sam Torrance (9)
23–26 Aug Lufthansa German Open West Germany Wayne Grady (1)
30 Aug – 2 Sep Ebel European Masters Swiss Open Switzerland Jerry Anderson (1)
6–9 Sep Panasonic European Open England Gordon Brand Jnr (4)
13–16 Sep Hennessy Cognac Cup England England Approved special event; team event
20–23 Sep Bob Hope British Classic England Cancelled
20–23 Sep
25–28 Oct		 Sanyo Open Spain Sam Torrance (10)
27–30 Sep Suntory World Match Play England Seve Ballesteros (n/a) Approved special event
4–7 Oct Lancome Trophy France Sandy Lyle (10)
11–14 Oct Benson and Hedges Spanish Open Spain Bernhard Langer (11)
18–21 Oct Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open France David Frost (1) New tournament
1–4 Nov Portuguese Open Portugal Tony Johnstone (1)
  1. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names show the number of official career wins they had on the European Tour up to and including that event. Totals are only shown for members of the European Tour and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships since, although not official tour events at the time, they have been recognised as such retrospecively. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's 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.[1] It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (£)
1Bernhard Langer West Germany139,344
2Sam Torrance Scotland112,657
3Howard Clark England101,903
4Sandy Lyle Scotland99,649
5Seve Ballesteros Spain96,503
6Ian Woosnam Wales62,080
7Gordon Brand Jnr Scotland59,116
8José María Cañizares Spain57,418
9Jerry Anderson Canada56,121
10David Frost South Africa55,642

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearPhilip Parkin Wales

See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. Jacobs, Raymond (18 November 1983). "£4m jackpot for European golfers". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. p. 29. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  3. "£3m tour package". The Guardian. London, England. 18 November 1983. p. 25. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Davies, David (27 September 1983). "High stakes in Monte". The Guardian. London, England. p. 22. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Nigel beats his handicap". The Guardian. 11 November 1983. Retrieved 6 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Platts, Mitchell (17 November 1983). "European golf cash soars to over £3m". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, Scotland. p. 14. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. Hennessy, John (28 July 1983). "Martini pulls out of tour". The Times. London, England. p. 20. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  8. Jacobs, Raymond (25 November 1983). "No Hope as sponsors pull out". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. p. 24. Retrieved 8 June 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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