1992 European Tour

The 1992 European Tour was the 21st official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]

1992 European Tour season
Duration30 January 1992 (1992-01-30) – 20 December 1992 (1992-12-20)
Number of official events38
Most wins4 – Nick Faldo
Order of MeritNick Faldo
Golfer of the YearNick Faldo
Sir Henry Cotton rookie of the yearJim Payne
← 1991
1993 →

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 Order of Merit was won by England's Nick Faldo for the second time; he previously won the title in 1983. Faldo won four official-money tournaments during the season, including The Open Championship, and also added victories in two approved special events.[2]

Schedule

The table below shows the 1992 European Tour schedule which was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events".[3] There were several changes from the previous season, with the return of the Dubai Desert Classic, the Tenerife Open and the Moroccan Open; the addition of the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic, the Turespana Masters, 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.

Dates Tournament Host country Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points[4]		 Notes
30 Jan – 2 Feb Johnnie Walker Asian Classic Thailand Ian Palmer (1) 48 New tournament
6–9 Feb Dubai Desert Classic United Arab Emirates Seve Ballesteros (46) 42
13–16 Feb Turespana Masters Open de Andalucia Spain Vijay Singh (3) 36 New tournament
20–23 Feb Turespana Open de Tenerife Spain José María Olazábal (12) 24
27 Feb – 1 Mar Open Mediterrania Spain José María Olazábal (13) 38
5–8 Mar Turespana Open de Baleares Spain Seve Ballesteros (47) 26
11–14 Mar Catalan Open Spain José Rivero (4) 24
19–22 Mar Portuguese Open Portugal Ronan Rafferty (6) 20
26–29 Mar Volvo Open di Firenze Italy Anders Forsbrand (3) 20
2–5 Apr Roma Masters Italy José María Cañizares (5) 20 New tournament
9–12 Apr Masters Tournament United States Fred Couples (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
9–12 Apr Jersey European Airways Open Jersey Daniel Silva (1) 20 Opposite the Masters Tournament
16–19 Apr Moroccan Open Morocco David Gilford (2) 24
23–26 Apr Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open France Anders Forsbrand (4) 32
30 Apr – 3 May Lancia Martini Italian Open Italy Sandy Lyle (17) 38
7–10 May Benson and Hedges International Open England Peter Senior (4) 46
14–17 May Peugeot Spanish Open Spain Andrew Sherborne (2) 44
22–25 May Volvo PGA Championship England Tony Johnstone (4) 64 Flagship event
28–31 May Dunhill British Masters England Christy O'Connor Jnr (4) 52
4–7 Jun Carroll's Irish Open Republic of Ireland Nick Faldo (23) 44
11–14 Jun Mitsubishi Austrian Open Austria Peter Mitchell (1) 20
18–21 Jun U.S. Open United States Tom Kite (n/a) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
18–21 Jun Lyon Open V33 France David J. Russell (2) 20 New tournament; opposite the U.S. Open
25–28 Jun Peugeot Open de France France Miguel Ángel Martín (1) 38
1–4 Jul European Monte Carlo Open Monaco Ian Woosnam (20) 38
8–11 Jul Bell's Scottish Open Scotland Peter O'Malley (1) 54
16–19 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Nick Faldo (24) 100 Major championship
23–26 Jul Heineken Dutch Open Netherlands Bernhard Langer (26) 46
30 Jul – 2 Aug Scandinavian Masters Sweden Nick Faldo (25) 46
6–9 Aug BMW International Open Germany Paul Azinger (n/a) 42
13–16 Aug PGA Championship United States Nick Price (3) 100 Major championship; non-tour event[lower-alpha 1]
20–23 Aug Volvo German Open Germany Vijay Singh (4) 38
28–31 Aug Murphy's English Open England Vicente Fernández (4) 26
3–6 Sep Canon European Masters Switzerland Jamie Spence (1) 40
10–13 Sep GA European Open England Nick Faldo (26) 46
14–15 Sep Equity & Law Challenge England Anders Forsbrand (n/a) n/a Approved Special Event[lower-alpha 1]
17–20 Sep Lancome Trophy France Mark Roe (2) 50
24–27 Sep Piaget Belgian Open Belgium Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1) 48
1–4 Oct Mercedes German Masters Germany Barry Lane (2) 50
8–11 Oct Honda Open Germany Bernhard Langer (27) 36 New tournament
8–11 Oct Toyota World Match Play Championship England Nick Faldo (n/a) 48 Approved Special Event[lower-alpha 1]
15–18 Oct Dunhill Cup Scotland England n/a Approved Special Event; team event
22–25 Oct Iberia Madrid Open Spain David Feherty (5) 30
29 Oct – 1 Nov Volvo Masters Spain Sandy Lyle (18) 50
5–8 Nov World Cup Italy United States n/a Approved Special Event; team event
World Cup International Trophy Brett Ogle (n/a) n/a Approved Special Event; individual prize
17–20 Dec Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship Jamaica Nick Faldo (n/a) 62 Approved Special Event[lower-alpha 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 retrospectively. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Volvo Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.[1][5][6]

PositionPlayerCountryPrize money (£)
1Nick Faldo England708,522
2Bernhard Langer Germany488,913
3Colin Montgomerie Scotland444,713
4Anders Forsbrand Sweden417,471
5Barry Lane England394,252
6José María Olazábal Spain385,627
7Tony Johnstone Zimbabwe340,917
8Sandy Lyle Scotland333,141
9Vijay Singh Fiji293,737
10Jamie Spence England287,957

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
European Tour Golfer of the YearNick Faldo England
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the YearJim Payne England

See also

References
  1. "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. "Four of the best seasons in European Tour history". PGA European Tour. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. Davies, David (29 January 1992). "European Tour rises in the East and sets just about everywhere". The Guardian. London, England. p. 14. Retrieved 29 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Events | European Tour | 1992". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. Davies, David (2 November 1992). "Lyle play-off win is corker". The Guardian. London, England. p. 17. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Mitchell, Platts (2 November 1992). "Lyle bounces back to seal revival in dramatic finish". The Times. p. 26. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
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