1992 PGA Tour

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[a] OWGR
points 		Notes
Jan 12 Infiniti Tournament of Champions California 800,000 Australia Steve Elkington (3) 44 Winners-only event
Jan 19 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,100,000 United States John Cook (4) 46 Pro-Am
Jan 26 Phoenix Open Arizona 1,000,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia (7) 46
Feb 2 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 1,100,000 United States Mark O'Meara (8) 52 Pro-Am
Feb 9 United Airlines Hawaiian Open Hawaii 1,200,000 United States John Cook (5) 42
Feb 16 Northern Telecom Open Arizona 1,100,000 United States Lee Janzen (1) 40
Feb 23 Buick Invitational of California California 1,000,000 United States Steve Pate (5) 34
Mar 1 Nissan Los Angeles Open California 1,000,000 United States Fred Couples (7) 48
Mar 8 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,400,000 United States Raymond Floyd (22) 52
Mar 15 Honda Classic Florida 1,100,000 United States Corey Pavin (10) 48
Mar 22 Nestle Invitational Florida 1,000,000 United States Fred Couples (8) 70 Invitational
Mar 29 The Players Championship Florida 1,800,000 United States Davis Love III (4) 80 Flagship event
Apr 5 Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic Louisiana 1,000,000 United States Chip Beck (4) 54
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia 1,500,000 United States Fred Couples (9) 100 Major championship
Apr 12 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 300,000 Canada Richard Zokol (n/a) n/a Alternate event[b]
Apr 19 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 1,000,000 United States Davis Love III (5) 52 Invitational
Apr 26 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 1,250,000 United States Davis Love III (6) 52
May 3 Shell Houston Open Texas 1,200,000 United States Fred Funk (1) 44
May 10 BellSouth Classic Georgia 1,000,000 United States Tom Kite (16) 38
May 17 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 1,100,000 United States Billy Ray Brown (2) 40
May 24 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas 1,300,000 United States Bruce Lietzke (12) 54 Invitational
May 31 Kemper Open Maryland 1,100,000 United States Bill Glasson (5) 40
Jun 7 Memorial Tournament Ohio 1,300,000 United States David Edwards (3) 60 Invitational
Jun 14 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,100,000 United States Jay Haas (8) 54
Jun 21 U.S. Open California 1,500,000 United States Tom Kite (17) 100 Major championship
Jun 28 Buick Classic New York 1,000,000 South Africa David Frost (5) 50
Jul 5 Centel Western Open Illinois 1,100,000 United States Ben Crenshaw (16) 50
Jul 12 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 1,100,000 United States David Peoples (2) 28
Jul 19 The Open Championship Scotland £1,000,000 England Nick Faldo (6) 100 Major championship[c]
Jul 19 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee 800,000 United States Mark Carnevale (1) 20 Alternate event
Jul 26 New England Classic Massachusetts 1,000,000 United States Brad Faxon (2) 36
Aug 2 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 1,000,000 United States Lanny Wadkins (21) 42
Aug 9 Buick Open Michigan 1,000,000 United States Dan Forsman (4) 42
Aug 16 PGA Championship Missouri 1,600,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (4) 100 Major championship
Aug 23 The International Colorado 1,200,000 United States Brad Faxon (3) 48
Aug 30 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 1,400,000 United States Craig Stadler (10) 50 Limited-field event
Sep 6 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 1,000,000 Canada Richard Zokol (1) 40
Sep 13 Canadian Open Canada 1,000,000 Australia Greg Norman (11) 48
Sep 20 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 1,000,000 South Africa David Frost (6) 34
Sep 27 B.C. Open New York 800,000 United States John Daly (2) 32
Oct 4 Buick Southern Open Georgia 700,000 United States Gary Hallberg (3) 26
Oct 11 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,300,000 United States John Cook (6) 46
Oct 18 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 1,000,000 United States John Huston (2) 44
Oct 25 H.E.B. Texas Open Texas 900,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (5) 42
Nov 1 The Tour Championship North Carolina 2,000,000 United States Paul Azinger (8) 54 Tour 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]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Fred Couples 1,344,188
2 United States Davis Love III 1,191,630
3 United States John Cook 1,165,606
4 Zimbabwe Nick Price 1,135,773
5 United States Corey Pavin 980,934
6 United States Tom Kite 957,445
7 United States Paul Azinger 929,863
8 United States Brad Faxon 812,093
9 United States Lee Janzen 795,279
10 United States Dan Forsman 763,190

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Fred Couples [5]
PGA Player of the Year United States Fred Couples [4]
Rookie of the Year United 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 Year United 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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.