The 1993 European Tour, titled as the 1993 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
It was the sixth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.
Changes for 1993 The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events".
There were few changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Madeira Island Open and a ProServ tournament in Bologna replacing the Volvo Open di Firenze. A new tournament was planned for South Africa but was not finalised.
The cancellation of the Monte Carlo Open in February prompted rescheduling of the Carroll's Irish Open to ensure there was no gap in the schedule prior to The Open Championship. The Honda Open, originally scheduled opposite the Dunhill Cup, was later moved to the fill the dates vacated by the Carroll's Irish Open. In early March, the Kronenbourg Open was added to replace the cancelled ProServ tournament.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes17 JanMadeira Island OpenPortugal250,000 Mark James (15)20New tournament31 JanDubai Desert ClassicUAEUS$500,000 Wayne Westner (1)407 FebJohnnie Walker ClassicSingapore550,000 Nick Faldo (27)5214 FebTurespaña Iberia Open de CanariasSpain350,000 Mark James (16)2621 FebMoroccan OpenMorocco375,000 David Gilford (3)3028 FebTurespaña Masters Open de AndalucíaSpain350,000 Andrew Oldcorn (1)387 MarTurespaña Open MediterraniaSpain400,000 Frank Nobilo (3)4014 MarTurespaña Iberia Open de BalearesSpain300,000 Jim Payne (1)3221 MarPortuguese OpenPortugal250,000 David Gilford (4)2228 MarProServ TournamentItaly–Cancelled–New tournament28 MarKronenbourg OpenItaly200,000 Sam Torrance (15)20New tournament4 AprOpen de LyonFrance250,000 Costantino Rocca (1)2211 AprMasters TournamentUnited StatesUS$1,700,000 Bernhard Langer (28)100Major championship18 AprRoma MastersItaly300,000 Jean van de Velde (1)2025 AprHeineken OpenSpain300,000 Sam Torrance (16)282 MayAir France Cannes OpenFrance400,000 Rodger Davis (7)349 MayBenson & Hedges International OpenEngland550,000 Paul Broadhurst (3)4616 MayPeugeot Spanish OpenSpain500,000 Joakim Haeggman (1)4623 MayLancia Martini Italian OpenItaly450,000 Greg Turner (2)3631 MayVolvo PGA ChampionshipEngland700,000 Bernhard Langer (29)64Flagship event6 JunDunhill British MastersEngland600,000 Peter Baker (2)4813 JunHonda OpenGermany500,000 Sam Torrance (17)3820 JunU.S. OpenUnited StatesUS$1,600,000 Lee Janzen (n/a)100Major championship20 JunJersey European Airways OpenJersey300,000 Ian Palmer (2)2027 JunPeugeot Open de FranceFrance500,000 Costantino Rocca (2)383 JulMonte Carlo OpenFrance–Cancelled–4 JulCarroll's Irish OpenIreland575,000 Nick Faldo (28)5010 JulBell's Scottish OpenScotland600,000 Jesper Parnevik (1)4218 JulThe Open ChampionshipEngland1,000,000 Greg Norman (13)100Major championship25 JulHeineken Dutch OpenNetherlands650,000 Colin Montgomerie (3)461 AugScandinavian MastersSweden650,000 Peter Baker (3)468 AugBMW International OpenGermany500,000 Peter Fowler (1)3815 AugHohe Brücke Austrian OpenAustria250,000 Ronan Rafferty (7)2015 AugPGA ChampionshipUnited StatesUS$1,700,000 Paul Azinger (n/a)100Major championship22 AugMurphy's English OpenEngland600,000 Ian Woosnam (21)3829 AugVolvo German OpenGermany650,000 Bernhard Langer (30)425 SepCanon European MastersSwitzerland625,000 Barry Lane (3)4212 SepGA European OpenEngland600,000 Gordon Brand Jnr (8)5019 SepTrophée LancômeFrance550,000 Ian Woosnam (22)50Limited-field event3 OctMercedes German MastersGermany600,000 Steven Richardson (3)4810 OctAlfred Dunhill OpenBelgium600,000 Darren Clarke (1)5231 OctMadrid OpenSpain400,000 Des Smyth (7)287 NovVolvo MastersSpain750,000 Colin Montgomerie (4)50Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurse(£)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotes26 SepRyder CupEnglandn/a Team USAn/aTeam event17 OctDunhill CupScotlandUS$1,500,000 Team USAn/aTeam event24 OctToyota World Match Play ChampionshipEngland600,000 Corey Pavin46Limited-field event14 NovWorld Cup of GolfUnited StatesUS$1,200,000 Fred Couples and Davis Love IIIn/aTeam eventWorld Cup of Golf Individual Trophy Bernhard Langern/a19 DecJohnnie Walker World Golf ChampionshipJamaicaUS$2,500,000 Larry Mize58Limited-field event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.
Position Player Prize money (£)1 Colin Montgomerie 613,6832 Nick Faldo 558,7383 Ian Woosnam 501,3534 Bernhard Langer 469,5705 Sam Torrance 421,3286 Costantino Rocca 403,8667 Peter Baker 387,9898 Darren Clarke 369,6759 Gordon Brand Jnr 367,58910 Barry Lane 339,218
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Bernhard Langer Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Gary Orr
See also 1993 Challenge Tour 1993 European Seniors Tour
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