1992 European Tour
The 1992 European Tour, titled as the 1992 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.[1]
| Duration | 30 January 1992 – 1 November 1992 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 38 |
| Most wins | 4: Nick Faldo |
| Volvo Order of Merit | Nick Faldo |
| Golfer of the Year | Nick Faldo |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Jim 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]
Changes for 1992
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 Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía, 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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1992 season. The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events".[3]
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Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep | Equity & Law Challenge | England | 150,000 |  Anders Forsbrand |
n/a | |
| 11 Oct | Toyota World Match Play Championship | England | 550,000 | Nick Faldo |
48 | 12-player field |
| 18 Oct | Dunhill Cup | Scotland | US$1,700,000 | Team England |
n/a | Team event |
| 8 Nov | World Cup | Italy | US$1,100,000 |  Fred Couples and Davis Love III |
n/a | Team event |
| World Cup Individual Trophy | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brett Ogle |
n/a | ||||
| 20 Dec | Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship | Jamaica | US$2,700,000 | Nick Faldo |
62 | 28-player field |
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][4][5]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 708,522 |
| 2 |  Bernhard Langer | 488,913 |
| 3 |  Colin Montgomerie | 444,713 |
| 4 | Anders Forsbrand | 417,471 |
| 5 | Barry Lane | 394,252 |
| 6 |  José María Olazábal | 385,627 |
| 7 |  Tony Johnstone | 340,917 |
| 8 | Sandy Lyle | 333,141 |
| 9 |  Vijay Singh | 293,737 |
| 10 | Jamie Spence | 287,957 |
Awards
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| European Tour Golfer of the Year | Nick Faldo |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Jim Payne |
Notes
- 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 which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins. Victories in "Approved Special Events" are not recognised as official tour wins.
- Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
- "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- "Four of the best seasons in European Tour history". PGA European Tour. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- 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.
- Davies, David (2 November 1992). "Lyle play-off win is corker". The Guardian. London, England. p. 17. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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.