1992 European Tour

The 1992 European Tour, titled as the 1992 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

1992 European Tour season

Duration	30 January 1992 (1992-01-30) – 1 November 1992 (1992-11-01)
Number of official events	38
Most wins	Nick Faldo (4)
Order of Merit	Nick Faldo
Golfer of the Year	Nick Faldo
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Jim Payne
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It was the fifth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.^[1]

Changes for 1992

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 season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events".^[2]

Other changes from the previous season included 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.^[3]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner[a]	OWGR points	Notes
2 Feb	Johnnie Walker Asian Classic	Thailand	500,000	Ian Palmer (1)	48	New to European Tour
9 Feb	Dubai Desert Classic	UAE	US$650,000	Seve Ballesteros (46)	42
16 Feb	Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía	Spain	300,000	Vijay Singh (3)	36	New tournament
23 Feb	Turespaña Open de Tenerife	Spain	300,000	José María Olazábal (12)	24
1 Mar	Open Mediterrania	Spain	400,000	José María Olazábal (13)	38
8 Mar	Turespaña Open de Baleares	Spain	250,000	Seve Ballesteros (47)	26
14 Mar	Catalan Open	Spain	300,000	José Rivero (4)	24
22 Mar	Portuguese Open	Portugal	225,000	Ronan Rafferty (6)	20
29 Mar	Volvo Open di Firenze	Italy	225,000	Anders Forsbrand (3)	20
5 Apr	Roma Masters	Italy	225,000	José María Cañizares (5)	20	New tournament
12 Apr	Jersey European Airways Open	Jersey	225,000	Daniel Silva (1)	20
12 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$1,500,000	Fred Couples (n/a)	100	Major championship[b]
19 Apr	Moroccan Open	Morocco	250,000	David Gilford (2)	24
26 Apr	Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open	France	350,000	Anders Forsbrand (4)	32
3 May	Lancia Martini Italian Open	Italy	375,000	Sandy Lyle (17)	38
10 May	Benson & Hedges International Open	England	500,000	Peter Senior (4)	46
17 May	Peugeot Spanish Open	Spain	400,000	Andrew Sherborne (2)	44
25 May	Volvo PGA Championship	England	600,000	Tony Johnstone (4)	64	Flagship event
31 May	Dunhill British Masters	England	600,000	Christy O'Connor Jnr (4)	52
7 Jun	Carroll's Irish Open	Ireland	450,000	Nick Faldo (23)	44
14 Jun	Mitsubishi Austrian Open	Austria	350,000	Peter Mitchell (1)	20
21 Jun	Lyon Open V33	France	225,000	David J. Russell (2)	20	New tournament
21 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$1,500,000	Tom Kite (n/a)	100	Major championship[b]
28 Jun	Peugeot Open de France	France	400,000	Miguel Ángel Martín (1)	38
4 Jul	The European Newspaper Monte Carlo Open	France	450,000	Ian Woosnam (20)	38
11 Jul	Bell's Scottish Open	Scotland	600,000	Peter O'Malley (1)	54
19 Jul	The Open Championship	Scotland	1,000,000	Nick Faldo (24)	100	Major championship
26 Jul	Heineken Dutch Open	Netherlands	600,000	Bernhard Langer (26)	46
2 Aug	Scandinavian Masters	Sweden	600,000	Nick Faldo (25)	46
9 Aug	BMW International Open	Germany	500,000	Paul Azinger (n/a)	42
16 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$1,600,000	Nick Price (3)	100	Major championship[b]
23 Aug	Volvo German Open	Germany	525,000	Vijay Singh (4)	38
31 Aug	Murphy's English Open	England	550,000	Vicente Fernández (4)	26
6 Sep	Canon European Masters	Switzerland	575,000	Jamie Spence (1)	40
13 Sep	GA European Open	England	600,000	Nick Faldo (26)	46
20 Sep	Trophée Lancôme	France	475,000	Mark Roe (2)	50	Limited-field event
27 Sep	Piaget Belgian Open	Belgium	600,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1)	48
4 Oct	Mercedes German Masters	Germany	600,000	Barry Lane (2)	50
11 Oct	Honda Open	Germany	450,000	Bernhard Langer (27)	36	New tournament
25 Oct	Iberia Madrid Open	Spain	400,000	David Feherty (5)	30
1 Nov	Volvo Masters	Spain	650,000	Sandy Lyle (18)	50	Tour Championship

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	Limited-field event
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			Brett Ogle	n/a
20 Dec	Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship	Jamaica	US$2,700,000	Nick Faldo	62	Limited-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.^[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	Ref.
Golfer of the Year	Nick Faldo	[6]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Jim Payne	[7]

See also

• 1992 Challenge Tour
• 1992 European Seniors Tour

Notes

1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members 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.
2. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.