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1993 PGA Tour

{{short description|Golf tour season}}

{{use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 1993

| tour = PGA Tour

| regular_season = {{Start date|1993|1|7}} – {{end date|1993|10|31}}

| no_of_events = 43

| most_wins = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Price (4)

| honor1 = Money list

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Price

| honor2 = PGA Tour Player of the Year

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Price

| honor3 = PGA Player of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Price

| honor4 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree4 = {{flagicon|FIJ}} Vijay Singh

| prevseason = 1992

| nextseason = 1994

}}

The 1993 PGA Tour was the 78th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 25th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1993.html |title=1993 Schedule |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=3 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907012448/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1993.html |archive-date=7 September 2018}}{{Cite web |title=1994 PGA Tour Media Guide |url=https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1994_pgatour.pdf |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=3 November 2023}}

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
(US$)

!Winner{{efn|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.}}

!OWGR
points

!Notes

Jan 10Infiniti Tournament of ChampionsCaliforniaalign=right|800,000{{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III (7)align=center|52Winners-only event
Jan 17United Airlines Hawaiian OpenHawaiialign=right|1,200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Howard Twitty (3)align=center|48
Jan 24Northern Telecom OpenArizonaalign=right|1,100,000{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Mize (3)align=center|34
Jan 31Phoenix OpenArizonaalign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Lee Janzen (2)align=center|44
Feb 7AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCaliforniaalign=right|1,250,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Brett Ogle (1)align=center|48Pro-Am
Feb 14Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCaliforniaalign=right|1,100,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite (18)align=center|46Pro-Am
Feb 21Buick Invitational of CaliforniaCaliforniaalign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Phil Mickelson (2)align=center|36
Feb 28Nissan Los Angeles OpenCaliforniaalign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite (19)align=center|34
Mar 7Doral-Ryder OpenFloridaalign=right|1,400,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman (12)align=center|64
Mar 14Honda ClassicFloridaalign=right|1,100,000{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples (10)align=center|38
Mar 21Nestle InvitationalFloridaalign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Crenshaw (17)align=center|68Invitational
style="background:#f2ecce;"

| Mar 28

The Players ChampionshipFloridaalign=right|2,500,000{{flagicon|ZWE}} Nick Price (6)align=center|80Flagship event
Apr 4Freeport-McMoRan Golf ClassicLouisianaalign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Standly (1)align=center|48
style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Apr 11

Masters TournamentGeorgiaalign=right|1,700,000{{flagicon|DEU}} Bernhard Langer (3)align=center|100Major championship
Apr 11Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippialign=right|300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Kraft (n/a)align=center|20Alternate event{{efn|name=alt|Official money; unofficial win.}}
Apr 18MCI Heritage Golf ClassicSouth Carolinaalign=right|1,350,000{{flagicon|USA}} David Edwards (4)align=center|54Invitational
Apr 25KMart Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolinaalign=right|1,500,000{{flagicon|USA}} Rocco Mediate (2)align=center|50
May 2Shell Houston OpenTexasalign=right|1,300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jim McGovern (1)align=center|28
May 9BellSouth ClassicGeorgiaalign=right|1,200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Nolan Henke (3)align=center|42
May 16GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexasalign=right|1,200,000{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Simpson (6)align=center|54
May 23Kemper OpenMarylandalign=right|1,300,000{{flagicon|NZL}} Grant Waite (1)align=center|30
May 30Southwestern Bell ColonialTexasalign=right|1,300,000{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} Fulton Allem (2)align=center|56Invitational
Jun 6Memorial TournamentOhioalign=right|1,400,000{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Azinger (9)align=center|60Invitational
Jun 13Buick ClassicNew Yorkalign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|FJI}} Vijay Singh (1)align=center|52
style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Jun 20

U.S. OpenNew Jerseyalign=right|1,600,000{{flagicon|USA}} Lee Janzen (3)align=center|100Major championship
Jun 27Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticutalign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|ZWE}} Nick Price (7)align=center|42
Jul 4Sprint Western OpenIllinoisalign=right|1,200,000{{flagicon|ZWE}} Nick Price (8)align=center|50
Jul 11Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginiaalign=right|1,100,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Gallagher Jr. (2)align=center|24
style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Jul 18

The Open ChampionshipEnglandalign=right|£1,000,000{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman (13)align=center|100Major championship{{efn|name=unofficial|Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.}}
Jul 25New England ClassicMassachusettsalign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Azinger (10)align=center|36
Aug 1Federal Express St. Jude ClassicTennesseealign=right|1,100,000{{flagicon|ZWE}} Nick Price (9)align=center|46
Aug 8Buick OpenMichiganalign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Mize (4)align=center|52
style="background:#e5d1cb;"

| Aug 15

PGA ChampionshipOhioalign=right|1,700,000{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Azinger (11)align=center|100Major championship
Aug 22The InternationalColoradoalign=right|1,300,000{{flagicon|USA}} Phil Mickelson (3)align=center|44
Aug 29NEC World Series of GolfOhioalign=right|2,000,000{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} Fulton Allem (3)align=center|54Limited-field event
Sep 5Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsinalign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Mayfair (1)align=center|42
Sep 12Canadian OpenCanadaalign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} David Frost (7)align=center|48
Sep 19Hardee's Golf ClassicIllinoisalign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} David Frost (8)align=center|32
Sep 26B.C. OpenNew Yorkalign=right|800,000{{flagicon|USA}} Blaine McCallister (5)align=center|22
Oct 1Buick Southern OpenGeorgiaalign=right|700,000{{flagicon|USA}} John Inman (2)align=center|24
Oct 10Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFloridaalign=right|1,100,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Maggert (1)align=center|44
Oct 17H.E.B. Texas OpenTexasalign=right|1,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jay Haas (9)align=center|38
Oct 24Las Vegas InvitationalNevadaalign=right|1,400,000{{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III (8)align=center|42
style="background:thistle;"

| Oct 31

The Tour ChampionshipCaliforniaalign=right|3,000,000{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Gallagher Jr. (3)align=center|56Tour Championship

=Unofficial events=

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

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!Date

!Tournament

!Location

!Purse
($)

!Winner(s)

!OWGR
points

!Notes

Sep 26

|Ryder Cup

|England

|align=center|n/a

|{{flagdeco|USA}} Team USA

|align=center|n/a

|Team event

Nov 7

|Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International

|Hawaii

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples

|align=center|38

|

Nov 17

|PGA Grand Slam of Golf

|California

|align=right|1,000,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman

|align=center|n/a

|Limited-field event

rowspan=2|Nov 14

|World Cup of Golf

|rowspan=2|Florida

|rowspan=2 align=right|1,200,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couples and
{{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III

|align=center|n/a

|Team event

World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy

|{{flagicon|GER}} Bernhard Langer

|align=center|n/a

|

Nov 21

|Franklin Funds Shark Shootout

|California

|align=right|1,100,000

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Elkington and
{{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floyd

|align=center|n/a

|Team event

Nov 28

|Skins Game

|California

|align=right|540,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewart

|align=center|n/a

|Limited-field event

Dec 4

|JCPenney Classic

|Florida

|align=right|1,200,000

|{{flagicon|USA}} Melissa McNamara and
{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Springer

|align=center|n/a

|Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1993.html |title=1993 Official money |publisher=PGA Tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401072641/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1993.html |archive-date=1 April 2017 |access-date=3 November 2023}}

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!Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)

align=center|1{{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Pricealign=center|1,478,557
align=center|2{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Azingeralign=center|1,458,456
align=center|3{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Normanalign=center|1,359,653
align=center|4{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Gallagher Jr.align=center|1,078,870
align=center|5{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} David Frostalign=center|1,030,717
align=center|6{{flagicon|USA}} Payne Stewartalign=center|982,875
align=center|7{{flagicon|USA}} Lee Janzenalign=center|932,335
align=center|8{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kitealign=center|887,811
align=center|9{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} Fulton Allemalign=center|851,345
align=center|10{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Couplesalign=center|796,579

Awards

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!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy){{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Price{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/186713478/ |title=Golf |newspaper=Philadelphia Daily News |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |date=7 January 1994 |access-date=3 November 2023 |page=88 (89 in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
PGA Player of the Year{{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Price{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/175774557/ |title=Price sweeps top awards |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Connecticut |date=2 November 1993 |access-date=3 November 2023 |page=34 (D2 in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
Rookie of the Year{{flagicon|FIJ}} Vijay Singh
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award){{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Norman{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/awards/index/byron-nelson-award |title=2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=22 October 2023}}
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy){{flagicon|ZIM}} Nick Price
Comeback Player of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Howard Twitty{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/300465098/ |title=Golf |first=Phil |last=Erwin |newspaper=The Odessa American |location=Odessa, Texas |date=7 January 1994 |access-date=3 November 2023 |page=26 (4D in paper) |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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