1993 Senior PGA Tour

The 1993 Senior PGA Tour was the 14th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

1993 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 1993 (1993-01-07) – December 12, 1993 (1993-12-12)
Number of official events39
Most wins Dave Stockton (5)
Money list Dave Stockton
Player of the Year Dave Stockton
Rookie of the Year Bob Murphy
1992
1994

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 10Infiniti Senior Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia350,000 Al Geiberger (8)
Feb 7Royal Caribbean ClassicFlorida750,000 Jim Colbert (6)
Feb 14Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate ChallengeFlorida500,000 Mike Hill (14)
Feb 21GTE Suncoast ClassicFlorida500,000 Jim Albus (2)
Mar 7GTE West ClassicCalifornia500,000 Al Geiberger (9)
Mar 14Vantage at The DominionTexas650,000 J. C. Snead (1)
Mar 21Gulfstream Aerospace InvitationalCalifornia550,000 Raymond Floyd (4)
Mar 28Doug Sanders Celebrity ClassicTexas500,000 Bob Charles (20)
Apr 4The TraditionArizona850,000 Tom Shaw (2)Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 18PGA Seniors' ChampionshipFlorida800,000 Tom Wargo (1)Senior major championship
Apr 25Muratec Reunion Pro-AmTexas500,000 Dave Stockton (2)Pro-Am
May 2Las Vegas Senior ClassicNevada700,000 Gibby Gilbert (4)
May 16PaineWebber InvitationalNorth Carolina550,000 Mike Hill (15)
May 23Bell Atlantic ClassicPennsylvania650,000 Bob Charles (21)
May 30Cadillac NFL Golf ClassicNew Jersey850,000 Lee Trevino (16)New tournament
Jun 6NYNEX CommemorativeNew York550,000 Bob Wynn (1)
Jun 13Southwestern Bell ClassicMissouri700,000 Dave Stockton (3)
Jun 20Burnet Senior ClassicMinnesota1,050,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (22)New tournament
Jun 27Ford Senior Players ChampionshipMichigan1,200,000 Jim Colbert (7)Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 4Kroger Senior ClassicOhio850,000 Simon Hobday (1)
Jul 11U.S. Senior OpenColorado700,000 Jack Nicklaus (6)Senior major championship
Jul 18Ameritech Senior OpenIllinois600,000 George Archer (12)
Jul 25Senior British OpenEngland£220,000 Bob Charles (22)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
Jul 25First of America ClassicMichigan550,000 George Archer (13)
Aug 1Northville Long Island ClassicNew York550,000 Raymond Floyd (5)
Aug 8Bank of Boston Senior Golf ClassicMassachusetts750,000 Bob Betley (1)
Aug 15Franklin Quest ChampionshipUtah500,000 Dave Stockton (4)
Aug 22GTE Northwest ClassicWashington500,000 Dave Stockton (5)
Aug 29Bruno's Memorial ClassicAlabama850,000 Bob Murphy (1)
Sep 5Quicksilver ClassicPennsylvania1,050,000 Bob Charles (23)New tournament
Sep 12GTE North ClassicIndiana500,000 Bob Murphy (2)
Sep 19Bank One Senior ClassicKentucky550,000 Gary Player (19)
Sep 26Nationwide ChampionshipGeorgia950,000 Lee Trevino (17)
Oct 3Vantage ChampionshipNorth Carolina1,500,000 Lee Trevino (18)
Oct 10The TransamericaCalifornia600,000 Dave Stockton (6)
Oct 17Raley's Senior Gold RushCalifornia600,000 George Archer (14)
Oct 24Ralphs Senior ClassicCalifornia650,000 Dale Douglass (10)
Oct 31Ping Kaanapali ClassicHawaii550,000 George Archer (15)
Dec 12Hyatt Senior Tour ChampionshipPuerto Rico1,000,000 Simon Hobday (2)Tour Championship

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Dave Stockton1,175,944
2 Bob Charles1,046,823
3 George Archer963,124
4 Lee Trevino956,591
5 Chi-Chi Rodríguez798,857

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Dave Stockton[4]
Rookie of the Year Bob Murphy[4]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Bob Charles[5][4]
Comeback Player of the Year Jim Ferree[4]

Notes

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

References

  1. "1994 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  3. "1993 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  4. "Stockton, Price top tour". Tampa Bay Times. St Petersburg, Florida. January 7, 1994. p. 26 (2C in paper). Retrieved December 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1993 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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