# 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.
It was the fifth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.

## 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".
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.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 8 Nov | World Cup Individual Trophy | Italy | US$1,100,000 | 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.
| 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 | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Jim Payne | |