# 1993 European Tour

The 1993 European Tour, titled as the 1993 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
It was the sixth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Volvo, that was announced in May 1987.

## Changes for 1993

The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and five non-counting "Approved Special Events".
There were few changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Madeira Island Open and a ProServ tournament in Bologna replacing the Volvo Open di Firenze. A new tournament was planned for South Africa but was not finalised.
The cancellation of the Monte Carlo Open in February prompted rescheduling of the Carroll's Irish Open to ensure there was no gap in the schedule prior to The Open Championship. The Honda Open, originally scheduled opposite the Dunhill Cup, was later moved to the fill the dates vacated by the Carroll's Irish Open. In early March, the Kronenbourg Open was added to replace the cancelled ProServ tournament.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| 17 Jan | Madeira Island Open | Portugal | 250,000 | Mark James (15) | 20 | New tournament |
| 31 Jan | Dubai Desert Classic | UAE | US$500,000 | Wayne Westner (1) | 40 | |
| 7 Feb | Johnnie Walker Classic | Singapore | 550,000 | Nick Faldo (27) | 52 | |
| 14 Feb | Turespaña Iberia Open de Canarias | Spain | 350,000 | Mark James (16) | 26 | |
| 21 Feb | Moroccan Open | Morocco | 375,000 | David Gilford (3) | 30 | |
| 28 Feb | Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía | Spain | 350,000 | Andrew Oldcorn (1) | 38 | |
| 7 Mar | Turespaña Open Mediterrania | Spain | 400,000 | Frank Nobilo (3) | 40 | |
| 14 Mar | Turespaña Iberia Open de Baleares | Spain | 300,000 | Jim Payne (1) | 32 | |
| 21 Mar | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 250,000 | David Gilford (4) | 22 | |
| 28 Mar | ProServ Tournament | Italy | – | Cancelled | – | New tournament |
| 28 Mar | Kronenbourg Open | Italy | 200,000 | Sam Torrance (15) | 20 | New tournament |
| 4 Apr | Open de Lyon | France | 250,000 | Costantino Rocca (1) | 22 | |
| 11 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$1,700,000 | Bernhard Langer (28) | 100 | Major championship |
| 18 Apr | Roma Masters | Italy | 300,000 | Jean van de Velde (1) | 20 | |
| 25 Apr | Heineken Open | Spain | 300,000 | Sam Torrance (16) | 28 | |
| 2 May | Air France Cannes Open | France | 400,000 | Rodger Davis (7) | 34 | |
| 9 May | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 550,000 | Paul Broadhurst (3) | 46 | |
| 16 May | Peugeot Spanish Open | Spain | 500,000 | Joakim Haeggman (1) | 46 | |
| 23 May | Lancia Martini Italian Open | Italy | 450,000 | Greg Turner (2) | 36 | |
| 31 May | Volvo PGA Championship | England | 700,000 | Bernhard Langer (29) | 64 | Flagship event |
| 6 Jun | Dunhill British Masters | England | 600,000 | Peter Baker (2) | 48 | |
| 13 Jun | Honda Open | Germany | 500,000 | Sam Torrance (17) | 38 | |
| 20 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$1,600,000 | Lee Janzen (n/a) | 100 | Major championship |
| 20 Jun | Jersey European Airways Open | Jersey | 300,000 | Ian Palmer (2) | 20 | |
| 27 Jun | Peugeot Open de France | France | 500,000 | Costantino Rocca (2) | 38 | |
| 3 Jul | Monte Carlo Open | France | – | Cancelled | – | |
| 4 Jul | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 575,000 | Nick Faldo (28) | 50 | |
| 10 Jul | Bell's Scottish Open | Scotland | 600,000 | Jesper Parnevik (1) | 42 | |
| 18 Jul | The Open Championship | England | 1,000,000 | Greg Norman (13) | 100 | Major championship |
| 25 Jul | Heineken Dutch Open | Netherlands | 650,000 | Colin Montgomerie (3) | 46 | |
| 1 Aug | Scandinavian Masters | Sweden | 650,000 | Peter Baker (3) | 46 | |
| 8 Aug | BMW International Open | Germany | 500,000 | Peter Fowler (1) | 38 | |
| 15 Aug | Hohe Brücke Austrian Open | Austria | 250,000 | Ronan Rafferty (7) | 20 | |
| 15 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$1,700,000 | Paul Azinger (n/a) | 100 | Major championship |
| 22 Aug | Murphy's English Open | England | 600,000 | Ian Woosnam (21) | 38 | |
| 29 Aug | Volvo German Open | Germany | 650,000 | Bernhard Langer (30) | 42 | |
| 5 Sep | Canon European Masters | Switzerland | 625,000 | Barry Lane (3) | 42 | |
| 12 Sep | GA European Open | England | 600,000 | Gordon Brand Jnr (8) | 50 | |
| 19 Sep | Trophée Lancôme | France | 550,000 | Ian Woosnam (22) | 50 | Limited-field event |
| 3 Oct | Mercedes German Masters | Germany | 600,000 | Steven Richardson (3) | 48 | |
| 10 Oct | Alfred Dunhill Open | Belgium | 600,000 | Darren Clarke (1) | 52 | |
| 31 Oct | Madrid Open | Spain | 400,000 | Des Smyth (7) | 28 | |
| 7 Nov | Volvo Masters | Spain | 750,000 | Colin Montgomerie (4) | 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 |
| 26 Sep | Ryder Cup | England | n/a | Team USA | n/a | Team event |
| 17 Oct | Dunhill Cup | Scotland | US$1,500,000 | Team USA | n/a | Team event |
| 24 Oct | Toyota World Match Play Championship | England | 600,000 | Corey Pavin | 46 | Limited-field event |
| 14 Nov | World Cup of Golf | United States | US$1,200,000 | Fred Couples and Davis Love III | n/a | Team event |
| 14 Nov | World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | United States | US$1,200,000 | Bernhard Langer | n/a | |
| 19 Dec | Johnnie Walker World Golf Championship | Jamaica | US$2,500,000 | Larry Mize | 58 | 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 | Colin Montgomerie | 613,683 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo | 558,738 |
| 3 | Ian Woosnam | 501,353 |
| 4 | Bernhard Langer | 469,570 |
| 5 | Sam Torrance | 421,328 |
| 6 | Costantino Rocca | 403,866 |
| 7 | Peter Baker | 387,989 |
| 8 | Darren Clarke | 369,675 |
| 9 | Gordon Brand Jnr | 367,589 |
| 10 | Barry Lane | 339,218 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Golfer of the Year | Bernhard Langer | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | Gary Orr | |