The 1992 European Tour, titled as the 1992 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st official season of
golf
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tournaments known as the
PGA European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fift ...
.
The European Tour ventured to
East Asia
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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".
The Order of Merit was won by England's
Nick Faldo
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for the second time; he previously won the title in 1983. Faldo won four official-money tournaments during the season, including
The Open Championship
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, and also added victories in two approved special events.
Changes for 1992
There were several changes from the previous season, with the return of the
Dubai Desert Classic
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, the
Tenerife Open and the
Moroccan Open
The Moroccan Open was a professional golf tournament on the European Tour
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; the addition of the
Johnnie Walker Asian Classic, the
Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía
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, the
Roma Masters
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, the
Lyon Open V33
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France (), officially the French Republic ( ), i ...
and the
Honda Open
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; 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.
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
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
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.
Awards
See also
* List of golfers with most European Tour wins
Notes
References
External links
1992 season results on the PGA European Tour website
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European Tour seasons
European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fift ...