The 1994 European Tour, titled as the 1994 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd official season of

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tournaments known as the

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. The season was made up of 38 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events". The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's

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for the second time, defending the title he won in 1993.

Changes for 1994

Aside from scheduling, initially there was just one change from the previous season, with the addition of the

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. This created a sequence of five consecutive tournaments in Spain through February and March, and a total of nine events in the country although the

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would later be cancelled. Shortly after the start of the season, the

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was cancelled and replaced by the Tournoi Perrier de Paris, a team event with prize money not counting towards the Order of Merit. In late January, a further tournament was added to the schedule with the inaugural Chemapol Trophy Czech Open, opposite the Toyota World Match Play Championship in mid-October. The

, originally scheduled for 20–23 October, was cancelled with the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open taking the dates. In addition, the Kronenbourg Open was not held.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1994 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

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Awards

Notes

References

External links

1994 season results on the PGA European Tour website
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