The 1994 European Tour, titled as the 1994 Volvo Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd official season of
golf
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tournaments known as the
PGA European Tour
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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
Colin Montgomerie
Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE (born 23 June 1963) is a Scottish professional golfer. He has won a record eight European Tour Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999. He has won 31 European Tour events ...
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
Extremadura Open. 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
Madrid Open would later be cancelled.
Shortly after the start of the season, the
Roma Masters 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
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in mid-October. The
Madrid Open, 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
Pound sterling
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.
Awards
See also
*List of golfers with most European Tour wins
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Notes
References
External links
1994 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 fi ...