Official Media Glide of the PGA TOUR Welcome to the 1993 PGA TOUR
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Official Media Glide of the PGA TOUR Welcome to the 1993 PGA TOUR. This guide has been created to assist you in covering the events and players who combine to make the PGA TOUR one of the world's most entertaining and competitive sports experiences. The PGA TOUR media field staff will be on-site at each tournament, and our entire headquarters staff is available to help you at all times. Thank you for the excellent coverage you have given to PGA TOUR players, tournaments and other activities. We take pride in the accomplishments of the TOUR and we appreciate the role the media has played in bringing those accomplishments to the attention of the golfing public. Deane R. Beman Commissioner PGA TOUR PGA TOUR Sawgrass Ponte Vedra, Fla. 32082 Telephone: 904-285-3700 1993 PGA TOUR Official Media Guide of the PGA TOUR Hisro -1 ono Chronology of the PGA TOU^ _.4 THE TQJ.7narr p •onship _ _ .3= 1993 PGA TOUR Tournament Schedule ...- ........... 6 NEC World Series of Golf .._ .................................._..,.338 Three TOURs Schedule .................................................13 Masters.......... .......................................................... 339 Tournament Policy Boa d ....................._.......................14 United States Open ............................................._ ....340 Investments Board ...................................................... 15 British Open .............................................................. 342 Commissioner Deane R Beman..........._ .......................16 PGA Championship ..................................................344 Executive Department ................_......._.......................17 SONY Ranking ..........................................................347 Tournament Administra ion ......................_..................18 Ryder Cup Results ........................._........................348 Tournament Staff ... _... _ ...........................................19 Winners of Major U.S. Amateu Events ..................350 Public Relations and Communications ............_........20 Awards Section ........................._..............................351 PlayerBiographies ....................................................... 21 PGA TOUR Player of the Year ....................................352 All-Exempt TOUR Prioriy Rankings ............................ 22 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year ...................................353 Pronounciation Guide .............................................24 Other PGA TOUR Awards .........................................354 Other Prominent Members of the PGA TOUR .............172 PGA Player of the YearNardor Trophy Award ...........355 Other Prominent International Players .................199 PGA Hall of Fame/PGA World 3olf Hall of Fame....._... 356 1992 PGA TOUR Tournament Summaries ..................205 Marketing SectionlMisc ..............................................357 Summary of Qualifying -ournaments ........................ 256 Marketing Staff ............. ....._........ ...........,......._...358 1992 Facts and Figures ..............................................259 PGA TOUR Partners .............................................._...359 Official Money List .........................................._......,..260 Marketing Partners.............._................._... 365 1992 Facts and Figures ..............................................263 Merrill Lynch Shoot-Out Series .............................._...366 The Last Time .........................................................265 Sharp's Shooter ....................-................................... 367 1992 Tournament Sumnary .......................................266 Hilton Course/Tournament Record Challenge ......._...368 1992 Statistical Leaders ............................................ 270 Centinela............................._............................_...369 Toughest Holes ...................... .... .........................275 PGA TOUR and the American Golf Sponsors ........_...370 Top-30 Players Perlormsnce Chart ............................276 PGA TOUR Charity Team Comaetition Draft ..........._...371 All-Time PGA TOUR Records ......................................277 1992 Charity Team Results .............................._........372 Career Money List.. ......,__ . ..........................287 Past Charity Team Results ..........................................373 Past Leading Money Wieners .....................................288 Tournament Players Clubs .......................................374 Most TOUR Wins Year fry Year ...................................289 Productions Staff .....................................................377 Individual Playoff Records ...................................... 290 PGA TOUR Productions/St. Join's County ................378 Year-by-Year Statistical _eaders ................................ 299 Legal/Finance & Administration .................................380 Cummulative Statistical Rankings.._._ ......................300 Media Regulations ....................................................381 Tournament History ................................................... 301 Photography Regulations .................................._......382 THE PLAYERS Championship .....................................336 Prize Money Distribution Chars ...............................383 2 A All-Exempt TOUR Priority Rankings, 22-23 PLAYERS Championship--Past Worriers, 336 Awards. 351-358 Player of the Year--PGA of America, 355 Player of the Year--PGA TOUR. 352 B Playoff Record. 290-298 Biographies--International Players, 199-204 Prize Money Distribution Charts, 383-384 Biographies--Other Prominent Members. 172-198 Pronounciation Guide, 24 Biographies--PGA TOUR Members. 21-171 Public Relations and Communications Department. 20 British Open--Past Winners, 342-344 0 C Qualifying Tournament Graduates. 255 Cenlinela Fitness Center. 369 Qualifying Tournament Summary, 256-258 Chat itable Contributions. 370 R E Records--All-Time PGA TOUR, 277-286 Executive Department. 17 Rookie of the Year--PGA TOUR, 353 Ryder Cup Matches--History. 348 F Ryder Cup Matches--1991 Results, 349 Facts & Figures. 263-264 Fnnnce,'Adnniehanon and Legal Department. 380 S Schedule--1992, 6-12 H Schedule--Complete Schedule of all TOURS. 13 Hall of Fhme—PGA. World Golf. 356 Sharp's Shooters, 367 Hilton TomnamenbComse Record Challenge. 368 SONY Ranking. 347 History of the PGA TOUR, 4-5 Statistical High/Lows, 300 Statistical Leaders--1992, 270-274 Statistical Leaders--Year by Year, 292 Investments Board, 15 Statistical Leaders--Cumulative, 300 L T Last Time. 265 Team Charity Competition Draft. 371 Team Charity Competition Standings--1992, 372 M Team Charity Competition Standings--Cumulative. 373 Major U.S Amateur Events--Past Winners, 350 Telephone Numbers--Frequently Used, inside back cover Marketing Partners. 359-364 Toughest Holes, 275 Marketing/Promotions Department, 358 Tournament Administration. 18 Masters Tournament--Past Winners. 339 Tournament Players Clubs. 374-376 Media Regulations, 381 Tournament Policy Board, 14 Merrill Lynch Shoot-Out Series, 366 Tournament Staff. 19 Money List--1992. 260-262 Tournament Summaries, 205-258 Money List--Career, 287 Tournament Summary--1992. 266-269 N U NEC World Series of Golf--Past Winners. 338 U S Open--Past Winners, 340-342 P V Past Winners of PGA TOUR events. 302-335 Vardon Trophy, 355 PGA Championship--Past Winners, 344-346 PGA TOUR Partners Program. 365 w PGA TOUR Productions, 377-379 Winners--Alt-Time PGA TOUR. 288 Photography Regulations, 382 Winners--Year by Year. 289 It is not always easy to discover the exact beginning of something. So it is with the PGA TOUR. Certainly, there were professionals who competed against each otherfrom theearliest days of the game. In 1895. ten professional golfers and one amateur played in the first U.S. Open in Newport, RI. Shortly thereafter, tournaments began to po up across the country. There was the Western Open in 1899. But this was not "tour" golf. The events lacked continuity. Interest in the game, however, continued to grow. American professionals were rapidly improving and when John McDermott became the first American-born player to win the U.S. Open, enthusiasm for the game blossomed. Adding to this growth was a commercially backed exhibition by Englishmen Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. The duo travelled across the country and attracted good crowds wherever they stopped during the warmer months of 1913. A 20-year old, Francis Ouimet, defeated the pair in a playoff for the United States Open Championship at Brookline, MA. Suddenly, golf became front page news and a game for everyone. In the early twenties, the PGA TOUR saw its first development. Tournaments were held on the West Coast, Texas and Florida. These events were held in the winter and the golfers played their way east and up to Pinehurst in the spring. By the middle of the decade, the Tour was doing relatively well--offering $77,000 in total prize money. The TOUR became more structured following World War II and exploded in the late 1950s and early 60s. Flip through the Facts and Figures section of this TOUR Book and look at such areas as leading money winners and growth of tournament purses to witness the continuing growth. When television became a player in the game, the eyes of the world were on golf. This exposure inspired millions to try the game and, at the same time. TV rights fees sent purses soaring. The bulk of these rights fees, which are distributed by the PGA TOUR to all co-