1993 Nike Tour
Appearance
Duration | February 18, 1993 | – October 17, 1993
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Number of official events | 30 |
Most wins | 4: Sean Murphy |
Money winner | Sean Murphy |
Player of the Year | Sean Murphy |
← 1992 1994 → |
The 1993 Nike Tour season was the fourth season of the Nike Tour, the PGA Tour's official developmental tour (now known as the Korn Ferry Tour), and the first season sponsored by Nike. The top ten players on the final money list earned PGA Tour cards for 1994.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
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Feb 21 | Nike Yuma Open | Arizona | 150,000 | Ron Streck (1) | |
Mar 7 | Nike Monterrey Open | Mexico | 200,000 | Olin Browne (3) | New tournament |
Mar 21 | Nike Louisiana Open | Louisiana | 150,000 | R. W. Eaks (2) | |
Mar 28 | Nike Panama City Beach Classic | Florida | 150,000 | Mike Schuchart (1) | |
Apr 4 | Nike South Texas Open | Texas | 150,000 | Doug Martin (1) | |
Apr 18 | Nike Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 150,000 | Sonny Skinner (1) | |
Apr 25 | Nike Central Georgia Open | Georgia | 150,000 | Sean Murphy (2) | |
May 2 | Nike South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 150,000 | Hugh Royer III (1) | |
May 9 | Nike Greater Greenville Classic | South Carolina | 150,000 | Sean Murphy (3) | |
May 16 | Nike Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 175,000 | Tim Conley (1) | |
May 23 | Nike Miami Valley Open | Ohio | 175,000 | Emlyn Aubrey (1) | New tournament |
Jun 6 | Nike Dominion Open | Virginia | 175,000 | Ángel Franco (1) | New tournament |
Jun 13 | Nike Cleveland Open | Ohio | 275,000 | Stan Utley (1) | |
Jun 20 | Nike Connecticut Open | Connecticut | 150,000 | Dave Stockton Jr. (1) | |
Jun 27 | Nike New England Classic | Maine | 150,000 | John Morse (1) | |
Jul 4 | Nike White Rose Classic | Pennsylvania | 200,000 | Curt Byrum (1) | New tournament |
Jul 11 | Nike Hawkeye Open | Iowa | 150,000 | Dave Stockton Jr. (2) | |
Jul 18 | Nike Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 175,000 | Alan Pate (1) | |
Jul 25 | Nike Ozarks Open | Missouri | 175,000 | Tommy Tolles (1) | |
Aug 1 | Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | Mississippi | 150,000 | Jim Furyk (1) | |
Aug 8 | Nike Permian Basin Open | Texas | 150,000 | Franklin Langham (1) | |
Aug 15 | Nike New Mexico Charity Classic | New Mexico | 175,000 | Chris Patton (1) | New tournament |
Aug 22 | Nike Wichita Open | Kansas | 150,000 | David Duval (1) | |
Aug 29 | Nike Texarkana Open | Arkansas | 150,000 | Hugh Royer III (2) | |
Sep 12 | Nike Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 150,000 | Steve Jurgensen (1) | |
Sep 19 | Nike Utah Classic | Utah | 150,000 | Sean Murphy (4) | |
Sep 26 | Nike Boise Open | Idaho | 200,000 | Tommy Moore (1) | |
Oct 3 | Nike Sonoma County Open | California | 150,000 | Sean Murphy (5) | |
Oct 10 | Nike Bakersfield Open | California | 150,000 | Clark Dennis (1) | |
Oct 17 | Nike Tour Championship | Oregon | 200,000 | David Duval (2) | New tournament Tour Championship |
Money leaders
For full rankings, see 1993 Nike Tour graduates.
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top 10 players on the tour earned status to play on the 1994 PGA Tour.[2][3]
Rank | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Sean Murphy | 166,293 |
2 | Doug Martin | 147,003 |
3 | Stan Utley | 144,127 |
4 | Bob May | 132,656 |
5 | John Morse | 122,627 |
See also
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Nike Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Nike Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Nike Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
References
- ^ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "1993 Nike Tour money list". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 4, 2016.