1992 Senior PGA Tour

1992 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 9, 1992 (1992-01-09) – December 13, 1992 (1992-12-13)
Number of official events37
Most winsUnited States Lee Trevino (5)
Money listUnited States Lee Trevino
Player of the YearUnited States Lee Trevino
Rookie of the YearUnited States Dave Stockton
← 1991
1993 →

The 1992 Senior PGA Tour was the 13th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1992 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 12 Infiniti Senior Tournament of Champions California 350,000 United States Al Geiberger (7)
Feb 2 Royal Caribbean Classic Florida 500,000 United States Don Massengale (2)
Feb 9 Aetna Challenge Florida 450,000 United States Jimmy Powell (2)
Feb 16 GTE Suncoast Classic Florida 450,000 United States Jim Colbert (4)
Mar 8 GTE West Classic California 450,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (19)
Mar 15 Vantage at The Dominion Texas 400,000 United States Lee Trevino (11)
Mar 22 Vintage ARCO Invitational California 500,000 United States Mike Hill (11)
Apr 5 The Tradition Arizona 800,000 United States Lee Trevino (12) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 19 PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 700,000 United States Lee Trevino (13) Senior major championship
May 3 Las Vegas Senior Classic Nevada 450,000 United States Lee Trevino (14)
May 10 Murata Reunion Pro-Am Texas 400,000 United States George Archer (9) Pro-Am
May 17 Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic Texas 350,000 United States Mike Hill (12)
May 24 Bell Atlantic Classic Pennsylvania 550,000 United States Lee Trevino (15)
May 31 NYNEX Commemorative New York 400,000 United States Dale Douglass (8)
Jun 7 PaineWebber Invitational North Carolina 450,000 United States Don Bies (6)
Jun 14 The Senior Players Championship Michigan 1,000,000 United States Dave Stockton (1) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 28 Southwestern Bell Classic Missouri 450,000 United States Gibby Gilbert (1)
Jul 5 Kroger Senior Classic Ohio 600,000 United States Gibby Gilbert (2)
Jul 12 U.S. Senior Open Pennsylvania 700,000 United States Larry Laoretti (1) Senior major championship
Jul 19 Ameritech Senior Open Illinois 500,000 United States Dale Douglass (9)
Jul 26 Senior British Open England £200,000 South Africa John Fourie (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
Jul 26 Newport Cup Rhode Island 400,000 United States Jim Dent (7)
Aug 2 Northville Long Island Classic New York 450,000 United States George Archer (10)
Aug 9 Digital Seniors Classic Massachusetts 500,000 United States Mike Hill (13)
Aug 16 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama 700,000 United States George Archer (11) New tournament
Aug 23 GTE Northwest Classic Washington 450,000 United States Mike Joyce (1)
Aug 30 Franklin Showdown Classic Utah 400,000 United States Orville Moody (11)
Sep 6 First of America Classic Michigan 400,000 United States Gibby Gilbert (3)
Sep 13 Bank One Senior Classic Kentucky 500,000 United States Terry Dill (1)
Sep 20 GTE North Classic Indiana 450,000 United States Raymond Floyd (1)
Sep 27 Nationwide Championship Georgia 800,000 Japan Isao Aoki (1)
Oct 4 Vantage Championship North Carolina 1,500,000 United States Jim Colbert (5)
Oct 11 Raley's Senior Gold Rush California 500,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (18)
Oct 18 Transamerica Senior Golf Championship California 500,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (19)
Oct 25 Ralphs Senior Classic California 600,000 United States Raymond Floyd (2)
Nov 1 Kaanapali Classic Hawaii 500,000 United States Tommy Aaron (1)
Nov 8 Ko Olina Senior Invitational Hawaii 500,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (21) New tournament
Dec 13 Senior Tour Championship Puerto Rico 1,000,000 United States Raymond Floyd (3) Tour Championship

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Lee Trevino 1,027,002
2 United States George Archer 860,175
3 United States Jim Colbert 825,768
4 United States Mike Hill 802,423
5 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez 711,095

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Lee Trevino [4]
Rookie of the Year United States Dave Stockton [4]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) United States Lee Trevino [5][4]
Comeback Player of the Year United States Tommy Aaron [4]

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

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  1. ^ "1993 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "1992 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Golf". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. January 8, 1993. p. 39 (D7 in paper). Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1992 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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