The 1994 Senior PGA Tour was the 15th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

1994 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 6, 1994 (1994-01-06) – November 13, 1994 (1994-11-13)
Number of official events38
Most winsUnited States Lee Trevino (6)
Money listUnited States Dave Stockton
Player of the YearUnited States Lee Trevino
Rookie of the YearUnited States Jay Sigel
1993
1995

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1994 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 9 Mercedes Championships California 500,000   Jack Nicklaus (7)
Feb 6 Royal Caribbean Classic Florida 800,000   Lee Trevino (19)
Feb 13 GTE Suncoast Classic Florida 700,000   Rocky Thompson (3)
Feb 20 IntelliNet Challenge Florida 500,000   Mike Hill (16)
Mar 6 GTE West Classic California 550,000   Jay Sigel (1)
Mar 13 Vantage at The Dominion Texas 650,000   Jim Albus (3)
Mar 27 Doug Sanders Celebrity Classic Texas 500,000   Tom Wargo (2)
Apr 3 The Tradition Arizona 850,000   Raymond Floyd (6) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 17 PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 800,000   Lee Trevino (20) Senior major championship
Apr 24 Dallas Reunion Pro-Am Texas 500,000   Larry Gilbert (1) Pro-Am
May 1 Las Vegas Senior Classic Nevada 900,000   Raymond Floyd (7)
May 15 PaineWebber Invitational North Carolina 750,000   Lee Trevino (21)
May 22 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic New Jersey 900,000   Raymond Floyd (8)
May 29 Bell Atlantic Classic Pennsylvania 700,000   Lee Trevino (22)
Jun 5 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama 1,000,000   Jim Dent (8)
Jun 12 Nationwide Championship Georgia 1,150,000   Dave Stockton (7)
Jun 19 BellSouth Senior Classic Tennessee 1,050,000   Lee Trevino (23)
Jun 26 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan 1,400,000   Dave Stockton (8) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 3 U.S. Senior Open North Carolina 800,000   Simon Hobday (3) Senior major championship
Jul 10 Kroger Senior Classic Ohio 850,000   Jim Colbert (8)
Jul 17 Ameritech Senior Open Illinois 750,000   John Paul Cain (2)
Jul 23 Senior British Open England £220,000   Tom Wargo (3) Senior major championship[b]
Jul 24 Southwestern Bell Classic Missouri 700,000   Jim Colbert (9)
Jul 31 Northville Long Island Classic New York 650,000   Lee Trevino (24)
Aug 7 Bank of Boston Senior Golf Classic Massachusetts 750,000   Jim Albus (4)
Aug 14 First of America Classic Michigan 650,000   Tony Jacklin (1)
Aug 21 Burnet Senior Classic Minnesota 1,050,000   Dave Stockton (9)
Aug 28 Franklin Quest Championship Utah 500,000   Tom Weiskopf (1)
Sep 4 GTE Northwest Classic Washington 550,000   Simon Hobday (4)
Sep 11 Quicksilver Classic Pennsylvania 1,050,000   Dave Eichelberger (1)
Sep 18 Bank One Senior Classic Kentucky 550,000   Isao Aoki (2)
Sep 25 Brickyard Crossing Championship Indiana 700,000   Isao Aoki (3)
Oct 2 Vantage Championship North Carolina 1,500,000   Larry Gilbert (2)
Oct 9 The Transamerica California 600,000   Kermit Zarley (1)
Oct 16 Raley's Senior Gold Rush California 650,000   Bob Murphy (3)
Oct 23 Ralphs Senior Classic California 750,000   Jack Kiefer (1)
Oct 30 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic Hawaii 550,000   Bob Murphy (4)
Nov 13 Golf Magazine Senior Tour Championship South Carolina 1,350,000   Raymond Floyd (9) 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   Dave Stockton 1,402,519
2   Raymond Floyd 1,382,762
3   Jim Albus 1,237,128
4   Lee Trevino 1,202,369
5   Jim Colbert 1,012,115

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Lee Trevino [4]
Rookie of the Year   Jay Sigel [4]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)   Raymond Floyd [5][4]
Comeback Player of the Year   Dave Eichelberger [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. ^ "1995 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. ^ "1994 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Trevino, Floyd, Nicklaus, Palmer to play in Skins Game". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. January 8, 1995. p. 13 (5B in paper). Retrieved December 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1994 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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