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1984 European Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1984 |
| tour | European Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 26 |
| most_wins | FRG Bernhard Langer (4) |
| honor1 | Order of Merit |
| honoree1 | FRG Bernhard Langer |
| honor2 | Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
| honoree2 | WAL Philip Parkin |
| prevseason | 1983 |
| nextseason | 1985 |
The 1984 European Tour, titled as the 1984 PGA European Tour, was the 13th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 1984
The season was made up of 26 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting "Approved Special Events".
There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Monte Carlo Open, the Celtic International and the Cannes Open; and the loss of the Martini International and the British Masters. In addition the English Golf Classic was merged with the Lawrence Batley International.
Soon after the schedule was revealed, it was announced that the Bob Hope British Classic had been cancelled; the Sanyo Open was brought forward from October to fill the vacated dates.
Order of Merit name change
The money list reverted to its original title as the "Order of Merit", having been known as the "Official money list" for the preceding four seasons.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1984 season.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner | Notes | |||
| 15 Apr | Tunisian Open | Tunisia | 65,000 | SCO Sam Torrance (8) | |
| 15 Apr | Masters Tournament | United States | US$600,000 | USA Ben Crenshaw (n/a) | Major championship |
| 29 Apr | Cepsa Madrid Open | Spain | 85,000 | ENG Howard Clark (3) | |
| 6 May | Italian Open | Italy | 85,000 | SCO Sandy Lyle (9) | |
| 13 May | Car Care Plan International | England | 100,000 | ENG Nick Faldo (11) | |
| 20 May | Peugeot Open de France | France | 85,000 | FRG Bernhard Langer (8) | |
| 28 May | Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship | England | 150,000 | ENG Howard Clark (4) | |
| 3 Jun | Jersey Open | Jersey | 60,000 | SCO Bernard Gallacher (10) | |
| 10 Jun | St. Mellion Timeshare TPC | England | 100,000 | BRA Jaime Gonzalez (1) | |
| 17 Jun | Timex Open | France | 75,000 | AUS Mike Clayton (1) | |
| 17 Jun | U.S. Open | United States | US$600,000 | USA Fuzzy Zoeller (n/a) | Major championship |
| 24 Jun | Monte Carlo Open | France | 75,000 | ENG Ian Mosey (2) | New tournament |
| 1 Jul | Glasgow Open | Scotland | 80,000 | SCO Ken Brown (3) | |
| 8 Jul | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden | 135,000 | WAL Ian Woosnam (3) | |
| 14 Jul | Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic | England | 110,000 | ESP José Rivero (1) | |
| 22 Jul | The Open Championship | Scotland | 425,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros (23) | Major championship |
| 29 Jul | KLM Dutch Open | Netherlands | 100,000 | FRG Bernhard Langer (9) | |
| 5 Aug | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland | 110,000 | FRG Bernhard Langer (10) | |
| 12 Aug | Celtic International | Ireland | 75,000 | SCO Gordon Brand Jnr (3) | New tournament |
| 19 Aug | Benson & Hedges International Open | England | 120,000 | SCO Sam Torrance (9) | |
| 19 Aug | PGA Championship | United States | US$700,000 | USA Lee Trevino (n/a) | Major championship |
| 26 Aug | Lufthansa German Open | West Germany | 100,000 | AUS Wayne Grady (1) | |
| 2 Sep | Ebel European Masters Swiss Open | Switzerland | 160,000 | CAN Jerry Anderson (1) | |
| 9 Sep | Panasonic European Open | England | 150,000 | SCO Gordon Brand Jnr (4) | |
| 23 Sep | Bob Hope British Classic | England | – | Cancelled | Pro-Am |
| 23 Sep | |||||
| 28 Oct | Sanyo Open | Spain | 100,000 | SCO Sam Torrance (10) | |
| 7 Oct | Trophée Lancôme | France | 110,000 | SCO Sandy Lyle (10) | Limited-field event |
| 14 Oct | Benson & Hedges Spanish Open | Spain | 85,000 | FRG Bernhard Langer (11) | |
| 21 Oct | Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open | France | 75,000 | ZAF David Frost (1) | New to European Tour |
| 4 Nov | Portuguese Open | Portugal | 55,000 | ZWE Tony Johnstone (1) |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£) | Winner(s) | Notes | |||
| 16 Sep | Hennessy Cognac Cup | England | n/a | ENG Team England | Team event |
| 30 Sep | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England | 150,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros | Limited-field event |
| 18 Nov | World Cup | Italy | US$150,000 | ESP José María Cañizares and | |
| ESP José Rivero | Team event | ||||
| World Cup Individual Trophy | ESP José María Cañizares |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was titled as the Sperry Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRG Bernhard Langer | 139,344 |
| 2 | SCO Sam Torrance | 112,657 |
| 3 | ENG Howard Clark | 101,903 |
| 4 | SCO Sandy Lyle | 99,649 |
| 5 | ESP Seve Ballesteros | 96,503 |
| 6 | WAL Ian Woosnam | 62,080 |
| 7 | SCO Gordon Brand Jnr | 59,116 |
| 8 | ESP José María Cañizares | 57,418 |
| 9 | CAN Jerry Anderson | 56,121 |
| 10 | ZAF David Frost | 55,642 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | WAL Philip Parkin |
Notes
References
References
- "Tour History". European Tour.
- Jacobs, Raymond. (18 November 1983). "£4m jackpot for European golfers". Glasgow Herald.
- (18 November 1983). "£3m tour package". The Guardian.
- Davies, David. (27 September 1983). "High stakes in Monte". The Guardian.
- (11 November 1983). "Nigel beats his handicap". The Guardian.
- Platts, Mitchell. (17 November 1983). "European golf cash soars to over £3m". Aberdeen Evening Express.
- Hennessy, John. (28 July 1983). "Martini pulls out of tour". The Times.
- Jacobs, Raymond. (25 November 1983). "No Hope as sponsors pull out". Glasgow Herald.
- (29 March 1984). "It's the rich that get the gravy". Manchester Evening News.
- "1984 Tournament schedule". European Tour.
- Lowe, Desmond. (17 November 1984). "Waites slips out of top 20". Football Post.
- (5 November 1984). "Congratulations to Bernhard Langer Europe's No. 1 Golfer". Evening Standard.
- (7 November 1984). "Parkin takes rookie award". Evening Standard.
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