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The 1993 Nike Tour was the fourth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

1993 Nike Tour season
DurationFebruary 18, 1993 (1993-02-18) – October 17, 1993 (1993-10-17)
Number of official events30
Most winsUnited States Sean Murphy (4)
Money listUnited States Sean Murphy
Player of the YearUnited States Sean Murphy
1992
1994

Nike title sponsorship

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In August 1992, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Nike, Inc., being renamed as the Nike Tour.[1]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1993 season.[2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
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 list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4] The top 10 players on the money list earned status to play on the 1994 PGA Tour.[5]

Position Player Prize money ($)
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

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year   Sean Murphy [6]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Nike new tour sponsor". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. August 27, 1992. p. 22 (10 in paper). Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "1994 Nike Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "1993 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Price, Stockton top players". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. January 7, 1994. p. 68 (3C in paper). Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive. Sean Murphy won player of the year on the Nike Tour...
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