1993 Nike Tour
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| Duration | February 18, 1993 – October 17, 1993 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins |  Sean Murphy (4) |
| Money list | Sean Murphy |
| Player of the Year | Sean Murphy |
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The 1993 Nike Tour was the fourth season of the Nike Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Nike title sponsorship
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
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) |
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| 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) |
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| Mar 28 | Nike Panama City Beach Classic | Florida | 150,000 | Mike Schuchart (1) |
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| Apr 4 | Nike South Texas Open | Texas | 150,000 | Doug Martin (1) |
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| Apr 18 | Nike Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 150,000 | Sonny Skinner (1) |
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| Apr 25 | Nike Central Georgia Open | Georgia | 150,000 | Sean Murphy (2) |
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| May 2 | Nike South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 150,000 | Hugh Royer III (1) |
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| May 9 | Nike Greater Greenville Classic | South Carolina | 150,000 | Sean Murphy (3) |
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| May 16 | Nike Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 175,000 | Tim Conley (1) |
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| 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) |
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| Jun 20 | Nike Connecticut Open | Connecticut | 150,000 | Dave Stockton Jr. (1) |
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| Jun 27 | Nike New England Classic | Maine | 150,000 | John Morse (1) |
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| 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) |
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| Jul 18 | Nike Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 175,000 | Alan Pate (1) |
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| Jul 25 | Nike Ozarks Open | Missouri | 175,000 | Tommy Tolles (1) |
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| Aug 1 | Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | Mississippi | 150,000 | Jim Furyk (1) |
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| Aug 8 | Nike Permian Basin Open | Texas | 150,000 | Franklin Langham (1) |
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| 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) |
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| Aug 29 | Nike Texarkana Open | Arkansas | 150,000 | Hugh Royer III (2) |
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| Sep 12 | Nike Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 150,000 | Steve Jurgensen (1) |
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| Sep 19 | Nike Utah Classic | Utah | 150,000 | Sean Murphy (4) |
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| Sep 26 | Nike Boise Open | Idaho | 200,000 | Tommy Moore (1) |
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| Oct 3 | Nike Sonoma County Open | California | 150,000 | Sean Murphy (5) |
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| Oct 10 | Nike Bakersfield Open | California | 150,000 | Clark Dennis (1) |
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| Oct 17 | Nike Tour Championship | Oregon | 200,000 | David Duval (2) |
New tournament Tour Championship |
Money list
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
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Sean Murphy |
[6] |
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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "1994 Nike Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "1993 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "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...