1984 European Tour

The 1984 European Tour was the 13th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour. It was the first year for the tour as an independent entity, having previously been organised by the Professional Golfers' Association.[1]

The Order of Merit was won by West Germany's Bernhard Langer, who won four tournaments during the season and finished as joint runner-up in The Open Championship.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1984 European Tour schedule which was made up of 27 tournaments, which included the major national opens around Europe. 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, the British Masters and the Bob Hope British Classic. In addition the English Golf Classic was merged with the Lawrence Batley International.

Dates Tournament Host country Winner Notes
12–15 Apr Tunisian Open Tunisia Scotland Sam Torrance
26–29 Apr Cepsa Madrid Open Spain England Howard Clark
3–6 May Italian Open Italy Scotland Sandy Lyle
10–13 May Car Care Plan International England England Nick Faldo
17–20 May Peugeot Open de France France West Germany Bernhard Langer
25–28 May Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship England England Howard Clark
31 May–3 Jun Jersey Open Jersey Scotland Bernard Gallacher
7–10 Jun St. Mellion Timeshare TPC England Brazil Jaime Gonzalez
14–17 Jun Timex Open France Australia Michael Clayton
21–24 Jun Monte Carlo Open Monaco England Ian Mosey New tournament
28 Jun–1 Jul Glasgow Open Scotland Scotland Ken Brown
11–14 Jul Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic England Spain José Rivero
14–17 Jul The Open Championship Scotland Spain Seve Ballesteros
26–29 Jul KLM Dutch Open Netherlands West Germany Bernhard Langer
2–5 Aug Carroll's Irish Open Republic of Ireland West Germany Bernhard Langer
5–8 Aug Scandinavian Enterprise Open Sweden Wales Ian Woosnam
9–12 Aug Celtic International Republic of Ireland Scotland Gordon Brand, Jnr New tournament
15–19 Aug Benson and Hedges International Open England Scotland Sam Torrance
23–26 Aug Lufthansa German Open West Germany Australia Wayne Grady
30 Aug–2 Sept Ebel European Masters Swiss Open Switzerland Canada Jerry Anderson
6–9 Sept Panasonic European Open England Scotland Gordon Brand, Jnr
20–23 Sept Sanyo Open Spain Scotland Sam Torrance
27–30 Sept Suntory World Match Play England Spain Seve Ballesteros
4–7 Oct Lancome Trophy France Scotland Sandy Lyle
11–14 Oct Benson and Hedges Spanish Open Spain West Germany Bernhard Langer
18–21 Oct Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open France South Africa David Frost New tournament
1–4 Nov Portuguese Open Portugal Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone

Order of Merit

The PGA European Tour's 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.[1] It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.

Position Player Country Prize money (£)
1 Bernhard Langer  West Germany 139,344
2 Sam Torrance  Scotland 112,657
3 Howard Clark  England 101,903
4 Sandy Lyle  Scotland 99,649
5 Seve Ballesteros  Spain 96,503
6 Ian Woosnam  Wales 62,080
7 Gordon Brand, Jnr  Scotland 59,116
8 José Maria Cañizares  Spain 57,418
9 Jerry Anderson  Canada 56,121
10 David Frost  South Africa 55,642

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tour History". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

External links

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