1984 European Tour

Golf tour season

1984 European Tour seasonDuration| 12 April 1984 (1984-04-12) – 4 November 1984 (1984-11-04)

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Number of official events| 26[a]
Most wins|  Bernhard Langer (4)
Order of Merit|  Bernhard Langer
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year|  Philip Parkin

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The 1984 European Tour, titled as the 1984 PGA European Tour,[1] was the 13th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

## Changes for 1984

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The season was made up of 26 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting "Approved Special Events".[2][3]

There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Monte Carlo Open,[4] the Celtic International[5] and the Cannes Open;[6] and the loss of the Martini International[7] and the British Masters.[3] 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;[8] the Sanyo Open was brought forward from October to fill the vacated dates.

### Order of Merit name change

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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.[1] In March, it was announced that Sperry Corporation would title sponsor the Order of Merit, being renamed as the Sperry Order of Merit.[9]

## Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1984 season.[10]

Date  | Tournament  | Host country  | Purse
(£)  | Winner[b] | Notes

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15 Apr  | Tunisian Open | Tunisia  | 65,000  |  Sam Torrance (8)  |
15 Apr  | Masters Tournament | United States  | US$600,000  |  Ben Crenshaw (n/a)  | Major championship[c]
29 Apr  | Cepsa Madrid Open | Spain  | 85,000  |  Howard Clark (3)  |
6 May  | Italian Open | Italy  | 85,000  |  Sandy Lyle (9)  |
13 May  | Car Care Plan International | England  | 100,000  |  Nick Faldo (11)  |
20 May  | Peugeot Open de France | France  | 85,000  |  Bernhard Langer (8)  |
28 May  | Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship | England  | 150,000  |  Howard Clark (4)  |
3 Jun  | Jersey Open | Jersey  | 60,000  |  Bernard Gallacher (10)  |
10 Jun  | St. Mellion Timeshare TPC | England  | 100,000  |  Jaime Gonzalez (1)  |
17 Jun  | Timex Open | France  | 75,000  |  Mike Clayton (1)  |
17 Jun  | U.S. Open | United States  | US$600,000  |  Fuzzy Zoeller (n/a)  | Major championship[c]
24 Jun  | Monte Carlo Open | France  | 75,000  |  Ian Mosey (2)  | New tournament
1 Jul  | Glasgow Open | Scotland  | 80,000  |  Ken Brown (3)  |
8 Jul  | Scandinavian Enterprise Open | Sweden  | 135,000  |  Ian Woosnam (3)  |
14 Jul  | Lawrence Batley International Golf Classic | England  | 110,000  |  José Rivero (1)  |
22 Jul  | The Open Championship | Scotland  | 425,000  |  Seve Ballesteros (23)  | Major championship
29 Jul  | KLM Dutch Open | Netherlands  | 100,000  |  Bernhard Langer (9)  |
5 Aug  | Carroll's Irish Open | Ireland  | 110,000  |  Bernhard Langer (10)  |
12 Aug  | Celtic International | Ireland  | 75,000  |  Gordon Brand Jnr (3)  | New tournament
19 Aug  | Benson & Hedges International Open | England  | 120,000  |  Sam Torrance (9)  |
19 Aug  | PGA Championship | United States  | US$700,000  |  Lee Trevino (n/a)  | Major championship[c]
26 Aug  | Lufthansa German Open | West Germany  | 100,000  |  Wayne Grady (1)  |
2 Sep  | Ebel European Masters Swiss Open | Switzerland  | 160,000  |  Jerry Anderson (1)  |
9 Sep  | Panasonic European Open | England  | 150,000  |  Gordon Brand Jnr (4)  |
~~23 Sep~~ | Bob Hope British Classic | England  | –  | Cancelled | Pro-Am
23 Sep
~~28 Oct~~ | Sanyo Open | Spain  | 100,000  |  Sam Torrance (10)  |
7 Oct  | Trophée Lancôme | France  | 110,000  |  Sandy Lyle (10)  | Limited-field event
14 Oct  | Benson & Hedges Spanish Open | Spain  | 85,000  |  Bernhard Langer (11)  |
21 Oct  | Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open | France  | 75,000  |  David Frost (1)  | New to European Tour
4 Nov  | Portuguese Open | Portugal  | 55,000  |  Tony Johnstone (1)  |

### Unofficial events

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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

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16 Sep  | Hennessy Cognac Cup | England  | n/a  |  Team England  | Team event
30 Sep  | Suntory World Match Play Championship | England  | 150,000  |  Seve Ballesteros | Limited-field event
18 Nov  | World Cup | Italy  | US$150,000  |  José María Cañizares and
José Rivero | Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy |  José María Cañizares |

## Order of Merit

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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.[11][12]

Position | Player | Prize money (£)

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1 |  Bernhard Langer | 139,344
2 |  Sam Torrance | 112,657
3 |  Howard Clark | 101,903
4 |  Sandy Lyle | 99,649
5 |  Seve Ballesteros | 96,503
6 |  Ian Woosnam | 62,080
7 |  Gordon Brand Jnr | 59,116
8 |  José María Cañizares | 57,418
9 |  Jerry Anderson | 56,121
10 |  David Frost | 55,642

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Ref.

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Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |  Philip Parkin | [13]

## Notes

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1. ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was cancelled.
2. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Tour members and are inclusive of the three United States-based major championships which were included on the schedule for the first time in 1998, with earlier editions having retrospectively been recognised as official tour wins.
3. ^ a b c Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Tour History". European Tour. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
2. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (18 November 1983). "£4m jackpot for European golfers". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, United Kingdom. p. 29. Retrieved 8 June 2020 - via Google News Archive.
3. ^ a b "£3m tour package". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 18 November 1983. p. 25. Retrieved 7 June 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Davies, David (27 September 1983). "High stakes in Monte". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. p. 22. Retrieved 8 June 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Nigel beats his handicap". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 11 November 1983. Retrieved 6 June 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Platts, Mitchell (17 November 1983). "European golf cash soars to over £3m". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. p. 14. Retrieved 8 June 2020 - via British Newspaper Archive.
7. ^ Hennessy, John (28 July 1983). "Martini pulls out of tour". The Times. London, United Kingdom. p. 20. Retrieved 8 June 2020 - via The Times Digital Archive.
8. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (25 November 1983). "No Hope as sponsors pull out". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. p. 24. Retrieved 8 June 2020 - via Google News Archive.
9. ^ "It's the rich that get the gravy". Manchester Evening News. Manchester, United Kingdom. 29 March 1984. p. 72. Retrieved 21 October 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "1984 Tournament schedule". European Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
11. ^ Lowe, Desmond (17 November 1984). "Waites slips out of top 20". Football Post. Nottingham, United Kingdom. p. 21. Retrieved 21 October 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Congratulations to Bernhard Langer Europe's No. 1 Golfer". Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. 5 November 1984. p. 39. Retrieved 21 October 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Parkin takes rookie award". Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. 7 November 1984. p. 44. Retrieved 21 October 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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