1988 PGA Tour

1988 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 14, 1988 (1988-01-14) – November 13, 1988 (1988-11-13)
Number of official events	47
Most wins	Curtis Strange (4)
Money list	Curtis Strange
PGA Player of the Year	Curtis Strange
Rookie of the Year	Jim Benepe
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The 1988 PGA Tour was the 73rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 20th season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1988 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Notes
Jan 17	MONY Tournament of Champions	California	500,000	Steve Pate (2)	38	Winners-only event
Jan 24	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	1,000,000	Jay Haas (7)	50	Pro-Am
Jan 31	Phoenix Open	Arizona	650,000	Sandy Lyle (4)	52
Feb 7	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	700,000	Steve Jones (1)	64	Pro-Am
Feb 14	Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	600,000	Lanny Wadkins (17)	48
Feb 21	Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open	California	650,000	Steve Pate (3)	46
Feb 28	Los Angeles Open	California	750,000	Chip Beck (1)	54
Mar 6	Doral-Ryder Open	Florida	1,000,000	Ben Crenshaw (14)	64
Mar 13	Honda Classic	Florida	700,000	Joey Sindelar (4)	46
Mar 20	Hertz Bay Hill Classic	Florida	750,000	Paul Azinger (4)	68
Mar 27	The Players Championship	Florida	1,250,000	Mark McCumber (6)	78	Special event
Apr 3	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	1,000,000	Sandy Lyle (5)	50
Apr 10	Masters Tournament	Georgia	1,000,000	Sandy Lyle (6)	100	Major championship
Apr 10	Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic	Mississippi	200,000	Frank Conner (n/a)	8	Alternate event [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 17	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	South Carolina	700,000	Greg Norman (6)	58	Invitational
Apr 24	USF&G Classic	Louisiana	750,000	Chip Beck (2)	40
May 1	Independent Insurance Agent Open	Texas	700,000	Curtis Strange (13)	46
May 8	Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational	Nevada	1,388,889	Gary Koch (6)	50
May 15	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Texas	750,000	Bruce Lietzke (11)	50
May 22	Colonial National Invitation	Texas	750,000	Lanny Wadkins (18)	50	Invitational
May 29	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	930,250	Curtis Strange (14)	64	Invitational
Jun 5	Kemper Open	Maryland	800,000	Morris Hatalsky (3)	42
Jun 12	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	New York	700,000	Seve Ballesteros (8)	54
Jun 20	U.S. Open	Massachusetts	1,000,000	Curtis Strange (15)	100	Major championship
Jun 26	Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic	Georgia	700,000	Larry Nelson (10)	44
Jul 3	Beatrice Western Open	Illinois	900,000	Jim Benepe (1)	44
Jul 10	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Virginia	650,000	Tom Sieckmann (1)	36
Jul 17	Hardee's Golf Classic	Illinois	600,000	Blaine McCallister (1)	18
Jul 18	The Open Championship	England	£500,000	Seve Ballesteros (9)	100	Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 24	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	700,000	Mark Brooks (1)	36
Jul 31	Buick Open	Michigan	700,000	Scott Verplank (2)	42
Aug 7	Federal Express St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	750,000	Jodie Mudd (1)	44
Aug 14	PGA Championship	Oklahoma	1,000,000	Jeff Sluman (1)	100	Major championship
Aug 21	The International	Colorado	1,115,280	Joey Sindelar (5)	54
Aug 28	NEC World Series of Golf	Ohio	900,000	Mike Reid (2)	64	Limited-field event
Aug 28	Provident Classic	Tennessee	450,000	Phil Blackmar (2)	10	Alternate event
Sep 4	Canadian Open	Canada	750,000	Ken Green (3)	42
Sep 11	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	700,000	Ken Green (4)	32
Sep 18	Bank of Boston Classic	Massachusetts	600,000	Mark Calcavecchia (3)	44
Sep 25	B.C. Open	New York	500,000	Bill Glasson (2)	24
Oct 2	Southern Open	Georgia	400,000	David Frost (1)	26
Oct 9	Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic	Texas	400,000	Tom Purtzer (3)	28
Oct 16	Texas Open	Texas	600,000	Corey Pavin (7)	32
Oct 23	Pensacola Open	Florida	400,000	Andrew Magee (1)	20
Oct 29	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	Florida	700,000	Bob Lohr (1)	48
Nov 6	Northern Telecom Tucson Open	Arizona	600,000	David Frost (2)	48
Nov 13	Centel Classic	Florida	500,000	Bill Glasson (3)	10
Nov 14	Nabisco Championship	California	2,000,000	Curtis Strange (16)	56	Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winner(s)	OWGR points	Notes
May 30	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Illinois	n/a	Larry Nelson	n/a	Limited-field event
Nov 19	Isuzu Kapalua International	Hawaii	600,000	Bob Gilder	24
Nov 27	Skins Game	California	450,000	Raymond Floyd	n/a	Limited-field event
Dec 4	JCPenney Classic	Florida	800,000	Amy Benz and John Huston	n/a	Team event
Dec 11	World Cup	Australia	750,000	Ben Crenshaw and Mark McCumber	n/a	Team event
	World Cup Individual Trophy			Ben Crenshaw	n/a
Dec 11	Chrysler Team Championship	Florida	600,000	George Burns and Wayne Levi	n/a	Team event
Dec 18	Kirin Cup	Florida	1,000,000	Team USA	n/a	Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. ^{[3] [4]}

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Curtis Strange	1,147,644
2	Chip Beck	916,818
3	Joey Sindelar	813,732
4	Ken Green	779,181
5	Tom Kite	760,405
6	Mark Calcavecchia	751,912
7	Sandy Lyle	726,934
8	Ben Crenshaw	696,895
9	David Frost	691,500
10	Lanny Wadkins	616,596

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Curtis Strange	[4]
Rookie of the Year	Jim Benepe	[5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour - Byron Nelson Award)	Greg Norman	[6] [7]
Scoring leader (PGA - Vardon Trophy)	Chip Beck	[7]

See also

• 1988 Senior PGA Tour

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
2. Official money; unofficial win.
3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. "1988 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
2. "1989 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
3. "1988 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
4. "Strange guns down Kite" . Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. November 15, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved November 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Jim Benepe". Northwestern Wildcats . Retrieved August 21, 2024. He won the PGA Tour's 1988 Rookie of the Year honor.
6. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
7. "Strange wins with birdie on second playoff hole" . The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. November 15, 1988. p. 112 (5C in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website