1988 PGA Tour

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1988 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 14, 1988 (1988-01-14) – November 13, 1988 (1988-11-13)
Number of official events47
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange (4)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jim Benepe
1987
1989

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.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 17 MONY Tournament of Champions California500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Pate (2)38Winners-only event
Jan 24 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas (7)50Pro-Am
Jan 31 Phoenix Open Arizona650,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle (4)52
Feb 7 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Jones (1)64Pro-Am
Feb 14 Hawaiian Open Hawaii600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins (17)48
Feb 21 Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open California650,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Pate (3)46
Feb 28 Los Angeles Open California750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chip Beck (1)54
Mar 6 Doral-Ryder Open Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (14)64
Mar 13 Honda Classic Florida700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Sindelar (4)46
Mar 20 Hertz Bay Hill Classic Florida750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger (4)68
Mar 27 The Players Championship Florida1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber (6)78Special event
Apr 3 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina1,000,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle (5)50
Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia1,000,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle (6)100 Major championship
Apr 10 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Conner (n/a)8Alternate event [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 17 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina700,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (6)58Invitational
Apr 24 USF&G Classic Louisiana750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chip Beck (2)40
May 1 Independent Insurance Agent Open Texas700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange (13)46
May 8 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational Nevada1,388,889 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Koch (6)50
May 15 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (11)50
May 22 Colonial National Invitation Texas750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins (18)50Invitational
May 29 Memorial Tournament Ohio930,250 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange (14)64Invitational
Jun 5 Kemper Open Maryland800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Morris Hatalsky (3)42
Jun 12 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York700,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (8)54
Jun 20 U.S. Open Massachusetts1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange (15)100 Major championship
Jun 26 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (10)44
Jul 3 Beatrice Western Open Illinois900,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Benepe (1)44
Jul 10 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia650,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Sieckmann (1)36
Jul 17 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Blaine McCallister (1)18
Jul 18 The Open Championship England£500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Seve Ballesteros (9)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 24 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks (1)36
Jul 31 Buick Open Michigan700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Verplank (2)42
Aug 7 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jodie Mudd (1)44
Aug 14 PGA Championship Oklahoma1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman (1)100 Major championship
Aug 21 The International Colorado1,115,280 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Sindelar (5)54
Aug 28 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio900,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Reid (2)64Limited-field event
Aug 28 Provident Classic Tennessee450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Blackmar (2)10Alternate event
Sep 4 Canadian Open Canada750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Green (3)42
Sep 11 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Green (4)32
Sep 18 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia (3)44
Sep 25 B.C. Open New York500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Glasson (2)24
Oct 2 Southern Open Georgia400,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost (1)26
Oct 9 Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic Texas400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer (3)28
Oct 16 Texas Open Texas600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin (7)32
Oct 23 Pensacola Open Florida400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee (1)20
Oct 29 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lohr (1)48
Nov 6 Northern Telecom Tucson Open Arizona600,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost (2)48
Nov 13 Centel Classic Florida500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Glasson (3)10
Nov 14 Nabisco Championship California2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange (16)56Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
May 30 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Illinoisn/a Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson n/aLimited-field event
Nov 19 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gilder 24
Nov 27 Skins Game California450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd n/aLimited-field event
Dec 4 JCPenney Classic Florida800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Amy Benz and
Flag of the United States.svg John Huston
n/aTeam event
Dec 11 World Cup Australia750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw and
Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber
n/aTeam event
World Cup Individual Trophy Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw n/a
Dec 11 Chrysler Team Championship Florida600,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Burns and
Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi
n/aTeam event
Dec 18 Kirin Cup Florida1,000,000Flag of the United States.svg Team USAn/aTeam event

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange 1,147,644
2 Flag of the United States.svg Chip Beck 916,818
3 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Sindelar 813,732
4 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Green 779,181
5 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite 760,405
6 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia 751,912
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Sandy Lyle 726,934
8 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw 696,895
9 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost 691,500
10 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins 616,596

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange [4]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jim Benepe [5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour - Byron Nelson Award) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman [6] [7]
Scoring leader (PGA - Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Chip Beck [7]

See also

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.

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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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.