1989 PGA Tour

1989 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 5, 1989 (1989-01-05) – October 29, 1989 (1989-10-29)
Number of official events	44
Most wins	Mark Calcavecchia (3) Steve Jones (3) Tom Kite (3)
Money list	Tom Kite
PGA Player of the Year	Tom Kite
Rookie of the Year	Bob Estes
← 1988 1990 →

The 1989 PGA Tour was the 74th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 21st season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1989 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points	Notes
Jan 8	MONY Tournament of Champions	California	750,000	Steve Jones (2)	54	Winners-only event
Jan 15	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	1,000,000	Steve Jones (3)	46	Pro-Am
Jan 22	Phoenix Open	Arizona	700,000	Mark Calcavecchia (4)	56
Jan 29	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	1,000,000	Mark O'Meara (4)	52	Pro-Am
Feb 5	Nissan Los Angeles Open	California	1,000,000	Mark Calcavecchia (5)	58
Feb 12	Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	750,000	Gene Sauers (2)	32
Feb 19	Shearson Lehman Hutton Open	California	700,000	Greg Twiggs (1)	38
Feb 26	Doral-Ryder Open	Florida	1,300,000	Bill Glasson (4)	64
Mar 5	Honda Classic	Florida	800,000	Blaine McCallister (2)	56
Mar 12	Nestle Invitational	Florida	800,000	Tom Kite (11)	68	Invitational
Mar 19	The Players Championship	Florida	1,350,000	Tom Kite (12)	80	Flagship event
Mar 26	USF&G Classic	Louisiana	750,000	Tim Simpson (2)	50
Apr 2	Independent Insurance Agent Open	Texas	800,000	Mike Sullivan (2)	50
Apr 9	Masters Tournament	Georgia	1,000,000	Nick Faldo (3)	100	Major championship
Apr 9	Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic	Mississippi	200,000	Jim Booros (n/a)	6	Alternate event [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 16	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	South Carolina	800,000	Payne Stewart (4)	62	Invitational
Apr 23	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	1,000,000	Ken Green (5)	50
Apr 30	Las Vegas Invitational	Nevada	1,300,000	Scott Hoch (4)	36
May 7	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Texas	1,000,000	Jodie Mudd (2)	50
May 14	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	1,000,000	Bob Tway (5)	70	Invitational
May 21	Southwestern Bell Colonial	Texas	1,000,000	Ian Baker-Finch (1)	54	Invitational
May 28	BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic	Georgia	900,000	Scott Simpson (5)	40
Jun 4	Kemper Open	Maryland	900,000	Tom Byrum (1)	38
Jun 11	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	New York	1,000,000	Wayne Grady (1)	60
Jun 18	U.S. Open	New York	1,000,000	Curtis Strange (17)	100	Major championship
Jun 25	Canadian Open	Canada	900,000	Steve Jones (4)	48
Jul 3	Beatrice Western Open	Illinois	1,000,000	Mark McCumber (7)	50
Jul 9	Canon Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	1,000,000	Paul Azinger (5)	38
Jul 16	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Virginia	850,000	Mike Donald (1)	36
Jul 23	Hardee's Golf Classic	Illinois	700,000	Curt Byrum (1)	16
Jul 23	The Open Championship	Scotland	£725,000	Mark Calcavecchia (6)	100	Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 30	Buick Open	Michigan	1,000,000	Leonard Thompson (3)	38
Aug 6	Federal Express St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	1,000,000	John Mahaffey (10)	36
Aug 13	PGA Championship	Illinois	1,200,000	Payne Stewart (5)	100	Major championship
Aug 20	The International	Colorado	1,000,000	Greg Norman (7)	46
Aug 27	NEC World Series of Golf	Ohio	1,000,000	David Frost (3)	68	Limited-field event
Aug 27	Chattanooga Classic	Tennessee	500,000	Stan Utley (1)	8	Alternate event
Sep 3	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	800,000	Greg Norman (8)	34
Sep 10	B.C. Open	New York	500,000	Mike Hulbert (2)	18
Sep 17	Bank of Boston Classic	Massachusetts	700,000	Blaine McCallister (3)	40
Sep 24	Southern Open	Georgia	400,000	Ted Schulz (1)	18
Oct 1	Centel Classic	Florida	750,000	Bill Britton (1)	16
Oct 8	Texas Open	Texas	600,000	Donnie Hammond (2)	24
Oct 22	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	Florida	800,000	Tim Simpson (3)	46
Oct 29	Nabisco Championship	South Carolina	2,500,000	Tom Kite (13)	54	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 29	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Illinois	n/a	Curtis Strange	n/a	Limited-field event
Sep 24	Ryder Cup	England	n/a	Tied	n/a	Team event
Nov 11	Isuzu Kapalua International	Hawaii	650,000	Peter Jacobsen	16
Nov 19	World Cup	Spain	1,100,000	Peter Fowler and Wayne Grady	n/a	Team event
	World Cup Individual Trophy			Peter Fowler	n/a
Nov 19	RMCC Invitational	California	1,000,000	Mark O'Meara and Curtis Strange	n/a	New tournament Team event
Nov 26	Skins Game	California	450,000	Curtis Strange	n/a	Limited-field event
Dec 3	JCPenney Classic	Florida	1,000,000	Pat Bradley and Bill Glasson	n/a	Team event
Dec 10	Chrysler Team Championship	Florida	600,000	David Ogrin and Ted Schulz	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	Tom Kite	1,395,278
2	Payne Stewart	1,201,301
3	Paul Azinger	951,649
4	Greg Norman	835,096
5	Mark Calcavecchia	807,741
6	Tim Simpson	761,597
7	Curtis Strange	752,587
8	Steve Jones	745,578
9	Chip Beck	694,087
10	Scott Hoch	670,680

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Player of the Year	Tom Kite	[4] [5]
Rookie of the Year	Bob Estes	[6]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Payne Stewart	[7]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Greg Norman	[8]

See also

• 1989 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. "1989 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
2. "1990 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
3. "1989 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
4. "Kite earns Player-of-the-Year honors with Nabisco victory" . Mount Vernon Argus. White Plains, New York. October 30, 1989. p. 16. Retrieved November 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tom Kite honored as player of year" . The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. November 23, 1989. p. 69 (H5 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "1991 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 1991. p. 70. Retrieved August 21, 2024. Bob Estes | 1989 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.
7. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
8. Rosaforte, Tim (November 5, 1989). "Norman to receive Vardon at President's Dinner" . The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. p. 65 (21C in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website