1989 Senior PGA Tour

1989 Senior PGA Tour season

Duration	January 5, 1989 (1989-01-05) – December 9, 1989 (1989-12-09)
Number of official events	36 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins	Bob Charles (6)
Money list	Bob Charles
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The 1989 Senior PGA Tour was the 10th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
Jan 8	MONY Senior Tournament of Champions	California	250,000	Miller Barber (23)
Feb 12	General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship	Florida	400,000	Larry Mowry (4)	Senior major championship
Feb 19	GTE Suncoast Classic	Florida	300,000	Bob Charles (9)
Feb 26	Aetna Challenge	Florida	300,000	Gene Littler (8)
Mar 5	Vintage Chrysler Invitational	California	370,000	Miller Barber (24)
Mar 12	MONY Arizona Classic	Arizona	300,000	Bruce Crampton (14)
Apr 2	Murata Seniors Reunion	Texas	300,000	Don Bies (3)
Apr 16	The Tradition	Arizona	600,000	Don Bies (4)	New tournament Senior PGA Tour major championship
May 7	RJR at The Dominion	Texas	250,000	Larry Mowry (5)
May 14	Bell Atlantic/St. Christopher's Classic	Pennsylvania	400,000	Dave Hill (5)
May 21	NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative	New York	300,000	Bob Charles (10)
May 28	Southwestern Bell Classic	Oklahoma	300,000	Bobby Nichols (1)
Jun 4	Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic	Texas	300,000	Homero Blancas (1)
Jun 11	Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship	Florida	700,000	Orville Moody (8)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 18	Northville Long Island Classic	New York	350,000	Butch Baird (2)
Jun 25	MONY Syracuse Senior Classic	New York	300,000	Jim Dent (1)
Jul 2	U.S. Senior Open	Pennsylvania	450,000	Orville Moody (9)	Senior major championship
Jul 9	Digital Seniors Classic	Massachusetts	300,000	Bob Charles (11)
Jul 16	Greater Grand Rapids Open	Michigan	300,000	John Paul Cain (1)
Jul 23	Ameritech Senior Open	Ohio	500,000	Bruce Crampton (15)	New tournament
Jul 30	Volvo Seniors' British Open	Scotland	£150,000	Bob Charles (12)	Senior major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 30	Newport Cup	Rhode Island	275,000	Jim Dent (2)
Aug 6	Showdown Classic	Utah	350,000	Tom Shaw (1)
Aug 13	Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush	California	350,000	Dave Hill (6)
Aug 20	GTE Northwest Classic	Washington	350,000	Al Geiberger (5)
Aug 27	Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic	New Mexico	300,000	Bob Charles (13)
Sep 3	RJR Bank One Classic	Kentucky	300,000	Rives McBee (1)
Sep 10	GTE North Classic	Indiana	350,000	Gary Player (14)
Sep 17	Crestar Classic	Virginia	350,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (13)
Sep 24	PaineWebber Invitational	North Carolina	–	Canceled [lower-alpha 4]
Oct 1	Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic	Florida	300,000	Bob Charles (14)
Oct 8	RJR Championship	North Carolina	1,500,000	Gary Player (15)
Oct 15	Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic	Texas	300,000	George Archer (1)	New tournament
Oct 22	Transamerica Senior Golf Championship	California	400,000	Billy Casper (9)	New tournament
Nov 12	General Tire Las Vegas Classic	Nevada	300,000	Charles Coody (1)
Dec 2	GTE West Classic	California	350,000	Walt Zembriski (3)
Dec 9	GTE Kaanapali Classic	Hawaii	300,000	Don Bies (5)

Money list

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

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Bob Charles	725,887
2	Orville Moody	647,985
3	Al Geiberger	527,033
4	Gary Player	514,116
5	Dave Hill	488,541

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Bob Charles	[5]

Notes

1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was canceled.
2. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
4. Canceled due to Hurricane Hugo. ^[3]

References

1. "1990 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
2. "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
3. "Hurricane Hugo Cancels PaineWebber Tourney". The Dispatch. Lexington, North Carolina. Associated Press. September 23, 1989. p. 20. Retrieved December 4, 2023– via Google News Archive.
4. "1989 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
5. "1989 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

External links

• Official website