1989 Senior PGA Tour

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1989 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 1989 (1989-01-05) – December 9, 1989 (1989-12-09)
Number of official events36 [a]
Most wins Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (6)
Money list Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles
← 1988
1990 →

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.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [b] Notes
Jan 8 MONY Senior Tournament of Champions California250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (23)
Feb 12 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship Florida400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mowry (4) Senior major championship
Feb 19 GTE Suncoast Classic Florida300,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (9)
Feb 26 Aetna Challenge Florida300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler (8)
Mar 5 Vintage Chrysler Invitational California370,000 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber (24)
Mar 12 MONY Arizona Classic Arizona300,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (14)
Apr 2 Murata Seniors Reunion Texas300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don Bies (3)
Apr 16 The Tradition Arizona600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don Bies (4)New tournament
Senior PGA Tour major championship
May 7 RJR at The Dominion Texas250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mowry (5)
May 14 Bell Atlantic/St. Christopher's Classic Pennsylvania400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill (5)
May 21 NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative New York300,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (10)
May 28 Southwestern Bell Classic Oklahoma300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols (1)
Jun 4 Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic Texas300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Homero Blancas (1)
Jun 11 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship Florida700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody (8) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 18 Northville Long Island Classic New York350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Butch Baird (2)
Jun 25 MONY Syracuse Senior Classic New York300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Dent (1)
Jul 2 U.S. Senior Open Pennsylvania450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody (9) Senior major championship
Jul 9 Digital Seniors Classic Massachusetts300,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (11)
Jul 16 Greater Grand Rapids Open Michigan300,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Paul Cain (1)
Jul 23 Ameritech Senior Open Ohio500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (15)New tournament
Jul 30 Volvo Seniors' British Open Scotland£150,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (12) Senior major championship [c]
Jul 30 Newport Cup Rhode Island275,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Dent (2)
Aug 6 Showdown Classic Utah350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Shaw (1)
Aug 13 Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush California350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill (6)
Aug 20 GTE Northwest Classic Washington350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger (5)
Aug 27 Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic New Mexico300,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (13)
Sep 3 RJR Bank One Classic Kentucky300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rives McBee (1)
Sep 10 GTE North Classic Indiana350,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994, bright version).svg Gary Player (14)
Sep 17 Crestar Classic Virginia350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez (13)
Sep 24 PaineWebber Invitational North Carolina–Canceled [d]
Oct 1 Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic Florida300,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles (14)
Oct 8 RJR Championship North Carolina1,500,000 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994, bright version).svg Gary Player (15)
Oct 15 Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic Texas300,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer (1)New tournament
Oct 22 Transamerica Senior Golf Championship California400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper (9)New tournament
Nov 12 General Tire Las Vegas Classic Nevada300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Coody (1)
Dec 2 GTE West Classic California350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Walt Zembriski (3)
Dec 9 GTE Kaanapali Classic Hawaii300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Don Bies (5)

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles 725,887
2 Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody 647,985
3 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger 527,033
4 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994, bright version).svg Gary Player 514,116
5 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill 488,541

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ One further 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.
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