1990 PGA Tour

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1990 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 1990 (1990-01-04) – October 28, 1990 (1990-10-28)
Number of official events44
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi (4)
Money list Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
PGA Tour Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi
PGA Player of the Year Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Robert Gamez
1989
1991

The 1990 PGA Tour was the 75th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 22nd season since separating from the PGA of America.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1990 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 7 MONY Tournament of Champions California750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger (6)56Winners-only event
Jan 14 Northern Telecom Tucson Open Arizona900,000 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Gamez (1)42
Jan 21 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen (4)50Pro-Am
Jan 28 Phoenix Open Arizona900,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Armour III (1)50
Feb 4 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (5)54Pro-Am
Feb 11 Hawaiian Open Hawaii1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Ishii (1)42
Feb 18 Shearson Lehman Hutton Open California900,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Forsman (3)40
Feb 25 Nissan Los Angeles Open California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (4)48
Mar 4 Doral-Ryder Open Florida1,400,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (9)62
Mar 11 Honda Classic Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Huston (1)48
Mar 18 The Players Championship Florida1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jodie Mudd (3)80Flagship event
Mar 25 Nestle Invitational Florida900,000 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Gamez (2)72Invitational
Apr 1 Independent Insurance Agent Open Texas1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Sills (1)44
Apr 8 Masters Tournament Georgia1,250,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (4)100 Major championship
Apr 8 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gene Sauers (n/a)16Alternate event [lower-alpha 2]
Apr 15 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart (6)58Invitational
Apr 22 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina1,250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington (1)52
Apr 29 USF&G Classic Louisiana1,000,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost (4)46
May 6 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart (7)40
May 13 Memorial Tournament Ohio1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman (10)48Invitational
May 20 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw (15)54Invitational
May 27 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi (9)42
Jun 3 Kemper Open Maryland1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (7)36
Jun 10 Centel Western Open Illinois1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi (10)72
Jun 18 U.S. Open Illinois1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (18)100 Major championship
Jun 24 Buick Classic New York1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (19)40
Jul 1 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi (11)42
Jul 8 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins (19)52
Jul 15 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts900,000 Flag of the United States.svg Morris Hatalsky (4)30
Jul 22 The Open Championship Scotland£500,000 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo (5)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 3]
Jul 29 Buick Open Michigan1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chip Beck (3)38
Aug 5 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (14)46
Aug 12 PGA Championship Alabama1,350,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady (2)100 Major championship
Aug 19 The International Colorado1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (2)52
Aug 26 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio1,100,000 Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal (1)60Limited-field event
Aug 26 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Persons (1)16Alternate event
Sep 1 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin900,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Gallagher Jr. (1)46
Sep 9 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Sindelar (6)42
Sep 16 Canadian Open Canada1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi (12)42
Sep 23 B.C. Open New York700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Henke (1)18
Sep 30 Buick Southern Open Georgia600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Knox (3)22
Oct 7 H.E.B. Texas Open Texas800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (6)48
Oct 14 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway (6)46
Oct 20 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Simpson (4)52
Oct 28 Nabisco Championship Texas2,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jodie Mudd (4)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 28 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaiin/a Flag of the United States.svg Andy North n/aLimited-field event
Nov 10 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii700,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Peoples 28
Nov 18 RMCC Invitational California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples and
Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd
n/aTeam event
Nov 24 World Cup Florida1,100,000 Flag of Germany.svg Torsten Giedeon and
Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
n/aTeam event
World Cup Individual Trophy Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart n/a
Nov 25 Skins Game California450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange n/aLimited-field event
Dec 2 JCPenney Classic Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel and
Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III
n/aTeam event
Dec 9 Sazale Classic Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples and
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Donald
n/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 Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 1,165,477
2 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi 1,024,647
3 Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart 976,281
4 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger 944,731
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jodie Mudd 911,746
6 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin 838,249
7 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia 834,281
8 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Simpson 809,772
9 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 757,999
10 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara 707,175

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Levi [5]
PGA Player of the Year Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo [6]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Robert Gamez [7]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman [8]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman [4]

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

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