1988 PGA Tour

Golf tour season November 2023 1988 PGA Tour 1988 1 14 – 1988 11 13 47 USA Curtis Strange (4) Money list USA Curtis Strange PGA Player of the Year USA Curtis Strange Rookie of the Year USA 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. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1988.html 1988 Tournament schedule PGA Tour 5 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816013348/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1988.html 16 August 20171989 PGA Tour Media Guide https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/header/files/1989_pgatour.pdf PGA Tour 5 November 2023 DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerThe 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.OWGRpointsNotes Jan 17 MONY Tournament of Champions California 500,000 USA Steve Pate (2) 38 Winners-only event Jan 24 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,000,000 USA Jay Haas (7) 50 Pro-Am Jan 31 Phoenix Open Arizona 650,000 SCO Sandy Lyle (4) 52 Feb 7 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 700,000 USA Steve Jones (1) 64 Pro-Am Feb 14 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 600,000 USA Lanny Wadkins (17) 48 Feb 21 Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open California 650,000 USA Steve Pate (3) 46 Feb 28 Los Angeles Open California 750,000 USA Chip Beck (1) 54 Mar 6 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,000,000 USA Ben Crenshaw (14) 64 Mar 13 Honda Classic Florida 700,000 USA Joey Sindelar (4) 46 Mar 20 Hertz Bay Hill Classic Florida 750,000 USA Paul Azinger (4) 68 Mar 27 The Players Championship Florida 1,250,000 USA Mark McCumber (6) 78 Special event Apr 3 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 1,000,000 SCO Sandy Lyle (5) 50 Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 1,000,000 SCO Sandy Lyle (6) 100 Major championship Apr 10 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 200,000 USA Frank Conner (n/a) 8 Alternate eventalt Official money; unofficial win. Apr 17 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 700,000 AUS Greg Norman (6) 58 Invitational Apr 24 USF&G Classic Louisiana 750,000 USA Chip Beck (2) 40 May 1 Independent Insurance Agent Open Texas 700,000 USA Curtis Strange (13) 46 May 8 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,388,889 USA Gary Koch (6) 50 May 15 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 750,000 USA Bruce Lietzke (11) 50 May 22 Colonial National Invitation Texas 750,000 USA Lanny Wadkins (18) 50 Invitational May 29 Memorial Tournament Ohio 930,250 USA Curtis Strange (14) 64 Invitational Jun 5 Kemper Open Maryland 800,000 USA Morris Hatalsky (3) 42 Jun 12 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 700,000 ESP Seve Ballesteros (8) 54 Jun 20 U.S. Open Massachusetts 1,000,000 USA Curtis Strange (15) 100 Major championship Jun 26 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 700,000 USA Larry Nelson (10) 44 Jul 3 Beatrice Western Open Illinois 900,000 USA Jim Benepe (1) 44 Jul 10 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 650,000 USA Tom Sieckmann (1) 36 Jul 17 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 600,000 USA Blaine McCallister (1) 18 Jul 18 The Open Championship England £500,000 ESP Seve Ballesteros (9) 100 Major championshipunofficial Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. Jul 24 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 700,000 USA Mark Brooks (1) 36 Jul 31 Buick Open Michigan 700,000 USA Scott Verplank (2) 42 Aug 7 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 750,000 USA Jodie Mudd (1) 44 Aug 14 PGA Championship Oklahoma 1,000,000 USA Jeff Sluman (1) 100 Major championship Aug 21 The International Colorado 1,115,280 USA Joey Sindelar (5) 54 Aug 28 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 900,000 USA Mike Reid (2) 64 Limited-field event Aug 28 Provident Classic Tennessee 450,000 USA Phil Blackmar (2) 10 Alternate event Sep 4 Canadian Open Canada 750,000 USA Ken Green (3) 42 Sep 11 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 700,000 USA Ken Green (4) 32 Sep 18 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts 600,000 USA Mark Calcavecchia (3) 44 Sep 25 B.C. Open New York 500,000 USA Bill Glasson (2) 24 Oct 2 Southern Open Georgia 400,000 ZAF 1982 David Frost (1) 26 Oct 9 Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic Texas 400,000 USA Tom Purtzer (3) 28 Oct 16 Texas Open Texas 600,000 USA Corey Pavin (7) 32 Oct 23 Pensacola Open Florida 400,000 USA Andrew Magee (1) 20 Oct 29 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 700,000 USA Bob Lohr (1) 48 Nov 6 Northern Telecom Tucson Open Arizona 600,000 ZAF 1982 David Frost (2) 48 Nov 13 Centel Classic Florida 500,000 USA Bill Glasson (3) 10 Nov 14 Nabisco Championship California 2,000,000 USA Curtis Strange (16) 56 Tour 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)OWGRpointsNotesMay 30PGA Grand Slam of GolfIllinoisn/aUSA Larry Nelsonn/aLimited-field eventNov 19Isuzu Kapalua InternationalHawaii600,000USA Bob Gilder24Nov 27Skins GameCalifornia450,000USA Raymond Floydn/aLimited-field eventDec 4JCPenney ClassicFlorida800,000USA Amy Benz andUSA John Hustonn/aTeam eventDec 11World CupAustralia750,000USA Ben Crenshaw andUSA Mark McCumbern/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual TrophyUSA Ben Crenshawn/aDec 11Chrysler Team ChampionshipFlorida600,000USA George Burns andUSA Wayne Levin/aTeam eventDec 18Kirin CupFlorida1,000,000USA Team USAn/aTeam event Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1988.html 1988 Official money PGA Tour https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122033/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1988.html 4 March 2016 5 November 2023https://www.newspapers.com/image/1005714644/ Strange guns down Kite Hickory Daily Record Hickory, North Carolina 15 November 1988 5 November 2023 17 Newspapers.com subscription Position Player Prize money ($)1 USA Curtis Strange 1,147,6442 USA Chip Beck 916,8183 USA Joey Sindelar 813,7324 USA Ken Green 779,1815 USA Tom Kite 760,4056 USA Mark Calcavecchia 751,9127 SCO Sandy Lyle 726,9348 USA Ben Crenshaw 696,8959 ZAF 1982 David Frost 691,50010 USA Lanny Wadkins 616,596 Awards AwardWinnerRef. Reference(s) PGA Player of the Year USA Curtis Strange Rookie of the Year USA Jim Benepe https://nusports.com/sports/2015/3/18/GEN_20140101165 Jim Benepe Northwestern Wildcats 21 August 2024 He won the PGA Tour's 1988 Rookie of the Year honor. Scoring leader (PGA Tour - Byron Nelson Award) AUS Greg Norman https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/awards/index/byron-nelson-award 2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide Awards PGA Tour 22 October 2023https://www.newspapers.com/image/132527324/ Strange wins with birdie on second playoff hole The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach, Florida 15 November 1988 5 November 2023 112 (5C in paper) Newspapers.com subscription Scoring leader (PGA - Vardon Trophy) USA Chip Beck See also 1988 Senior PGA Tour Notes References External links https://www.pgatour.com/ Category:PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour PGA Tour