1989 Senior PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | January 5, 1989 (1989-01-05) – December 9, 1989 (1989-12-09) |
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Number of official events | 36[a] |
Most wins | Bob Charles (6) |
Money list | 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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[b] | Notes |
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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[c] |
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) | |
PaineWebber Invitational | North Carolina | – | Canceled[d] | ||
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 ($) |
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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. |
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Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Bob Charles | [5] |
Notes
- ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was canceled.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
- ^ Canceled due to Hurricane Hugo.[3]
References
- ^ "1990 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1989 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "1989 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
External links
- Official website