1988 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 14, 1988 (1988-01-14) – November 13, 1988 (1988-11-13)
Number of official events47
Most winsUnited States Curtis Strange (4)
Money listUnited States Curtis Strange
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Curtis Strange
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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.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 17MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia500,000United States Steve Pate (2)38Winners-only event
Jan 24Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia1,000,000United States Jay Haas (7)50Pro-Am
Jan 31Phoenix OpenArizona650,000Scotland Sandy Lyle (4)52
Feb 7AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia700,000United States Steve Jones (1)64Pro-Am
Feb 14Hawaiian OpenHawaii600,000United States Lanny Wadkins (17)48
Feb 21Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams OpenCalifornia650,000United States Steve Pate (3)46
Feb 28Los Angeles OpenCalifornia750,000United States Chip Beck (1)54
Mar 6Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,000,000United States Ben Crenshaw (14)64
Mar 13Honda ClassicFlorida700,000United States Joey Sindelar (4)46
Mar 20Hertz Bay Hill ClassicFlorida750,000United States Paul Azinger (4)68
Mar 27The Players ChampionshipFlorida1,250,000United States Mark McCumber (6)78Special event
Apr 3KMart Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina1,000,000Scotland Sandy Lyle (5)50
Apr 10Masters TournamentGeorgia1,000,000Scotland Sandy Lyle (6)100Major championship
Apr 10Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi200,000United States Frank Conner (n/a)8Alternate event[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 17MCI Heritage Golf ClassicSouth Carolina700,000Australia Greg Norman (6)58Invitational
Apr 24USF&G ClassicLouisiana750,000United States Chip Beck (2)40
May 1Independent Insurance Agent OpenTexas700,000United States Curtis Strange (13)46
May 8Panasonic Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,388,889United States Gary Koch (6)50
May 15GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas750,000United States Bruce Lietzke (11)50
May 22Colonial National InvitationTexas750,000United States Lanny Wadkins (18)50Invitational
May 29Memorial TournamentOhio930,250United States Curtis Strange (14)64Invitational
Jun 5Kemper OpenMaryland800,000United States Morris Hatalsky (3)42
Jun 12Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicNew York700,000Spain Seve Ballesteros (8)54
Jun 20U.S. OpenMassachusetts1,000,000United States Curtis Strange (15)100Major championship
Jun 26Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf ClassicGeorgia700,000United States Larry Nelson (10)44
Jul 3Beatrice Western OpenIllinois900,000United States Jim Benepe (1)44
Jul 10Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia650,000United States Tom Sieckmann (1)36
Jul 17Hardee's Golf ClassicIllinois600,000United States Blaine McCallister (1)18
Jul 18The Open ChampionshipEngland£500,000Spain Seve Ballesteros (9)100Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 24Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut700,000United States Mark Brooks (1)36
Jul 31Buick OpenMichigan700,000United States Scott Verplank (2)42
Aug 7Federal Express St. Jude ClassicTennessee750,000United States Jodie Mudd (1)44
Aug 14PGA ChampionshipOklahoma1,000,000United States Jeff Sluman (1)100Major championship
Aug 21The InternationalColorado1,115,280United States Joey Sindelar (5)54
Aug 28NEC World Series of GolfOhio900,000United States Mike Reid (2)64Limited-field event
Aug 28Provident ClassicTennessee450,000United States Phil Blackmar (2)10Alternate event
Sep 4Canadian OpenCanada750,000United States Ken Green (3)42
Sep 11Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin700,000United States Ken Green (4)32
Sep 18Bank of Boston ClassicMassachusetts600,000United States Mark Calcavecchia (3)44
Sep 25B.C. OpenNew York500,000United States Bill Glasson (2)24
Oct 2Southern OpenGeorgia400,000South Africa David Frost (1)26
Oct 9Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf ClassicTexas400,000United States Tom Purtzer (3)28
Oct 16Texas OpenTexas600,000United States Corey Pavin (7)32
Oct 23Pensacola OpenFlorida400,000United States Andrew Magee (1)20
Oct 29Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida700,000United States Bob Lohr (1)48
Nov 6Northern Telecom Tucson OpenArizona600,000South Africa David Frost (2)48
Nov 13Centel ClassicFlorida500,000United States Bill Glasson (3)10
Nov 14Nabisco ChampionshipCalifornia2,000,000United States Curtis Strange (16)56Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winner(s) OWGR
points		 Notes
May 30 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Illinois n/a United States Larry Nelson n/a Limited-field event
Nov 19 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii 600,000 United States Bob Gilder 24
Nov 27 Skins Game California 450,000 United States Raymond Floyd n/a Limited-field event
Dec 4 JCPenney Classic Florida 800,000 United States Amy Benz and
United States John Huston		 n/a Team event
Dec 11 World Cup Australia 750,000 United States Ben Crenshaw and
United States Mark McCumber		 n/a Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy United States Ben Crenshaw n/a
Dec 11 Chrysler Team Championship Florida 600,000 United States George Burns and
United States Wayne Levi		 n/a Team event
Dec 18 Kirin Cup Florida 1,000,000 Team USA n/a Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Curtis Strange1,147,644
2United States Chip Beck916,818
3United States Joey Sindelar813,732
4United States Ken Green779,181
5United States Tom Kite760,405
6United States Mark Calcavecchia751,912
7Scotland Sandy Lyle726,934
8United States Ben Crenshaw696,895
9South Africa David Frost691,500
10United States Lanny Wadkins616,596

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Curtis Strange[4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour - Byron Nelson Award)Australia Greg Norman[5][6]
Scoring leader (PGA - Vardon Trophy)United States Chip Beck[6]

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.

References

  1. ↑ "1988 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ "1989 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1988 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Strange guns down Kite". Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. November 15, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Strange wins with birdie on second playoff hole". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. November 15, 1988. p. 112 (5C in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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