1990 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 1990 (1990-01-04) – October 28, 1990 (1990-10-28)
Number of official events44
Most winsUnited States Wayne Levi (4)
Money listAustralia Greg Norman
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Wayne Levi
PGA Player of the YearEngland Nick Faldo
Rookie of the YearUnited States 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.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 7MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia750,000United States Paul Azinger (6)56Winners-only event
Jan 14Northern Telecom Tucson OpenArizona900,000United States Robert Gamez (1)42
Jan 21Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia1,000,000United States Peter Jacobsen (4)50Pro-Am
Jan 28Phoenix OpenArizona900,000United States Tommy Armour III (1)50
Feb 4AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia1,000,000United States Mark O'Meara (5)54Pro-Am
Feb 11Hawaiian OpenHawaii1,000,000United States David Ishii (1)42
Feb 18Shearson Lehman Hutton OpenCalifornia900,000United States Dan Forsman (3)40
Feb 25Nissan Los Angeles OpenCalifornia1,000,000United States Fred Couples (4)48
Mar 4Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,400,000Australia Greg Norman (9)62
Mar 11Honda ClassicFlorida1,000,000United States John Huston (1)48
Mar 18The Players ChampionshipFlorida1,500,000United States Jodie Mudd (3)80Flagship event
Mar 25Nestle InvitationalFlorida900,000United States Robert Gamez (2)72Invitational
Apr 1Independent Insurance Agent OpenTexas1,000,000United States Tony Sills (1)44
Apr 8Masters TournamentGeorgia1,250,000England Nick Faldo (4)100Major championship
Apr 8Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi300,000United States Gene Sauers (n/a)16Alternate event[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 15MCI Heritage Golf ClassicSouth Carolina1,000,000United States Payne Stewart (6)58Invitational
Apr 22KMart Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina1,250,000Australia Steve Elkington (1)52
Apr 29USF&G ClassicLouisiana1,000,000South Africa David Frost (4)46
May 6GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas1,000,000United States Payne Stewart (7)40
May 13Memorial TournamentOhio1,000,000Australia Greg Norman (10)48Invitational
May 20Southwestern Bell ColonialTexas1,000,000United States Ben Crenshaw (15)54Invitational
May 27BellSouth Atlanta Golf ClassicGeorgia1,000,000United States Wayne Levi (9)42
Jun 3Kemper OpenMaryland1,000,000United States Gil Morgan (7)36
Jun 10Centel Western OpenIllinois1,000,000United States Wayne Levi (10)72
Jun 18U.S. OpenIllinois1,200,000United States Hale Irwin (18)100Major championship
Jun 24Buick ClassicNew York1,000,000United States Hale Irwin (19)40
Jul 1Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut1,000,000United States Wayne Levi (11)42
Jul 8Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia1,000,000United States Lanny Wadkins (19)52
Jul 15Bank of Boston ClassicMassachusetts900,000United States Morris Hatalsky (4)30
Jul 22The Open ChampionshipScotland£500,000England Nick Faldo (5)100Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 29Buick OpenMichigan1,000,000United States Chip Beck (3)38
Aug 5Federal Express St. Jude ClassicTennessee1,000,000United States Tom Kite (14)46
Aug 12PGA ChampionshipAlabama1,350,000Australia Wayne Grady (2)100Major championship
Aug 19The InternationalColorado1,000,000United States Davis Love III (2)52
Aug 26NEC World Series of GolfOhio1,100,000Spain José María Olazábal (1)60Limited-field event
Aug 26Chattanooga ClassicTennessee600,000United States Peter Persons (1)16Alternate event
Sep 1Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin900,000United States Jim Gallagher Jr. (1)46
Sep 9Hardee's Golf ClassicIllinois1,000,000United States Joey Sindelar (6)42
Sep 16Canadian OpenCanada1,000,000United States Wayne Levi (12)42
Sep 23B.C. OpenNew York700,000United States Nolan Henke (1)18
Sep 30Buick Southern OpenGeorgia600,000United States Kenny Knox (3)22
Oct 7H.E.B. Texas OpenTexas800,000United States Mark O'Meara (6)48
Oct 14Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,300,000United States Bob Tway (6)46
Oct 20Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida1,000,000United States Tim Simpson (4)52
Oct 28Nabisco ChampionshipTexas2,500,000United States 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.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winner(s) OWGR
points		 Notes
May 28 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii n/a United States Andy North n/a Limited-field event
Nov 10 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii 700,000 United States David Peoples 28
Nov 18 RMCC Invitational California 1,000,000 United States Fred Couples and
United States Raymond Floyd		 n/a Team event
Nov 24 World Cup Florida 1,100,000 Germany Torsten Giedeon and
Germany Bernhard Langer		 n/a Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy United States Payne Stewart n/a
Nov 25 Skins Game California 450,000 United States Curtis Strange n/a Limited-field event
Dec 2 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,000,000 United States Beth Daniel and
United States Davis Love III		 n/a Team event
Dec 9 Sazale Classic Florida 1,000,000 United States Fred Couples and
United States Mike Donald		 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 ($)
1Australia Greg Norman1,165,477
2United States Wayne Levi1,024,647
3United States Payne Stewart976,281
4United States Paul Azinger944,731
5United States Jodie Mudd911,746
6United States Hale Irwin838,249
7United States Mark Calcavecchia834,281
8United States Tim Simpson809,772
9United States Fred Couples757,999
10United States Mark O'Meara707,175

Awards

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

References

  1. ↑ "1990 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "1991 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1990 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Laidlaw, Renton (November 28, 1990). "Shark hunt off the bay". Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. p. 166 (54 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "PGA Tour names Levi Player of the Year". Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. January 4, 1991. p. 24. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "The big news was made off the course". The Daily Times. Mamaroneck, New York. December 28, 1990. p. 17. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Golf". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 4, 1991. p. 80. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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