1990 Ben Hogan Tour Explained

Year:1990
Tour:Ben Hogan Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:30
Most Wins: Dick Mast (3)
Jim McGovern (3)
Mike Springer (3)
Honor1:Money list
Honoree1: Jeff Maggert
Honor2:Player of the Year
Honoree2: Jeff Maggert
Nextseason:1991

The 1990 Ben Hogan Tour was the inaugural season of the Ben Hogan Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
WinnerNotes
Feb 4 California 100,000 Mike Springer (1)
Feb 11 Arizona 100,000 Rick Pearson (1)
Mar 4 Texas 100,000 Brad Bell (1)
Mar 11 Louisiana 100,000 Dicky Thompson (1)
Mar 18 Mississippi 100,000 Dick Mast (1)
Mar 25 Florida 100,000 Buddy Gardner (1)
Apr 1 Florida 100,000 Jim McGovern (1)
Apr 15 Florida 100,000 Dick Mast (2)
Apr 22 Florida 100,000 Ted Tryba (1)
Apr 29 Georgia 100,000 Ed Humenik (1)
May 13 Tennessee 100,000 Jeff Maggert (1)
May 20 Kentucky 100,000 Dicky Thompson (2)
Jun 3 Pennsylvania 150,000 R. W. Eaks (1)
Jun 10 Ohio 100,000 Barry Cheesman (1)
Jun 17 Indiana 100,000 Dick Mast (3)
Jul 1 New York 100,000 Tom Garner (1)
Jul 8 Connecticut 100,000 Jim McGovern (2)
Jul 15 Maine 100,000 Brandel Chamblee (1)
Jul 22 New York 100,000 Jeff Maggert (2)
Aug 5 South Dakota 100,000 Kim Young (1)
Aug 12 Kansas 100,000 Trevor Dodds (1)
Aug 19 Missouri 100,000 Jeff Cook (1)
Aug 26 Kansas 100,000 Tom Lehman (1)
Sep 2 Arkansas 100,000 Jim McGovern (3)
Sep 9 Texas 100,000 Lindy Miller (1)
Sep 16 Utah 100,000 John Daly (1)
Sep 23 Idaho 100,000 Ricky Smallridge (1)
Sep 30 Nevada 100,000 Mike Springer (2)
Oct 7 California 100,000 Ed Humenik (2)
Oct 21 Texas 100,000 Mike Springer (3)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2] [3] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 1991 PGA Tour.[4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 108,644
2 99,841
3 92,521
4 82,906
5 78,753

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Web.com Tour chronology . PGA Tour . October 4, 2016 . October 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005124037/http://mediaguide.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/C55EC568ADC442D2852576E7005C2F3E?openDocument.
  2. Web site: 1990 money list . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005134912/http://www.pgatour.com/webcom/stats/stat.109.1990.html . 5 October 2016 . 3 September 2023.
  3. News: Rookies tear up Pebble Beach . The Dispatch . 1 February 1991 . 4B . Jaime . Diaz . 3 September 2023 . Google News Archive . "Pebble was ripe for making birdies," said Maggert, who earned exempt status on the PGA Tour as the Hogan Tour's leading money winner in 1990 with $108,644 and the winner of two tournaments..
  4. Web site: Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status . PGA Tour . October 4, 2016 . October 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005125250/http://mediaguide.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/70407D3F5A9D7AA3852576D200718739?openDocument.
  5. News: Native pro tops tourney . Kentucky New Era . Hopkinsville, Kentucky . Associated Press . 24 October 1991 . 3B . Michael A. . Lutz . 3 September 2023 . Google News Archive . Maggert, the Ben Hogan Tour player of the year in 1990....