1990 PGA Tour explained

Year:1990
Tour:PGA Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:44
Most Wins: Wayne Levi (4)
Honor1:Money list
Honoree1: Greg Norman
Honor2:PGA Tour Player of the Year
Honoree2: Wayne Levi
Honor3:PGA Player of the Year
Honoree3: Nick Faldo
Honor4:Rookie of the Year
Honoree4: Robert Gamez
Prevseason:1989
Nextseason: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]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
WinnerOWGR
points
Notes
Jan 7 California 750,000 Paul Azinger (6) 56 Winners-only event
Jan 14 Arizona 900,000 Robert Gamez (1) 42
Jan 21 California 1,000,000 Peter Jacobsen (4) 50 Pro-Am
Jan 28 Arizona 900,000 Tommy Armour III (1) 50
Feb 4 California 1,000,000 Mark O'Meara (5) 54 Pro-Am
Feb 11 Hawaii 1,000,000 David Ishii (1) 42
Feb 18 California 900,000 Dan Forsman (3) 40
Feb 25 California 1,000,000 Fred Couples (4) 48
Mar 4 Florida 1,400,000 Greg Norman (9) 62
Mar 11 Florida 1,000,000 John Huston (1) 48
Mar 18 Florida 1,500,000 Jodie Mudd (3) 80 Flagship event
Mar 25 Florida 900,000 Robert Gamez (2) 72 Invitational
Apr 1 Texas 1,000,000 Tony Sills (1) 44
Apr 8 Masters Tournament Georgia 1,250,000 Nick Faldo (4) 100 Major championship
Apr 8 Mississippi 300,000 Gene Sauers (n/a) 16 Alternate event
Apr 15 South Carolina 1,000,000 Payne Stewart (6) 58 Invitational
Apr 22 North Carolina 1,250,000 Steve Elkington (1) 52
Apr 29 Louisiana 1,000,000 David Frost (4) 46
May 6 Texas 1,000,000 Payne Stewart (7) 40
May 13 Ohio 1,000,000 Greg Norman (10) 48 Invitational
May 20 Texas 1,000,000 Ben Crenshaw (15) 54 Invitational
May 27 Georgia 1,000,000 Wayne Levi (9) 42
Jun 3 Maryland 1,000,000 Gil Morgan (7) 36
Jun 10 Illinois 1,000,000 Wayne Levi (10) 72
Jun 18 U.S. Open Illinois 1,200,000 Hale Irwin (18) 100 Major championship
Jun 24 New York 1,000,000 Hale Irwin (19) 40
Jul 1 Connecticut 1,000,000 Wayne Levi (11) 42
Jul 8 Virginia 1,000,000 Lanny Wadkins (19) 52
Jul 15 Massachusetts 900,000 Morris Hatalsky (4) 30
Jul 22 The Open Championship Scotland £500,000 Nick Faldo (5) 100 Major championship
Jul 29 Michigan 1,000,000 Chip Beck (3) 38
Aug 5 Tennessee 1,000,000 Tom Kite (14) 46
Aug 12 PGA Championship Alabama 1,350,000 Wayne Grady (2) 100 Major championship
Aug 19 Colorado 1,000,000 Davis Love III (2) 52
Aug 26 Ohio 1,100,000 José María Olazábal (1) 60 Limited-field event
Aug 26 Tennessee 600,000 Peter Persons (1) 16 Alternate event
Sep 1 Wisconsin 900,000 Jim Gallagher Jr. (1) 46
Sep 9 Illinois 1,000,000 Joey Sindelar (6) 42
Sep 16 Canada 1,000,000 Wayne Levi (12) 42
Sep 23 New York 700,000 Nolan Henke (1) 18
Sep 30 Georgia 600,000 Kenny Knox (3) 22
Oct 7 Texas 800,000 Mark O'Meara (6) 48
Oct 14 Nevada 1,300,000 Bob Tway (6) 46
Oct 20 Florida 1,000,000 Tim Simpson (4) 52
Oct 28 Texas 2,500,000 Jodie Mudd (4) 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)OWGR
points
Notes
May 28PGA Grand Slam of GolfHawaiin/a Andy Northn/aLimited-field event
Nov 10Isuzu Kapalua InternationalHawaii700,000 David Peoples28
Nov 18RMCC InvitationalCalifornia1,000,000 Fred Couples and
Raymond Floyd
n/aTeam event
Nov 24World CupFlorida1,100,000 Torsten Giedeon and
Bernhard Langer
n/aTeam event
World Cup Individual Trophy Payne Stewartn/a
Nov 25Skins GameCalifornia450,000 Curtis Strangen/aLimited-field event
Dec 2JCPenney ClassicFlorida1,000,000 Beth Daniel and
Davis Love III
n/aTeam event
Dec 9Sazale ClassicFlorida1,000,000 Fred Couples and
Mike Donald
n/aTeam event

Money list

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 1,165,477
2 1,024,647
3 976,281
4 944,731
5 911,746
6 838,249
7 834,281
8 809,772
9 757,999
10 707,175

Awards

AwardWinner
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1990 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour . 4 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180906142154/https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/schedule.history.1990.html . 6 September 2018.
  2. Web site: 1991 PGA Tour Media Guide . PGA Tour . 4 November 2023.
  3. Web site: 1990 Official money . PGA Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20170401065938/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.1990.html . 1 April 2017 . 4 November 2023.
  4. News: PGA Tour names Levi Player of the Year . Evansville Press . Evansville, Indiana . 4 January 1991 . 4 November 2023 . 24 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  5. News: The big news was made off the course . The Daily Times . Mamaroneck, New York . 28 December 1990 . 4 November 2023 . 17 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  6. News: Golf . Philadelphia Daily News . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . 4 January 1991 . 4 November 2023 . 80 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  7. Web site: 2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide Awards . PGA Tour . 22 October 2023.
  8. News: Shark hunt off the bay . Evening Standard . Renton . Laidlaw . London, United Kingdom . 28 November 1990 . 4 November 2023 . 166 (54 in paper) . Newspapers.com . subscription.