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Golf tour season
The 1990 Senior PGA Tour was the 11th season of the Senior PGA Tour , the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (US$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
Jan 7
MONY Senior Tournament of Champions
California
250,000
George Archer (2)
Feb 4
Royal Caribbean Classic
Florida
400,000
Lee Trevino (1)
Feb 11
GTE Suncoast Classic
Florida
450,000
Mike Hill (1)
Feb 18
Aetna Challenge
Florida
400,000
Lee Trevino (2)
Mar 4
Vintage Chrysler Invitational
California
400,000
Lee Trevino (3)
Mar 18
Vantage at The Dominion
Texas
300,000
Jim Dent (3)
Apr 1
The Tradition
Arizona
800,000
Jack Nicklaus (1)
Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 15
PGA Seniors' Championship
Florida
450,000
Gary Player (16)
Senior major championship
Apr 29
Murata Reunion Pro-Am
Texas
400,000
Frank Beard (1)
Pro-Am
May 6
Las Vegas Senior Classic
Nevada
450,000
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (14)
May 13
Southwestern Bell Classic
Oklahoma
450,000
Jimmy Powell (1)
May 20
Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic
Texas
300,000
Lee Trevino (4)
May 27
Bell Atlantic Classic
Pennsylvania
500,000
Dale Douglass (6)
Jun 3
NYNEX Commemorative
New York
350,000
Lee Trevino (5)
Jun 10
Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship
Michigan
1,000,000
Jack Nicklaus (2)
Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 17
MONY Syracuse Senior Classic
New York
400,000
Jim Dent (4)
Jun 24
Digital Seniors Classic
Massachusetts
350,000
Bob Charles (15)
Jul 1
U.S. Senior Open
New Jersey
450,000
Lee Trevino (6)
Senior major championship
Jul 8
Northville Long Island Classic
New York
450,000
George Archer (3)
Jul 15
Kroger Senior Classic
Ohio
600,000
Jim Dent (5)
New tournament
Jul 22
Ameritech Senior Open
Michigan
500,000
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (15)
Jul 29
Volvo Seniors' British Open
Scotland
£150,000
Gary Player (17)
Senior major championship [ b]
Jul 29
Newport Cup
Rhode Island
300,000
Al Kelley (1)
Aug 5
PaineWebber Invitational
North Carolina
450,000
Bruce Crampton (16)
Aug 12
Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic
New Mexico
350,000
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (16)
Aug 19
Showdown Classic
Utah
350,000
Rives McBee (2)
Aug 26
GTE Northwest Classic
Washington
350,000
George Archer (4)
Sep 2
GTE North Classic
Indiana
450,000
Mike Hill (2)
Sep 9
Vantage Bank One Classic
Kentucky
300,000
Rives McBee (3)
Sep 16
Greater Grand Rapids Open
Michigan
300,000
Don Massengale (1)
Sep 23
Crestar Classic
Virginia
350,000
Jim Dent (6)
Sep 30
Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic
Florida
300,000
Mike Hill (3)
Oct 7
Vantage Championship
North Carolina
1,500,000
Charles Coody (2)
Oct 14
Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic
Texas
300,000
Bruce Crampton (17)
Oct 21
Transamerica Senior Golf Championship
California
500,000
Lee Trevino (7)
Oct 28
Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush
California
400,000
George Archer (5)
Nov 4
Security Pacific Senior Classic
California
500,000
Mike Hill (4)
New tournament
Dec 9
GTE Kaanapali Classic
Hawaii
450,000
Bob Charles (16)
Dec 16
New York Life Champions
Puerto Rico
1,000,000
Mike Hill (5)
New tournament Tour Championship
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 3] [ 4]
^ 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.
^ "1991 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF) . PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 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 2, 2023 .
^ "1990 Money list" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023 .
^ a b "Lee does it his way" . The Stuart News . Stuart, Florida. February 1, 1993. p. 31 (C7 in paper). Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tour golfers name Levi best player" . Press and Sun-Bulletin . Birmingham, New York. January 4, 1993. p. 21 (C1 in paper). Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1990 Scoring average" . PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023 .