| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(US$) | Winner[b] | Notes |
|---|
| Jan 8 | MONY Senior Tournament of Champions | California | 250,000 |  Miller Barber (23) | |
| Feb 12 | General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 400,000 | Larry Mowry (4) | Senior major championship |
| Feb 19 | GTE Suncoast Classic | Florida | 300,000 |  Bob Charles (9) | |
| Feb 26 | Aetna Challenge | Florida | 300,000 | Gene Littler (8) | |
| Mar 5 | Vintage Chrysler Invitational | California | 370,000 | Miller Barber (24) | |
| Mar 12 | MONY Arizona Classic | Arizona | 300,000 |  Bruce Crampton (14) | |
| Apr 2 | Murata Seniors Reunion | Texas | 300,000 | Don Bies (3) | |
| Apr 16 | The Tradition | Arizona | 600,000 | Don Bies (4) | New tournament
Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| May 7 | RJR at The Dominion | Texas | 250,000 | Larry Mowry (5) | |
| May 14 | Bell Atlantic/St. Christopher's Classic | Pennsylvania | 400,000 | Dave Hill (5) | |
| May 21 | NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative | New York | 300,000 | Bob Charles (10) | |
| May 28 | Southwestern Bell Classic | Oklahoma | 300,000 | Bobby Nichols (1) | |
| Jun 4 | Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic | Texas | 300,000 | Homero Blancas (1) | |
| Jun 11 | Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship | Florida | 700,000 | Orville Moody (8) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Jun 18 | Northville Long Island Classic | New York | 350,000 | Butch Baird (2) | |
| Jun 25 | MONY Syracuse Senior Classic | New York | 300,000 | Jim Dent (1) | |
| Jul 2 | U.S. Senior Open | Pennsylvania | 450,000 | Orville Moody (9) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 9 | Digital Seniors Classic | Massachusetts | 300,000 | Bob Charles (11) | |
| Jul 16 | Greater Grand Rapids Open | Michigan | 300,000 | John Paul Cain (1) | |
| Jul 23 | Ameritech Senior Open | Ohio | 500,000 | Bruce Crampton (15) | New tournament |
| Jul 30 | Volvo Seniors' British Open | Scotland | £150,000 | Bob Charles (12) | Senior major championship[c] |
| Jul 30 | Newport Cup | Rhode Island | 275,000 | Jim Dent (2) | |
| Aug 6 | Showdown Classic | Utah | 350,000 | Tom Shaw (1) | |
| Aug 13 | Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush | California | 350,000 | Dave Hill (6) | |
| Aug 20 | GTE Northwest Classic | Washington | 350,000 | Al Geiberger (5) | |
| Aug 27 | Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic | New Mexico | 300,000 | Bob Charles (13) | |
| Sep 3 | RJR Bank One Classic | Kentucky | 300,000 | Rives McBee (1) | |
| Sep 10 | GTE North Classic | Indiana | 350,000 |  Gary Player (14) | |
| Sep 17 | Crestar Classic | Virginia | 350,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (13) | |
Sep 24 | PaineWebber Invitational | North Carolina | – | Canceled[d] | |
| Oct 1 | Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic | Florida | 300,000 | Bob Charles (14) | |
| Oct 8 | RJR Championship | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | Gary Player (15) | |
| Oct 15 | Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic | Texas | 300,000 | George Archer (1) | New tournament |
| Oct 22 | Transamerica Senior Golf Championship | California | 400,000 | Billy Casper (9) | New tournament |
| Nov 12 | General Tire Las Vegas Classic | Nevada | 300,000 | Charles Coody (1) | |
| Dec 2 | GTE West Classic | California | 350,000 | Walt Zembriski (3) | |
| Dec 9 | GTE Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 300,000 | Don Bies (5) | |
