Golf tour season
The1990 PGA Tour was the 75th season of thePGA Tour , the mainprofessional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 22nd season since separating from thePGA of America .
The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date Tournament Location PurseUS$ ) Winner[ a] OWGR Notes Jan 7 MONY Tournament of Champions California 750,000 Paul Azinger (6)56 Winners-only event Jan 14 Northern Telecom Tucson Open Arizona 900,000 Robert Gamez (1)42 Jan 21 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,000,000 Peter Jacobsen (4)50 Pro-Am Jan 28 Phoenix Open Arizona 900,000 Tommy Armour III (1)50 Feb 4 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 1,000,000 Mark O'Meara (5)54 Pro-Am Feb 11 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 1,000,000 David Ishii (1)42 Feb 18 Shearson Lehman Hutton Open California 900,000 Dan Forsman (3)40 Feb 25 Nissan Los Angeles Open California 1,000,000 Fred Couples (4)48 Mar 4 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,400,000 Greg Norman (9)62 Mar 11 Honda Classic Florida 1,000,000 John Huston (1)48 Mar 18 The Players Championship Florida 1,500,000 Jodie Mudd (3)80 Flagship event Mar 25 Nestle Invitational Florida 900,000 Robert Gamez (2)72 Invitational Apr 1 Independent Insurance Agent Open Texas 1,000,000 Tony Sills (1)44 Apr 8 Masters Tournament Georgia 1,250,000 Nick Faldo 100 Major championship Apr 8 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 300,000 Gene Sauers (n/a)16 Alternate event[ b] Apr 15 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 1,000,000 Payne Stewart (6)58 Invitational Apr 22 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 1,250,000 Steve Elkington (1)52 Apr 29 USF&G Classic Louisiana 1,000,000 David Frost (4)46 May 6 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 1,000,000 Payne Stewart (7)40 May 13 Memorial Tournament Ohio 1,000,000 Greg Norman (10)48 Invitational May 20 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas 1,000,000 Ben Crenshaw (15)54 Invitational May 27 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 1,000,000 Wayne Levi (9)42 Jun 3 Kemper Open Maryland 1,000,000 Gil Morgan (7)36 Jun 10 Centel Western Open Illinois 1,000,000 Wayne Levi (10)72 Jun 18 U.S. Open Illinois 1,200,000 Hale Irwin 100 Major championship Jun 24 Buick Classic New York 1,000,000 Hale Irwin (19)40 Jul 1 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 1,000,000 Wayne Levi (11)42 Jul 8 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 1,000,000 Lanny Wadkins (19)52 Jul 15 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts 900,000 Morris Hatalsky (4)30 Jul 22 The Open Championship Scotland £500,000 Nick Faldo 100 Major championship [ c] Jul 29 Buick Open Michigan 1,000,000 Chip Beck (3)38 Aug 5 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,000,000 Tom Kite (14)46 Aug 12 PGA Championship Alabama 1,350,000 Wayne Grady 100 Major championship Aug 19 The International Colorado 1,000,000 Davis Love III (2)52 Aug 26 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 1,100,000 José María Olazábal (1)60 Limited-field event Aug 26 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee 600,000 Peter Persons (1)16 Alternate event Sep 1 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 900,000 Jim Gallagher Jr. (1)46 Sep 9 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 1,000,000 Joey Sindelar (6)42 Sep 16 Canadian Open Canada 1,000,000 Wayne Levi (12)42 Sep 23 B.C. Open New York 700,000 Nolan Henke (1)18 Sep 30 Buick Southern Open Georgia 600,000 Kenny Knox (3)22 Oct 7 H.E.B. Texas Open Texas 800,000 Mark O'Meara (6)48 Oct 14 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,300,000 Bob Tway (6)46 Oct 20 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 1,000,000 Tim Simpson (4)52 Oct 28 Nabisco Championship Texas 2,500,000 Jodie Mudd (4)56 Tour Championship
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 Notes May 28 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii n/a Andy North n/a Limited-field event Nov 10 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii 700,000 David Peoples 28 Nov 18 RMCC Invitational California 1,000,000 Fred Couples andRaymond Floyd n/a Team event Nov 24 World Cup Florida 1,100,000 Torsten Giedeon andBernhard Langer n/a Team event World Cup Individual Trophy Payne Stewart n/a Nov 25 Skins Game California 450,000 Curtis Strange n/a Limited-field event Dec 2 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,000,000 Beth Daniel andDavis Love III n/a Team event Dec 9 Sazale Classic Florida 1,000,000 Fred Couples andMike Donald n/a Team event
Themoney list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 3] [ 4]
Position Player Prize money ($) 1 Greg Norman 1,165,477 2 Wayne Levi 1,024,647 3 Payne Stewart 976,281 4 Paul Azinger 944,731 5 Jodie Mudd 911,746 6 Hale Irwin 838,249 7 Mark Calcavecchia 834,281 8 Tim Simpson 809,772 9 Fred Couples 757,999 10 Mark O'Meara 707,175
^ 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. ^ Official money; unofficial win. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win. ^ "1990 Tournament schedule" . PGA Tour. Archived fromthe original on September 6, 2018. RetrievedNovember 4, 2023 .^ "1991 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF) . PGA Tour. RetrievedNovember 4, 2023 .^ "1990 Official money" . PGA Tour. Archived fromthe original on April 1, 2017. RetrievedNovember 4, 2023 .^a b Laidlaw, Renton (November 28, 1990)."Shark hunt off the bay" Evening Standard . London, United Kingdom. p. 166 (54 in paper). RetrievedNovember 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. ^ "PGA Tour names Levi Player of the Year" Evansville Press . Evansville, Indiana. January 4, 1991. p. 24. RetrievedNovember 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ "The big news was made off the course" The Daily Times . Mamaroneck, New York. December 28, 1990. p. 17. RetrievedNovember 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ "Golf" Philadelphia Daily News . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 4, 1991. p. 80. RetrievedNovember 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards" . PGA Tour. RetrievedOctober 22, 2023 .
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