1988 PGA Tour

The 1988 PGA Tour was the 73rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 20th season since separating from the PGA of America.

1988 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 14, 1988 (1988-01-14) – November 13, 1988 (1988-11-13)
Number of official events47
Most wins Curtis Strange (4)
Money list Curtis Strange
PGA Player of the Year Curtis Strange
← 1987
1989 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 17MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia500,000 Steve Pate (2)38Winners-only event
Jan 24Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia1,000,000 Jay Haas (7)50Pro-Am
Jan 31Phoenix OpenArizona650,000 Sandy Lyle (4)52
Feb 7AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia700,000 Steve Jones (1)64Pro-Am
Feb 14Hawaiian OpenHawaii600,000 Lanny Wadkins (17)48
Feb 21Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams OpenCalifornia650,000 Steve Pate (3)46
Feb 28Los Angeles OpenCalifornia750,000 Chip Beck (1)54
Mar 6Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,000,000 Ben Crenshaw (14)64
Mar 13Honda ClassicFlorida700,000 Joey Sindelar (4)46
Mar 20Hertz Bay Hill ClassicFlorida750,000 Paul Azinger (4)68
Mar 27The Players ChampionshipFlorida1,250,000 Mark McCumber (6)78Special event
Apr 3KMart Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina1,000,000 Sandy Lyle (5)50
Apr 10Masters TournamentGeorgia1,000,000 Sandy Lyle (6)100Major championship
Apr 10Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi200,000 Frank Conner (n/a)8Alternate event[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 17MCI Heritage Golf ClassicSouth Carolina700,000 Greg Norman (6)58Invitational
Apr 24USF&G ClassicLouisiana750,000 Chip Beck (2)40
May 1Independent Insurance Agent OpenTexas700,000 Curtis Strange (13)46
May 8Panasonic Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,388,889 Gary Koch (6)50
May 15GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas750,000 Bruce Lietzke (11)50
May 22Colonial National InvitationTexas750,000 Lanny Wadkins (18)50Invitational
May 29Memorial TournamentOhio930,250 Curtis Strange (14)64Invitational
Jun 5Kemper OpenMaryland800,000 Morris Hatalsky (3)42
Jun 12Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicNew York700,000 Seve Ballesteros (8)54
Jun 20U.S. OpenMassachusetts1,000,000 Curtis Strange (15)100Major championship
Jun 26Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf ClassicGeorgia700,000 Larry Nelson (10)44
Jul 3Beatrice Western OpenIllinois900,000 Jim Benepe (1)44
Jul 10Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia650,000 Tom Sieckmann (1)36
Jul 17Hardee's Golf ClassicIllinois600,000 Blaine McCallister (1)18
Jul 18The Open ChampionshipEngland£500,000 Seve Ballesteros (9)100Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 24Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut700,000 Mark Brooks (1)36
Jul 31Buick OpenMichigan700,000 Scott Verplank (2)42
Aug 7Federal Express St. Jude ClassicTennessee750,000 Jodie Mudd (1)44
Aug 14PGA ChampionshipOklahoma1,000,000 Jeff Sluman (1)100Major championship
Aug 21The InternationalColorado1,115,280 Joey Sindelar (5)54
Aug 28NEC World Series of GolfOhio900,000 Mike Reid (2)64Limited-field event
Aug 28Provident ClassicTennessee450,000 Phil Blackmar (2)10Alternate event
Sep 4Canadian OpenCanada750,000 Ken Green (3)42
Sep 11Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin700,000 Ken Green (4)32
Sep 18Bank of Boston ClassicMassachusetts600,000 Mark Calcavecchia (3)44
Sep 25B.C. OpenNew York500,000 Bill Glasson (2)24
Oct 2Southern OpenGeorgia400,000 David Frost (1)26
Oct 9Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf ClassicTexas400,000 Tom Purtzer (3)28
Oct 16Texas OpenTexas600,000 Corey Pavin (7)32
Oct 23Pensacola OpenFlorida400,000 Andrew Magee (1)20
Oct 29Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida700,000 Bob Lohr (1)48
Nov 6Northern Telecom Tucson OpenArizona600,000 David Frost (2)48
Nov 13Centel ClassicFlorida500,000 Bill Glasson (3)10
Nov 14Nabisco ChampionshipCalifornia2,000,000 Curtis Strange (16)56Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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
points		 Notes
May 30 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Illinois n/a Larry Nelson n/a Limited-field event
Nov 19 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii 600,000 Bob Gilder 24
Nov 27 Skins Game California 450,000 Raymond Floyd n/a Limited-field event
Dec 4 JCPenney Classic Florida 800,000 Amy Benz and
John Huston		 n/a Team event
Dec 11 World Cup Australia 750,000 Ben Crenshaw and
Mark McCumber		 n/a Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Ben Crenshaw n/a
Dec 11 Chrysler Team Championship Florida 600,000 George Burns and
Wayne Levi		 n/a Team event
Dec 18 Kirin Cup Florida 1,000,000 Team USA n/a Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Curtis Strange1,147,644
2 Chip Beck916,818
3 Joey Sindelar813,732
4 Ken Green779,181
5 Tom Kite760,405
6 Mark Calcavecchia751,912
7 Sandy Lyle726,934
8 Ben Crenshaw696,895
9 David Frost691,500
10 Lanny Wadkins616,596

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Curtis Strange[4]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour - Byron Nelson Award) Greg Norman[5][6]
Scoring leader (PGA - Vardon Trophy) Chip Beck[6]

See also

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. Official money; unofficial win.
  3. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References
  1. "1988 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. "1989 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. "1988 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. "Strange guns down Kite". Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. November 15, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  6. "Strange wins with birdie on second playoff hole". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. November 15, 1988. p. 112 (5C in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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