1989 PGA Tour

The 1989 PGA Tour was the 74th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 21st season since separating from the PGA of America.

1989 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 1989 (1989-01-05) – October 29, 1989 (1989-10-29)
Number of official events44
Most wins Mark Calcavecchia (3)
Steve Jones (3)
Tom Kite (3)
Money list Tom Kite
PGA Player of the Year Tom Kite
← 1988
1990 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 8MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia750,000 Steve Jones (2)54Winners-only event
Jan 15Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia1,000,000 Steve Jones (3)46Pro-Am
Jan 22Phoenix OpenArizona700,000 Mark Calcavecchia (4)56
Jan 29AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia1,000,000 Mark O'Meara (4)52Pro-Am
Feb 5Nissan Los Angeles OpenCalifornia1,000,000 Mark Calcavecchia (5)58
Feb 12Hawaiian OpenHawaii750,000 Gene Sauers (2)32
Feb 19Shearson Lehman Hutton OpenCalifornia700,000 Greg Twiggs (1)38
Feb 26Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,300,000 Bill Glasson (4)64
Mar 5Honda ClassicFlorida800,000 Blaine McCallister (2)56
Mar 12Nestle InvitationalFlorida800,000 Tom Kite (11)68Invitational
Mar 19The Players ChampionshipFlorida1,350,000 Tom Kite (12)80Flagship event
Mar 26USF&G ClassicLouisiana750,000 Tim Simpson (2)50
Apr 2Independent Insurance Agent OpenTexas800,000 Mike Sullivan (2)50
Apr 9Masters TournamentGeorgia1,000,000 Nick Faldo (3)100Major championship
Apr 9Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi200,000 Jim Booros (n/a)6Alternate event[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 16MCI Heritage Golf ClassicSouth Carolina800,000 Payne Stewart (4)62Invitational
Apr 23KMart Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina1,000,000 Ken Green (5)50
Apr 30Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,300,000 Scott Hoch (4)36
May 7GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas1,000,000 Jodie Mudd (2)50
May 14Memorial TournamentOhio1,000,000 Bob Tway (5)70Invitational
May 21Southwestern Bell ColonialTexas1,000,000 Ian Baker-Finch (1)54Invitational
May 28BellSouth Atlanta Golf ClassicGeorgia900,000 Scott Simpson (5)40
Jun 4Kemper OpenMaryland900,000 Tom Byrum (1)38
Jun 11Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicNew York1,000,000 Wayne Grady (1)60
Jun 18U.S. OpenNew York1,000,000 Curtis Strange (17)100Major championship
Jun 25Canadian OpenCanada900,000 Steve Jones (4)48
Jul 3Beatrice Western OpenIllinois1,000,000 Mark McCumber (7)50
Jul 9Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut1,000,000 Paul Azinger (5)38
Jul 16Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia850,000 Mike Donald (1)36
Jul 23Hardee's Golf ClassicIllinois700,000 Curt Byrum (1)16
Jul 23The Open ChampionshipScotland£725,000 Mark Calcavecchia (6)100Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 30Buick OpenMichigan1,000,000 Leonard Thompson (3)38
Aug 6Federal Express St. Jude ClassicTennessee1,000,000 John Mahaffey (10)36
Aug 13PGA ChampionshipIllinois1,200,000 Payne Stewart (5)100Major championship
Aug 20The InternationalColorado1,000,000 Greg Norman (7)46
Aug 27NEC World Series of GolfOhio1,000,000 David Frost (3)68Limited-field event
Aug 27Chattanooga ClassicTennessee500,000 Stan Utley (1)8Alternate event
Sep 3Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin800,000 Greg Norman (8)34
Sep 10B.C. OpenNew York500,000 Mike Hulbert (2)18
Sep 17Bank of Boston ClassicMassachusetts700,000 Blaine McCallister (3)40
Sep 24Southern OpenGeorgia400,000 Ted Schulz (1)18
Oct 1Centel ClassicFlorida750,000 Bill Britton (1)16
Oct 8Texas OpenTexas600,000 Donnie Hammond (2)24
Oct 22Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida800,000 Tim Simpson (3)46
Oct 29Nabisco ChampionshipSouth Carolina2,500,000 Tom Kite (13)54Tour 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 29 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Illinois n/a Curtis Strange n/a Limited-field event
Sep 24 Ryder Cup England n/a Tied n/a Team event
Nov 11 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii 650,000 Peter Jacobsen 16
Nov 19 World Cup Spain 1,100,000 Peter Fowler and
Wayne Grady		 n/a Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Peter Fowler n/a
Nov 19 RMCC Invitational California 1,000,000 Mark O'Meara and
Curtis Strange		 n/a New tournament
Team event
Nov 26 Skins Game California 450,000 Curtis Strange n/a Limited-field event
Dec 3 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,000,000 Pat Bradley and
Bill Glasson		 n/a Team event
Dec 10 Chrysler Team Championship Florida 600,000 David Ogrin and
Ted Schulz		 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 Tom Kite1,395,278
2 Payne Stewart1,201,301
3 Paul Azinger951,649
4 Greg Norman835,096
5 Mark Calcavecchia807,741
6 Tim Simpson761,597
7 Curtis Strange752,587
8 Steve Jones745,578
9 Chip Beck694,087
10 Scott Hoch670,680

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Player of the Year Tom Kite[4][5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Payne Stewart[6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Greg Norman[7]

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. "1989 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. "1990 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. "1989 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. "Kite earns Player-of-the-Year honors with Nabisco victory". Mount Vernon Argus. White Plains, New York. October 30, 1989. p. 16. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tom Kite honored as player of year". The Daily Herald. Provo, Utah. November 23, 1989. p. 69 (H5 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  7. Rosaforte, Tim (November 5, 1989). "Norman to receive Vardon at President's Dinner". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. p. 65 (21C in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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