1990 Senior PGA Tour

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.

1990 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 1990 (1990-01-04) – December 16, 1990 (1990-12-16)
Number of official events39
Most wins Lee Trevino (7)
Money list Lee Trevino
Player of the Year Lee Trevino
Rookie of the Year Lee Trevino
← 1989
1991 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 7MONY Senior Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia250,000 George Archer (2)
Feb 4Royal Caribbean ClassicFlorida400,000 Lee Trevino (1)
Feb 11GTE Suncoast ClassicFlorida450,000 Mike Hill (1)
Feb 18Aetna ChallengeFlorida400,000 Lee Trevino (2)
Mar 4Vintage Chrysler InvitationalCalifornia400,000 Lee Trevino (3)
Mar 18Vantage at The DominionTexas300,000 Jim Dent (3)
Apr 1The TraditionArizona800,000 Jack Nicklaus (1)Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 15PGA Seniors' ChampionshipFlorida450,000 Gary Player (16)Senior major championship
Apr 29Murata Reunion Pro-AmTexas400,000 Frank Beard (1)Pro-Am
May 6Las Vegas Senior ClassicNevada450,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (14)
May 13Southwestern Bell ClassicOklahoma450,000 Jimmy Powell (1)
May 20Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity ClassicTexas300,000 Lee Trevino (4)
May 27Bell Atlantic ClassicPennsylvania500,000 Dale Douglass (6)
Jun 3NYNEX CommemorativeNew York350,000 Lee Trevino (5)
Jun 10Mazda Senior Tournament Players ChampionshipMichigan1,000,000 Jack Nicklaus (2)Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 17MONY Syracuse Senior ClassicNew York400,000 Jim Dent (4)
Jun 24Digital Seniors ClassicMassachusetts350,000 Bob Charles (15)
Jul 1U.S. Senior OpenNew Jersey450,000 Lee Trevino (6)Senior major championship
Jul 8Northville Long Island ClassicNew York450,000 George Archer (3)
Jul 15Kroger Senior ClassicOhio600,000 Jim Dent (5)New tournament
Jul 22Ameritech Senior OpenMichigan500,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (15)
Jul 29Volvo Seniors' British OpenScotland£150,000 Gary Player (17)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
Jul 29Newport CupRhode Island300,000 Al Kelley (1)
Aug 5PaineWebber InvitationalNorth Carolina450,000 Bruce Crampton (16)
Aug 12Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf ClassicNew Mexico350,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (16)
Aug 19Showdown ClassicUtah350,000 Rives McBee (2)
Aug 26GTE Northwest ClassicWashington350,000 George Archer (4)
Sep 2GTE North ClassicIndiana450,000 Mike Hill (2)
Sep 9Vantage Bank One ClassicKentucky300,000 Rives McBee (3)
Sep 16Greater Grand Rapids OpenMichigan300,000 Don Massengale (1)
Sep 23Crestar ClassicVirginia350,000 Jim Dent (6)
Sep 30Fairfield Barnett Space Coast ClassicFlorida300,000 Mike Hill (3)
Oct 7Vantage ChampionshipNorth Carolina1,500,000 Charles Coody (2)
Oct 14Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior ClassicTexas300,000 Bruce Crampton (17)
Oct 21Transamerica Senior Golf ChampionshipCalifornia500,000 Lee Trevino (7)
Oct 28Rancho Murieta Senior Gold RushCalifornia400,000 George Archer (5)
Nov 4Security Pacific Senior ClassicCalifornia500,000 Mike Hill (4)New tournament
Dec 9GTE Kaanapali ClassicHawaii450,000 Bob Charles (16)
Dec 16New York Life ChampionsPuerto Rico1,000,000 Mike Hill (5)New tournament
Tour Championship

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Lee Trevino1,190,518
2 Mike Hill895,678
3 Charles Coody762,901
4 George Archer749,691
5 Chi-Chi Rodríguez729,788

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Lee Trevino[5]
Rookie of the Year Lee Trevino[4]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Lee Trevino[6]

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

References
  1. "1991 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. "1990 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "1990 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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