1990 PGA Tour

The 1990 PGA Tour was the 75th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 22nd season since separating from the PGA of America.

1990 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 1990 (1990-01-04) – October 28, 1990 (1990-10-28)
Number of official events44
Most wins Wayne Levi (4)
Money list Greg Norman
PGA Tour Player of the Year Wayne Levi
PGA Player of the Year Nick Faldo
Rookie of the Year Robert Gamez
← 1989
1991 →

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 7MONY Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia750,000 Paul Azinger (6)56Winners-only event
Jan 14Northern Telecom Tucson OpenArizona900,000 Robert Gamez (1)42
Jan 21Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia1,000,000 Peter Jacobsen (4)50Pro-Am
Jan 28Phoenix OpenArizona900,000 Tommy Armour III (1)50
Feb 4AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia1,000,000 Mark O'Meara (5)54Pro-Am
Feb 11Hawaiian OpenHawaii1,000,000 David Ishii (1)42
Feb 18Shearson Lehman Hutton OpenCalifornia900,000 Dan Forsman (3)40
Feb 25Nissan Los Angeles OpenCalifornia1,000,000 Fred Couples (4)48
Mar 4Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,400,000 Greg Norman (9)62
Mar 11Honda ClassicFlorida1,000,000 John Huston (1)48
Mar 18The Players ChampionshipFlorida1,500,000 Jodie Mudd (3)80Flagship event
Mar 25Nestle InvitationalFlorida900,000 Robert Gamez (2)72Invitational
Apr 1Independent Insurance Agent OpenTexas1,000,000 Tony Sills (1)44
Apr 8Masters TournamentGeorgia1,250,000 Nick Faldo (4)100Major championship
Apr 8Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi300,000 Gene Sauers (n/a)16Alternate event[lower-alpha 2]
Apr 15MCI Heritage Golf ClassicSouth Carolina1,000,000 Payne Stewart (6)58Invitational
Apr 22KMart Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina1,250,000 Steve Elkington (1)52
Apr 29USF&G ClassicLouisiana1,000,000 David Frost (4)46
May 6GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas1,000,000 Payne Stewart (7)40
May 13Memorial TournamentOhio1,000,000 Greg Norman (10)48Invitational
May 20Southwestern Bell ColonialTexas1,000,000 Ben Crenshaw (15)54Invitational
May 27BellSouth Atlanta Golf ClassicGeorgia1,000,000 Wayne Levi (9)42
Jun 3Kemper OpenMaryland1,000,000 Gil Morgan (7)36
Jun 10Centel Western OpenIllinois1,000,000 Wayne Levi (10)72
Jun 18U.S. OpenIllinois1,200,000 Hale Irwin (18)100Major championship
Jun 24Buick ClassicNew York1,000,000 Hale Irwin (19)40
Jul 1Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut1,000,000 Wayne Levi (11)42
Jul 8Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia1,000,000 Lanny Wadkins (19)52
Jul 15Bank of Boston ClassicMassachusetts900,000 Morris Hatalsky (4)30
Jul 22The Open ChampionshipScotland£500,000 Nick Faldo (5)100Major championship[lower-alpha 3]
Jul 29Buick OpenMichigan1,000,000 Chip Beck (3)38
Aug 5Federal Express St. Jude ClassicTennessee1,000,000 Tom Kite (14)46
Aug 12PGA ChampionshipAlabama1,350,000 Wayne Grady (2)100Major championship
Aug 19The InternationalColorado1,000,000 Davis Love III (2)52
Aug 26NEC World Series of GolfOhio1,100,000 José María Olazábal (1)60Limited-field event
Aug 26Chattanooga ClassicTennessee600,000 Peter Persons (1)16Alternate event
Sep 1Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin900,000 Jim Gallagher Jr. (1)46
Sep 9Hardee's Golf ClassicIllinois1,000,000 Joey Sindelar (6)42
Sep 16Canadian OpenCanada1,000,000 Wayne Levi (12)42
Sep 23B.C. OpenNew York700,000 Nolan Henke (1)18
Sep 30Buick Southern OpenGeorgia600,000 Kenny Knox (3)22
Oct 7H.E.B. Texas OpenTexas800,000 Mark O'Meara (6)48
Oct 14Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,300,000 Bob Tway (6)46
Oct 20Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida1,000,000 Tim Simpson (4)52
Oct 28Nabisco ChampionshipTexas2,500,000 Jodie Mudd (4)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 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 and
Raymond Floyd		 n/a Team event
Nov 24 World Cup Florida 1,100,000 Torsten Giedeon and
Bernhard 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 and
Davis Love III		 n/a Team event
Dec 9 Sazale Classic Florida 1,000,000 Fred Couples and
Mike Donald		 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 Greg Norman1,165,477
2 Wayne Levi1,024,647
3 Payne Stewart976,281
4 Paul Azinger944,731
5 Jodie Mudd911,746
6 Hale Irwin838,249
7 Mark Calcavecchia834,281
8 Tim Simpson809,772
9 Fred Couples757,999
10 Mark O'Meara707,175

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Wayne Levi[5]
PGA Player of the Year Nick Faldo[6]
Rookie of the Year Robert Gamez[7]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Greg Norman[8]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Greg Norman[4]

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. "1990 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. "1991 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. "1990 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. Laidlaw, Renton (November 28, 1990). "Shark hunt off the bay". Evening Standard. London, United Kingdom. p. 166 (54 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "PGA Tour names Levi Player of the Year". Evansville Press. Evansville, Indiana. January 4, 1991. p. 24. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "The big news was made off the course". The Daily Times. Mamaroneck, New York. December 28, 1990. p. 17. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Golf". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 4, 1991. p. 80. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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