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1988 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1988 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 47 |
| most_wins | USA Curtis Strange (4) |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Curtis Strange |
| honor2 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Curtis Strange |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Jim Benepe |
| prevseason | [1987](1987-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1989](1989-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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 17 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | 500,000 | USA Steve Pate (2) | 38 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 24 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,000,000 | USA Jay Haas (7) | 50 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 31 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 650,000 | SCO Sandy Lyle (4) | 52 | |
| Feb 7 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 700,000 | USA Steve Jones (1) | 64 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 14 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 600,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (17) | 48 | |
| Feb 21 | Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open | California | 650,000 | USA Steve Pate (3) | 46 | |
| Feb 28 | Los Angeles Open | California | 750,000 | USA Chip Beck (1) | 54 | |
| Mar 6 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,000,000 | USA Ben Crenshaw (14) | 64 | |
| Mar 13 | Honda Classic | Florida | 700,000 | USA Joey Sindelar (4) | 46 | |
| Mar 20 | Hertz Bay Hill Classic | Florida | 750,000 | USA Paul Azinger (4) | 68 | |
| Mar 27 | [The Players Championship](1988-players-championship) | Florida | 1,250,000 | USA Mark McCumber (6) | 78 | Special event |
| Apr 3 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 1,000,000 | SCO Sandy Lyle (5) | 50 | |
| Apr 10 | **[Masters Tournament](1988-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 1,000,000 | SCO **Sandy Lyle** (6) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 10 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 200,000 | USA Frank Conner (n/a) | 8 | Alternate event |
| Apr 17 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | 700,000 | AUS Greg Norman (6) | 58 | Invitational |
| Apr 24 | USF&G Classic | Louisiana | 750,000 | USA Chip Beck (2) | 40 | |
| May 1 | Independent Insurance Agent Open | Texas | 700,000 | USA Curtis Strange (13) | 46 | |
| May 8 | Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,388,889 | USA Gary Koch (6) | 50 | |
| May 15 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 750,000 | USA Bruce Lietzke (11) | 50 | |
| May 22 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 750,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (18) | 50 | Invitational |
| May 29 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 930,250 | USA Curtis Strange (14) | 64 | Invitational |
| Jun 5 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 800,000 | USA Morris Hatalsky (3) | 42 | |
| Jun 12 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | New York | 700,000 | ESP Seve Ballesteros (8) | 54 | |
| Jun 20 | **[U.S. Open](1988-u-s-open-golf)** | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | USA **Curtis Strange** (15) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 26 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | Georgia | 700,000 | USA Larry Nelson (10) | 44 | |
| Jul 3 | Beatrice Western Open | Illinois | 900,000 | USA Jim Benepe (1) | 44 | |
| Jul 10 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 650,000 | USA Tom Sieckmann (1) | 36 | |
| Jul 17 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | 600,000 | USA Blaine McCallister (1) | 18 | |
| Jul 18 | **[The Open Championship](1988-open-championship)** | England | £500,000 | ESP **Seve Ballesteros** (9) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 24 | Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 700,000 | USA Mark Brooks (1) | 36 | |
| Jul 31 | Buick Open | Michigan | 700,000 | USA Scott Verplank (2) | 42 | |
| Aug 7 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 750,000 | USA Jodie Mudd (1) | 44 | |
| Aug 14 | **[PGA Championship](1988-pga-championship)** | Oklahoma | 1,000,000 | USA **Jeff Sluman** (1) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 21 | The International | Colorado | 1,115,280 | USA Joey Sindelar (5) | 54 | |
| Aug 28 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 900,000 | USA Mike Reid (2) | 64 | Limited-field event |
| Aug 28 | Provident Classic | Tennessee | 450,000 | USA Phil Blackmar (2) | 10 | Alternate event |
| Sep 4 | Canadian Open | Canada | 750,000 | USA Ken Green (3) | 42 | |
| Sep 11 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 700,000 | USA Ken Green (4) | 32 | |
| Sep 18 | Bank of Boston Classic | Massachusetts | 600,000 | USA Mark Calcavecchia (3) | 44 | |
| Sep 25 | B.C. Open | New York | 500,000 | USA Bill Glasson (2) | 24 | |
| Oct 2 | Southern Open | Georgia | 400,000 | ZAF David Frost (1) | 26 | |
| Oct 9 | Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic | Texas | 400,000 | USA Tom Purtzer (3) | 28 | |
| Oct 16 | Texas Open | Texas | 600,000 | USA Corey Pavin (7) | 32 | |
| Oct 23 | Pensacola Open | Florida | 400,000 | USA Andrew Magee (1) | 20 | |
| Oct 29 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 700,000 | USA Bob Lohr (1) | 48 | |
| Nov 6 | Northern Telecom Tucson Open | Arizona | 600,000 | ZAF David Frost (2) | 48 | |
| Nov 13 | Centel Classic | Florida | 500,000 | USA Bill Glasson (3) | 10 | |
| Nov 14 | Nabisco Championship | California | 2,000,000 | USA Curtis Strange (16) | 56 | Tour 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 | USA Larry Nelson | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 19 | Isuzu Kapalua International | Hawaii | 600,000 | USA Bob Gilder | 24 | |
| Nov 27 | Skins Game | California | 450,000 | USA Raymond Floyd | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 4 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 800,000 | USA Amy Benz and | ||
| USA John Huston | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Dec 11 | [World Cup](1988-world-cup-men-s-golf) | Australia | 750,000 | USA Ben Crenshaw and | ||
| USA Mark McCumber | n/a | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup Individual Trophy](1988-world-cup-men-s-golf) | USA Ben Crenshaw | n/a | ||||
| Dec 11 | Chrysler Team Championship | Florida | 600,000 | USA George Burns and | ||
| USA Wayne Levi | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Dec 18 | Kirin Cup | Florida | 1,000,000 | USA 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.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Curtis Strange | 1,147,644 |
| 2 | USA Chip Beck | 916,818 |
| 3 | USA Joey Sindelar | 813,732 |
| 4 | USA Ken Green | 779,181 |
| 5 | USA Tom Kite | 760,405 |
| 6 | USA Mark Calcavecchia | 751,912 |
| 7 | SCO Sandy Lyle | 726,934 |
| 8 | USA Ben Crenshaw | 696,895 |
| 9 | ZAF David Frost | 691,500 |
| 10 | USA Lanny Wadkins | 616,596 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| PGA Player of the Year | USA Curtis Strange | |
| Rookie of the Year | USA Jim Benepe | |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour - Byron Nelson Award) | AUS Greg Norman | |
| Scoring leader (PGA - Vardon Trophy) | USA Chip Beck |
Notes
References
References
- "1988 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "1989 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "1988 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (15 November 1988). "Strange guns down Kite". Hickory Daily Record.
- "Jim Benepe". [[Northwestern Wildcats]].
- "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
- (15 November 1988). "Strange wins with birdie on second playoff hole". The Palm Beach Post.
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