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1988 Senior PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1988 |
| tour | Senior PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 35 |
| most_wins | ZAF Gary Player (6) |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | NZ Bob Charles |
| prevseason | [1987](1987-senior-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1989](1989-senior-pga-tour) |
The 1988 Senior PGA Tour was the ninth season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | Notes | |||
| Jan 17 | MONY Senior Tournament of Champions | California | 100,000 | USA Dave Hill (2) | |
| Feb 14 | **General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship** | Florida | 350,000 | ZAF **Gary Player** (8) | Senior major championship |
| Feb 21 | GTE Suncoast Classic | Florida | 300,000 | USA Dale Douglass (5) | New tournament |
| Feb 28 | Aetna Challenge | Florida | 300,000 | ZAF Gary Player (9) | New tournament |
| Mar 6 | Vintage Chrysler Invitational | California | 320,000 | USA Orville Moody (5) | |
| Mar 13 | GTE Classic | California | 275,000 | ZAF Harold Henning (2) | |
| Mar 20 | Pointe/Del E. Webb Arizona Classic | Arizona | 225,000 | USA Al Geiberger (4) | |
| Apr 17 | Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic | Texas | 250,000 | USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez (11) | New tournament |
| May 8 | Vantage at The Dominion | Texas | 250,000 | USA Billy Casper (7) | |
| May 15 | United Hospitals Classic | Pennsylvania | 225,000 | AUS Bruce Crampton (12) | |
| May 22 | NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative | New York | 300,000 | NZL Bob Charles (4) | |
| May 29 | Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic | New Mexico | 250,000 | NZL Bob Charles (5) | |
| Jun 5 | Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am | Texas | 250,000 | USA Orville Moody (6) | Pro-Am |
| Jun 12 | **Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship** | Florida | 400,000 | USA **Billy Casper** (8) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Jun 19 | Northville Long Island Classic | New York | 350,000 | USA Don Bies (1) | New to Senior PGA Tour |
| Jun 26 | Southwestern Bell Classic | Oklahoma | 250,000 | ZAF Gary Player (10) | |
| Jul 4 | Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush | California | 350,000 | NZL Bob Charles (6) | |
| Jul 10 | GTE Northwest Classic | Washington | 300,000 | AUS Bruce Crampton (13) | |
| Jul 17 | Showdown Classic | Utah | 350,000 | USA Miller Barber (21) | |
| Jul 23 | Newport Cup | Rhode Island | 250,000 | USA Walt Zembriski (1) | |
| Jul 24 | **[Volvo Seniors' British Open](1988-seniors-british-open)** | Scotland | £150,000 | ZAF **Gary Player** (11) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 31 | Digital Seniors Classic | Massachusetts | 300,000 | USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez (12) | |
| Aug 8 | **U.S. Senior Open** | Illinois | 325,000 | ZAF **Gary Player** (12) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 14 | MONY Syracuse Senior Classic | New York | 250,000 | USA Dave Hill (3) | |
| Aug 21 | Greater Grand Rapids Open | Michigan | 250,000 | USA Orville Moody (7) | |
| Aug 28 | Bank One Senior Golf Classic | Kentucky | 250,000 | NZL Bob Charles (7) | |
| Sep 10 | GTE North Classic | Indiana | 350,000 | ZAF Gary Player (13) | New tournament |
| Sep 18 | Crestar Classic | Virginia | 325,000 | USA Arnold Palmer (10) | |
| Sep 25 | PaineWebber Invitational | North Carolina | 300,000 | USA Dave Hill (4) | |
| Oct 2 | Pepsi Senior Challenge | Georgia | 300,000 | NZL Bob Charles (8) | |
| Oct 9 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | 1,000,000 | USA Walt Zembriski (2) | |
| Oct 30 | General Tire Las Vegas Classic | Nevada | 250,000 | USA Larry Mowry (3) | |
| Nov 13 | Fairfield Barnett Classic | Florida | 225,000 | USA Miller Barber (22) | |
| Nov 20 | Gus Machado Senior Classic | Florida | 300,000 | USA Lee Elder (8) | |
| Dec 4 | GTE Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 300,000 | USA Don Bies (2) |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NZL Bob Charles | 533,929 |
| 2 | ZAF Gary Player | 435,914 |
| 3 | USA Dave Hill | 415,594 |
| 4 | USA Orville Moody | 411,859 |
| 5 | ZAF Harold Henning | 366,230 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | NZL Bob Charles |
Notes
References
References
- "1989 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide {{!}} Tournament Chronology". PGA Tour.
- "1988 Money list". PGA Tour.
- "1988 Scoring average". PGA Tour.
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