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1990 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1990 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 44 |
| most_wins | USA Wayne Levi (4) |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | AUS Greg Norman |
| honor2 | PGA Tour Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Wayne Levi |
| honor3 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | ENG Nick Faldo |
| honor4 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | USA Robert Gamez |
| prevseason | [1989](1989-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1991](1991-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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | ||||
| points | Notes | |||||
| Jan 7 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | 750,000 | USA Paul Azinger (6) | 56 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 14 | Northern Telecom Tucson Open | Arizona | 900,000 | USA Robert Gamez (1) | 42 | |
| Jan 21 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,000,000 | USA Peter Jacobsen (4) | 50 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 28 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 900,000 | USA Tommy Armour III (1) | 50 | |
| Feb 4 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,000,000 | USA Mark O'Meara (5) | 54 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 11 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | USA David Ishii (1) | 42 | |
| Feb 18 | Shearson Lehman Hutton Open | California | 900,000 | USA Dan Forsman (3) | 40 | |
| Feb 25 | Nissan Los Angeles Open | California | 1,000,000 | USA Fred Couples (4) | 48 | |
| Mar 4 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,400,000 | AUS Greg Norman (9) | 62 | |
| Mar 11 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | USA John Huston (1) | 48 | |
| Mar 18 | [The Players Championship](1990-players-championship) | Florida | 1,500,000 | USA Jodie Mudd (3) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Mar 25 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | 900,000 | USA Robert Gamez (2) | 72 | Invitational |
| Apr 1 | Independent Insurance Agent Open | Texas | 1,000,000 | USA Tony Sills (1) | 44 | |
| Apr 8 | **[Masters Tournament](1990-masters-tournament)** | Georgia | 1,250,000 | ENG **Nick Faldo** (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 8 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 300,000 | USA Gene Sauers (n/a) | 16 | Alternate event |
| Apr 15 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | 1,000,000 | USA Payne Stewart (6) | 58 | Invitational |
| Apr 22 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 1,250,000 | AUS Steve Elkington (1) | 52 | |
| Apr 29 | USF&G Classic | Louisiana | 1,000,000 | ZAF David Frost (4) | 46 | |
| May 6 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,000,000 | USA Payne Stewart (7) | 40 | |
| May 13 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,000,000 | AUS Greg Norman (10) | 48 | Invitational |
| May 20 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | Texas | 1,000,000 | USA Ben Crenshaw (15) | 54 | Invitational |
| May 27 | BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic | Georgia | 1,000,000 | USA Wayne Levi (9) | 42 | |
| Jun 3 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,000,000 | USA Gil Morgan (7) | 36 | |
| Jun 10 | Centel Western Open | Illinois | 1,000,000 | USA Wayne Levi (10) | 72 | |
| Jun 18 | **[U.S. Open](1990-u-s-open-golf)** | Illinois | 1,200,000 | USA **Hale Irwin** (18) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 24 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,000,000 | USA Hale Irwin (19) | 40 | |
| Jul 1 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,000,000 | USA Wayne Levi (11) | 42 | |
| Jul 8 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 1,000,000 | USA Lanny Wadkins (19) | 52 | |
| Jul 15 | Bank of Boston Classic | Massachusetts | 900,000 | USA Morris Hatalsky (4) | 30 | |
| Jul 22 | **[The Open Championship](1990-open-championship)** | Scotland | £500,000 | ENG **Nick Faldo** (5) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 29 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,000,000 | USA Chip Beck (3) | 38 | |
| Aug 5 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,000,000 | USA Tom Kite (14) | 46 | |
| Aug 12 | **[PGA Championship](1990-pga-championship)** | Alabama | 1,350,000 | AUS **Wayne Grady** (2) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 19 | The International | Colorado | 1,000,000 | USA Davis Love III (2) | 52 | |
| Aug 26 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 1,100,000 | ESP José María Olazábal (1) | 60 | Limited-field event |
| Aug 26 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 600,000 | USA Peter Persons (1) | 16 | Alternate event |
| Sep 1 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 900,000 | USA Jim Gallagher Jr. (1) | 46 | |
| Sep 9 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | 1,000,000 | USA Joey Sindelar (6) | 42 | |
| Sep 16 | Canadian Open | Canada | 1,000,000 | USA Wayne Levi (12) | 42 | |
| Sep 23 | B.C. Open | New York | 700,000 | USA Nolan Henke (1) | 18 | |
| Sep 30 | Buick Southern Open | Georgia | 600,000 | USA Kenny Knox (3) | 22 | |
| Oct 7 | H.E.B. Texas Open | Texas | 800,000 | USA Mark O'Meara (6) | 48 | |
| Oct 14 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,300,000 | USA Bob Tway (6) | 46 | |
| Oct 20 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | USA Tim Simpson (4) | 52 | |
| Oct 28 | Nabisco Championship | Texas | 2,500,000 | USA Jodie Mudd (4) | 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 28 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | n/a | USA Andy North | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 10 | Isuzu Kapalua International | Hawaii | 700,000 | USA David Peoples | 28 | |
| Nov 18 | RMCC Invitational | California | 1,000,000 | USA Fred Couples and | ||
| USA Raymond Floyd | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Nov 24 | [World Cup](1990-world-cup-men-s-golf) | Florida | 1,100,000 | GER Torsten Giedeon and | ||
| GER Bernhard Langer | n/a | Team event | ||||
| [World Cup Individual Trophy](1990-world-cup-men-s-golf) | USA Payne Stewart | n/a | ||||
| Nov 25 | Skins Game | California | 450,000 | USA Curtis Strange | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 2 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | USA Beth Daniel and | ||
| USA Davis Love III | n/a | Team event | ||||
| Dec 9 | Sazale Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | USA Fred Couples and | ||
| USA 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.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS Greg Norman | 1,165,477 |
| 2 | USA Wayne Levi | 1,024,647 |
| 3 | USA Payne Stewart | 976,281 |
| 4 | USA Paul Azinger | 944,731 |
| 5 | USA Jodie Mudd | 911,746 |
| 6 | USA Hale Irwin | 838,249 |
| 7 | USA Mark Calcavecchia | 834,281 |
| 8 | USA Tim Simpson | 809,772 |
| 9 | USA Fred Couples | 757,999 |
| 10 | USA Mark O'Meara | 707,175 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | USA Wayne Levi | |||||||||||
| PGA Player of the Year | ENG Nick Faldo | |||||||||||
| Rookie of the Year | USA Robert Gamez | |||||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | AUS Greg Norman | |||||||||||
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | AUS Greg Norman | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/722744475/ | title=Shark hunt off the bay | newspaper=Evening Standard | first=Renton | last=Laidlaw | location=London, United Kingdom | date=28 November 1990 | access-date=4 November 2023 | page=166 (54 in paper) | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
Notes
References
References
- "1990 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "1991 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "1990 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (4 January 1991). "PGA Tour names Levi Player of the Year". Evansville Press.
- (28 December 1990). "The big news was made off the course". The Daily Times.
- (4 January 1991). "Golf". Philadelphia Daily News.
- "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
- Laidlaw, Renton. (28 November 1990). "Shark hunt off the bay". Evening Standard.
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