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1990 Senior PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1990 |
| tour | Senior PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 39 |
| most_wins | USA Lee Trevino (7) |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Lee Trevino |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Lee Trevino |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Lee Trevino |
| prevseason | [1989](1989-senior-pga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1991](1991-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.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | Notes | |||
| Jan 7 | MONY Senior Tournament of Champions | California | 250,000 | USA George Archer (2) | |
| Feb 4 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 400,000 | USA Lee Trevino (1) | |
| Feb 11 | GTE Suncoast Classic | Florida | 450,000 | USA Mike Hill (1) | |
| Feb 18 | Aetna Challenge | Florida | 400,000 | USA Lee Trevino (2) | |
| Mar 4 | Vintage Chrysler Invitational | California | 400,000 | USA Lee Trevino (3) | |
| Mar 18 | Vantage at The Dominion | Texas | 300,000 | USA Jim Dent (3) | |
| Apr 1 | **The Tradition** | Arizona | 800,000 | USA **Jack Nicklaus** (1) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Apr 15 | **PGA Seniors' Championship** | Florida | 450,000 | ZAF **Gary Player** (16) | Senior major championship |
| Apr 29 | Murata Reunion Pro-Am | Texas | 400,000 | USA Frank Beard (1) | Pro-Am |
| May 6 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 450,000 | USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez (14) | |
| May 13 | Southwestern Bell Classic | Oklahoma | 450,000 | USA Jimmy Powell (1) | |
| May 20 | Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic | Texas | 300,000 | USA Lee Trevino (4) | |
| May 27 | Bell Atlantic Classic | Pennsylvania | 500,000 | USA Dale Douglass (6) | |
| Jun 3 | NYNEX Commemorative | New York | 350,000 | USA Lee Trevino (5) | |
| Jun 10 | **Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship** | Michigan | 1,000,000 | USA **Jack Nicklaus** (2) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Jun 17 | MONY Syracuse Senior Classic | New York | 400,000 | USA Jim Dent (4) | |
| Jun 24 | Digital Seniors Classic | Massachusetts | 350,000 | NZL Bob Charles (15) | |
| Jul 1 | **U.S. Senior Open** | New Jersey | 450,000 | USA **Lee Trevino** (6) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 8 | Northville Long Island Classic | New York | 450,000 | USA George Archer (3) | |
| Jul 15 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 600,000 | USA Jim Dent (5) | New tournament |
| Jul 22 | Ameritech Senior Open | Michigan | 500,000 | USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez (15) | |
| Jul 29 | **[Volvo Seniors' British Open](1990-seniors-british-open)** | Scotland | £150,000 | ZAF **Gary Player** (17) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 29 | Newport Cup | Rhode Island | 300,000 | USA Al Kelley (1) | |
| Aug 5 | PaineWebber Invitational | North Carolina | 450,000 | AUS Bruce Crampton (16) | |
| Aug 12 | Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic | New Mexico | 350,000 | USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez (16) | |
| Aug 19 | Showdown Classic | Utah | 350,000 | USA Rives McBee (2) | |
| Aug 26 | GTE Northwest Classic | Washington | 350,000 | USA George Archer (4) | |
| Sep 2 | GTE North Classic | Indiana | 450,000 | USA Mike Hill (2) | |
| Sep 9 | Vantage Bank One Classic | Kentucky | 300,000 | USA Rives McBee (3) | |
| Sep 16 | Greater Grand Rapids Open | Michigan | 300,000 | USA Don Massengale (1) | |
| Sep 23 | Crestar Classic | Virginia | 350,000 | USA Jim Dent (6) | |
| Sep 30 | Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic | Florida | 300,000 | USA Mike Hill (3) | |
| Oct 7 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | USA Charles Coody (2) | |
| Oct 14 | Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic | Texas | 300,000 | AUS Bruce Crampton (17) | |
| Oct 21 | Transamerica Senior Golf Championship | California | 500,000 | USA Lee Trevino (7) | |
| Oct 28 | Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush | California | 400,000 | USA George Archer (5) | |
| Nov 4 | Security Pacific Senior Classic | California | 500,000 | USA Mike Hill (4) | New tournament |
| Dec 9 | GTE Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 450,000 | NZL Bob Charles (16) | |
| Dec 16 | New York Life Champions | Puerto Rico | 1,000,000 | USA 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.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Lee Trevino | 1,190,518 |
| 2 | USA Mike Hill | 895,678 |
| 3 | USA Charles Coody | 762,901 |
| 4 | USA George Archer | 749,691 |
| 5 | USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 729,788 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | USA Lee Trevino | |||||||||
| Rookie of the Year | USA Lee Trevino | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/886472481/ | title=Lee does it his way | newspaper=The Stuart News | page=31 (C7 in paper) | location=Stuart, Florida | date=1 February 1993 | access-date=3 December 2023 | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | USA Lee Trevino |
Notes
References
References
- "1991 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide {{!}} Tournament Chronology". PGA Tour.
- "1990 Money list". PGA Tour.
- (4 January 1993). "Tour golfers name Levi best player". Press and Sun-Bulletin.
- (1 February 1993). "Lee does it his way". The Stuart News.
- "1990 Scoring average". PGA Tour.
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