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1990 Senior PGA Tour
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| Duration | January 4, 1990 – December 16, 1990 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 39 |
| Most wins |  Lee Trevino (7) |
| Money list | Lee Trevino |
| Player of the Year | Lee Trevino |
| Rookie of the Year | Lee Trevino |
← 1989 1991 → | |
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
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7 | MONY Senior Tournament of Champions | California | 250,000 | George Archer (2) |
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| Feb 4 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 400,000 | Lee Trevino (1) |
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| Feb 11 | GTE Suncoast Classic | Florida | 450,000 | Mike Hill (1) |
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| Feb 18 | Aetna Challenge | Florida | 400,000 | Lee Trevino (2) |
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| Mar 4 | Vintage Chrysler Invitational | California | 400,000 | Lee Trevino (3) |
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| Mar 18 | Vantage at The Dominion | Texas | 300,000 | Jim Dent (3) |
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| Apr 1 | The Tradition | Arizona | 800,000 | Jack Nicklaus (1) |
Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Apr 15 | PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 450,000 |  Gary Player (16) |
Senior major championship |
| Apr 29 | Murata Reunion Pro-Am | Texas | 400,000 | Frank Beard (1) |
Pro-Am |
| May 6 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 450,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (14) |
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| May 13 | Southwestern Bell Classic | Oklahoma | 450,000 | Jimmy Powell (1) |
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| May 20 | Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic | Texas | 300,000 | Lee Trevino (4) |
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| May 27 | Bell Atlantic Classic | Pennsylvania | 500,000 | Dale Douglass (6) |
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| Jun 3 | NYNEX Commemorative | New York | 350,000 | Lee Trevino (5) |
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| Jun 10 | Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship | Michigan | 1,000,000 | Jack Nicklaus (2) |
Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Jun 17 | MONY Syracuse Senior Classic | New York | 400,000 | Jim Dent (4) |
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| Jun 24 | Digital Seniors Classic | Massachusetts | 350,000 |  Bob Charles (15) |
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| Jul 1 | U.S. Senior Open | New Jersey | 450,000 | Lee Trevino (6) |
Senior major championship |
| Jul 8 | Northville Long Island Classic | New York | 450,000 | George Archer (3) |
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| Jul 15 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 600,000 | Jim Dent (5) |
New tournament |
| Jul 22 | Ameritech Senior Open | Michigan | 500,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (15) |
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| Jul 29 | Volvo Seniors' British Open | Scotland | £150,000 |  Gary Player (17) |
Senior major championship[b] |
| Jul 29 | Newport Cup | Rhode Island | 300,000 | Al Kelley (1) |
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| Aug 5 | PaineWebber Invitational | North Carolina | 450,000 |  Bruce Crampton (16) |
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| Aug 12 | Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic | New Mexico | 350,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (16) |
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| Aug 19 | Showdown Classic | Utah | 350,000 | Rives McBee (2) |
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| Aug 26 | GTE Northwest Classic | Washington | 350,000 | George Archer (4) |
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| Sep 2 | GTE North Classic | Indiana | 450,000 | Mike Hill (2) |
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| Sep 9 | Vantage Bank One Classic | Kentucky | 300,000 | Rives McBee (3) |
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| Sep 16 | Greater Grand Rapids Open | Michigan | 300,000 | Don Massengale (1) |
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| Sep 23 | Crestar Classic | Virginia | 350,000 | Jim Dent (6) |
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| Sep 30 | Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic | Florida | 300,000 | Mike Hill (3) |
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| Oct 7 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | Charles Coody (2) |
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| Oct 14 | Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic | Texas | 300,000 | Bruce Crampton (17) |
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| Oct 21 | Transamerica Senior Golf Championship | California | 500,000 | Lee Trevino (7) |
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| Oct 28 | Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush | California | 400,000 | George Archer (5) |
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| Nov 4 | Security Pacific Senior Classic | California | 500,000 | Mike Hill (4) |
New tournament |
| Dec 9 | GTE Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 450,000 | Bob Charles (16) |
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| Dec 16 | New York Life Champions | Puerto Rico | 1,000,000 | Mike Hill (5) |
New tournament Tour Championship |
Money list
[edit]The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Trevino |
1,190,518 |
| 2 | Mike Hill |
895,678 |
| 3 | Charles Coody |
762,901 |
| 4 | George Archer |
749,691 |
| 5 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez |
729,788 |
Awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Lee Trevino |
[5] |
| Rookie of the Year | Lee Trevino |
[4] |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Lee Trevino |
[6] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1991 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "1990 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "Lee does it his way". The Stuart News. Stuart, Florida. February 1, 1993. p. 31 (C7 in paper). Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tour golfers name Levi best player". Press and Sun-Bulletin. Birmingham, New York. January 4, 1993. p. 21 (C1 in paper). Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1990 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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