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1988 Senior PGA Tour

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1988 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 14, 1988 (1988-01-14) – December 4, 1988 (1988-12-04)
Number of official events35
Most winsSouth Africa Gary Player (6)
Money listNew Zealand Bob Charles
1987
1989

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

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The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 17 MONY Senior Tournament of Champions California 100,000 United States Dave Hill (2)
Feb 14 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 350,000 South Africa Gary Player (8) Senior major championship
Feb 21 GTE Suncoast Classic Florida 300,000 United States Dale Douglass (5) New tournament
Feb 28 Aetna Challenge Florida 300,000 South Africa Gary Player (9) New tournament
Mar 6 Vintage Chrysler Invitational California 320,000 United States Orville Moody (5)
Mar 13 GTE Classic California 275,000 South Africa Harold Henning (2)
Mar 20 Pointe/Del E. Webb Arizona Classic Arizona 225,000 United States Al Geiberger (4)
Apr 17 Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic Texas 250,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (11) New tournament
May 8 Vantage at The Dominion Texas 250,000 United States Billy Casper (7)
May 15 United Hospitals Classic Pennsylvania 225,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (12)
May 22 NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative New York 300,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (4)
May 29 Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic New Mexico 250,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (5)
Jun 5 Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am Texas 250,000 United States Orville Moody (6) Pro-Am
Jun 12 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship Florida 400,000 United States Billy Casper (8) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 19 Northville Long Island Classic New York 350,000 United States Don Bies (1) New to Senior PGA Tour
Jun 26 Southwestern Bell Classic Oklahoma 250,000 South Africa Gary Player (10)
Jul 4 Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush California 350,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (6)
Jul 10 GTE Northwest Classic Washington 300,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (13)
Jul 17 Showdown Classic Utah 350,000 United States Miller Barber (21)
Jul 23 Newport Cup Rhode Island 250,000 United States Walt Zembriski (1)
Jul 24 Volvo Seniors' British Open Scotland £150,000 South Africa Gary Player (11) Senior major championship[b]
Jul 31 Digital Seniors Classic Massachusetts 300,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (12)
Aug 8 U.S. Senior Open Illinois 325,000 South Africa Gary Player (12) Senior major championship
Aug 14 MONY Syracuse Senior Classic New York 250,000 United States Dave Hill (3)
Aug 21 Greater Grand Rapids Open Michigan 250,000 United States Orville Moody (7)
Aug 28 Bank One Senior Golf Classic Kentucky 250,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (7)
Sep 10 GTE North Classic Indiana 350,000 South Africa Gary Player (13) New tournament
Sep 18 Crestar Classic Virginia 325,000 United States Arnold Palmer (10)
Sep 25 PaineWebber Invitational North Carolina 300,000 United States Dave Hill (4)
Oct 2 Pepsi Senior Challenge Georgia 300,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (8)
Oct 9 Vantage Championship North Carolina 1,000,000 United States Walt Zembriski (2)
Oct 30 General Tire Las Vegas Classic Nevada 250,000 United States Larry Mowry (3)
Nov 13 Fairfield Barnett Classic Florida 225,000 United States Miller Barber (22)
Nov 20 Gus Machado Senior Classic Florida 300,000 United States Lee Elder (8)
Dec 4 GTE Kaanapali Classic Hawaii 300,000 United States Don Bies (2)

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 New Zealand Bob Charles 533,929
2 South Africa Gary Player 435,914
3 United States Dave Hill 415,594
4 United States Orville Moody 411,859
5 South Africa Harold Henning 366,230

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) New Zealand Bob Charles [4]

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
  2. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

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  1. ^ "1989 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "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 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "1988 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "1988 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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