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.

1990 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 1990 (1990-01-04) – December 16, 1990 (1990-12-16)
Number of official events39
Most winsUnited States Lee Trevino (7)
Money listUnited States Lee Trevino
Player of the YearUnited States Lee Trevino
Rookie of the YearUnited States Lee Trevino
1989
1991

Schedule

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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)
Feb 4 Royal Caribbean Classic Florida 400,000   Lee Trevino (1)
Feb 11 GTE Suncoast Classic Florida 450,000   Mike Hill (1)
Feb 18 Aetna Challenge Florida 400,000   Lee Trevino (2)
Mar 4 Vintage Chrysler Invitational California 400,000   Lee Trevino (3)
Mar 18 Vantage at The Dominion Texas 300,000   Jim Dent (3)
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)
May 13 Southwestern Bell Classic Oklahoma 450,000   Jimmy Powell (1)
May 20 Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic Texas 300,000   Lee Trevino (4)
May 27 Bell Atlantic Classic Pennsylvania 500,000   Dale Douglass (6)
Jun 3 NYNEX Commemorative New York 350,000   Lee Trevino (5)
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)
Jun 24 Digital Seniors Classic Massachusetts 350,000   Bob Charles (15)
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)
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)
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)
Aug 5 PaineWebber Invitational North Carolina 450,000   Bruce Crampton (16)
Aug 12 Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic New Mexico 350,000   Chi-Chi Rodríguez (16)
Aug 19 Showdown Classic Utah 350,000   Rives McBee (2)
Aug 26 GTE Northwest Classic Washington 350,000   George Archer (4)
Sep 2 GTE North Classic Indiana 450,000   Mike Hill (2)
Sep 9 Vantage Bank One Classic Kentucky 300,000   Rives McBee (3)
Sep 16 Greater Grand Rapids Open Michigan 300,000   Don Massengale (1)
Sep 23 Crestar Classic Virginia 350,000   Jim Dent (6)
Sep 30 Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic Florida 300,000   Mike Hill (3)
Oct 7 Vantage Championship North Carolina 1,500,000   Charles Coody (2)
Oct 14 Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic Texas 300,000   Bruce Crampton (17)
Oct 21 Transamerica Senior Golf Championship California 500,000   Lee Trevino (7)
Oct 28 Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush California 400,000   George Archer (5)
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)
Dec 16 New York Life Champions Puerto Rico 1,000,000   Mike Hill (5) New tournament
Tour Championship

Money list

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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

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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

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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. ^ "1991 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 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 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "1990 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "1990 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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