The 1988 PGA Tour was the 73rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 20th season since separating from the PGA of America.
| Duration | January 14, 1988 – November 13, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 47 |
| Most wins |  Curtis Strange (4) |
| Money list | Curtis Strange |
| PGA Player of the Year | Curtis Strange |
| Rookie of the Year | Jim Benepe |
← 1987 1989 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1988 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | 500,000 | Steve Pate (2) |
38 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 24 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,000,000 | Jay Haas (7) |
50 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 31 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 650,000 |  Sandy Lyle (4) |
52 | |
| Feb 7 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 700,000 | Steve Jones (1) |
64 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 14 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 600,000 | Lanny Wadkins (17) |
48 | |
| Feb 21 | Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open | California | 650,000 | Steve Pate (3) |
46 | |
| Feb 28 | Los Angeles Open | California | 750,000 | Chip Beck (1) |
54 | |
| Mar 6 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,000,000 | Ben Crenshaw (14) |
64 | |
| Mar 13 | Honda Classic | Florida | 700,000 | Joey Sindelar (4) |
46 | |
| Mar 20 | Hertz Bay Hill Classic | Florida | 750,000 | Paul Azinger (4) |
68 | |
| Mar 27 | The Players Championship | Florida | 1,250,000 | Mark McCumber (6) |
78 | Special event |
| Apr 3 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 1,000,000 | Sandy Lyle (5) |
50 | |
| Apr 10 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 1,000,000 | Sandy Lyle (6) |
100 | Major championship |
| Apr 10 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 200,000 | Frank Conner (n/a) |
8 | Alternate event[b] |
| Apr 17 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | 700,000 |  Greg Norman (6) |
58 | Invitational |
| Apr 24 | USF&G Classic | Louisiana | 750,000 | Chip Beck (2) |
40 | |
| May 1 | Independent Insurance Agent Open | Texas | 700,000 | Curtis Strange (13) |
46 | |
| May 8 | Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,388,889 | Gary Koch (6) |
50 | |
| May 15 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 750,000 | Bruce Lietzke (11) |
50 | |
| May 22 | Colonial National Invitation | Texas | 750,000 | Lanny Wadkins (18) |
50 | Invitational |
| May 29 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 930,250 | Curtis Strange (14) |
64 | Invitational |
| Jun 5 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 800,000 | Morris Hatalsky (3) |
42 | |
| Jun 12 | Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic | New York | 700,000 |  Seve Ballesteros (8) |
54 | |
| Jun 20 | U.S. Open | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | Curtis Strange (15) |
100 | Major championship |
| Jun 26 | Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic | Georgia | 700,000 | Larry Nelson (10) |
44 | |
| Jul 3 | Beatrice Western Open | Illinois | 900,000 | Jim Benepe (1) |
44 | |
| Jul 10 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 650,000 | Tom Sieckmann (1) |
36 | |
| Jul 17 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | 600,000 | Blaine McCallister (1) |
18 | |
| Jul 18 | The Open Championship | England | £500,000 | Seve Ballesteros (9) |
100 | Major championship[c] |
| Jul 24 | Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 700,000 | Mark Brooks (1) |
36 | |
| Jul 31 | Buick Open | Michigan | 700,000 | Scott Verplank (2) |
42 | |
| Aug 7 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 750,000 | Jodie Mudd (1) |
44 | |
| Aug 14 | PGA Championship | Oklahoma | 1,000,000 | Jeff Sluman (1) |
100 | Major championship |
| Aug 21 | The International | Colorado | 1,115,280 | Joey Sindelar (5) |
54 | |
| Aug 28 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 900,000 | Mike Reid (2) |
64 | Limited-field event |
| Aug 28 | Provident Classic | Tennessee | 450,000 | Phil Blackmar (2) |
10 | Alternate event |
| Sep 4 | Canadian Open | Canada | 750,000 | Ken Green (3) |
42 | |
| Sep 11 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 700,000 | Ken Green (4) |
32 | |
| Sep 18 | Bank of Boston Classic | Massachusetts | 600,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (3) |
44 | |
| Sep 25 | B.C. Open | New York | 500,000 | Bill Glasson (2) |
24 | |
| Oct 2 | Southern Open | Georgia | 400,000 |  David Frost (1) |
26 | |
| Oct 9 | Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic | Texas | 400,000 | Tom Purtzer (3) |
28 | |
| Oct 16 | Texas Open | Texas | 600,000 | Corey Pavin (7) |
32 | |
| Oct 23 | Pensacola Open | Florida | 400,000 | Andrew Magee (1) |
20 | |
| Oct 29 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 700,000 | Bob Lohr (1) |
48 | |
| Nov 6 | Northern Telecom Tucson Open | Arizona | 600,000 | David Frost (2) |
48 | |
| Nov 13 | Centel Classic | Florida | 500,000 | Bill Glasson (3) |
10 | |
| Nov 14 | Nabisco Championship | California | 2,000,000 | Curtis Strange (16) |
56 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
editThe 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 30 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Illinois | n/a | Larry Nelson
|
n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 19 | Isuzu Kapalua International | Hawaii | 600,000 | Bob Gilder
|
24 | |
| Nov 27 | Skins Game | California | 450,000 | Raymond Floyd
|
n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 4 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 800,000 | Amy Benz and John Huston
|
n/a | Team event |
| Dec 11 | World Cup | Australia | 750,000 | Ben Crenshaw and Mark McCumber
|
n/a | Team event |
| World Cup Individual Trophy | Ben Crenshaw
|
n/a | ||||
| Dec 11 | Chrysler Team Championship | Florida | 600,000 | George Burns and Wayne Levi
|
n/a | Team event |
| Dec 18 | Kirin Cup | Florida | 1,000,000 | Team USA
|
n/a | Team event |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Strange |
1,147,644 |
| 2 | Chip Beck |
916,818 |
| 3 | Joey Sindelar |
813,732 |
| 4 | Ken Green |
779,181 |
| 5 | Tom Kite |
760,405 |
| 6 | Mark Calcavecchia |
751,912 |
| 7 | Sandy Lyle |
726,934 |
| 8 | Ben Crenshaw |
696,895 |
| 9 | David Frost |
691,500 |
| 10 | Lanny Wadkins |
616,596 |
Awards
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
- ^ Official money; unofficial win.
- ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
References
edit- ^ "1988 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "1989 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "1988 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "Strange guns down Kite". Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. November 15, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jim Benepe". Northwestern Wildcats. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
He won the PGA Tour's 1988 Rookie of the Year honor.
- ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Strange wins with birdie on second playoff hole". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. November 15, 1988. p. 112 (5C in paper). Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.