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Revision as of 13:00, 30 June 2022

1988 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 14, 1988 (1988-01-14) – November 13, 1988 (1988-11-13)
Number of official events47
Most wins4:
United States Curtis Strange
Money winnerUnited States Curtis Strange
Player of the YearUnited States Curtis Strange
1987
1989

The 1988 PGA Tour season was played from January 14 to November 13. The season consisted of 47 official money events. Curtis Strange won the most tournaments, four, and there were 11 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 17 MONY Tournament of Champions California 500,000 United States Steve Pate (2) 38 Winners-only event
Jan 24 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,000,000 United States Jay Haas (7) 50 Pro-Am
Jan 31 Phoenix Open Arizona 650,000 Scotland Sandy Lyle (4) 52
Feb 7 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 700,000 United States Steve Jones (1) 64 Pro-Am
Feb 14 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 600,000 United States Lanny Wadkins (17) 48
Feb 21 Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open California 650,000 United States Steve Pate (3) 46
Feb 28 Los Angeles Open California 750,000 United States Chip Beck (1) 54
Mar 6 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,000,000 United States Ben Crenshaw (14) 64
Mar 13 Honda Classic Florida 700,000 United States Joey Sindelar (4) 46
Mar 20 Hertz Bay Hill Classic Florida 750,000 United States Paul Azinger (4) 68
Mar 27 The Players Championship Florida 1,250,000 United States Mark McCumber (6) 78 Special event
Apr 3 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 1,000,000 Scotland Sandy Lyle (5) 50
Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 1,000,000 Scotland Sandy Lyle (6) 100 Major championship
Apr 17 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 700,000 Australia Greg Norman (6) 58 Invitational
Apr 24 USF&G Classic Louisiana 750,000 United States Chip Beck (2) 40
May 1 Independent Insurance Agent Open Texas 700,000 United States Curtis Strange (13) 46
May 8 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,388,889 United States Gary Koch (6) 50
May 15 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 750,000 United States Bruce Lietzke (11) 50
May 22 Colonial National Invitation Texas 750,000 United States Lanny Wadkins (18) 50 Invitational
May 29 Memorial Tournament Ohio 930,250 United States Curtis Strange (14) 64 Invitational
Jun 5 Kemper Open Maryland 800,000 United States Morris Hatalsky (3) 42
Jun 12 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 700,000 Spain Seve Ballesteros (8) 54
Jun 20 U.S. Open Massachusetts 1,000,000 United States Curtis Strange (15) 100 Major championship
Jun 26 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 700,000 United States Larry Nelson (10) 44
Jul 3 Beatrice Western Open Illinois 900,000 United States Jim Benepe (1) 44
Jul 10 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 650,000 United States Tom Sieckmann (1) 36
Jul 17 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 600,000 United States Blaine McCallister (1) 18
Jul 18 The Open Championship England £500,000 Spain Seve Ballesteros (9) 100 Major championship
Jul 24 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 700,000 United States Mark Brooks (1) 36
Jul 31 Buick Open Michigan 700,000 United States Scott Verplank (2) 42
Aug 7 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 750,000 United States Jodie Mudd (1) 44
Aug 14 PGA Championship Oklahoma 1,000,000 United States Jeff Sluman (1) 100 Major championship
Aug 21 The International Colorado 1,115,280 United States Joey Sindelar (5) 54
Aug 28 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 900,000 United States Mike Reid (2) 64 Limited-field event
Aug 28 Provident Classic Tennessee 450,000 United States Phil Blackmar (2) 10 Alternate event
Sep 4 Canadian Open Canada 750,000 United States Ken Green (3) 42
Sep 11 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 700,000 United States Ken Green (4) 32
Sep 18 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts 600,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia (3) 44
Sep 25 B.C. Open New York 500,000 United States Bill Glasson (2) 24
Oct 2 Southern Open Georgia 400,000 South Africa David Frost (1) 26
Oct 9 Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic Texas 400,000 United States Tom Purtzer (3) 28
Oct 16 Texas Open Texas 600,000 United States Corey Pavin (7) 32
Oct 23 Pensacola Open Florida 400,000 United States Andrew Magee (1) 20
Oct 29 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 700,000 United States Bob Lohr (1) 48
Nov 6 Northern Telecom Tucson Open Arizona 600,000 South Africa David Frost (2) 48
Nov 13 Centel Classic Florida 500,000 United States Bill Glasson (3) 10
Nov 14 Nabisco Championship California 2,000,000 United States Curtis Strange (16) 56 Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
Apr 10 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 200,000 United States Frank Conner 8
May 30 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Illinois n/a United States Larry Nelson n/a 4-player field
Nov 19 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii 600,000 United States Bob Gilder 24
Nov 27 Skins Game California 450,000 United States Raymond Floyd n/a 4-player field
Dec 4 JCPenney Classic Florida 800,000 United States Amy Benz and
United States John Huston
n/a Team event
Dec 11 World Cup Australia 750,000 United States Ben Crenshaw and
United States Mark McCumber
n/a Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy United States Ben Crenshaw n/a
Dec 11 Chrysler Team Championship Florida 600,000 United States George Burns and
United States Wayne Levi
n/a Team event
Dec 18 Kirin Cup Florida 1,000,000 Team USA n/a Team event

Money leaders

The Money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

Position Player Events Prize money (US$)
1 United States Curtis Strange 24 1,147,644
2 United States Chip Beck 25 916,818
3 United States Joey Sindelar 30 813,732
4 United States Ken Green 29 779,181
5 United States Tom Kite 25 760,405

Awards

Award Winner
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) United States Curtis Strange
PGA Player of the Year United States Curtis Strange
Scoring leader (PGA - Vardon Trophy) United States Chip Beck
Scoring leader (PGA Tour - Byron Nelson Award) Australia Greg Norman

Notes

  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.

References

  1. ^ "1988 Schedule". PGA Tour.
  2. ^ "Money Leaders – 1988". PGA Tour.