1990 Senior PGA Tour

The 1990 Senior PGA Tour was the 11th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in October 2002 and has been known as PGA Tour Champions since the 2016 season). The season consisted of 38 official money events with purses totalling $17,800,000, including four majors. Lee Trevino won the most tournaments, seven. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

1990 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 4, 1990 (1990-01-04) – December 16, 1990 (1990-12-16)
Number of official events38
Most wins7 United States Lee Trevino
Money leaderUnited States Lee Trevino
Player of the YearUnited States Lee Trevino
Rookie of the YearUnited States Lee Trevino
← 1989
1991 →

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1990 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. Golfers winning on their Senior PGA Tour debut are shown in italics.

DateTournamentLocationPurse ($)WinnerScore1st prize ($)
Jan 7MONY Senior Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia250,000United States George Archer (2)283 (−5)37,500
Feb 4Royal Caribbean ClassicFlorida400,000United States Lee Trevino (1)206 (−7)60,000
Feb 11GTE Suncoast ClassicFlorida450,000United States Mike Hill (1)207 (−9)67,500
Feb 18Aetna ChallengeFlorida400,000United States Lee Trevino (2)200 (−16)60,000
Mar 4Vintage Chrysler InvitationalCalifornia400,000United States Lee Trevino (3)205 (−11)60,000
Mar 18Vantage at The DominionTexas300,000United States Jim Dent (3)205 (−11)45,000
Apr 1The Tradition at Desert MountainArizona800,000United States Jack Nicklaus (1)206 (−10)120,000
Apr 15PGA Seniors' ChampionshipFlorida450,000South Africa Gary Player (15)281 (−7)75,000
Apr 29Murata Reunion Pro-AmTexas400,000United States Frank Beard (1)207 (−9)60,000
May 6Las Vegas Senior ClassicNevada450,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (14)204 (−12)67,500
May 13Southwestern Bell ClassicOklahoma450,000United States Jimmy Powell (1)208 (−8)67,500
May 20Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity ClassicTexas300,000United States Lee Trevino (4)203 (−13)45,000
May 27Bell Atlantic ClassicPennsylvania500,000United States Dale Douglass (6)206 (−4)75,000
Jun 3NYNEX CommemorativeNew York350,000United States Lee Trevino (5)199 (−11)52,500
Jun 10Mazda Senior Tournament Players ChampionshipMichigan1,000,000United States Jack Nicklaus (2)261 (−27)150,000
Jun 17MONY Syracuse Senior ClassicNew York400,000United States Jim Dent (4)199 (−17)60,000
Jun 24Digital Seniors ClassicMassachusetts350,000New Zealand Bob Charles (14)203 (−13)52,500
Jul 1U.S. Senior OpenNew Jersey450,000United States Lee Trevino (6)275 (−13)90,000
Jul 8Northville Long Island ClassicNew York450,000United States George Archer (3)208 (−8)67,500
Jul 15Kroger Senior ClassicOhio600,000United States Jim Dent (5)133 (−9)90,000
Jul 22Ameritech Senior OpenMichigan500,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (15)203 (−13)75,000
Jul 29Newport CupRhode Island300,000United States Al Kelley (1)134 (−10)45,000
Aug 5PaineWebber InvitationalNorth Carolina450,000Australia Bruce Crampton (16)205 (−11)67,500
Aug 12Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf ClassicNew Mexico350,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (16)205 (−11)52,500
Aug 19Showdown ClassicUtah350,000United States Rives McBee (2)202 (−14)52,500
Aug 26GTE Northwest ClassicWashington350,000United States George Archer (4)205 (−11)52,500
Sep 2GTE North ClassicIndiana450,000United States Mike Hill (2)201 (−15)67,500
Sep 9Vantage Bank One ClassicKentucky300,000United States Rives McBee (3)201 (−15)45,000
Sep 16Greater Grand Rapids OpenMichigan300,000United States Don Massengale (1)134 (−8)45,000
Sep 23Crestar ClassicVirginia350,000United States Jim Dent (6)202 (−14)52,500
Sep 30Fairfield Barnett Space Coast ClassicFlorida300,000United States Mike Hill (3)200 (−16)45,000
Oct 7Vantage ChampionshipNorth Carolina1,500,000United States Charles Coody (2)202 (−14)202,500
Oct 14Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior ClassicTexas300,000Australia Bruce Crampton (17)204 (−12)45,000
Oct 21Transamerica Senior Golf ChampionshipCalifornia500,000United States Lee Trevino (7)205 (−11)75,000
Oct 28Rancho Murieta Senior Gold RushCalifornia400,000United States George Archer (5)204 (−12)60,000
Nov 4Security Pacific Senior ClassicCalifornia500,000United States Mike Hill (4)201 (−12)75,000
Dec 9GTE Kaanapali ClassicHawaii450,000New Zealand Bob Charles (15)206 (−4)67,500
Dec 16New York Life ChampionsPuerto Rico1,000,000United States Mike Hill (5)201 (−15)150,000

Source:[1]

Leaders

Scoring Average leaders

RankPlayerCountryAverage
1Lee Trevino United States68.89
2Gary Player South Africa69.96
3George Archer United States69.99
4Mike Hill United States70.06
5Chi-Chi Rodríguez United States70.11

Source:[2]

Money List leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)EventsWins
1Lee Trevino United States1,190,518287
2Mike Hill United States895,678325
3Charles Coody United States762,901321
4George Archer United States749,691324
5Chi-Chi Rodríguez United States729,788313

Source:[3]

Career Money List leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)Wins
1Bob Charles New Zealand2,494,73215
2Miller Barber United States2,488,78724
3Chi-Chi Rodríguez United States2,235,15916
4Bruce Crampton Australia2,147,53017
5Orville Moody United States2,136,1809

Source:[4]

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Lee Trevino United States
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)Lee Trevino United States
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)Lee Trevino United States
Rookie of the YearLee Trevino United States

See also

References
  1. "2014 Champions Tour Media Guide: Section 5: All-Time Records" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 25–26. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  2. "Scoring Average – 1990 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  3. "Money Leaders – 1990 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  4. "Career Money Leaders – 1990 Senior PGA Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
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