The 1989 Senior PGA Tour was the 10th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesJan 8 MONY Senior Tournament of Champions California 250,000 Miller Barber (23) Feb 12 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 400,000 Larry Mowry (4) Senior major championshipFeb 19 GTE Suncoast Classic Florida 300,000 Bob Charles (9) Feb 26 Aetna Challenge Florida 300,000 Gene Littler (8) Mar 5 Vintage Chrysler Invitational California 370,000 Miller Barber (24) Mar 12 MONY Arizona Classic Arizona 300,000 Bruce Crampton (14) Apr 2 Murata Seniors Reunion Texas 300,000 Don Bies (3) Apr 16 The Tradition Arizona 600,000 Don Bies (4) New tournamentSenior PGA Tour major championshipMay 7 RJR at The Dominion Texas 250,000 Larry Mowry (5) May 14 Bell Atlantic/St. Christopher's Classic Pennsylvania 400,000 Dave Hill (5) May 21 NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative New York 300,000 Bob Charles (10) May 28 Southwestern Bell Classic Oklahoma 300,000 Bobby Nichols (1) Jun 4 Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic Texas 300,000 Homero Blancas (1) Jun 11 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship Florida 700,000 Orville Moody (8) Senior PGA Tour major championshipJun 18 Northville Long Island Classic New York 350,000 Butch Baird (2) Jun 25 MONY Syracuse Senior Classic New York 300,000 Jim Dent (1) Jul 2 U.S. Senior Open Pennsylvania 450,000 Orville Moody (9) Senior major championshipJul 9 Digital Seniors Classic Massachusetts 300,000 Bob Charles (11) Jul 16 Greater Grand Rapids Open Michigan 300,000 John Paul Cain (1) Jul 23 Ameritech Senior Open Ohio 500,000 Bruce Crampton (15) New tournament Jul 30 Volvo Seniors' British Open Scotland £150,000 Bob Charles (12) Senior major championshipJul 30 Newport Cup Rhode Island 275,000 Jim Dent (2) Aug 6 Showdown Classic Utah 350,000 Tom Shaw (1) Aug 13 Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush California 350,000 Dave Hill (6) Aug 20 GTE Northwest Classic Washington 350,000 Al Geiberger (5) Aug 27 Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic New Mexico 300,000 Bob Charles (13) Sep 3 RJR Bank One Classic Kentucky 300,000 Rives McBee (1) Sep 10 GTE North Classic Indiana 350,000 Gary Player (14) Sep 17 Crestar Classic Virginia 350,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (13) Sep 24 PaineWebber Invitational North Carolina – Canceled Oct 1 Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic Florida 300,000 Bob Charles (14) Oct 8 RJR Championship North Carolina 1,500,000 Gary Player (15) Oct 15 Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic Texas 300,000 George Archer (1) New tournamentOct 22 Transamerica Senior Golf Championship California 400,000 Billy Casper (9) New tournamentNov 12 General Tire Las Vegas Classic Nevada 300,000 Charles Coody (1) Dec 2 GTE West Classic California 350,000 Walt Zembriski (3) Dec 9 GTE Kaanapali Classic Hawaii 300,000 Don Bies (5)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Bob Charles 725,8872 Orville Moody 647,9853 Al Geiberger 527,0334 Gary Player 514,1165 Dave Hill 488,541
Awards AwardWinnerScoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Bob Charles
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