The 1988 Senior PGA Tour was the ninth 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 1988 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesJan 17 MONY Senior Tournament of Champions California 100,000 Dave Hill (2) Feb 14 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 350,000 Gary Player (8) Senior major championshipFeb 21 GTE Suncoast Classic Florida 300,000 Dale Douglass (5) New tournamentFeb 28 Aetna Challenge Florida 300,000 Gary Player (9) New tournamentMar 6 Vintage Chrysler Invitational California 320,000 Orville Moody (5) Mar 13 GTE Classic California 275,000 Harold Henning (2) Mar 20 Pointe/Del E. Webb Arizona Classic Arizona 225,000 Al Geiberger (4) Apr 17 Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic Texas 250,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (11) New tournamentMay 8 Vantage at The Dominion Texas 250,000 Billy Casper (7) May 15 United Hospitals Classic Pennsylvania 225,000 Bruce Crampton (12) May 22 NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative New York 300,000 Bob Charles (4) May 29 Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic New Mexico 250,000 Bob Charles (5) Jun 5 Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am Texas 250,000 Orville Moody (6) Pro-AmJun 12 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship Florida 400,000 Billy Casper (8) Senior PGA Tour major championshipJun 19 Northville Long Island Classic New York 350,000 Don Bies (1) New to Senior PGA TourJun 26 Southwestern Bell Classic Oklahoma 250,000 Gary Player (10) Jul 4 Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush California 350,000 Bob Charles (6) Jul 10 GTE Northwest Classic Washington 300,000 Bruce Crampton (13) Jul 17 Showdown Classic Utah 350,000 Miller Barber (21) Jul 23 Newport Cup Rhode Island 250,000 Walt Zembriski (1) Jul 24 Volvo Seniors' British Open Scotland £150,000 Gary Player (11) Senior major championshipJul 31 Digital Seniors Classic Massachusetts 300,000 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (12) Aug 8 U.S. Senior Open Illinois 325,000 Gary Player (12) Senior major championshipAug 14 MONY Syracuse Senior Classic New York 250,000 Dave Hill (3) Aug 21 Greater Grand Rapids Open Michigan 250,000 Orville Moody (7) Aug 28 Bank One Senior Golf Classic Kentucky 250,000 Bob Charles (7) Sep 10 GTE North Classic Indiana 350,000 Gary Player (13) New tournamentSep 18 Crestar Classic Virginia 325,000 Arnold Palmer (10) Sep 25 PaineWebber Invitational North Carolina 300,000 Dave Hill (4) Oct 2 Pepsi Senior Challenge Georgia 300,000 Bob Charles (8) Oct 9 Vantage Championship North Carolina 1,000,000 Walt Zembriski (2) Oct 30 General Tire Las Vegas Classic Nevada 250,000 Larry Mowry (3) Nov 13 Fairfield Barnett Classic Florida 225,000 Miller Barber (22) Nov 20 Gus Machado Senior Classic Florida 300,000 Lee Elder (8) Dec 4 GTE Kaanapali Classic Hawaii 300,000 Don Bies (2)
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 533,9292 Gary Player 435,9143 Dave Hill 415,5944 Orville Moody 411,8595 Harold Henning 366,230
Awards AwardWinnerScoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Bob Charles
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