The 1989 PGA Tour was the 74th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 21st season since separating from the PGA of America.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1989 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes Jan 8 MONY Tournament of Champions California 750,000 Steve Jones (2) 54 Winners-only event Jan 15 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,000,000 Steve Jones (3) 46 Pro-Am Jan 22 Phoenix Open Arizona 700,000 Mark Calcavecchia (4) 56 Jan 29 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 1,000,000 Mark O'Meara (4) 52 Pro-Am Feb 5 Nissan Los Angeles Open California 1,000,000 Mark Calcavecchia (5) 58 Feb 12 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 750,000 Gene Sauers (2) 32 Feb 19 Shearson Lehman Hutton Open California 700,000 Greg Twiggs (1) 38 Feb 26 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,300,000 Bill Glasson (4) 64 Mar 5 Honda Classic Florida 800,000 Blaine McCallister (2) 56 Mar 12 Nestle Invitational Florida 800,000 Tom Kite (11) 68 Invitational Mar 19 The Players Championship Florida 1,350,000 Tom Kite (12) 80 Flagship event Mar 26 USF&G Classic Louisiana 750,000 Tim Simpson (2) 50 Apr 2 Independent Insurance Agent Open Texas 800,000 Mike Sullivan (2) 50 Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia 1,000,000 Nick Faldo (3) 100 Major championship Apr 9 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 200,000 Jim Booros (n/a) 6 Alternate event Apr 16 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 800,000 Payne Stewart (4) 62 Invitational Apr 23 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 1,000,000 Ken Green (5) 50 Apr 30 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,300,000 Scott Hoch (4) 36 May 7 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 1,000,000 Jodie Mudd (2) 50 May 14 Memorial Tournament Ohio 1,000,000 Bob Tway (5) 70 Invitational May 21 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas 1,000,000 Ian Baker-Finch (1) 54 Invitational May 28 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 900,000 Scott Simpson (5) 40 Jun 4 Kemper Open Maryland 900,000 Tom Byrum (1) 38 Jun 11 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 1,000,000 Wayne Grady (1) 60 Jun 18 U.S. Open New York 1,000,000 Curtis Strange (17) 100 Major championship Jun 25 Canadian Open Canada 900,000 Steve Jones (4) 48 Jul 3 Beatrice Western Open Illinois 1,000,000 Mark McCumber (7) 50 Jul 9 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 1,000,000 Paul Azinger (5) 38 Jul 16 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 850,000 Mike Donald (1) 36 Jul 23 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 700,000 Curt Byrum (1) 16 Jul 23 The Open Championship Scotland £725,000 Mark Calcavecchia (6) 100 Major championship Jul 30 Buick Open Michigan 1,000,000 Leonard Thompson (3) 38 Aug 6 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,000,000 John Mahaffey (10) 36 Aug 13 PGA Championship Illinois 1,200,000 Payne Stewart (5) 100 Major championship Aug 20 The International Colorado 1,000,000 Greg Norman (7) 46 Aug 27 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 1,000,000 David Frost (3) 68 Limited-field event Aug 27 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee 500,000 Stan Utley (1) 8 Alternate event Sep 3 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 800,000 Greg Norman (8) 34 Sep 10 B.C. Open New York 500,000 Mike Hulbert (2) 18 Sep 17 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts 700,000 Blaine McCallister (3) 40 Sep 24 Southern Open Georgia 400,000 Ted Schulz (1) 18 Oct 1 Centel Classic Florida 750,000 Bill Britton (1) 16 Oct 8 Texas Open Texas 600,000 Donnie Hammond (2) 24 Oct 22 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 800,000 Tim Simpson (3) 46 Oct 29 Nabisco Championship South Carolina 2,500,000 Tom Kite (13) 54 Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotesMay 29PGA Grand Slam of GolfIllinoisn/a Curtis Strangen/aLimited-field eventSep 24Ryder CupEnglandn/aTiedn/aTeam eventNov 11Isuzu Kapalua InternationalHawaii650,000 Peter Jacobsen16Nov 19World CupSpain1,100,000 Peter Fowler and Wayne Gradyn/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Peter Fowlern/aNov 19RMCC InvitationalCalifornia1,000,000 Mark O'Meara and Curtis Strangen/aNew tournamentTeam eventNov 26Skins GameCalifornia450,000 Curtis Strangen/aLimited-field eventDec 3JCPenney ClassicFlorida1,000,000 Pat Bradley and Bill Glassonn/aTeam eventDec 10Chrysler Team ChampionshipFlorida600,000 David Ogrin and Ted Schulzn/aTeam event
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Tom Kite 1,395,2782 Payne Stewart 1,201,3013 Paul Azinger 951,6494 Greg Norman 835,0965 Mark Calcavecchia 807,7416 Tim Simpson 761,5977 Curtis Strange 752,5878 Steve Jones 745,5789 Chip Beck 694,08710 Scott Hoch 670,680
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Tom Kite Rookie of the Year Bob Estes Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Payne Stewart Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Greg Norman
See also 1989 Senior PGA Tour
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