The 1988 PGA Tour was the 73rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 20th season since separating from the PGA of America.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1988 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes Jan 17 MONY Tournament of Champions California 500,000 Steve Pate (2) 38 Winners-only event Jan 24 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,000,000 Jay Haas (7) 50 Pro-Am Jan 31 Phoenix Open Arizona 650,000 Sandy Lyle (4) 52 Feb 7 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 700,000 Steve Jones (1) 64 Pro-Am Feb 14 Hawaiian Open Hawaii 600,000 Lanny Wadkins (17) 48 Feb 21 Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open California 650,000 Steve Pate (3) 46 Feb 28 Los Angeles Open California 750,000 Chip Beck (1) 54 Mar 6 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,000,000 Ben Crenshaw (14) 64 Mar 13 Honda Classic Florida 700,000 Joey Sindelar (4) 46 Mar 20 Hertz Bay Hill Classic Florida 750,000 Paul Azinger (4) 68 Mar 27 The Players Championship Florida 1,250,000 Mark McCumber (6) 78 Special event Apr 3 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 1,000,000 Sandy Lyle (5) 50 Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 1,000,000 Sandy Lyle (6) 100 Major championship Apr 10 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 200,000 Frank Conner (n/a) 8 Alternate event Apr 17 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 700,000 Greg Norman (6) 58 Invitational Apr 24 USF&G Classic Louisiana 750,000 Chip Beck (2) 40 May 1 Independent Insurance Agent Open Texas 700,000 Curtis Strange (13) 46 May 8 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,388,889 Gary Koch (6) 50 May 15 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 750,000 Bruce Lietzke (11) 50 May 22 Colonial National Invitation Texas 750,000 Lanny Wadkins (18) 50 Invitational May 29 Memorial Tournament Ohio 930,250 Curtis Strange (14) 64 Invitational Jun 5 Kemper Open Maryland 800,000 Morris Hatalsky (3) 42 Jun 12 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic New York 700,000 Seve Ballesteros (8) 54 Jun 20 U.S. Open Massachusetts 1,000,000 Curtis Strange (15) 100 Major championship Jun 26 Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 700,000 Larry Nelson (10) 44 Jul 3 Beatrice Western Open Illinois 900,000 Jim Benepe (1) 44 Jul 10 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 650,000 Tom Sieckmann (1) 36 Jul 17 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 600,000 Blaine McCallister (1) 18 Jul 18 The Open Championship England £500,000 Seve Ballesteros (9) 100 Major championship Jul 24 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 700,000 Mark Brooks (1) 36 Jul 31 Buick Open Michigan 700,000 Scott Verplank (2) 42 Aug 7 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 750,000 Jodie Mudd (1) 44 Aug 14 PGA Championship Oklahoma 1,000,000 Jeff Sluman (1) 100 Major championship Aug 21 The International Colorado 1,115,280 Joey Sindelar (5) 54 Aug 28 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 900,000 Mike Reid (2) 64 Limited-field event Aug 28 Provident Classic Tennessee 450,000 Phil Blackmar (2) 10 Alternate event Sep 4 Canadian Open Canada 750,000 Ken Green (3) 42 Sep 11 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 700,000 Ken Green (4) 32 Sep 18 Bank of Boston Classic Massachusetts 600,000 Mark Calcavecchia (3) 44 Sep 25 B.C. Open New York 500,000 Bill Glasson (2) 24 Oct 2 Southern Open Georgia 400,000 David Frost (1) 26 Oct 9 Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Golf Classic Texas 400,000 Tom Purtzer (3) 28 Oct 16 Texas Open Texas 600,000 Corey Pavin (7) 32 Oct 23 Pensacola Open Florida 400,000 Andrew Magee (1) 20 Oct 29 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 700,000 Bob Lohr (1) 48 Nov 6 Northern Telecom Tucson Open Arizona 600,000 David Frost (2) 48 Nov 13 Centel Classic Florida 500,000 Bill Glasson (3) 10 Nov 14 Nabisco Championship California 2,000,000 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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotesMay 30PGA Grand Slam of GolfIllinoisn/a Larry Nelsonn/aLimited-field eventNov 19Isuzu Kapalua InternationalHawaii600,000 Bob Gilder24Nov 27Skins GameCalifornia450,000 Raymond Floydn/aLimited-field eventDec 4JCPenney ClassicFlorida800,000 Amy Benz and John Hustonn/aTeam eventDec 11World CupAustralia750,000 Ben Crenshaw and Mark McCumbern/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Ben Crenshawn/aDec 11Chrysler Team ChampionshipFlorida600,000 George Burns and Wayne Levin/aTeam eventDec 18Kirin CupFlorida1,000,000 Team USAn/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 Curtis Strange 1,147,6442 Chip Beck 916,8183 Joey Sindelar 813,7324 Ken Green 779,1815 Tom Kite 760,4056 Mark Calcavecchia 751,9127 Sandy Lyle 726,9348 Ben Crenshaw 696,8959 David Frost 691,50010 Lanny Wadkins 616,596
Awards AwardWinner PGA Player of the Year Curtis Strange Rookie of the Year Jim Benepe Scoring leader (PGA Tour - Byron Nelson Award) Greg Norman Scoring leader (PGA - Vardon Trophy) Chip Beck
See also 1988 Senior PGA Tour
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