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1990 Ben Hogan Tour season

Duration	February 2, 1990 (1990-02-02) – October 21, 1990 (1990-10-21)
Number of official events	30
Most wins	Dick Mast (3) Jim McGovern (3) Mike Springer (3)
Money list	Jeff Maggert
Player of the Year	Jeff Maggert
1991 →

The 1990 Ben Hogan Tour was the inaugural season of the Ben Hogan Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner	Notes
Feb 4	Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open	California	100,000	Mike Springer (1)
Feb 11	Ben Hogan Yuma Open	Arizona	100,000	Rick Pearson (1)
Mar 4	Ben Hogan South Texas Open	Texas	100,000	Brad Bell (1)
Mar 11	Ben Hogan Baton Rouge Open	Louisiana	100,000	Dicky Thompson (1)
Mar 18	Ben Hogan Gulf Coast Classic	Mississippi	100,000	Dick Mast (1)
Mar 25	Ben Hogan Panama City Beach Classic	Florida	100,000	Buddy Gardner (1)
Apr 1	Ben Hogan Lake City Classic	Florida	100,000	Jim McGovern (1)
Apr 15	Ben Hogan Pensacola Open	Florida	100,000	Dick Mast (2)
Apr 22	Ben Hogan Gateway Open	Florida	100,000	Ted Tryba (1)
Apr 29	Ben Hogan Macon Open	Georgia	100,000	Ed Humenik (1)
May 13	Ben Hogan Knoxville Open	Tennessee	100,000	Jeff Maggert (1)
May 20	Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open	Kentucky	100,000	Dicky Thompson (2)
Jun 3	Ben Hogan Quicksilver Open	Pennsylvania	150,000	R. W. Eaks (1)
Jun 10	Ben Hogan Quail Hollow Open	Ohio	100,000	Barry Cheesman (1)
Jun 17	Ben Hogan Fort Wayne Open	Indiana	100,000	Dick Mast (3)
Jul 1	Ben Hogan Central New York Classic	New York	100,000	Tom Garner (1)
Jul 8	Ben Hogan New Haven Open	Connecticut	100,000	Jim McGovern (2)
Jul 15	Ben Hogan New England Classic	Maine	100,000	Brandel Chamblee (1)
Jul 22	Ben Hogan Buffalo Open	New York	100,000	Jeff Maggert (2)
Aug 5	Ben Hogan Dakota Dunes Open	South Dakota	100,000	Kim Young (1)
Aug 12	Ben Hogan Kansas City Classic	Kansas	100,000	Trevor Dodds (1)
Aug 19	Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open	Missouri	100,000	Jeff Cook (1)
Aug 26	Ben Hogan Reflection Ridge	Kansas	100,000	Tom Lehman (1)
Sep 2	Ben Hogan Texarkana Open	Arkansas	100,000	Jim McGovern (3)
Sep 9	Ben Hogan Amarillo Open	Texas	100,000	Lindy Miller (1)
Sep 16	Ben Hogan Utah Classic	Utah	100,000	John Daly (1)
Sep 23	Ben Hogan Boise Open	Idaho	100,000	Ricky Smallridge (1)
Sep 30	Ben Hogan Reno Open	Nevada	100,000	Mike Springer (2)
Oct 7	Ben Hogan Santa Rosa Open	California	100,000	Ed Humenik (2)
Oct 21	Ben Hogan El Paso Open	Texas	100,000	Mike Springer (3)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 1991 PGA Tour.

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Jeff Maggert	108,644
2	Jim McGovern	99,841
3	Dick Mast	92,521
4	Mike Springer	82,906
5	Ed Humenik	78,753

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year	Jeff Maggert

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Ben Hogan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Ben Hogan Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Ben Hogan Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.

References

1. "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
2. "1990 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
3. Diaz, Jaime (February 1, 1991). "Rookies tear up Pebble Beach". The Dispatch. p. 4B. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive. "Pebble was ripe for making birdies," said Maggert, who earned exempt status on the PGA Tour as the Hogan Tour's leading money winner in 1990 with $108,644 and the winner of two tournaments.
4. "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
5. Lutz, Michael A. (October 24, 1991). "Native pro tops tourney". Kentucky New Era. Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Associated Press. p. 3B. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive. Maggert, the Ben Hogan Tour player of the year in 1990...

External links

• Official website

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• 1990 in golf
• 1990 in American sports