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1990 Senior PGA Tour season

Duration	January 4, 1990 (1990-01-04) – December 16, 1990 (1990-12-16)
Number of official events	39
Most wins	Lee Trevino (7)
Money list	Lee Trevino
Player of the Year	Lee Trevino
Rookie of the Year	Lee Trevino
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The 1990 Senior PGA Tour was the 11th 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 1990 season.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner	Notes
Jan 7	MONY Senior Tournament of Champions	California	250,000	George Archer (2)
Feb 4	Royal Caribbean Classic	Florida	400,000	Lee Trevino (1)
Feb 11	GTE Suncoast Classic	Florida	450,000	Mike Hill (1)
Feb 18	Aetna Challenge	Florida	400,000	Lee Trevino (2)
Mar 4	Vintage Chrysler Invitational	California	400,000	Lee Trevino (3)
Mar 18	Vantage at The Dominion	Texas	300,000	Jim Dent (3)
Apr 1	The Tradition	Arizona	800,000	Jack Nicklaus (1)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 15	PGA Seniors' Championship	Florida	450,000	Gary Player (16)	Senior major championship
Apr 29	Murata Reunion Pro-Am	Texas	400,000	Frank Beard (1)	Pro-Am
May 6	Las Vegas Senior Classic	Nevada	450,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (14)
May 13	Southwestern Bell Classic	Oklahoma	450,000	Jimmy Powell (1)
May 20	Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic	Texas	300,000	Lee Trevino (4)
May 27	Bell Atlantic Classic	Pennsylvania	500,000	Dale Douglass (6)
Jun 3	NYNEX Commemorative	New York	350,000	Lee Trevino (5)
Jun 10	Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship	Michigan	1,000,000	Jack Nicklaus (2)	Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 17	MONY Syracuse Senior Classic	New York	400,000	Jim Dent (4)
Jun 24	Digital Seniors Classic	Massachusetts	350,000	Bob Charles (15)
Jul 1	U.S. Senior Open	New Jersey	450,000	Lee Trevino (6)	Senior major championship
Jul 8	Northville Long Island Classic	New York	450,000	George Archer (3)
Jul 15	Kroger Senior Classic	Ohio	600,000	Jim Dent (5)	New tournament
Jul 22	Ameritech Senior Open	Michigan	500,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (15)
Jul 29	Volvo Seniors' British Open	Scotland	£150,000	Gary Player (17)	Senior major championship
Jul 29	Newport Cup	Rhode Island	300,000	Al Kelley (1)
Aug 5	PaineWebber Invitational	North Carolina	450,000	Bruce Crampton (16)
Aug 12	Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic	New Mexico	350,000	Chi-Chi Rodríguez (16)
Aug 19	Showdown Classic	Utah	350,000	Rives McBee (2)
Aug 26	GTE Northwest Classic	Washington	350,000	George Archer (4)
Sep 2	GTE North Classic	Indiana	450,000	Mike Hill (2)
Sep 9	Vantage Bank One Classic	Kentucky	300,000	Rives McBee (3)
Sep 16	Greater Grand Rapids Open	Michigan	300,000	Don Massengale (1)
Sep 23	Crestar Classic	Virginia	350,000	Jim Dent (6)
Sep 30	Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic	Florida	300,000	Mike Hill (3)
Oct 7	Vantage Championship	North Carolina	1,500,000	Charles Coody (2)
Oct 14	Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic	Texas	300,000	Bruce Crampton (17)
Oct 21	Transamerica Senior Golf Championship	California	500,000	Lee Trevino (7)
Oct 28	Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush	California	400,000	George Archer (5)
Nov 4	Security Pacific Senior Classic	California	500,000	Mike Hill (4)	New tournament
Dec 9	GTE Kaanapali Classic	Hawaii	450,000	Bob Charles (16)
Dec 16	New York Life Champions	Puerto Rico	1,000,000	Mike Hill (5)	New tournament Tour Championship

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Lee Trevino	1,190,518
2	Mike Hill	895,678
3	Charles Coody	762,901
4	George Archer	749,691
5	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	729,788

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Lee Trevino
Rookie of the Year	Lee Trevino
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Lee Trevino

Notes

1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
2. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

References

1. "1991 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
2. "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
3. "1990 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
4. ^ "Lee does it his way". The Stuart News. Stuart, Florida. February 1, 1993. p. 31 (C7 in paper). Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tour golfers name Levi best player". Press and Sun-Bulletin. Birmingham, New York. January 4, 1993. p. 21 (C1 in paper). Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "1990 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

External links

• Official website

• PGA Tour Champions seasons
• 1990 in golf
• 1990 in American sports