# 1988 Senior PGA Tour

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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 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 championship |
| Feb 21 | GTE Suncoast Classic | Florida | 300,000 | Dale Douglass (5) | New tournament |
| Feb 28 | Aetna Challenge | Florida | 300,000 | Gary Player (9) | New tournament |
| Mar 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 tournament |
| May 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-Am |
| Jun 12 | Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship | Florida | 400,000 | Billy Casper (8) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Jun 19 | Northville Long Island Classic | New York | 350,000 | Don Bies (1) | New to Senior PGA Tour |
| Jun 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 championship |
| Jul 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 championship |
| Aug 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 tournament |
| Sep 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 | 533,929 |
| 2 | Gary Player | 435,914 |
| 3 | Dave Hill | 415,594 |
| 4 | Orville Moody | 411,859 |
| 5 | Harold Henning | 366,230 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Bob Charles | |