# 1990 PGA Tour

The 1990 PGA Tour was the 75th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 22nd season since separating from the PGA of America.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| Jan 7 | MONY Tournament of Champions | California | 750,000 | Paul Azinger (6) | 56 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 14 | Northern Telecom Tucson Open | Arizona | 900,000 | Robert Gamez (1) | 42 | |
| Jan 21 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,000,000 | Peter Jacobsen (4) | 50 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 28 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 900,000 | Tommy Armour III (1) | 50 | |
| Feb 4 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,000,000 | Mark O'Meara (5) | 54 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 11 | Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | David Ishii (1) | 42 | |
| Feb 18 | Shearson Lehman Hutton Open | California | 900,000 | Dan Forsman (3) | 40 | |
| Feb 25 | Nissan Los Angeles Open | California | 1,000,000 | Fred Couples (4) | 48 | |
| Mar 4 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,400,000 | Greg Norman (9) | 62 | |
| Mar 11 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | John Huston (1) | 48 | |
| Mar 18 | The Players Championship | Florida | 1,500,000 | Jodie Mudd (3) | 80 | Flagship event |
| Mar 25 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | 900,000 | Robert Gamez (2) | 72 | Invitational |
| Apr 1 | Independent Insurance Agent Open | Texas | 1,000,000 | Tony Sills (1) | 44 | |
| Apr 8 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 1,250,000 | Nick Faldo (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 8 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 300,000 | Gene Sauers (n/a) | 16 | Alternate event |
| Apr 15 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | 1,000,000 | Payne Stewart (6) | 58 | Invitational |
| Apr 22 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 1,250,000 | Steve Elkington (1) | 52 | |
| Apr 29 | USF&G Classic | Louisiana | 1,000,000 | David Frost (4) | 46 | |
| May 6 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,000,000 | Payne Stewart (7) | 40 | |
| May 13 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,000,000 | Greg Norman (10) | 48 | Invitational |
| May 20 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | Texas | 1,000,000 | Ben Crenshaw (15) | 54 | Invitational |
| May 27 | BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic | Georgia | 1,000,000 | Wayne Levi (9) | 42 | |
| Jun 3 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,000,000 | Gil Morgan (7) | 36 | |
| Jun 10 | Centel Western Open | Illinois | 1,000,000 | Wayne Levi (10) | 72 | |
| Jun 18 | U.S. Open | Illinois | 1,200,000 | Hale Irwin (18) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 24 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,000,000 | Hale Irwin (19) | 40 | |
| Jul 1 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,000,000 | Wayne Levi (11) | 42 | |
| Jul 8 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 1,000,000 | Lanny Wadkins (19) | 52 | |
| Jul 15 | Bank of Boston Classic | Massachusetts | 900,000 | Morris Hatalsky (4) | 30 | |
| Jul 22 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £500,000 | Nick Faldo (5) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 29 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,000,000 | Chip Beck (3) | 38 | |
| Aug 5 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,000,000 | Tom Kite (14) | 46 | |
| Aug 12 | PGA Championship | Alabama | 1,350,000 | Wayne Grady (2) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 19 | The International | Colorado | 1,000,000 | Davis Love III (2) | 52 | |
| Aug 26 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 1,100,000 | José María Olazábal (1) | 60 | Limited-field event |
| Aug 26 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 600,000 | Peter Persons (1) | 16 | Alternate event |
| Sep 1 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 900,000 | Jim Gallagher Jr. (1) | 46 | |
| Sep 9 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | 1,000,000 | Joey Sindelar (6) | 42 | |
| Sep 16 | Canadian Open | Canada | 1,000,000 | Wayne Levi (12) | 42 | |
| Sep 23 | B.C. Open | New York | 700,000 | Nolan Henke (1) | 18 | |
| Sep 30 | Buick Southern Open | Georgia | 600,000 | Kenny Knox (3) | 22 | |
| Oct 7 | H.E.B. Texas Open | Texas | 800,000 | Mark O'Meara (6) | 48 | |
| Oct 14 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,300,000 | Bob Tway (6) | 46 | |
| Oct 20 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | Tim Simpson (4) | 52 | |
| Oct 28 | Nabisco Championship | Texas | 2,500,000 | Jodie Mudd (4) | 56 | Tour Championship |

### Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Notes |
| May 28 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | n/a | Andy North | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 10 | Isuzu Kapalua International | Hawaii | 700,000 | David Peoples | 28 | |
| Nov 18 | RMCC Invitational | California | 1,000,000 | Fred Couples and Raymond Floyd | n/a | Team event |
| Nov 24 | World Cup | Florida | 1,100,000 | Torsten Giedeon and Bernhard Langer | n/a | Team event |
| Nov 24 | World Cup Individual Trophy | Florida | 1,100,000 | Payne Stewart | n/a | |
| Nov 25 | Skins Game | California | 450,000 | Curtis Strange | n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 2 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | Beth Daniel and Davis Love III | n/a | Team event |
| Dec 9 | Sazale Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | Fred Couples and Mike Donald | n/a | Team 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 | Greg Norman | 1,165,477 |
| 2 | Wayne Levi | 1,024,647 |
| 3 | Payne Stewart | 976,281 |
| 4 | Paul Azinger | 944,731 |
| 5 | Jodie Mudd | 911,746 |
| 6 | Hale Irwin | 838,249 |
| 7 | Mark Calcavecchia | 834,281 |
| 8 | Tim Simpson | 809,772 |
| 9 | Fred Couples | 757,999 |
| 10 | Mark O'Meara | 707,175 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Wayne Levi |
| PGA Player of the Year | Nick Faldo |
| Rookie of the Year | Robert Gamez |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Greg Norman |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Greg Norman |