# 1989 Senior PGA Tour

The 1989 Senior PGA Tour was the 10th 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 1989 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 8 | MONY Senior Tournament of Champions | California | 250,000 | Miller Barber (23) | |
| Feb 12 | General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 400,000 | Larry Mowry (4) | Senior major championship |
| Feb 19 | GTE Suncoast Classic | Florida | 300,000 | Bob Charles (9) | |
| Feb 26 | Aetna Challenge | Florida | 300,000 | Gene Littler (8) | |
| Mar 5 | Vintage Chrysler Invitational | California | 370,000 | Miller Barber (24) | |
| Mar 12 | MONY Arizona Classic | Arizona | 300,000 | Bruce Crampton (14) | |
| Apr 2 | Murata Seniors Reunion | Texas | 300,000 | Don Bies (3) | |
| Apr 16 | The Tradition | Arizona | 600,000 | Don Bies (4) | New tournament Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| May 7 | RJR at The Dominion | Texas | 250,000 | Larry Mowry (5) | |
| May 14 | Bell Atlantic/St. Christopher's Classic | Pennsylvania | 400,000 | Dave Hill (5) | |
| May 21 | NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative | New York | 300,000 | Bob Charles (10) | |
| May 28 | Southwestern Bell Classic | Oklahoma | 300,000 | Bobby Nichols (1) | |
| Jun 4 | Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic | Texas | 300,000 | Homero Blancas (1) | |
| Jun 11 | Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship | Florida | 700,000 | Orville Moody (8) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Jun 18 | Northville Long Island Classic | New York | 350,000 | Butch Baird (2) | |
| Jun 25 | MONY Syracuse Senior Classic | New York | 300,000 | Jim Dent (1) | |
| Jul 2 | U.S. Senior Open | Pennsylvania | 450,000 | Orville Moody (9) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 9 | Digital Seniors Classic | Massachusetts | 300,000 | Bob Charles (11) | |
| Jul 16 | Greater Grand Rapids Open | Michigan | 300,000 | John Paul Cain (1) | |
| Jul 23 | Ameritech Senior Open | Ohio | 500,000 | Bruce Crampton (15) | New tournament |
| Jul 30 | Volvo Seniors' British Open | Scotland | £150,000 | Bob Charles (12) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 30 | Newport Cup | Rhode Island | 275,000 | Jim Dent (2) | |
| Aug 6 | Showdown Classic | Utah | 350,000 | Tom Shaw (1) | |
| Aug 13 | Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush | California | 350,000 | Dave Hill (6) | |
| Aug 20 | GTE Northwest Classic | Washington | 350,000 | Al Geiberger (5) | |
| Aug 27 | Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic | New Mexico | 300,000 | Bob Charles (13) | |
| Sep 3 | RJR Bank One Classic | Kentucky | 300,000 | Rives McBee (1) | |
| Sep 10 | GTE North Classic | Indiana | 350,000 | Gary Player (14) | |
| Sep 17 | Crestar Classic | Virginia | 350,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (13) | |
| Sep 24 | PaineWebber Invitational | North Carolina | – | Canceled | |
| Oct 1 | Fairfield Barnett Space Coast Classic | Florida | 300,000 | Bob Charles (14) | |
| Oct 8 | RJR Championship | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | Gary Player (15) | |
| Oct 15 | Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic | Texas | 300,000 | George Archer (1) | New tournament |
| Oct 22 | Transamerica Senior Golf Championship | California | 400,000 | Billy Casper (9) | New tournament |
| Nov 12 | General Tire Las Vegas Classic | Nevada | 300,000 | Charles Coody (1) | |
| Dec 2 | GTE West Classic | California | 350,000 | Walt Zembriski (3) | |
| Dec 9 | GTE Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 300,000 | Don Bies (5) | |

## 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 | 725,887 |
| 2 | Orville Moody | 647,985 |
| 3 | Al Geiberger | 527,033 |
| 4 | Gary Player | 514,116 |
| 5 | Dave Hill | 488,541 |

## Awards

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