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 RodrĂguez (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) |
Newââto 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 |
ÂŁ150,000 |
Gary Player (11) |
Senior major championship
|
Jul 31 |
Digital Seniors Classic |
Massachusetts |
300,000 |
Chi-Chi RodrĂguez (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) |
|