1990 Ben Hogan Tour

1990 Ben Hogan Tour season
DurationFebruary 2, 1990 (1990-02-02) – October 21, 1990 (1990-10-21)
Number of official events30
Most wins Dick Mast (3)
Jim McGovern (3)
Mike Springer (3)
Money list Jeff Maggert
Player of the Year Jeff Maggert
1991 →

The 1990 Ben Hogan Tour was the inaugural season of the Ben Hogan Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1990 season.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner Notes
Feb 4 Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open California 100,000 Mike Springer (1)
Feb 11 Ben Hogan Yuma Open Arizona 100,000 Rick Pearson (1)
Mar 4 Ben Hogan South Texas Open Texas 100,000 Brad Bell (1)
Mar 11 Ben Hogan Baton Rouge Open Louisiana 100,000 Dicky Thompson (1)
Mar 18 Ben Hogan Gulf Coast Classic Mississippi 100,000 Dick Mast (1)
Mar 25 Ben Hogan Panama City Beach Classic Florida 100,000 Buddy Gardner (1)
Apr 1 Ben Hogan Lake City Classic Florida 100,000 Jim McGovern (1)
Apr 15 Ben Hogan Pensacola Open Florida 100,000 Dick Mast (2)
Apr 22 Ben Hogan Gateway Open Florida 100,000 Ted Tryba (1)
Apr 29 Ben Hogan Macon Open Georgia 100,000 Ed Humenik (1)
May 13 Ben Hogan Knoxville Open Tennessee 100,000 Jeff Maggert (1)
May 20 Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open Kentucky 100,000 Dicky Thompson (2)
Jun 3 Ben Hogan Quicksilver Open Pennsylvania 150,000 R. W. Eaks (1)
Jun 10 Ben Hogan Quail Hollow Open Ohio 100,000 Barry Cheesman (1)
Jun 17 Ben Hogan Fort Wayne Open Indiana 100,000 Dick Mast (3)
Jul 1 Ben Hogan Central New York Classic New York 100,000 Tom Garner (1)
Jul 8 Ben Hogan New Haven Open Connecticut 100,000 Jim McGovern (2)
Jul 15 Ben Hogan New England Classic Maine 100,000 Brandel Chamblee (1)
Jul 22 Ben Hogan Buffalo Open New York 100,000 Jeff Maggert (2)
Aug 5 Ben Hogan Dakota Dunes Open South Dakota 100,000 Kim Young (1)
Aug 12 Ben Hogan Kansas City Classic Kansas 100,000 Trevor Dodds (1)
Aug 19 Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open Missouri 100,000 Jeff Cook (1)
Aug 26 Ben Hogan Reflection Ridge Kansas 100,000 Tom Lehman (1)
Sep 2 Ben Hogan Texarkana Open Arkansas 100,000 Jim McGovern (3)
Sep 9 Ben Hogan Amarillo Open Texas 100,000 Lindy Miller (1)
Sep 16 Ben Hogan Utah Classic Utah 100,000 John Daly (1)
Sep 23 Ben Hogan Boise Open Idaho 100,000 Ricky Smallridge (1)
Sep 30 Ben Hogan Reno Open Nevada 100,000 Mike Springer (2)
Oct 7 Ben Hogan Santa Rosa Open California 100,000 Ed Humenik (2)
Oct 21 Ben Hogan El Paso Open Texas 100,000 Mike Springer (3)

Money list

For full rankings, see 1990 Ben Hogan Tour graduates.

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 1991 PGA Tour.

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Jeff Maggert 108,644
2 Jim McGovern 99,841
3 Dick Mast 92,521
4 Mike Springer 82,906
5 Ed Humenik 78,753

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year Jeff Maggert

Notes

  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Ben Hogan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Ben Hogan Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Ben Hogan Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.

References

  1. ^ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "1990 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Diaz, Jaime (February 1, 1991). "Rookies tear up Pebble Beach". The Dispatch. p. 4B. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive. "Pebble was ripe for making birdies," said Maggert, who earned exempt status on the PGA Tour as the Hogan Tour's leading money winner in 1990 with $108,644 and the winner of two tournaments.
  4. ^ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Lutz, Michael A. (October 24, 1991). "Native pro tops tourney". Kentucky New Era. Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Associated Press. p. 3B. Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive. Maggert, the Ben Hogan Tour player of the year in 1990...