1990 Ben Hogan Tour
| Duration | February 2, 1990 – October 21, 1990 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 30 |
| Most wins |  Dick Mast (3) Jim McGovern (3) Mike Springer (3) |
| Money list | Jeff Maggert |
| Player of the Year | Jeff Maggert |
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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.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | 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.[2][3] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 1991 PGA Tour.[4]
| 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 |
[5] |
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "1990 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ 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...