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1989 PGA Tour money list

Tom Kite led the 1989 PGA Tour money list with $1,395,278, about $3,739,479 in 2026 dollars. The tour played 54 events for $40,000,000 in total purses.

$1.4MMoney-list leader
$40.0MTotal purses
54Events

1989 PGA Tour money list

The top 10, from the published season money list. Official prize money in 1989 dollars, with 2026 dollars in the table.

RankPlayerWinsOfficial prize moneyIn 2026 dollars
1Tom Kite3$1,395,278$3,739,479
2Payne Stewart2$1,201,301$3,219,602
3Paul Azinger1$951,649$2,550,511
4Greg Norman2$835,096$2,238,137
5Mark Calcavecchia3$807,741$2,164,823
6Tim Simpson2$761,597$2,041,153
7Curtis Strange1$752,587$2,017,005
8Steve Jones3$745,578$1,998,221
9Chip Beck0$694,087$1,860,220
10Scott Hoch1$670,680$1,797,487

The 1989 majors and The Players

TournamentChampionPurseWinner's share
MONY Tournament of ChampionsSteve Jones$750,000$135,000
Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicSteve Jones$1,000,000$180,000
Phoenix OpenMark Calcavecchia$700,000$128,000
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmMark O'Meara$1,000,000$180,000
Nissan Los Angeles OpenMark Calcavecchia$1,000,000$180,000
Hawaiian OpenGene Sauers$750,000$135,000
Shearson Lehman Hutton OpenGreg Twiggs$700,000$126,000
Honda ClassicBlaine McCallister$800,000$144,000
Nestle InvitationalTom Kite$800,000$144,000
The Players ChampionshipTom Kite$1,350,000$243,000
USF&G ClassicTim Simpson$750,000$135,000
Independent Insurance Agent OpenMike Sullivan$800,000$144,000
Masters TournamentNick Faldo$1,000,000$200,000
Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicJim Booros$200,000$36,000
MCI Heritage Golf ClassicPayne Stewart$800,000$144,000
KMart Greater Greensboro OpenKen Green$1,000,000$180,000
Las Vegas InvitationalScott Hoch$1,300,000$225,000
GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicJodie Mudd$1,000,000$180,000
Memorial TournamentBob Tway$1,000,000$160,000
Southwestern Bell ColonialIan Baker-Finch$1,000,000$180,000
Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicWayne Grady$1,000,000$180,000
U.S. OpenCurtis Strange$1,049,089$200,000
Canadian OpenSteve Jones$900,000$162,000
Beatrice Western OpenMark McCumber$1,000,000$180,000
Canon Greater Hartford OpenPaul Azinger$1,000,000$180,000
Hardee's Golf ClassicCurt Byrum$700,000$126,000
The Open ChampionshipMark Calcavecchia$1,187,695$131,056
PGA ChampionshipPayne Stewart$1,200,000$200,000
Texas OpenDonnie Hammond$600,000$108,000
Nabisco ChampionshipTom Kite$2,500,000$450,000

1989 PGA Tour schedule and purses

Every event on the season schedule, with its winner and total purse.

DateTournamentWinnerPurse
Jan 8MONY Tournament of ChampionsSteve Jones$750,000
Jan 15Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicSteve Jones$1,000,000
Jan 22Phoenix OpenMark Calcavecchia$700,000
Jan 29AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmMark O'Meara$1,000,000
Feb 5Nissan Los Angeles OpenMark Calcavecchia$1,000,000
Feb 12Hawaiian OpenGene Sauers$750,000
Feb 19Shearson Lehman Hutton OpenGreg Twiggs$700,000
Feb 26Doral-Ryder OpenBill Glasson$1,300,000
Mar 5Honda ClassicBlaine McCallister$800,000
Mar 12Nestle InvitationalTom Kite$800,000
Mar 19The Players ChampionshipTom Kite$1,350,000
Mar 26USF&G ClassicTim Simpson$750,000
Apr 2Independent Insurance Agent OpenMike Sullivan$800,000
Apr 9Masters TournamentNick Faldo$1,000,000
Apr 9Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicJim Booros$200,000
Apr 16MCI Heritage Golf ClassicPayne Stewart$800,000
Apr 23KMart Greater Greensboro OpenKen Green$1,000,000
Apr 30Las Vegas InvitationalScott Hoch$1,300,000
May 7GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicJodie Mudd$1,000,000
May 14Memorial TournamentBob Tway$1,000,000
May 21Southwestern Bell ColonialIan Baker-Finch$1,000,000
May 28BellSouth Atlanta Golf ClassicScott Simpson$900,000
Jun 4Kemper OpenTom Byrum$900,000
Jun 11Manufacturers Hanover Westchester ClassicWayne Grady$1,000,000
Jun 18U.S. OpenCurtis Strange$1,000,000
Jun 25Canadian OpenSteve Jones$900,000
Jul 3Beatrice Western OpenMark McCumber$1,000,000
Jul 9Canon Greater Hartford OpenPaul Azinger$1,000,000
Jul 16Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicMike Donald$850,000
Jul 23Hardee's Golf ClassicCurt Byrum$700,000
Jul 23The Open Championship UnofficialMark Calcavecchia£725,000
Jul 30Buick OpenLeonard Thompson$1,000,000
Aug 6Federal Express St. Jude ClassicJohn Mahaffey$1,000,000
Aug 13PGA ChampionshipPayne Stewart$1,200,000
Aug 20The InternationalGreg Norman$1,000,000
Aug 27NEC World Series of GolfDavid Frost$1,000,000
Aug 27Chattanooga ClassicStan Utley$500,000
Sep 3Greater Milwaukee OpenGreg Norman$800,000
Sep 10B.C. OpenMike Hulbert$500,000
Sep 17Bank of Boston ClassicBlaine McCallister$700,000
Sep 24Southern OpenTed Schulz$400,000
Oct 1Centel ClassicBill Britton$750,000
Oct 8Texas OpenDonnie Hammond$600,000
Oct 22Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicTim Simpson$800,000
Oct 29Nabisco ChampionshipTom Kite$2,500,000
May 29PGA Grand Slam of Golf UnofficialCurtis StrangeNot known
Sep 24Ryder Cup UnofficialNot knownNot known
Nov 11Isuzu Kapalua International UnofficialPeter Jacobsen$650,000
Nov 19World Cup UnofficialPeter Fowler / Wayne Grady$1,100,000
Nov 19World Cup Individual Trophy UnofficialPeter Fowler$1,100,000
Nov 19RMCC Invitational UnofficialMark O'Meara / Curtis Strange$1,000,000
Nov 26Skins Game UnofficialCurtis Strange$450,000
Dec 3JCPenney Classic UnofficialPat Bradley / Bill Glasson$1,000,000
Dec 10Chrysler Team Championship UnofficialDavid Ogrin / Ted Schulz$600,000
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