1988 - Men America
The winners in the category "1988 - Men America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
America
Chrysler
Played as the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (Jan 20-24). Second-placed David Edwards (USA) finished 2 shots behind Haas (USA). [Indian Wells CC, Coachella Valley, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Bermuda Dunes CC; La Quinta CC; PGA West (Palmer Private)].
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Vicente Fernandez (Arg) finished in second place behind defending champion Miguel Fernandez (Arg). [Hurlingham Club, Buenos Aires].
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Hertz
Played as the Hertz Bay Hill Classic (March 17-20). Second-placed Tom Kite (USA) finished 5 shots behind Azinger (USA). [Bay Hill Club, Orlando, FL].
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Georgia-Pacific
Played as the Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic (June 23-26). Second-placed Chip Beck (USA) finished 1 shot behind Nelson (USA), who recorded the last of his ten PGA Tour wins. [Atlanta CC, Marietta, Georgia].
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Played as the B.C. Open (Sept 22-25). Second-placed Wayne Levi (USA) and Bruce Lietzke (USA) finished 2 shots behind Glasson (USA). [En-Joie GC, Endicott, NY].
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Beatrice
Played as the Beatrice Western Open (Jun 30-Jul 3). Second-placed Peter Jacobsen (USA) finished 1 shot behind 24-year-old Jim Benepe (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. Benepe joined Marty Fleckman (1967) and Ben Crenshaw (1973) as players to win their first start as a full member of the PGA Tour ... but Benepe remains the only player to win in his very first appearance on the Tour. [Butler National GC, Oak Brook, IL].
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Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Vicente Fernandez (Arg) and Pedro Martinez (Para) finished in second place behind Larrain (Ven, amateur). [Gavea GC, São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro].
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Buick
Played as the Buick Open (July 28-31). Second-placed Doug Tewell (USA) finished 2 shots behind Scott Verplank (USA). [Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Michigan].
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Played as the Canadian Open (Sept 1-4). Second-placed Bill Glasson (USA) and Scott Verplank (USA) finished 1 shot behind Ken Green (USA). [Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, nr Toronto, Ont.].
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Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 19-22). Second-placed Mark Calcavecchia (USA), Ben Crenshaw (USA) and Joey Sindelar (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lanny Wadkins (USA). [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
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Played as the Provident Classic (Aug 25-28). Blackmar (USA) beat Payne Stewart (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Valleybrook G&CC, Hixson, Chattanooga, Tennessee].
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Played as the Chile Open (Abierto de Chile). Won by Encina (Chile).
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Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Team Championship (Dec 8-11; PGA Tr post-season two-man better-ball unofficial money event). Winning team of Wayne Levi & George Burns beat defending champions Mike Hulbert & Bob Tway with a 38-foot birdie putt (made by Levi) at the first playoff hole. [Cypress course, Palm Beach Polo G&CC Wellington, FL. Earlier rounds also on the Dunes course, and at the Wellington Club (now closed)].
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Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Team Championship (Dec 8-11; PGA Tr post-season two-man better-ball unofficial money event). Winning team of Wayne Levi & George Burns beat defending champions Mike Hulbert & Bob Tway with a 38-foot birdie putt (made by Levi) at the first playoff hole. [Cypress course, Palm Beach Polo G&CC Wellington, FL. Earlier rounds also on the Dunes course, and at the Wellington Club (now closed)].
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GTE
Played as the GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic (May 12-15). Lietzke (USA) beat Clarence Rose (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [TPC course, Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas, Irving, nr Dallas, TX].
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Honda
Played as the Honda Classic (March 10-13). Second-placed Sandy Lyle (Scot), Payne Stewart (USA) and Ed Fiori (USA) finished 2 shots behind Joey Sindelar (USA). [Eagle Trace GC, Coral Springs, FL; at the time called TPC Eagle Trace].
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Ryder
Played as the Doral Ryder Open (March 3-6). Second-placed Mark McCumber (USA) and Chip Beck (USA) finished 1 shot behind Ben Crenshaw (USA). [Blue Monster course, Doral Resort, Miami, FL].
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Shearson Lehman
Played as the Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open (Feb 18-21). Second-placed Jay Haas (USA) finished 1 shot behind Pate (USA). [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA].
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Nissan
Played as the Los Angeles Open presented by Nissan (Feb 25-28). Second-placed Mac O'Grady (USA) and Bill Sander (USA) finished 4 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Beck (USA). [Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA].
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PGA of America
Played as the PGA Grand Slam of Golf (May 30; unofficial event for the previous year's four Major winners). Second-placed Larry Mize (The Masters) and Scott Simpson (US Open) finished 1 shot behind Nelson (US PGA). Fourth was Greg Norman (alternate for Open Champion Nick Faldo). [Kemper Lakes GC, Kildeer, nr Chicago, Illinois].
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Played as the Greater Milwaukee Open (Sept 8-11). Second-placed Mark Calcavecchia (USA), Jim Gallagher Jr (USA), Donnie Hammond (USA) and Dan Pohl (USA) finished 6 shots behind Ken Green (USA), who recorded back-to-back PGA Tour wins. [Tuckaway CC, Franklin, nr Milwaukee, Wisc.].
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MCI
Played as the MCI Heritage Classic (April 14-17). Second-placed David Frost (RSA) and Gil Morgan (USA) finished 1 shot behind Norman (Aus). [Harbour Town Links, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head, SC].
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Independent Ins
Played as the Independent Insurance Agent Open (Apr 28-May 1). Curtis Strange (USA) beat Greg Norman (Aus) with a 25-foot birdie putt at the third playoff hole. [Tournament course (known as TPC at The Woodlands), Woodlands CC, nr Houston, TX].
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JCPenney
Played as the JCPenney Classic (Dec 1-4; two-person team event; one PGA Tr, one LPGA Tr). Second-placed Larry Mize (USA) & Martha Nause (USA) finished 2 shots behind the winning team of John Huston (USA) & Amy Benz (USA). [Bardmoor CC, Largo, FL].
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Hardee's
Played as the Hardee's Golf Classic (July 14-17). Second-placed Dan Forsman (USA) finished 3 shots behind McCallister (USA), who recorded the first of his five PGA Tour wins. [Oakwood CC, Coal Valley, Quad Cities, IL].
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Isuzu
Played as the Isuzu Kapalua International (Nov 16-19; PGA Tour post-season unofficial money event). Second-placed John Mahaffey (USA) finished 2 shots behind Gilder (USA). [Bay course, Kapalua Resort, Maui, Hawaii].
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Kemper Insurance
Played as the Kemper Open (Jun 2-5). Morris Hatalsky (USA) beat defending champion Tom Kite (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. [TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, Potomac, nr Washington DC. At the time known as TPC Avenel].
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Played as The Memorial Tournament (May 26-29). Second-placed Hale Irwin (USA) and David Frost (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Strange (USA). [Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, nr Columbus, OH].
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Anheuser-Busch
Played as the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic (July 7-10). 33-year-old Tom Sieckmann (USA) beat Mark Wiebe (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole, to record his first and only PGA Tour win. [River course, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA].
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Bank of Boston
Played as the Bank of Boston Classic (Sept 15-18). Second-placed Don Pooley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mark Calcavecchia (USA). [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].
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USF&G
Played as the USF&G Classic (April 21-24). Second-placed Lanny Wadkins (USA) finished 7 shots behind Chip Beck (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Lakewood GC, New Orleans, LA].
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AT&T
Played as the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (Feb 4-7). First-time PGA Tour winner Jones (USA) beat Bob Tway (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Spyglass Hill GC].
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Played as the (last) Pensacola Open (Oct 20-23). Second-placed Ken Green (USA), Bruce Lietzke (USA) and Tom Byrum (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Magee (USA). [Tiger Point GC, Gulf Breeze, nr Pensacola, FL].
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Played as the Peru Open (Abierto de Peru). Second-placed Guillermo Encina (Chile) finished 1 shot behind Ogrin (USA). [Los Inkas GC, Lima, Peru].
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Played as the Phoenix Open (Jan 28-31). Lyle (Scot) beat Fred Couples (USA) with a bogey at the third playoff hole. [Stadium course, TPC Scottsdale, Phoenix, AZ].
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Played as The Players Championship (March 24-27). Second-placed Mike Reid (USA) finished 4 shots behind McCumber (USA). [Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL].
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Deposit Guaranty
Played as the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic (April 7-10; unofficial PGA Tour "satellite" event). Second-placed Brian Mogg (USA) finished 5 shots behind Conner (USA). [Hattiesburg CC, Hattiesburg, MS].
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MONY
Played as the MONY Tournament of Champions (Jan 14-17; PGA Tour season opener). Second-placed Larry Nelson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Pate (USA). Event reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [North course, La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif. Now known as Champions course].
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Panasonic
Played as the Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational (May 4-8). Second-placed Peter Jacobsen (USA) and Mark O'Meara (USA) finished 1 shot behind Koch (USA), who recorded the last of his six PGA Tour wins. Reduced to 72 holes from 90 due to bad weather. [Las Vegas CC, Las Vegas, NV. Earlier rounds also at: Desert Inn CC (now Wynn G&CC) and Spanish Trail G&CC].
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Played as the Skins Game (Nov 26/27; four-man PGA Tour unofficial money event). Floyd (USA) won with a total of 12 skins worth $290,000. Second was Jack Nicklaus (USA) 5 skins worth $125,000. Third was defending champion Lee Trevino (USA) 1 skin worth $35,000. Curtis Strange (USA) was shut out with no skins. [Stadium (resort) course, PGA West, La Quinta, CA].
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Played as the Hawaiian Open (Feb 11-14). Second-placed Richard Zokol (Can) finished 1 shot behind Lanny Wadkins (USA). [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].
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Played as the Southern Open (Sept 29-Oct 2). 29-year-old David Frost (RSA) beat Bob Tway (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the first of his ten PGA Tour wins. [Green Island CC, Columbus, Georgia].
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Gatlin Bros.
Played as the Gatlin Brothers Southwest Golf Classic (Oct 6-9). Purtzer (USA) beat Mark Brooks (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Fairway Oaks CC, Abilene, TX. Now known as the Fairway course, Abilene CC].
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Manufactures Hanover
Played as the Manufactures Hanover Westchester Classic (June 9-12). Ballesteros (Esp) beat David Frost (RSA), Greg Norman (Aus) and Ken Green (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record his last PGA Tour win in the United States (later in the year he won the Open Championship at Royal Lytham, his ninth and final PGA Tour win). [West course, Westchester CC, Rye, NY].
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FedEx
Played as the Federal Express St Jude Classic (Aug 4-7). Second-placed Peter Jacobsen (USA) and Nick Price (Zim) finished 1 shot behind first-time PGA Tour winner Mudd (USA). [South course, Colonial CC, Cordova, nr Memphis, TN].
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Centel
Played as the Centel Classic (Nov 10-13). Second-placed Tommy Armour III (USA) finished 2 shots behind Glasson (USA). [Killearn CC, Tallahassee, FL].
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Played as the Texas Open (Oct 13-16). Second-placed Robert Wrenn (USA) finished 8 shots behind Corey Pavin (USA), whose opening round 64 included a hole-in-one. [Oak Hills CC, San Antonio, TX].
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Played as The International (Aug 18-21; modified stableford format). Second-placed Steve Pate (USA) and Dan Pohl (USA) finished 4 points behind Sindelar (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Castle Pines GC, Castle Rock, nr Denver, Colorado].
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Nabisco
Played as the Nabisco Championship (Nov 10-13). Strange (USA) beat Tom Kite (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole (par-3 17th). Strange became the first player to win over $1 million in a single year on the PGA Tour. [Pebble Beach Golf Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA].
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Canon
Played as the Canon Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open (July 21-24). 27-year-old Mark Brooks (USA) beat Dave Barr (Can) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to record his first PGA Tour win. Joey Sindelar (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT. at the time known as TPC of Connecticut].
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Northern Telecom
Played as the Northern Telecom Tucson Open (Nov 3-6). Second-placed Mark O'Meara (USA) and Mark Calcavecchia (USA) finished 5 shots behind David Frost (RSA), who claimed his second PGA Tour win. [Starr Pass GC, Tucson, AZ; at the time known as TPC at Starr Pass].
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Oldsmobile
Played as the Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic (Oct 26-29). 27-year-old Bob Lohr (USA) beat Chip Beck (USA) with a par at the fifth playoff hole, to record his first and only win on the PGA Tour. [Magnolia course, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. Earlier rounds also played on the Palm course].
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NEC
Played as the NEC World Series of Golf (Aug 25-28). Mike Reid (USA) beat Tom Watson (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record the second of his two PGA Tour wins. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Kmart
Played as the Kmart Greater Greensboro Open (Mar 31-Apr 3). Lyle (Scot) beat Ken Green (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record his second win in this event in three years. [Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, NC].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
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