The 1988 Senior PGA Tour was the ninth season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016).
The 1988 Senior PGA Tour represented a milestone year for the tour, which had started in 1980. The tour's name would change again in 2003 to the Champions Tour and then in 2016 to PGA Tour Champions.