['   ', ' ', '-"The', 'premier', 'Classics', 'division', 'will', 'reward', 'the', 'performance,', 'past', 'and', 'present,', 'of', 'players', 'who', 'are', '60', 'years', 'of', 'age', 'and', 'older,"', 'said', 'E.A.', 'Horrigan', 'Jr.,', 'vice', 'chairman', 'of', 'RJR', 'Nabisco', 'and', 'chairman', 'and', 'chief', 'executive', 'officer', 'of', 'R.J.', 'Reynolds', 'Tobacco', 'Company.', '"Because', 'the', 'Premier', 'Classics', 'program,', 'originally', 'known', 'as', 'Vantage', 'Super', 'Seniors,', 'has', 'been', 'so', 'popular', 'with', 'players', 'and', 'fans,', 'Premier', 'has', 'increased', 'the', 'prize', 'money', 'from', '$630,000', 'last', 'season', 'to', '$880,000', 'in', 'the', '1989', 'season,"', 'Horrigan', 'said.', 'Up', 'to', '12', 'Premier', 'Classics', 'players', 'will', 'have', 'the', 'option', 'to', 'compete', 'in', 'each', 'Premier', 'Classics', 'event', 'in', '1988.', 'Ten', 'players', 'will', 'be', 'selected', 'to', 'fill', 'the', 'field', 'at', 'each', 'Premier', 'Classics', 'competition.', 'Eligibility', 'is', 'based', 'on', 'the', 'number', 'of', 'career', 'victories', 'by', 'each', 'player.', 'In', 'the', 'event', 'of', 'a', 'tie', 'in', 'all-time', 'victories,', 'player', 'eligiblity', 'will', 'be', 'determined', 'by', 'the', 'number', 'of', 'major', 'tournaments', 'won', 'during', 'the', 'players’', 'regular', 'Tour', 'careers.', 'If', 'a', 'tie', 'still', 'exists,', 'standings', 'in', 'Senior', 'PGA', 'Tour', 'career', 'money', 'earnings', 'will', 'be', 'used', 'as', 'the', 'determining', 'factor.', 'An', '11th', 'player,', 'who', 'has', 'won', 'a', 'Tour', 'event,', 'will', 'receive', 'a', 'sponsor', 'exemption,', 'and', 'the', 'final', 'player', 'will', 'be', 'the', 'top', 'available', 'money', 'earner', 'from', 'the', 'past', 'yeas”', '8', 'money', 'list.', 'A', 'purse', 'of', '$40,000', 'will', 'be', 'offered', 'at.', 'each', 'Premier', '|', ' ', ' ', 'Classics', 'event', 'and', 'the', 'winner’s', 'share', 'will', '‘be', '$8,000."']