1991 PGA Tour

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1991 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1991 (1991-01-03) – November 3, 1991 (1991-11-03)
Number of official events44
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade (2) [lower-alpha 1]
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin (2)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer (2)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin
PGA Tour Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg John Daly
← 1990
1992 →

The 1991 PGA Tour was the 76th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 23rd season since separating from the PGA of America.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1991 season. [1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points		Notes
Jan 6 Infiniti Tournament of Champions California800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (15)52Winners-only event
Jan 13 Northern Telecom Open Arizona1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (a) (1)42
Jan 20 United Hawaiian Open Hawaii1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins (20)48
Jan 27 Phoenix Open Arizona1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Henke (2)44
Feb 3 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger (7)52Pro-Am
Feb 10 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin (8)50Pro-Am
Feb 17 Shearson Lehman Brothers Open California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Don Blake (1)36
Feb 24 Nissan Los Angeles Open California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Schulz (2)50
Mar 4 Doral-Ryder Open Florida1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate (1)58
Mar 10 Honda Classic Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Pate (4)48
Mar 17 Nestle Invitational Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee (2)52Invitational
Mar 24 USF&G Classic Louisiana1,000,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam (n/a)40
Mar 31 The Players Championship Florida1,600,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Elkington (2)80Flagship event
Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia1,350,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam (n/a)100 Major championship
Apr 14 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Silveira (n/a)16Alternate event [lower-alpha 3]
Apr 21 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III (3)52Invitational
Apr 28 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks (2)42
May 5 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas1,100,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (2)42
May 12 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin (9)42
May 19 Memorial Tournament Ohio1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry (1)58Invitational
May 26 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer (4)52Invitational
Jun 2 Kemper Open Maryland1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade (1)44
Jun 9 Buick Classic New York1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade (2)64
Jun 17 U.S. Open Minnesota1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart (8)100 Major championship
Jun 23 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Hulbert (3)38
Jun 30 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (5)38
Jul 7 Centel Western Open Illinois1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Russ Cochran (1)48
Jul 14 New England Classic Massachusetts1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher (1)18
Jul 21 The Open Championship England£900,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch (2)100 Major championship [lower-alpha 4]
Jul 21 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dillard Pruitt (1)16Alternate event
Jul 28 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Ray Brown (1)30
Aug 4 Buick Open Michigan1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon (1)52
Aug 11 PGA Championship Indiana1,350,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Daly (1)100 Major championship
Aug 18 The International Colorado1,100,000 Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal (2)46
Aug 25 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer (5)52Limited-field event
Sep 1 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks (3)44
Sep 8 Canadian Open Canada1,000,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (3)48
Sep 15 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Weibring (3)40
Sep 22 B.C. Open New York800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (6)30
Sep 29 Buick Southern Open Georgia700,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Peoples (1)24
Oct 6 H.E.B. Texas Open Texas900,000 Flag of the United States.svg Blaine McCallister (4)42
Oct 13 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee (3)40
Oct 19 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (7)46
Oct 26
Apr 7		 Independent Insurance Agent Open Texas800,000 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Fulton Allem (1)42
Nov 3 The Tour Championship North Carolina2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler (9)46Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		Winner(s) OWGR
points		Notes
Sep 19 Ryder Cup South Carolinan/aFlag of the United States.svg Team USAn/aTeam event
Nov 3 World Cup Italy1,100,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Forsbrand and
Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Ulrik Johansson 		n/aTeam event
World Cup Individual Trophy Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam n/a
Nov 10 Amoco-Centel Championship South Carolina760,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe n/a
Nov 13 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii1,000,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam n/aLimited-field event
Nov 16 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Hulbert 40
Nov 24 Shark Shootout California1,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer and
Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins 		n/aTeam event
Dec 1 Skins Game California540,000 Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart n/aLimited-field event
Dec 6 JCPenney Classic Florida1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade and
Flag of the United States.svg Kris Tschetter 		n/aTeam event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin 979,430
2 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler 827,628
3 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 791,749
4 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer 750,568
5 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee 750,082
6 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Pate 727,997
7 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 714,389
8 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III 686,361
9 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Azinger 685,603
10 Flag of the United States.svg Russ Cochran 684,851

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples [5]
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin [4]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg John Daly [5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples [6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples [4]
Comeback Player of the Year [lower-alpha 5] Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher
Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Weibring 		[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Ian Woosnam also won 2 events, but was not a PGA Tour member.
  2. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  3. ↑ Official money; unofficial win.
  4. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
  5. ↑ Fleisher and Weibring shared the Comeback Player of the Year award.

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References

  1. ↑ "1991 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "1992 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1991 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Pavin is PGA's top player" . Tri-City Herald. Pasco, Washington. November 5, 1991. p. 14 (B2 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "PGA golfers name Couples Player of Year" . The Columbian. Vancouver, Washington. January 10, 1992. p. 24 (B6 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Murray" . The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. January 16, 1992. p. 310 (C5 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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