1991 PGA Tour of Australasia

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1991 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration10 January 1991 (1991-01-10) – 15 December 1991 (1991-12-15)
Number of official events15 [a]
Most wins Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis (2)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (2)
Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis
1990
1992

The 1991 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 20th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
Winner [b] OWGR
points
Notes
13 Jan Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup Queensland1,200,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Turner (4)36
20 Jan SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic Queensland700,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis (11)22
27 Jan Vines Classic Western Australia700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Blaine McCallister (n/a)24
10 Feb Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship Victoria200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Patton (1)12
17 Feb Pyramid Australian Masters Victoria500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (10)32
24 Feb Australian Tournament Players Championship VictoriaCancelled
24 Feb
17 Mar
Tattersall's Tasmanian Open Tasmania150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Gray (1)12
10 Mar AMP New Zealand Open New ZealandNZ$250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis (12)12
6 Oct Rothmans Malaysian Masters Malaysia325,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Ginn (9)8New to PGA Tour of Australasia
13 Oct Perak Masters Malaysia150,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Power (1)8New tournament
20 Oct Pioneer Singapore PGA Championship Singapore150,000 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Teravainen (n/a)8New to PGA Tour of Australasia
10 Nov Air New Zealand Shell Open New ZealandNZ$300,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Morse (3)12
17 Nov West End South Australian Open South Australia200,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Ogle (4)12
24 Nov Ford Australian PGA Championship New South Wales250,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady (3)12
1 Dec Australian Open Victoria700,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Riley (4)36
8 Dec Johnnie Walker Australian Classic New South Wales1,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior (11)34
15 Dec Coolum Classic QueenslandCancelled

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(A$)
Winner OWGR
points
Notes
3 Nov Victorian Open Victoria50,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby (a)n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. [3] [2]

PositionPlayerPrize money (A$)
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodger Davis 343,277
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Turner 305,004
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior 293,285
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo 224,796
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady 163,593

Notes

  1. A further two tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
  2. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.

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References

  1. "Coolum Classic off the calendar". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 24 October 1991. p. 29. Retrieved 16 June 2022 via Trove.
  2. 1 2 Wilson, Mark (1992). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1992 . Macmillan. pp. 85–86. ISBN   0333573765 . Retrieved 23 December 2023 via Archive.org.
  3. "Australientouren Penningligan" [Australian Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 2. February 1992. p. 76. Retrieved 10 October 2023.