1991 PGA Tour of Australasia

1991 PGA Tour of Australasia season

Duration	10 January 1991 (1991-01-10) – 15 December 1991 (1991-12-15)
Number of official events	15 [a]
Most wins	Rodger Davis (2) Peter Senior (2)
Order of Merit	Rodger Davis
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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.

Schedule

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (A$)	Winner [b]	OWGR points	Notes
13 Jan	Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup	Queensland	1,200,000	Greg Turner (4)	36
20 Jan	SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic	Queensland	700,000	Rodger Davis (11)	22
27 Jan	Vines Classic	Western Australia	700,000	Blaine McCallister (n/a)	24
10 Feb	Mercedes-Benz Australian Match Play Championship	Victoria	200,000	Chris Patton (1)	12
17 Feb	Pyramid Australian Masters	Victoria	500,000	Peter Senior (10)	32
24 Feb	Australian Tournament Players Championship	Victoria	–	Cancelled	–
24 Feb 17 Mar	Tattersall's Tasmanian Open	Tasmania	150,000	Chris Gray (1)	12
10 Mar	AMP New Zealand Open	New Zealand	NZ$250,000	Rodger Davis (12)	12
6 Oct	Rothmans Malaysian Masters	Malaysia	325,000	Stewart Ginn (9)	8	New to PGA Tour of Australasia
13 Oct	Perak Masters	Malaysia	150,000	Todd Power (1)	8	New tournament
20 Oct	Pioneer Singapore PGA Championship	Singapore	150,000	Peter Teravainen (n/a)	8	New to PGA Tour of Australasia
10 Nov	Air New Zealand Shell Open	New Zealand	NZ$300,000	John Morse (3)	12
17 Nov	West End South Australian Open	South Australia	200,000	Brett Ogle (4)	12
24 Nov	Ford Australian PGA Championship	New South Wales	250,000	Wayne Grady (3)	12
1 Dec	Australian Open	Victoria	700,000	Wayne Riley (4)	36
8 Dec	Johnnie Walker Australian Classic	New South Wales	1,000,000	Peter Senior (11)	34
15 Dec	Coolum Classic	Queensland	–	Cancelled	–

Unofficial events

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

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (A$)	Winner	OWGR points	Notes
3 Nov	Victorian Open	Victoria	50,000	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]}

Position	Player	Prize money (A$)
1	Rodger Davis	343,277
2	Greg Turner	305,004
3	Peter Senior	293,285
4	Frank Nobilo	224,796
5	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.

References

1. "Coolum Classic off the calendar". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 24 October 1991. p. 29. Retrieved 16 June 2022– via Trove.
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.

External links

• Official website