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.
| Duration | January 3, 1991 – November 3, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 44 |
| Most wins |  Billy Andrade (2)[a] Mark Brooks (2) Fred Couples (2) Andrew Magee (2) Corey Pavin (2) Nick Price (2) Tom Purtzer (2) |
| Money list | Corey Pavin |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year | Fred Couples |
| PGA Player of the Year | Corey Pavin |
| Rookie of the Year | John Daly |
← 1990 1992 → | |
Schedule
editThe following table lists official events during the 1991 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 | Infiniti Tournament of Champions | California | 800,000 | 52 | Winners-only event | |
| Jan 13 | Northern Telecom Open | Arizona | 1,000,000 | 42 | ||
| Jan 20 | United Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,100,000 | 48 | ||
| Jan 27 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 1,000,000 | 44 | ||
| Feb 3 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,100,000 | 52 | Pro-Am | |
| Feb 10 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,100,000 | 50 | Pro-Am | |
| Feb 17 | Shearson Lehman Brothers Open | California | 1,000,000 | 36 | ||
| Feb 24 | Nissan Los Angeles Open | California | 1,000,000 | 50 | ||
| Mar 4 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,400,000 | 58 | ||
| Mar 10 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | 48 | ||
| Mar 17 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | 1,000,000 | 52 | Invitational | |
| Mar 24 | USF&G Classic | Louisiana | 1,000,000 | 40 | ||
| Mar 31 | The Players Championship | Florida | 1,600,000 | 80 | Flagship event | |
| Apr 14 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 1,350,000 | 100 | Major championship | |
| Apr 14 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 300,000 | 16 | Alternate event[c] | |
| Apr 21 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | 1,000,000 | 52 | Invitational | |
| Apr 28 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 1,250,000 | 42 | ||
| May 5 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,100,000 | 42 | ||
| May 12 | BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic | Georgia | 1,000,000 | 42 | ||
| May 19 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,200,000 | 58 | Invitational | |
| May 26 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | Texas | 1,200,000 | 52 | Invitational | |
| Jun 2 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,000,000 | 44 | ||
| Jun 9 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,000,000 | 64 | ||
| Jun 17 | U.S. Open | Minnesota | 1,300,000 | 100 | Major championship | |
| Jun 23 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 1,000,000 | 38 | ||
| Jun 30 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,000,000 | 38 | ||
| Jul 7 | Centel Western Open | Illinois | 1,000,000 | 48 | ||
| Jul 14 | New England Classic | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | 18 | ||
| Jul 21 | The Open Championship | England | £900,000 | 100 | Major championship[d] | |
| Jul 21 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 700,000 | 16 | Alternate event | |
| Jul 28 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,000,000 | 30 | ||
| Aug 4 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,000,000 | 52 | ||
| Aug 11 | PGA Championship | Indiana | 1,350,000 | 100 | Major championship | |
| Aug 18 | The International | Colorado | 1,100,000 | 46 | ||
| Aug 25 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 1,200,000 | 52 | Limited-field event | |
| Sep 1 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 1,000,000 | 44 | ||
| Sep 8 | Canadian Open | Canada | 1,000,000 | 48 | ||
| Sep 15 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | 1,000,000 | 40 | ||
| Sep 22 | B.C. Open | New York | 800,000 | 30 | ||
| Sep 29 | Buick Southern Open | Georgia | 700,000 | 24 | ||
| Oct 6 | H.E.B. Texas Open | Texas | 900,000 | 42 | ||
| Oct 13 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,500,000 | 40 | ||
| Oct 19 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | 46 | ||
| Oct 26 |
Independent Insurance Agent Open | Texas | 800,000 | 42 | ||
| Nov 3 | The Tour Championship | North Carolina | 2,000,000 | 46 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
editThe following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | Ryder Cup | South Carolina | n/a | n/a | Team event | |
| Nov 3 | World Cup | Italy | 1,100,000 | n/a | Team event | |
| World Cup Individual Trophy | n/a | |||||
| Nov 10 | Amoco-Centel Championship | South Carolina | 760,000 | n/a | ||
| Nov 13 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | n/a | Limited-field event | |
| Nov 16 | Isuzu Kapalua International | Hawaii | 750,000 | 40 | ||
| Nov 24 | Shark Shootout | California | 1,000,000 | n/a | Team event | |
| Dec 1 | Skins Game | California | 540,000 | n/a | Limited-field event | |
| Dec 6 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | n/a | Team event |
Money list
editThe money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 979,430 | |
| 2 | 827,628 | |
| 3 | 791,749 | |
| 4 | 750,568 | |
| 5 | 750,082 | |
| 6 | 727,997 | |
| 7 | 714,389 | |
| 8 | 686,361 | |
| 9 | 685,603 | |
| 10 | 684,851 |
Awards
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ Ian Woosnam also won two events, but was not a PGA Tour member.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Official money; unofficial win.
- ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
- ^ Fleisher and Weibring shared the Comeback Player of the Year award.
References
edit- ^ "1991 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "1992 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "1991 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Murray". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. January 16, 1992. p. 310 (C5 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.