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 edit
The 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 | Tom Kite (15) |
52 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 13 | Northern Telecom Open | Arizona | 1,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (a) (1) |
42 | |
| Jan 20 | United Hawaiian Open | Hawaii | 1,100,000 | Lanny Wadkins (20) |
48 | |
| Jan 27 | Phoenix Open | Arizona | 1,000,000 | Nolan Henke (2) |
44 | |
| Feb 3 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 1,100,000 | Paul Azinger (7) |
52 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 10 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | 1,100,000 | Corey Pavin (8) |
50 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 17 | Shearson Lehman Brothers Open | California | 1,000,000 | Jay Don Blake (1) |
36 | |
| Feb 24 | Nissan Los Angeles Open | California | 1,000,000 | Ted Schulz (2) |
50 | |
| Mar 4 | Doral-Ryder Open | Florida | 1,400,000 | Rocco Mediate (1) |
58 | |
| Mar 10 | Honda Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | Steve Pate (4) |
48 | |
| Mar 17 | Nestle Invitational | Florida | 1,000,000 | Andrew Magee (2) |
52 | Invitational |
| Mar 24 | USF&G Classic | Louisiana | 1,000,000 |  Ian Woosnam (n/a) |
40 | |
| Mar 31 | The Players Championship | Florida | 1,600,000 |  Steve Elkington (2) |
80 | Flagship event |
| Apr 14 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 1,350,000 | Ian Woosnam (n/a) |
100 | Major championship |
| Apr 14 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Mississippi | 300,000 | Larry Silveira (n/a) |
16 | Alternate event[c] |
| Apr 21 | MCI Heritage Golf Classic | South Carolina | 1,000,000 | Davis Love III (3) |
52 | Invitational |
| Apr 28 | KMart Greater Greensboro Open | North Carolina | 1,250,000 | Mark Brooks (2) |
42 | |
| May 5 | GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic | Texas | 1,100,000 | Nick Price (2) |
42 | |
| May 12 | BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic | Georgia | 1,000,000 | Corey Pavin (9) |
42 | |
| May 19 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 1,200,000 | Kenny Perry (1) |
58 | Invitational |
| May 26 | Southwestern Bell Colonial | Texas | 1,200,000 | Tom Purtzer (4) |
52 | Invitational |
| Jun 2 | Kemper Open | Maryland | 1,000,000 | Billy Andrade (1) |
44 | |
| Jun 9 | Buick Classic | New York | 1,000,000 | Billy Andrade (2) |
64 | |
| Jun 17 | U.S. Open | Minnesota | 1,300,000 | Payne Stewart (8) |
100 | Major championship |
| Jun 23 | Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic | Virginia | 1,000,000 | Mike Hulbert (3) |
38 | |
| Jun 30 | Federal Express St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 1,000,000 | Fred Couples (5) |
38 | |
| Jul 7 | Centel Western Open | Illinois | 1,000,000 | Russ Cochran (1) |
48 | |
| Jul 14 | New England Classic | Massachusetts | 1,000,000 | Bruce Fleisher (1) |
18 | |
| Jul 21 | The Open Championship | England | £900,000 | Ian Baker-Finch (2) |
100 | Major championship[d] |
| Jul 21 | Chattanooga Classic | Tennessee | 700,000 | Dillard Pruitt (1) |
16 | Alternate event |
| Jul 28 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | Connecticut | 1,000,000 | Billy Ray Brown (1) |
30 | |
| Aug 4 | Buick Open | Michigan | 1,000,000 | Brad Faxon (1) |
52 | |
| Aug 11 | PGA Championship | Indiana | 1,350,000 | John Daly (1) |
100 | Major championship |
| Aug 18 | The International | Colorado | 1,100,000 |  José María Olazábal (2) |
46 | |
| Aug 25 | NEC World Series of Golf | Ohio | 1,200,000 | Tom Purtzer (5) |
52 | Limited-field event |
| Sep 1 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Wisconsin | 1,000,000 | Mark Brooks (3) |
44 | |
| Sep 8 | Canadian Open | Canada | 1,000,000 | Nick Price (3) |
48 | |
| Sep 15 | Hardee's Golf Classic | Illinois | 1,000,000 | D. A. Weibring (3) |
40 | |
| Sep 22 | B.C. Open | New York | 800,000 | Fred Couples (6) |
30 | |
| Sep 29 | Buick Southern Open | Georgia | 700,000 | David Peoples (1) |
24 | |
| Oct 6 | H.E.B. Texas Open | Texas | 900,000 | Blaine McCallister (4) |
42 | |
| Oct 13 | Las Vegas Invitational | Nevada | 1,500,000 | Andrew Magee (3) |
40 | |
| Oct 19 | Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | Florida | 1,000,000 | Mark O'Meara (7) |
46 | |
| Oct 26 |
Independent Insurance Agent Open | Texas | 800,000 |  Fulton Allem (1) |
42 | |
| Nov 3 | The Tour Championship | North Carolina | 2,000,000 | Craig Stadler (9) |
46 | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events edit
The 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 | Team USA
|
n/a | Team event |
| Nov 3 | World Cup | Italy | 1,100,000 |  Anders Forsbrand and Per-Ulrik Johansson
|
n/a | Team event |
| World Cup Individual Trophy | Ian Woosnam
|
n/a | ||||
| Nov 10 | Amoco-Centel Championship | South Carolina | 760,000 | Jim Thorpe
|
n/a | |
| Nov 13 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Hawaii | 1,000,000 | Ian Woosnam
|
n/a | Limited-field event |
| Nov 16 | Isuzu Kapalua International | Hawaii | 750,000 | Mike Hulbert
|
40 | |
| Nov 24 | Shark Shootout | California | 1,000,000 | Tom Purtzer and Lanny Wadkins
|
n/a | Team event |
| Dec 1 | Skins Game | California | 540,000 | Payne Stewart
|
n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 6 | JCPenney Classic | Florida | 1,100,000 | Billy Andrade and Kris Tschetter
|
n/a | Team event |
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey Pavin |
979,430 |
| 2 | Craig Stadler |
827,628 |
| 3 | Fred Couples |
791,749 |
| 4 | Tom Purtzer |
750,568 |
| 5 | Andrew Magee |
750,082 |
| 6 | Steve Pate |
727,997 |
| 7 | Nick Price |
714,389 |
| 8 | Davis Love III |
686,361 |
| 9 | Paul Azinger |
685,603 |
| 10 | Russ Cochran |
684,851 |
Awards edit
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Ian Woosnam also won 2 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.