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.
| Duration | 10 January 1991 – 15 December 1991 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15[a] |
| Most wins |  Rodger Davis (2) Peter Senior (2) |
| Order of Merit | Rodger Davis |
← 1990 1992 → | |
Schedule edit
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 | |
| Australian Tournament Players Championship | Victoria | – | Cancelled | – | ||
| 24 Feb |
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$300,000 | John Morse (3)
|
12 | |
| 17 Nov | West End South Australian Open | South Australia | 200,000 | Brett Ogle (4)
|
12 | |
| 24 Nov | Ford Australian PGA Championship | New South Wales | 250,000 | Wayne Grady (3)
|
12 | |
| 1 Dec | Australian Open | Victoria | 700,000 | Wayne Riley (4)
|
36 | |
| 8 Dec | Johnnie Walker Australian Classic | New South Wales | 1,000,000 | Peter Senior (11)
|
34 | |
| Coolum Classic | Queensland | – | Cancelled | – |
Unofficial events edit
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov | Victorian Open | Victoria | 50,000 | Robert Allenby (a)
|
n/a |
Order of Merit edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Coolum Classic off the calendar". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 24 October 1991. p. 29. Retrieved 16 June 2022 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Wilson, Mark (1992). The Royal & Ancient Golfer's Handbook 1992. Macmillan. pp. 85–86. ISBN 0333573765. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Australientouren Penningligan" [Australian Tour Money list]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 2. February 1992. p. 76. Retrieved 10 October 2023.