1991 PGA Tour

1991 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1991 (1991-01-03) – November 3, 1991 (1991-11-03)
Number of official events44
Most winsUnited States Billy Andrade (2)[a]
United States Mark Brooks (2)
United States Fred Couples (2)
United States Andrew Magee (2)
United States Corey Pavin (2)
Zimbabwe Nick Price (2)
United States Tom Purtzer (2)
Money listUnited States Corey Pavin
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Fred Couples
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Corey Pavin
Rookie of the YearUnited States John Daly
← 1990
1992 →

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.

Schedule

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 United States Tom Kite (15) 52 Winners-only event
Jan 13 Northern Telecom Open Arizona 1,000,000 United States Phil Mickelson (a) (1) 42
Jan 20 United Hawaiian Open Hawaii 1,100,000 United States Lanny Wadkins (20) 48
Jan 27 Phoenix Open Arizona 1,000,000 United States Nolan Henke (2) 44
Feb 3 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 1,100,000 United States Paul Azinger (7) 52 Pro-Am
Feb 10 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,100,000 United States Corey Pavin (8) 50 Pro-Am
Feb 17 Shearson Lehman Brothers Open California 1,000,000 United States Jay Don Blake (1) 36
Feb 24 Nissan Los Angeles Open California 1,000,000 United States Ted Schulz (2) 50
Mar 4 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,400,000 United States Rocco Mediate (1) 58
Mar 10 Honda Classic Florida 1,000,000 United States Steve Pate (4) 48
Mar 17 Nestle Invitational Florida 1,000,000 United States Andrew Magee (2) 52 Invitational
Mar 24 USF&G Classic Louisiana 1,000,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (n/a) 40
Mar 31 The Players Championship Florida 1,600,000 Australia Steve Elkington (2) 80 Flagship event
Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia 1,350,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (n/a) 100 Major championship
Apr 14 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 300,000 United States Larry Silveira (n/a) 16 Alternate event[c]
Apr 21 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 1,000,000 United States Davis Love III (3) 52 Invitational
Apr 28 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 1,250,000 United States Mark Brooks (2) 42
May 5 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 1,100,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (2) 42
May 12 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 1,000,000 United States Corey Pavin (9) 42
May 19 Memorial Tournament Ohio 1,200,000 United States Kenny Perry (1) 58 Invitational
May 26 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas 1,200,000 United States Tom Purtzer (4) 52 Invitational
Jun 2 Kemper Open Maryland 1,000,000 United States Billy Andrade (1) 44
Jun 9 Buick Classic New York 1,000,000 United States Billy Andrade (2) 64
Jun 17 U.S. Open Minnesota 1,300,000 United States Payne Stewart (8) 100 Major championship
Jun 23 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 1,000,000 United States Mike Hulbert (3) 38
Jun 30 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,000,000 United States Fred Couples (5) 38
Jul 7 Centel Western Open Illinois 1,000,000 United States Russ Cochran (1) 48
Jul 14 New England Classic Massachusetts 1,000,000 United States Bruce Fleisher (1) 18
Jul 21 The Open Championship England £900,000 Australia Ian Baker-Finch (2) 100 Major championship[d]
Jul 21 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee 700,000 United States Dillard Pruitt (1) 16 Alternate event
Jul 28 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 1,000,000 United States Billy Ray Brown (1) 30
Aug 4 Buick Open Michigan 1,000,000 United States Brad Faxon (1) 52
Aug 11 PGA Championship Indiana 1,350,000 United States John Daly (1) 100 Major championship
Aug 18 The International Colorado 1,100,000 Spain José María Olazábal (2) 46
Aug 25 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 1,200,000 United States Tom Purtzer (5) 52 Limited-field event
Sep 1 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 1,000,000 United States Mark Brooks (3) 44
Sep 8 Canadian Open Canada 1,000,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (3) 48
Sep 15 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 1,000,000 United States D. A. Weibring (3) 40
Sep 22 B.C. Open New York 800,000 United States Fred Couples (6) 30
Sep 29 Buick Southern Open Georgia 700,000 United States David Peoples (1) 24
Oct 6 H.E.B. Texas Open Texas 900,000 United States Blaine McCallister (4) 42
Oct 13 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,500,000 United States Andrew Magee (3) 40
Oct 19 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 1,000,000 United States Mark O'Meara (7) 46
Oct 26
Apr 7		 Independent Insurance Agent Open Texas 800,000 South Africa Fulton Allem (1) 42
Nov 3 The Tour Championship North Carolina 2,000,000 United States Craig Stadler (9) 46 Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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 Sweden Anders Forsbrand and
Sweden Per-Ulrik Johansson 		n/a Team event
World Cup Individual Trophy Wales Ian Woosnam n/a
Nov 10 Amoco-Centel Championship South Carolina 760,000 United States Jim Thorpe n/a
Nov 13 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Hawaii 1,000,000 Wales Ian Woosnam n/a Limited-field event
Nov 16 Isuzu Kapalua International Hawaii 750,000 United States Mike Hulbert 40
Nov 24 Shark Shootout California 1,000,000 United States Tom Purtzer and
United States Lanny Wadkins 		n/a Team event
Dec 1 Skins Game California 540,000 United States Payne Stewart n/a Limited-field event
Dec 6 JCPenney Classic Florida 1,100,000 United States Billy Andrade and
United States Kris Tschetter 		n/a Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3][4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Corey Pavin 979,430
2 United States Craig Stadler 827,628
3 United States Fred Couples 791,749
4 United States Tom Purtzer 750,568
5 United States Andrew Magee 750,082
6 United States Steve Pate 727,997
7 Zimbabwe Nick Price 714,389
8 United States Davis Love III 686,361
9 United States Paul Azinger 685,603
10 United States Russ Cochran 684,851

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Fred Couples [5]
PGA Player of the Year United States Corey Pavin [4]
Rookie of the Year United States John Daly [5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) United States Fred Couples [6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) United States Fred Couples [4]
Comeback Player of the Year[e] United States Bruce Fleisher
United States D. A. Weibring		 [7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Ian Woosnam also won two events, but was not a PGA Tour member.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Official money; unofficial win.
  4. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
  5. ^ Fleisher and Weibring shared the Comeback Player of the Year award.

References

  1. ^ "1991 Schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "1992 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "1991 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "Murray". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. January 16, 1992. p. 310 (C5 in paper). Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.