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)[lower-alpha 1]
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 Fred Couples
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[lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points		 Notes
Jan 6Infiniti Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia800,000United States Tom Kite (15)52Winners-only event
Jan 13Northern Telecom OpenArizona1,000,000United States Phil Mickelson (a) (1)42
Jan 20United Hawaiian OpenHawaii1,100,000United States Lanny Wadkins (20)48
Jan 27Phoenix OpenArizona1,000,000United States Nolan Henke (2)44
Feb 3AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia1,100,000United States Paul Azinger (7)52Pro-Am
Feb 10Bob Hope Chrysler ClassicCalifornia1,100,000United States Corey Pavin (8)50Pro-Am
Feb 17Shearson Lehman Brothers OpenCalifornia1,000,000United States Jay Don Blake (1)36
Feb 24Nissan Los Angeles OpenCalifornia1,000,000United States Ted Schulz (2)50
Mar 4Doral-Ryder OpenFlorida1,400,000United States Rocco Mediate (1)58
Mar 10Honda ClassicFlorida1,000,000United States Steve Pate (4)48
Mar 17Nestle InvitationalFlorida1,000,000United States Andrew Magee (2)52Invitational
Mar 24USF&G ClassicLouisiana1,000,000Wales Ian Woosnam (n/a)40
Mar 31The Players ChampionshipFlorida1,600,000Australia Steve Elkington (2)80Flagship event
Apr 14Masters TournamentGeorgia1,350,000Wales Ian Woosnam (n/a)100Major championship
Apr 14Deposit Guaranty Golf ClassicMississippi300,000United States Larry Silveira (n/a)16Alternate event[lower-alpha 3]
Apr 21MCI Heritage Golf ClassicSouth Carolina1,000,000United States Davis Love III (3)52Invitational
Apr 28KMart Greater Greensboro OpenNorth Carolina1,250,000United States Mark Brooks (2)42
May 5GTE Byron Nelson Golf ClassicTexas1,100,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (2)42
May 12BellSouth Atlanta Golf ClassicGeorgia1,000,000United States Corey Pavin (9)42
May 19Memorial TournamentOhio1,200,000United States Kenny Perry (1)58Invitational
May 26Southwestern Bell ColonialTexas1,200,000United States Tom Purtzer (4)52Invitational
Jun 2Kemper OpenMaryland1,000,000United States Billy Andrade (1)44
Jun 9Buick ClassicNew York1,000,000United States Billy Andrade (2)64
Jun 17U.S. OpenMinnesota1,300,000United States Payne Stewart (8)100Major championship
Jun 23Anheuser-Busch Golf ClassicVirginia1,000,000United States Mike Hulbert (3)38
Jun 30Federal Express St. Jude ClassicTennessee1,000,000United States Fred Couples (5)38
Jul 7Centel Western OpenIllinois1,000,000United States Russ Cochran (1)48
Jul 14New England ClassicMassachusetts1,000,000United States Bruce Fleisher (1)18
Jul 21The Open ChampionshipEngland£900,000Australia Ian Baker-Finch (2)100Major championship[lower-alpha 4]
Jul 21Chattanooga ClassicTennessee700,000United States Dillard Pruitt (1)16Alternate event
Jul 28Canon Greater Hartford OpenConnecticut1,000,000United States Billy Ray Brown (1)30
Aug 4Buick OpenMichigan1,000,000United States Brad Faxon (1)52
Aug 11PGA ChampionshipIndiana1,350,000United States John Daly (1)100Major championship
Aug 18The InternationalColorado1,100,000Spain José María Olazábal (2)46
Aug 25NEC World Series of GolfOhio1,200,000United States Tom Purtzer (5)52Limited-field event
Sep 1Greater Milwaukee OpenWisconsin1,000,000United States Mark Brooks (3)44
Sep 8Canadian OpenCanada1,000,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (3)48
Sep 15Hardee's Golf ClassicIllinois1,000,000United States D. A. Weibring (3)40
Sep 22B.C. OpenNew York800,000United States Fred Couples (6)30
Sep 29Buick Southern OpenGeorgia700,000United States David Peoples (1)24
Oct 6H.E.B. Texas OpenTexas900,000United States Blaine McCallister (4)42
Oct 13Las Vegas InvitationalNevada1,500,000United States Andrew Magee (3)40
Oct 19Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile ClassicFlorida1,000,000United States Mark O'Meara (7)46
Oct 26
Apr 7		Independent Insurance Agent OpenTexas800,000South Africa Fulton Allem (1)42
Nov 3The Tour ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,000,000United States Craig Stadler (9)46Tour 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]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Corey Pavin979,430
2United States Craig Stadler827,628
3United States Fred Couples791,749
4United States Tom Purtzer750,568
5United States Andrew Magee750,082
6United States Steve Pate727,997
7Zimbabwe Nick Price714,389
8United States Davis Love III686,361
9United States Paul Azinger685,603
10United States Russ Cochran684,851

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)United States Fred Couples[5]
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Corey Pavin[4]
Rookie of the YearUnited 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[lower-alpha 5]United States Bruce Fleisher
United States D. A. Weibring		[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Ian Woosnam also won 2 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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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.
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