1991 PGA Tour

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.

1991 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1991 (1991-01-03) – November 3, 1991 (1991-11-03)
Number of official events44
Most wins Billy Andrade (2)[lower-alpha 1]
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

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

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

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

Awards
AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Fred Couples[5]
PGA Player of the Year Corey Pavin[4]
Rookie of the Year John Daly[5]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Fred Couples[6]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Fred Couples[4]
Comeback Player of the Year[lower-alpha 5] Bruce Fleisher
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. "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. "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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