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1991 LPGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1991 |
| tour | LPGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 34 |
| most_wins | 4 USA Pat Bradley and USA Meg Mallon |
| honor1 | Money leader |
| honoree1 | USA Pat Bradley |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA Pat Bradley |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Brandie Burton |
| prevseason | [1990](1990-lpga-tour) |
| nextseason | [1992](1992-lpga-tour) |
The 1991 LPGA Tour was the 42nd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 18 to November 10. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Pat Bradley and Meg Mallon won the most tournaments, four each. Bradley led the money list with earnings of $763,118.
The season saw the first tournament in Australia, the Daikyo World Championship. There were five first-time winners in 1991: Danielle Ammaccapane, Michelle Estill, Meg Mallon, Melissa McNamara, and Nancy Scranton.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1991 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse ($) | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 | The Jamaica Classic | Jamaica | USA Jane Geddes (8) | 207 (−6) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Feb 3 | Oldsmobile LPGA Classic | Florida | USA Meg Mallon (1) | 276 (−12) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Feb 10 | The Phar-Mor at Inverrary | Florida | USA Beth Daniel (26) | 209 (−7) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Feb 23 | Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open | Hawaii | USA Patty Sheehan (26) | 207 (−9) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Mar 2 | Women's Kemper Open | Hawaii | USA Deb Richard (2) | 275 (−9) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Mar 10 | Inamori Classic | California | ENG Laura Davies (5) | 277 (−11) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Mar 17 | Desert Inn LPGA International | Nevada | USA Penny Hammel (3) | 211 (−5) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Mar 24 | Standard Register PING | Arizona | USA Danielle Ammaccapane (1) | 283 (−9) | 500,000 | 82,500 |
| Mar 31 | **[Nabisco Dinah Shore](1991-nabisco-dinah-shore)** | California | USA **Amy Alcott (29)** | 273 (−15) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| Apr 7 | Ping/Welch's Championship | Arizona | USA Christa Johnson (6) | 273 (−15) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| May 5 | Sara Lee Classic | Tennessee | USA Nancy Lopez (44) | 206 (−10) | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| May 12 | Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic | Virginia | USA Hollis Stacy (18) | 282 (−6) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| May 19 | Centel Classic | Florida | USA Pat Bradley (27) | 278 (−10) | 1,100,000 | 165,000 |
| May 26 | LPGA Corning Classic | New York | USA Betsy King (24) | 273 (−15) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jun 2 | Rochester International | New York | USA Rosie Jones (5) | 276 (−12) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jun 9 | Atlantic City Classic | New Jersey | USA Jane Geddes (9) | 208 (−8) | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| Jun 16 | Lady Keystone Open | Pennsylvania | USA Colleen Walker (4) | 207 (−9) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Jun 23 | McDonald's Championship | Delaware | USA Beth Daniel (27) | 273 (−11) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
| Jun 30 | **[Mazda LPGA Championship](1991-lpga-championship)** | Maryland | USA **Meg Mallon (2)** | 274 (−10) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| Jul 7 | Jamie Farr Toledo Classic | Ohio | USA Alice Miller (8) | 205 (−8) | 350,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 14 | **[U.S. Women's Open](1991-u-s-women-s-open)** | Texas | USA **Meg Mallon (3)** | 283 (−1) | 600,000 | 110,000 |
| Jul 21 | JAL Big Apple Classic | New York | USA Betsy King (25) | 279 (−5) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Jul 28 | LPGA Bay State Classic | Massachusetts | USA Juli Inkster (14) | 275 (−13) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Aug 4 | The Phar-Mor in Youngstown | Ohio | USA Deb Richard (3) | 207 (−9) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| Aug 11 | Stratton Mountain LPGA Classic | Vermont | USA Melissa McNamara (1) | 278 (−10) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| Aug 18 | Northgate Computer Classic | Minnesota | USA Cindy Rarick (5) | 211 (−5) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Aug 25 | LPGA Chicago Sun-Times Shoot-Out | Illinois | USA Martha Nause (2) | 275 (−13) | 425,000 | 63,500 |
| Sep 2 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | Illinois | USA Pat Bradley (28) | 197 (−19) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Sep 8 | Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship | Oregon | USA Michelle Estill (1) | 208 (−8) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Sep 15 | **du Maurier Ltd. Classic** | Canada | USA **Nancy Scranton (1)** | 279 (−9) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
| Sep 22 | Safeco Classic | Washington | USA Pat Bradley (29) | 280 (−8) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| Sep 29 | MBS LPGA Classic | California | USA Pat Bradley (30) | 277 (−11) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| Oct 6 | Daikyo World Championship | Australia | USA Meg Mallon (4) | 216 (−3) | 325,000 | 100,000 |
| Nov 10 | Mazda Japan Classic | Japan | SWE Liselotte Neumann (2) | 211 (−5) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Money winner | Pat Bradley (2) | |
| Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) | Pat Bradley (2) | |
| Player of the Year | Pat Bradley (2) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Brandie Burton |
References
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