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1991 PGA Tour

Golf tour season

Field	Value
year	1991
tour	PGA Tour
regular_season	–
no_of_events	44
most_wins	USA Billy Andrade (2)
USA Mark Brooks (2)
USA Fred Couples (2)
USA Andrew Magee (2)
USA Corey Pavin (2)
ZIM Nick Price (2)
USA Tom Purtzer (2)
honor1	Money list
honoree1	USA Corey Pavin
honor2	PGA Tour Player of the Year
honoree2	USA Fred Couples
honor3	PGA Player of the Year
honoree3	USA Corey Pavin
honor4	Rookie of the Year
honoree4	USA John Daly
prevseason	[1990](1990-pga-tour)
nextseason	[1992](1992-pga-tour)

USA Mark Brooks (2) USA Fred Couples (2) USA Andrew Magee (2) USA Corey Pavin (2) ZIM Nick Price (2) USA Tom Purtzer (2) 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.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse
(US$)	Winner	OWGR
points	Notes
Jan 6	Infiniti Tournament of Champions	California	800,000	USA Tom Kite (15)	52	Winners-only event
Jan 13	Northern Telecom Open	Arizona	1,000,000	USA Phil Mickelson (a) (1)	42
Jan 20	United Hawaiian Open	Hawaii	1,100,000	USA Lanny Wadkins (20)	48
Jan 27	Phoenix Open	Arizona	1,000,000	USA Nolan Henke (2)	44
Feb 3	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	1,100,000	USA Paul Azinger (7)	52	Pro-Am
Feb 10	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	1,100,000	USA Corey Pavin (8)	50	Pro-Am
Feb 17	Shearson Lehman Brothers Open	California	1,000,000	USA Jay Don Blake (1)	36
Feb 24	Nissan Los Angeles Open	California	1,000,000	USA Ted Schulz (2)	50
Mar 4	Doral-Ryder Open	Florida	1,400,000	USA Rocco Mediate (1)	58
Mar 10	Honda Classic	Florida	1,000,000	USA Steve Pate (4)	48
Mar 17	Nestle Invitational	Florida	1,000,000	USA Andrew Magee (2)	52	Invitational
Mar 24	USF&G Classic	Louisiana	1,000,000	WAL Ian Woosnam (n/a)	40
Mar 31	[The Players Championship](1991-players-championship)	Florida	1,600,000	AUS Steve Elkington (2)	80	Flagship event
Apr 14	[Masters Tournament](1991-masters-tournament)	Georgia	1,350,000	WAL Ian Woosnam (n/a)	100	Major championship
Apr 14	Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic	Mississippi	300,000	USA Larry Silveira (n/a)	16	Alternate event
Apr 21	MCI Heritage Golf Classic	South Carolina	1,000,000	USA Davis Love III (3)	52	Invitational
Apr 28	KMart Greater Greensboro Open	North Carolina	1,250,000	USA Mark Brooks (2)	42
May 5	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Texas	1,100,000	ZWE Nick Price (2)	42
May 12	BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic	Georgia	1,000,000	USA Corey Pavin (9)	42
May 19	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	1,200,000	USA Kenny Perry (1)	58	Invitational
May 26	Southwestern Bell Colonial	Texas	1,200,000	USA Tom Purtzer (4)	52	Invitational
Jun 2	Kemper Open	Maryland	1,000,000	USA Billy Andrade (1)	44
Jun 9	Buick Classic	New York	1,000,000	USA Billy Andrade (2)	64
Jun 17	[U.S. Open](1991-u-s-open-golf)	Minnesota	1,300,000	USA Payne Stewart (8)	100	Major championship
Jun 23	Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic	Virginia	1,000,000	USA Mike Hulbert (3)	38
Jun 30	Federal Express St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	1,000,000	USA Fred Couples (5)	38
Jul 7	Centel Western Open	Illinois	1,000,000	USA Russ Cochran (1)	48
Jul 14	New England Classic	Massachusetts	1,000,000	USA Bruce Fleisher (1)	18
Jul 21	[The Open Championship](1991-open-championship)	England	£900,000	AUS Ian Baker-Finch (2)	100	Major championship
Jul 21	Chattanooga Classic	Tennessee	700,000	USA Dillard Pruitt (1)	16	Alternate event
Jul 28	Canon Greater Hartford Open	Connecticut	1,000,000	USA Billy Ray Brown (1)	30
Aug 4	Buick Open	Michigan	1,000,000	USA Brad Faxon (1)	52
Aug 11	[PGA Championship](1991-pga-championship)	Indiana	1,350,000	USA John Daly (1)	100	Major championship
Aug 18	The International	Colorado	1,100,000	ESP José María Olazábal (2)	46
Aug 25	NEC World Series of Golf	Ohio	1,200,000	USA Tom Purtzer (5)	52	Limited-field event
Sep 1	Greater Milwaukee Open	Wisconsin	1,000,000	USA Mark Brooks (3)	44
Sep 8	Canadian Open	Canada	1,000,000	ZWE Nick Price (3)	48
Sep 15	Hardee's Golf Classic	Illinois	1,000,000	USA D. A. Weibring (3)	40
Sep 22	B.C. Open	New York	800,000	USA Fred Couples (6)	30
Sep 29	Buick Southern Open	Georgia	700,000	USA David Peoples (1)	24
Oct 6	H.E.B. Texas Open	Texas	900,000	USA Blaine McCallister (4)	42
Oct 13	Las Vegas Invitational	Nevada	1,500,000	USA Andrew Magee (3)	40
Oct 19	Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic	Florida	1,000,000	USA Mark O'Meara (7)	46
Oct 26
Apr 7	Independent Insurance Agent Open	Texas	800,000	ZAF Fulton Allem (1)	42
Nov 3	The Tour Championship	North Carolina	2,000,000	USA 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](1991-ryder-cup)	South Carolina	n/a	USA Team USA	n/a	Team event
Nov 3	[World Cup](1991-world-cup-men-s-golf)	Italy	1,100,000	SWE Anders Forsbrand and
SWE Per-Ulrik Johansson	n/a	Team event
[World Cup Individual Trophy](1991-world-cup-men-s-golf)	WAL Ian Woosnam	n/a
Nov 10	Amoco-Centel Championship	South Carolina	760,000	USA Jim Thorpe	n/a
Nov 13	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Hawaii	1,000,000	WAL Ian Woosnam	n/a	Limited-field event
Nov 16	Isuzu Kapalua International	Hawaii	750,000	USA Mike Hulbert	40
Nov 24	Shark Shootout	California	1,000,000	USA Tom Purtzer and
USA Lanny Wadkins	n/a	Team event
Dec 1	Skins Game	California	540,000	USA Payne Stewart	n/a	Limited-field event
Dec 6	JCPenney Classic	Florida	1,100,000	USA Billy Andrade and
USA 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.

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

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	USA Fred Couples	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/817219729/	title=PGA golfers name Couples Player of Year	newspaper=The Columbian	location=Vancouver, Washington	date=10 January 1992	access-date=4 November 2023	page=24 (B6 in paper)	via=Newspapers.com	url-access=subscription}}
PGA Player of the Year	USA Corey Pavin	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/821563798/	title=Pavin is PGA's top player	newspaper=Tri-City Herald	location=Pasco, Washington	date=5 November 1991	access-date=4 November 2023	page=14 (B2 in paper)	via=Newspapers.com	url-access=subscription}}
Rookie of the Year	USA John Daly
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	USA Fred Couples
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	USA Fred Couples
Comeback Player of the Year	USA Bruce Fleisher
USA D. A. Weibring

Notes

References

"1991 Schedule". PGA Tour.
"1992 PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
"1991 Official money". PGA Tour.
(10 January 1992). "PGA golfers name Couples Player of Year". The Columbian.
(5 November 1991). "Pavin is PGA's top player". Tri-City Herald.
"2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
(16 January 1992). "Murray". The Los Angeles Times.

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