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1991 Senior PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1991 |
| tour | Senior PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 38 |
| most_wins | USA Mike Hill (5) |
| honor1 | Money list |
| honoree1 | USA Mike Hill |
| honor2 | Player of the Year |
| honoree2 | USA George Archer and |
| USA Mike Hill (shared) | |
| honor3 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Jim Colbert |
| prevseason | 1990 |
| nextseason | 1992 |
USA Mike Hill (shared) The 1991 Senior PGA Tour was the 12th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | Notes | |||
| Jan 6 | Infiniti Senior Tournament of Champions | California | 350,000 | AUS Bruce Crampton (18) | |
| Feb 3 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 450,000 | ZAF Gary Player (18) | |
| Feb 10 | GTE Suncoast Classic | Florida | 450,000 | NZL Bob Charles (17) | |
| Feb 17 | Aetna Challenge | Florida | 450,000 | USA Lee Trevino (8) | |
| Mar 3 | GTE West Classic | California | 450,000 | USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez (17) | |
| Mar 17 | Vantage at The Dominion | Texas | 350,000 | USA Lee Trevino (9) | |
| Mar 24 | Vintage ARCO Invitational | California | 500,000 | USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez (18) | |
| Apr 7 | The Tradition | Arizona | 800,000 | USA Jack Nicklaus (3) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Apr 21 | PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 500,000 | USA Jack Nicklaus (4) | Senior major championship |
| Apr 28 | Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic | Texas | 300,000 | USA Mike Hill (6) | |
| May 5 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 450,000 | USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez (19) | |
| May 12 | Murata Reunion Pro-Am | Texas | 400,000 | USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez (20) | Pro-Am |
| May 26 | Bell Atlantic Classic | Pennsylvania | 550,000 | USA Jim Ferree (2) | |
| Jun 2 | NYNEX Commemorative | New York | 400,000 | USA Charles Coody (3) | |
| Jun 9 | The Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 1,000,000 | USA Jim Albus (1) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
| Jun 16 | MONY Syracuse Senior Classic | New York | 400,000 | USA Rocky Thompson (1) | |
| Jun 23 | PaineWebber Invitational | North Carolina | 450,000 | USA Orville Moody (10) | |
| Jun 30 | Southwestern Bell Classic | Missouri | 450,000 | USA Jim Colbert (1) | |
| Jul 7 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 600,000 | USA Al Geiberger (6) | |
| Jul 14 | Seniors' British Open | England | £150,000 | ZAF Bobby Verwey (n/a) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 14 | Newport Cup | Rhode Island | 325,000 | USA Larry Ziegler (1) | |
| Jul 21 | Ameritech Senior Open | Illinois | 500,000 | USA Mike Hill (7) | |
| Jul 28 | U.S. Senior Open | Michigan | 500,000 | USA Jack Nicklaus (5) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 4 | Northville Long Island Classic | New York | 450,000 | USA George Archer (6) | |
| Aug 11 | Showdown Classic | Utah | 350,000 | USA Dale Douglass (7) | |
| Aug 18 | GTE Northwest Classic | Washington | 400,000 | USA Mike Hill (8) | |
| Aug 25 | Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic | New Mexico | 350,000 | USA Lee Trevino (10) | |
| Sep 1 | GTE North Classic | Indiana | 450,000 | USA George Archer (7) | |
| Sep 8 | First of America Classic | Michigan | 350,000 | ZAF Harold Henning (3) | |
| Sep 15 | Digital Seniors Classic | Massachusetts | 400,000 | USA Rocky Thompson (2) | |
| Sep 22 | Nationwide Championship | Georgia | 700,000 | USA Mike Hill (9) | New tournament |
| Sep 29 | Bank One Senior Classic | Kentucky | 300,000 | USA DeWitt Weaver (1) | |
| Oct 6 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | USA Jim Colbert (2) | |
| Oct 13 | Raley's Senior Gold Rush | California | 450,000 | USA George Archer (8) | |
| Oct 20 | Transamerica Senior Golf Championship | California | 500,000 | USA Charles Coody (4) | |
| Oct 27 | Security Pacific Senior Classic | California | 500,000 | USA John Brodie (1) | |
| Dec 8 | First Development Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 600,000 | USA Jim Colbert (3) | |
| Dec 15 | New York Life Champions | Puerto Rico | 1,000,000 | USA Mike Hill (10) | Tour Championship |
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 Mike Hill | 1,065,657 |
| 2 | USA George Archer | 963,455 |
| 3 | USA Jim Colbert | 880,749 |
| 4 | USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 794,013 |
| 5 | USA Lee Trevino | 723,163 |
Awards
| Award | Winner(s) | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | USA George Archer | ||||||||
| USA Mike Hill | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/706688506/ | title=Golf | newspaper=The Fresno Bee | page=29 (C5 in paper) | location=Fresno, California | date=10 January 1992 | access-date=3 December 2023 | via=Newspapers.com | url-access=subscription}} |
| Rookie of the Year | USA Jim Colbert | ||||||||
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | USA Lee Trevino | ||||||||
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA Larry Laoretti |
Notes
References
References
- "1992 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide {{!}} Tournament Chronology". PGA Tour.
- "1991 Money list". PGA Tour.
- (10 January 1992). "Golf". The Fresno Bee.
- "1991 Scoring average". PGA Tour.
- "2006 Champions Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
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