1991 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 3, 1991 (1991-01-03) – December 15, 1991 (1991-12-15)
Number of official events38
Most winsUnited States Mike Hill (5)
Money listUnited States Mike Hill
Player of the YearUnited States George Archer and
United States Mike Hill (shared)
Rookie of the YearUnited States Jim Colbert
← 1990
1992 →

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.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 6Infiniti Senior Tournament of ChampionsCalifornia350,000Australia Bruce Crampton (18)
Feb 3Royal Caribbean ClassicFlorida450,000South Africa Gary Player (18)
Feb 10GTE Suncoast ClassicFlorida450,000New Zealand Bob Charles (17)
Feb 17Aetna ChallengeFlorida450,000United States Lee Trevino (8)
Mar 3GTE West ClassicCalifornia450,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (17)
Mar 17Vantage at The DominionTexas350,000United States Lee Trevino (9)
Mar 24Vintage ARCO InvitationalCalifornia500,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (18)
Apr 7The TraditionArizona800,000United States Jack Nicklaus (3)Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 21PGA Seniors' ChampionshipFlorida500,000United States Jack Nicklaus (4)Senior major championship
Apr 28Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity ClassicTexas300,000United States Mike Hill (6)
May 5Las Vegas Senior ClassicNevada450,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (19)
May 12Murata Reunion Pro-AmTexas400,000United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (20)Pro-Am
May 26Bell Atlantic ClassicPennsylvania550,000United States Jim Ferree (2)
Jun 2NYNEX CommemorativeNew York400,000United States Charles Coody (3)
Jun 9The Senior Players ChampionshipMichigan1,000,000United States Jim Albus (1)Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 16MONY Syracuse Senior ClassicNew York400,000United States Rocky Thompson (1)
Jun 23PaineWebber InvitationalNorth Carolina450,000United States Orville Moody (10)
Jun 30Southwestern Bell ClassicMissouri450,000United States Jim Colbert (1)
Jul 7Kroger Senior ClassicOhio600,000United States Al Geiberger (6)
Jul 14Seniors' British OpenEngland£150,000South Africa Bobby Verwey (n/a)Senior major championship[lower-alpha 2]
Jul 14Newport CupRhode Island325,000United States Larry Ziegler (1)
Jul 21Ameritech Senior OpenIllinois500,000United States Mike Hill (7)
Jul 28U.S. Senior OpenMichigan500,000United States Jack Nicklaus (5)Senior major championship
Aug 4Northville Long Island ClassicNew York450,000United States George Archer (6)
Aug 11Showdown ClassicUtah350,000United States Dale Douglass (7)
Aug 18GTE Northwest ClassicWashington400,000United States Mike Hill (8)
Aug 25Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf ClassicNew Mexico350,000United States Lee Trevino (10)
Sep 1GTE North ClassicIndiana450,000United States George Archer (7)
Sep 8First of America ClassicMichigan350,000South Africa Harold Henning (3)
Sep 15Digital Seniors ClassicMassachusetts400,000United States Rocky Thompson (2)
Sep 22Nationwide ChampionshipGeorgia700,000United States Mike Hill (9)New tournament
Sep 29Bank One Senior ClassicKentucky300,000United States DeWitt Weaver (1)
Oct 6Vantage ChampionshipNorth Carolina1,500,000United States Jim Colbert (2)
Oct 13Raley's Senior Gold RushCalifornia450,000United States George Archer (8)
Oct 20Transamerica Senior Golf ChampionshipCalifornia500,000United States Charles Coody (4)
Oct 27Security Pacific Senior ClassicCalifornia500,000United States John Brodie (1)
Dec 8First Development Kaanapali ClassicHawaii600,000United States Jim Colbert (3)
Dec 15New York Life ChampionsPuerto Rico1,000,000United States Mike Hill (10)Tour Championship

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Mike Hill1,065,657
2United States George Archer963,455
3United States Jim Colbert880,749
4United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez794,013
5United States Lee Trevino723,163

Awards

AwardWinner(s)Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)[lower-alpha 3]United States George Archer
United States Mike Hill		[4]
Rookie of the YearUnited States Jim Colbert[4]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)United States Lee Trevino[5]
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Larry Laoretti[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
  2. ↑ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
  3. ↑ Archer and Hill shared the Player of the Year award.

References

  1. ↑ "1992 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2004 Champions Tour Media Guide | Tournament Chronology" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 219–233 (5-21–5-35 in document). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1991 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Golf". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. January 10, 1992. p. 29 (C5 in paper). Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1991 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2006 Champions Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 309 (8-2 in document). Retrieved December 4, 2023.
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