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
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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[a] Notes
Jan 6 Infiniti Senior Tournament of Champions California 350,000 Australia Bruce Crampton (18)
Feb 3 Royal Caribbean Classic Florida 450,000 South Africa Gary Player (18)
Feb 10 GTE Suncoast Classic Florida 450,000 New Zealand Bob Charles (17)
Feb 17 Aetna Challenge Florida 450,000 United States Lee Trevino (8)
Mar 3 GTE West Classic California 450,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (17)
Mar 17 Vantage at The Dominion Texas 350,000 United States Lee Trevino (9)
Mar 24 Vintage ARCO Invitational California 500,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (18)
Apr 7 The Tradition Arizona 800,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (3) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 21 PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 500,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (4) Senior major championship
Apr 28 Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic Texas 300,000 United States Mike Hill (6)
May 5 Las Vegas Senior Classic Nevada 450,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (19)
May 12 Murata Reunion Pro-Am Texas 400,000 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez (20) Pro-Am
May 26 Bell Atlantic Classic Pennsylvania 550,000 United States Jim Ferree (2)
Jun 2 NYNEX Commemorative New York 400,000 United States Charles Coody (3)
Jun 9 The Senior Players Championship Michigan 1,000,000 United States Jim Albus (1) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jun 16 MONY Syracuse Senior Classic New York 400,000 United States Rocky Thompson (1)
Jun 23 PaineWebber Invitational North Carolina 450,000 United States Orville Moody (10)
Jun 30 Southwestern Bell Classic Missouri 450,000 United States Jim Colbert (1)
Jul 7 Kroger Senior Classic Ohio 600,000 United States Al Geiberger (6)
Jul 14 Seniors' British Open England £150,000 South Africa Bobby Verwey (n/a) Senior major championship[b]
Jul 14 Newport Cup Rhode Island 325,000 United States Larry Ziegler (1)
Jul 21 Ameritech Senior Open Illinois 500,000 United States Mike Hill (7)
Jul 28 U.S. Senior Open Michigan 500,000 United States Jack Nicklaus (5) Senior major championship
Aug 4 Northville Long Island Classic New York 450,000 United States George Archer (6)
Aug 11 Showdown Classic Utah 350,000 United States Dale Douglass (7)
Aug 18 GTE Northwest Classic Washington 400,000 United States Mike Hill (8)
Aug 25 Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic New Mexico 350,000 United States Lee Trevino (10)
Sep 1 GTE North Classic Indiana 450,000 United States George Archer (7)
Sep 8 First of America Classic Michigan 350,000 South Africa Harold Henning (3)
Sep 15 Digital Seniors Classic Massachusetts 400,000 United States Rocky Thompson (2)
Sep 22 Nationwide Championship Georgia 700,000 United States Mike Hill (9) New tournament
Sep 29 Bank One Senior Classic Kentucky 300,000 United States DeWitt Weaver (1)
Oct 6 Vantage Championship North Carolina 1,500,000 United States Jim Colbert (2)
Oct 13 Raley's Senior Gold Rush California 450,000 United States George Archer (8)
Oct 20 Transamerica Senior Golf Championship California 500,000 United States Charles Coody (4)
Oct 27 Security Pacific Senior Classic California 500,000 United States John Brodie (1)
Dec 8 First Development Kaanapali Classic Hawaii 600,000 United States Jim Colbert (3)
Dec 15 New York Life Champions Puerto Rico 1,000,000 United 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]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Mike Hill 1,065,657
2 United States George Archer 963,455
3 United States Jim Colbert 880,749
4 United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez 794,013
5 United States Lee Trevino 723,163

Awards

Award Winner(s) Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)[c] United States George Archer
United States Mike Hill		 [4]
Rookie of the Year United States Jim Colbert [4]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) United States Lee Trevino [5]
Comeback Player of the Year United 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. ^ a b "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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