1991 Senior PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | January 3, 1991 (1991-01-03) – December 15, 1991 (1991-12-15) |
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Number of official events | 38 |
Most wins | Mike Hill (5) |
Money list | Mike Hill |
Player of the Year | George Archer and Mike Hill (shared) |
Rookie of the Year | 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[a] | Notes |
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Jan 6 | Infiniti Senior Tournament of Champions | California | 350,000 | Bruce Crampton (18) | |
Feb 3 | Royal Caribbean Classic | Florida | 450,000 | Gary Player (18) | |
Feb 10 | GTE Suncoast Classic | Florida | 450,000 | Bob Charles (17) | |
Feb 17 | Aetna Challenge | Florida | 450,000 | Lee Trevino (8) | |
Mar 3 | GTE West Classic | California | 450,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (17) | |
Mar 17 | Vantage at The Dominion | Texas | 350,000 | Lee Trevino (9) | |
Mar 24 | Vintage ARCO Invitational | California | 500,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (18) | |
Apr 7 | The Tradition | Arizona | 800,000 | Jack Nicklaus (3) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
Apr 21 | PGA Seniors' Championship | Florida | 500,000 | Jack Nicklaus (4) | Senior major championship |
Apr 28 | Doug Sanders Kingwood Celebrity Classic | Texas | 300,000 | Mike Hill (6) | |
May 5 | Las Vegas Senior Classic | Nevada | 450,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (19) | |
May 12 | Murata Reunion Pro-Am | Texas | 400,000 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez (20) | Pro-Am |
May 26 | Bell Atlantic Classic | Pennsylvania | 550,000 | Jim Ferree (2) | |
Jun 2 | NYNEX Commemorative | New York | 400,000 | Charles Coody (3) | |
Jun 9 | The Senior Players Championship | Michigan | 1,000,000 | Jim Albus (1) | Senior PGA Tour major championship |
Jun 16 | MONY Syracuse Senior Classic | New York | 400,000 | Rocky Thompson (1) | |
Jun 23 | PaineWebber Invitational | North Carolina | 450,000 | Orville Moody (10) | |
Jun 30 | Southwestern Bell Classic | Missouri | 450,000 | Jim Colbert (1) | |
Jul 7 | Kroger Senior Classic | Ohio | 600,000 | Al Geiberger (6) | |
Jul 14 | Seniors' British Open | England | £150,000 | Bobby Verwey (n/a) | Senior major championship[b] |
Jul 14 | Newport Cup | Rhode Island | 325,000 | Larry Ziegler (1) | |
Jul 21 | Ameritech Senior Open | Illinois | 500,000 | Mike Hill (7) | |
Jul 28 | U.S. Senior Open | Michigan | 500,000 | Jack Nicklaus (5) | Senior major championship |
Aug 4 | Northville Long Island Classic | New York | 450,000 | George Archer (6) | |
Aug 11 | Showdown Classic | Utah | 350,000 | Dale Douglass (7) | |
Aug 18 | GTE Northwest Classic | Washington | 400,000 | Mike Hill (8) | |
Aug 25 | Sunwest Bank Charley Pride Senior Golf Classic | New Mexico | 350,000 | Lee Trevino (10) | |
Sep 1 | GTE North Classic | Indiana | 450,000 | George Archer (7) | |
Sep 8 | First of America Classic | Michigan | 350,000 | Harold Henning (3) | |
Sep 15 | Digital Seniors Classic | Massachusetts | 400,000 | Rocky Thompson (2) | |
Sep 22 | Nationwide Championship | Georgia | 700,000 | Mike Hill (9) | New tournament |
Sep 29 | Bank One Senior Classic | Kentucky | 300,000 | DeWitt Weaver (1) | |
Oct 6 | Vantage Championship | North Carolina | 1,500,000 | Jim Colbert (2) | |
Oct 13 | Raley's Senior Gold Rush | California | 450,000 | George Archer (8) | |
Oct 20 | Transamerica Senior Golf Championship | California | 500,000 | Charles Coody (4) | |
Oct 27 | Security Pacific Senior Classic | California | 500,000 | John Brodie (1) | |
Dec 8 | First Development Kaanapali Classic | Hawaii | 600,000 | Jim Colbert (3) | |
Dec 15 | New York Life Champions | Puerto Rico | 1,000,000 | 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 ($) |
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1 | Mike Hill | 1,065,657 |
2 | George Archer | 963,455 |
3 | Jim Colbert | 880,749 |
4 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 794,013 |
5 | Lee Trevino | 723,163 |
Awards
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.
- ^ Archer and Hill shared the Player of the Year award.
References
- ^ "1992 Senior PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1991 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "Golf". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. January 10, 1992. p. 29 (C5 in paper). Retrieved December 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1991 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "2006 Champions Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. p. 309 (8-2 in document). Retrieved December 4, 2023.
External links
- Official website