Golf tour season
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
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]
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 .
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