The 1991 PGA Tour was the 76th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 23rd season since separating from the PGA of America.

Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsNotes Jan 6 Infiniti Tournament of Champions California 800,000 Tom Kite (15) 52 Winners-only event Jan 13 Northern Telecom Open Arizona 1,000,000 Phil Mickelson (a) (1) 42 Jan 20 United Hawaiian Open Hawaii 1,100,000 Lanny Wadkins (20) 48 Jan 27 Phoenix Open Arizona 1,000,000 Nolan Henke (2) 44 Feb 3 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 1,100,000 Paul Azinger (7) 52 Pro-Am Feb 10 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 1,100,000 Corey Pavin (8) 50 Pro-Am Feb 17 Shearson Lehman Brothers Open California 1,000,000 Jay Don Blake (1) 36 Feb 24 Nissan Los Angeles Open California 1,000,000 Ted Schulz (2) 50 Mar 4 Doral-Ryder Open Florida 1,400,000 Rocco Mediate (1) 58 Mar 10 Honda Classic Florida 1,000,000 Steve Pate (4) 48 Mar 17 Nestle Invitational Florida 1,000,000 Andrew Magee (2) 52 Invitational Mar 24 USF&G Classic Louisiana 1,000,000 Ian Woosnam (n/a) 40 Mar 31 The Players Championship Florida 1,600,000 Steve Elkington (2) 80 Flagship event Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia 1,350,000 Ian Woosnam (n/a) 100 Major championship Apr 14 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Mississippi 300,000 Larry Silveira (n/a) 16 Alternate event Apr 21 MCI Heritage Golf Classic South Carolina 1,000,000 Davis Love III (3) 52 Invitational Apr 28 KMart Greater Greensboro Open North Carolina 1,250,000 Mark Brooks (2) 42 May 5 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Texas 1,100,000 Nick Price (2) 42 May 12 BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic Georgia 1,000,000 Corey Pavin (9) 42 May 19 Memorial Tournament Ohio 1,200,000 Kenny Perry (1) 58 Invitational May 26 Southwestern Bell Colonial Texas 1,200,000 Tom Purtzer (4) 52 Invitational Jun 2 Kemper Open Maryland 1,000,000 Billy Andrade (1) 44 Jun 9 Buick Classic New York 1,000,000 Billy Andrade (2) 64 Jun 17 U.S. Open Minnesota 1,300,000 Payne Stewart (8) 100 Major championship Jun 23 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic Virginia 1,000,000 Mike Hulbert (3) 38 Jun 30 Federal Express St. Jude Classic Tennessee 1,000,000 Fred Couples (5) 38 Jul 7 Centel Western Open Illinois 1,000,000 Russ Cochran (1) 48 Jul 14 New England Classic Massachusetts 1,000,000 Bruce Fleisher (1) 18 Jul 21 The Open Championship England £900,000 Ian Baker-Finch (2) 100 Major championship Jul 21 Chattanooga Classic Tennessee 700,000 Dillard Pruitt (1) 16 Alternate event Jul 28 Canon Greater Hartford Open Connecticut 1,000,000 Billy Ray Brown (1) 30 Aug 4 Buick Open Michigan 1,000,000 Brad Faxon (1) 52 Aug 11 PGA Championship Indiana 1,350,000 John Daly (1) 100 Major championship Aug 18 The International Colorado 1,100,000 José María Olazábal (2) 46 Aug 25 NEC World Series of Golf Ohio 1,200,000 Tom Purtzer (5) 52 Limited-field event Sep 1 Greater Milwaukee Open Wisconsin 1,000,000 Mark Brooks (3) 44 Sep 8 Canadian Open Canada 1,000,000 Nick Price (3) 48 Sep 15 Hardee's Golf Classic Illinois 1,000,000 D. A. Weibring (3) 40 Sep 22 B.C. Open New York 800,000 Fred Couples (6) 30 Sep 29 Buick Southern Open Georgia 700,000 David Peoples (1) 24 Oct 6 H.E.B. Texas Open Texas 900,000 Blaine McCallister (4) 42 Oct 13 Las Vegas Invitational Nevada 1,500,000 Andrew Magee (3) 40 Oct 19 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic Florida 1,000,000 Mark O'Meara (7) 46 Oct 26Apr 7 Independent Insurance Agent Open Texas 800,000 Fulton Allem (1) 42 Nov 3 The Tour Championship North Carolina 2,000,000 Craig Stadler (9) 46 Tour Championship

Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotesSep 19Ryder CupSouth Carolinan/a Team USAn/aTeam eventNov 3World CupItaly1,100,000 Anders Forsbrand and Per-Ulrik Johanssonn/aTeam eventWorld Cup Individual Trophy Ian Woosnamn/aNov 10Amoco-Centel ChampionshipSouth Carolina760,000 Jim Thorpen/aNov 13PGA Grand Slam of GolfHawaii1,000,000 Ian Woosnamn/aLimited-field eventNov 16Isuzu Kapalua InternationalHawaii750,000 Mike Hulbert40Nov 24Shark ShootoutCalifornia1,000,000 Tom Purtzer and Lanny Wadkinsn/aTeam eventDec 1Skins GameCalifornia540,000 Payne Stewartn/aLimited-field eventDec 6JCPenney ClassicFlorida1,100,000 Billy Andrade and Kris Tschettern/aTeam event

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

Position Player Prize money ($)1 Corey Pavin 979,4302 Craig Stadler 827,6283 Fred Couples 791,7494 Tom Purtzer 750,5685 Andrew Magee 750,0826 Steve Pate 727,9977 Nick Price 714,3898 Davis Love III 686,3619 Paul Azinger 685,60310 Russ Cochran 684,851

Awards AwardWinner PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Fred Couples PGA Player of the Year Corey Pavin Rookie of the Year John Daly Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Fred Couples Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Fred Couples Comeback Player of the Year Bruce Fleisher D. A. Weibring

See also 1991 Ben Hogan Tour 1991 Senior PGA Tour

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