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.

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

Schedule

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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

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
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

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Award Winner(s) Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)[c]   George Archer
  Mike Hill
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Rookie of the Year   Jim Colbert [4]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)   Lee Trevino [5]
Comeback Player of the Year   Larry Laoretti [6]

Notes

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  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

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  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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