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.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesJan 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 championshipApr 21 PGA Seniors' Championship Florida 500,000 Jack Nicklaus (4) Senior major championshipApr 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-AmMay 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 championshipJun 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 championshipJul 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 championshipAug 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 tournamentSep 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.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Mike Hill 1,065,6572 George Archer 963,4553 Jim Colbert 880,7494 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 794,0135 Lee Trevino 723,163
Awards AwardWinner(s)Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) George Archer Mike Hill Rookie of the Year Jim Colbert Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Lee Trevino Comeback Player of the Year Larry Laoretti
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