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1991 LPGA Tour

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1991 LPGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 18, 1991 (1991-01-18) – November 10, 1991 (1991-11-10)
Number of official events34
Most wins4 United States Pat Bradley and United States Meg Mallon
Money leaderUnited States Pat Bradley
Player of the YearUnited States Pat Bradley
Rookie of the YearUnited States Brandie Burton
1990
1992

The 1991 LPGA Tour was the 42nd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 18 to November 10. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Pat Bradley and Meg Mallon won the most tournaments, four each. Bradley led the money list with earnings of $763,118.

The season saw the first tournament in Australia, the Daikyo World Championship. There were five first-time winners in 1991: Danielle Ammaccapane, Michelle Estill, Meg Mallon, Melissa McNamara, and Nancy Scranton.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

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The following table shows all the official money events for the 1991 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

Date Tournament Location Winner Score Purse ($) 1st prize ($)
Jan 20 The Jamaica Classic Jamaica United States Jane Geddes (8) 207 (−6) 500,000 75,000
Feb 3 Oldsmobile LPGA Classic Florida United States Meg Mallon (1) 276 (−12) 400,000 60,000
Feb 10 The Phar-Mor at Inverrary Florida United States Beth Daniel (26) 209 (−7) 500,000 75,000
Feb 23 Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open Hawaii United States Patty Sheehan (26) 207 (−9) 350,000 52,500
Mar 2 Women's Kemper Open Hawaii United States Deb Richard (2) 275 (−9) 500,000 75,000
Mar 10 Inamori Classic California England Laura Davies (5) 277 (−11) 400,000 60,000
Mar 17 Desert Inn LPGA International Nevada United States Penny Hammel (3) 211 (−5) 400,000 60,000
Mar 24 Standard Register PING Arizona United States Danielle Ammaccapane (1) 283 (−9) 500,000 82,500
Mar 31 Nabisco Dinah Shore California United States Amy Alcott (29) 273 (−15) 600,000 90,000
Apr 7 Ping/Welch's Championship Arizona United States Christa Johnson (6) 273 (−15) 350,000 52,500
May 5 Sara Lee Classic Tennessee United States Nancy Lopez (44) 206 (−10) 425,000 63,750
May 12 Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic Virginia United States Hollis Stacy (18) 282 (−6) 400,000 60,000
May 19 Centel Classic Florida United States Pat Bradley (27) 278 (−10) 1,100,000 165,000
May 26 LPGA Corning Classic New York United States Betsy King (24) 273 (−15) 400,000 60,000
Jun 2 Rochester International New York United States Rosie Jones (5) 276 (−12) 400,000 60,000
Jun 9 Atlantic City Classic New Jersey United States Jane Geddes (9) 208 (−8) 300,000 45,000
Jun 16 Lady Keystone Open Pennsylvania United States Colleen Walker (4) 207 (−9) 400,000 60,000
Jun 23 McDonald's Championship Delaware United States Beth Daniel (27) 273 (−11) 750,000 112,500
Jun 30 Mazda LPGA Championship Maryland United States Meg Mallon (2) 274 (−10) 1,000,000 150,000
Jul 7 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Ohio United States Alice Miller (8) 205 (−8) 350,000 75,000
Jul 14 U.S. Women's Open Texas United States Meg Mallon (3) 283 (−1) 600,000 110,000
Jul 21 JAL Big Apple Classic New York United States Betsy King (25) 279 (−5) 500,000 75,000
Jul 28 LPGA Bay State Classic Massachusetts United States Juli Inkster (14) 275 (−13) 400,000 60,000
Aug 4 The Phar-Mor in Youngstown Ohio United States Deb Richard (3) 207 (−9) 500,000 75,000
Aug 11 Stratton Mountain LPGA Classic Vermont United States Melissa McNamara (1) 278 (−10) 450,000 67,500
Aug 18 Northgate Computer Classic Minnesota United States Cindy Rarick (5) 211 (−5) 400,000 60,000
Aug 25 LPGA Chicago Sun-Times Shoot-Out Illinois United States Martha Nause (2) 275 (−13) 425,000 63,500
Sep 2 Rail Charity Golf Classic Illinois United States Pat Bradley (28) 197 (−19) 400,000 60,000
Sep 8 Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship Oregon United States Michelle Estill (1) 208 (−8) 400,000 60,000
Sep 15 du Maurier Ltd. Classic Canada United States Nancy Scranton (1) 279 (−9) 700,000 105,000
Sep 22 Safeco Classic Washington United States Pat Bradley (29) 280 (−8) 400,000 60,000
Sep 29 MBS LPGA Classic California United States Pat Bradley (30) 277 (−11) 350,000 52,500
Oct 6 Daikyo World Championship Australia United States Meg Mallon (4) 216 (−3) 325,000 100,000
Nov 10 Mazda Japan Classic Japan Sweden Liselotte Neumann (2) 211 (−5) 550,000 82,500

Awards

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Award Winner Country
Money winner Pat Bradley (2)  United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy) Pat Bradley (2)  United States
Player of the Year Pat Bradley (2)  United States
Rookie of the Year Brandie Burton  United States

References

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