1991 Ben Hogan Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | February 1, 1991 (1991-02-01) – October 20, 1991 (1991-10-20) |
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Number of official events | 30 |
Most wins | Tom Lehman (3) |
Money list | Tom Lehman |
Player of the Year | Tom Lehman |
← 1990 1992 → |
The 1991 Ben Hogan Tour was the second season of the Ben Hogan Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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Feb 3 | Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open | California | 100,000 | Olin Browne (1) | |
Feb 10 | Ben Hogan Yuma Open | Arizona | 100,000 | P. H. Horgan III (1) | |
Mar 3 | Ben Hogan South Texas Open | Texas | 100,000 | Roger Salazar (1) | |
Mar 10 | Ben Hogan Shreveport Open | Louisiana | 125,000 | Jeff Coston (1) | New tournament |
Mar 17 | Ben Hogan Gulf Coast Classic | Mississippi | 125,000 | Tom Lehman (2) | |
Mar 24 | Ben Hogan Panama City Beach Classic | Florida | 100,000 | Bruce Zabriski (1) | |
Mar 30 | Ben Hogan Gateway Open | Florida | 100,000 | Gary McCord (1) | |
Apr 7 | Ben Hogan Lake City Classic | Florida | 125,000 | Don Reese (1) | |
Apr 21 | Ben Hogan Pensacola Open | Florida | 100,000 | Stephen Ames (1) | |
Apr 28 | Ben Hogan Macon Open | Georgia | 100,000 | P. H. Horgan III (2) | |
May 5 | Ben Hogan South Carolina Classic | South Carolina | 125,000 | Tom Lehman (3) | New tournament |
May 19 | Ben Hogan Knoxville Open | Tennessee | 100,000 | Frank Conner (1) | |
May 26 | Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open | Kentucky | 100,000 | Ricky Smallridge (2) | |
Jun 2 | Ben Hogan Quicksilver Open | Pennsylvania | 200,000 | Lon Hinkle (1) | |
Jun 9 | Ben Hogan Cleveland Open | Ohio | 125,000 | Jeff Gallagher (1) | |
Jun 23 | Ben Hogan Fort Wayne Open | Indiana | 100,000 | Bob Friend (1) | |
Jun 30 | Ben Hogan New England Classic | Maine | 100,000 | Steve Haskins (1) | |
Jul 7 | Ben Hogan Connecticut Open | Connecticut | 100,000 | Mike Holland (1) | |
Jul 21 | Ben Hogan Hawkeye Open | Iowa | 125,000 | Olin Browne (2) | New tournament |
Jul 28 | Ben Hogan Wichita Charity Classic | Kansas | 125,000 | Eric Hoos (1) | |
Aug 4 | Ben Hogan Dakota Dunes Open | South Dakota | 125,000 | Jeff Woodland (1) | |
Aug 11 | Ben Hogan Tulsa Open | Oklahoma | 125,000 | Frank Conner (2) | New tournament |
Aug 18 | Ben Hogan Greater Ozarks Open | Missouri | 125,000 | Rick Dalpos (1) | |
Aug 25 | Ben Hogan Texarkana Open | Arkansas | 125,000 | Jerry Anderson (1) | |
Sep 8 | Ben Hogan Reno Open | Nevada | 100,000 | John Flannery (1) | |
Sep 15 | Ben Hogan Boise Open | Idaho | 125,000 | Russell Beiersdorf (1) | |
Sep 22 | Ben Hogan Utah Classic | Utah | 100,000 | Ted Tryba (2) | |
Sep 29 | Ben Hogan El Paso Open | Texas | 125,000 | Rick Todd (1) | |
Oct 13 | Ben Hogan Santa Rosa Open | California | 100,000 | Tom Lehman (4) | |
Oct 20 | Ben Hogan Tri-Cities Open | Washington | 125,000 | Kelly Gibson (1) | New tournament |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2][3] The top five players on the money list earned status to play on the 1992 PGA Tour.[4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Tom Lehman | 141,934 |
2 | Olin Browne | 106,406 |
3 | P. H. Horgan III | 84,432 |
4 | Jerry Anderson | 77,919 |
5 | Frank Conner | 77,450 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year | Tom Lehman | [5] |
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Ben Hogan Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Ben Hogan Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Ben Hogan Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.
References
- ^ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "1991 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ Bock, Hal (December 15, 1991). "Even the obscure in sports made big money in '91". Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. p. 19 (18-B in paper). Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
The leading money winner on the Ben Hogan Tour, a sort of bullpen for PGA wannabes, was Tom Lehman, who earned $141,934 playing its 54-hole events last summer.
- ^ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Lehman sinks 30-footer to win". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Associated Press. May 28, 1995. p. 126 (3C in paper). Retrieved September 3, 2023 – via Google News Archive.
In 1991, Lehman, who plays out of Scottsdale, Ariz., was selected by his peers as the Player of the Year on the Ben Hogan Tour, where he won three times.
External links
- Official website