The 1991 Ben Hogan Tour was the second season of the Ben Hogan Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour.

1991 Ben Hogan Tour season
DurationFebruary 1, 1991 (1991-02-01) – October 20, 1991 (1991-10-20)
Number of official events30
Most winsUnited States Tom Lehman (3)
Money listUnited States Tom Lehman
Player of the YearUnited States Tom Lehman
1990
1992

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 1991 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
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

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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 ($)
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

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year   Tom Lehman [5]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Web.com Tour chronology". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "1991 money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Web.com Tour past players gaining exempt PGA Tour status". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "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.
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