1991 in Sports - Golf

Golf

Men's professional

  • Masters Tournament - Ian Woosnam
  • U.S. Open - Payne Stewart
  • British Open - Ian Baker-Finch
  • PGA Championship - John Daly
  • PGA Tour money leader - Corey Pavin - $979,430
  • Senior PGA Tour money leader - Mike Hill - $1,065,657
  • Ryder Cup - United States team won 14½ - 13½ over the Europe in team golf.

Men's amateur

  • British Amateur - Gary Wolstenholme
  • U.S. Amateur - Mitch Voges
  • European Amateur - Jim Payne
  • Tiger Woods, at age 15, won his first USGA title, the U.S. Junior Amateur.

Women's professional

  • Nabisco Dinah Shore - Amy Alcott
  • LPGA Championship - Meg Mallon
  • U.S. Women's Open - Meg Mallon
  • Classique du Maurier - Nancy Scranton
  • LPGA Tour money leader - Pat Bradley - $763,118

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