1991 Volvo PGA Championship explained

1991 Volvo PGA Championship
Dates:24–27 May 1991
Location:Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course:Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour:European Tour
Par:72
Field:147 players, 66 after cut
Cut:145 (+1)
Winners Share:€116,662
Champion: Seve Ballesteros
Score:271 (−17)
Previous:1990
Next:1992
Map:UK England#Surrey
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Wentworth Club
Coordinates:51.4°N -0.59°W

The 1991 Volvo PGA Championship was the 37th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 24–27 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

The event was won by Seve Ballesteros, defeating Colin Montgomerie in a playoff. It was his second Volvo PGA Championship win.[1] [2]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 24 May 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
163−9
266−6
T3 Seve Ballesteros67−5
Russell Claydon
Mark James
Bernhard Langer
Peter Teravainen
T8 Brian Barnes68−4
Richard Boxall
Chris Moody
Bryan Norton
Johan Ryström
Peter Smith

Second round

Friday, 25 May 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T167-67=134−10
63-71=134
T366-69=135−9
69-66=135
67-68=135
69-66=135
69-66=135
T867-69=136−8
68-68=136
T1071-66=137−7
69-68=137
68-69=137

Third round

Saturday, 26 May 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
167-69-65=201−15
267-67-69=203−13
T369-70-65=204−12
69-66-69=204
T569-66-70=205−11
71-66-68=205
73-67-65=205
63-71-71=205
68-69-68=205
T1068-70-68=206−10
66-69-71=206
70-70-66=206

Final round

Sunday, 27 May 1991

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ()
T167-69-65-70=271−17 Playoff
69-66-69-67=271
369-66-70-67=272−16 43,820
467-67-69-70=273−15 35,000
T569-70-65-70=274−14 27,090
73-67-65-69=274
766-69-71-70=276−12 21,000
T871-66-68-72=277−11 14,994
71-72-69-65=277
69-70-69-69=277
68-69-68-72=277

Playoff

The playoff took place on the par four 1st; Ballesteros hit a golf buggy with his drive, but hit a 5-iron to 3 feet with his second shot, setting up a birdie three. Montgomerie could only manage par.[1]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)
1 Seve Ballesteros 3 −1 116,662
2 4 E 77,770

Notes and References

  1. News: Seve holds on to break title drought . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 28 May 1991 . 14 July 2021 . 38 . Trove.
  2. News: 1991 Volvo PGA Championship Results . European Tour . 14 July 2021.