2009 Champions Tour

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2009 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) – November 1, 2009 (2009-11-01)
Number of official events25
Most wins Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (4)
Charles Schwab Cup Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts
Money list Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
Player of the Year Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Russ Cochran
2008
2010

The 2009 Champions Tour was the 30th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 25 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii1,800,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (5)
Feb 15 Allianz Championship Florida1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Goodes (1)
Feb 22 ACE Group Classic Florida1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts (9)
Mar 8 Toshiba Classic California1,700,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Eduardo Romero (5)
Mar 15 AT&T Champions Classic California1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Forsman (1)
Mar 29 Cap Cana Championship Dominican Republic2,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Keith Fergus (2)
Apr 19 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida1,700,000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price (1)Pro-Am
Apr 26 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia2,600,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (6) and
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman (1)
Team event
May 17 Regions Charity Classic Alabama1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Keith Fergus (3)
May 24 Senior PGA Championship Ohio2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Allen (1) Senior major championship
May 31 Principal Charity Classic Iowa1,725,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Mark McNulty (7)
Jun 7 Triton Financial Classic Texas1,600,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (7)
Jun 28 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York1,650,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lonnie Nielsen (2)
Jul 12 3M Championship Minnesota1,750,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (8)
Jul 26 The Senior Open Championship England2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts (10) Senior major championship
Aug 2 U.S. Senior Open Indiana2,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk (5) Senior major championship
Aug 23 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon2,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Reid (2) Champions Tour major championship
Aug 30 Boeing Classic Washington1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts (11)
Sep 6 Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California2,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman (3)
Sep 20 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina1,750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas (13)
Sep 27 SAS Championship North Carolina2,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Pernice Jr. (1)
Oct 4 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship Maryland2,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas (14) Champions Tour major championship
Oct 18 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook (3)
Oct 25 AT&T Championship Texas1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Blackmar (1)
Nov 1 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California2,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook (4)Tour Championship

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts 2,670
2 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook 2,351
3 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk 2,349
4 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 2,322
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas 1,984

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [4] [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 2,139,451
2 Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts 1,960,613
3 Flag of the United States.svg John Cook 1,798,664
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas 1,758,395
5 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk 1,563,810

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer [5]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Russ Cochran [6]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer [5] [7]

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.

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References

  1. "2009 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. "2009 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 16, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. Fields, Bill (November 2, 2009). "Year Of Loss Isn't A Lost Year For Roberts". Golf Digest. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. "2009 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Langer makes history on Champions Tour". football.co.uk. December 21, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023. Additionally, Langer also collected his second consecutive Byron Nelson Award for lowest scoring average (68.92) in 2009, as well as earning his second consecutive Arnold Palmer Award as the Tour's leading money winner ($2,139,451).
  6. "Russ Cochran". Golf Info Guide. Retrieved November 28, 2023. He first played on the Champions Tour in 2009, and finished in third place at the US Senior Open. At the end of that season Cochran was given the title Rookie of the Year.
  7. "2009 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 28, 2023.