2010 Champions Tour

2010 Champions Tour season

Duration	January 22, 2010 (2010-01-22) – November 7, 2010 (2010-11-07)
Number of official events	26
Most wins	Bernhard Langer (5)
Charles Schwab Cup	Bernhard Langer
Money list	Bernhard Langer
Player of the Year	Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the Year	Fred Couples
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The 2010 Champions Tour was the 31st 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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season. ^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 1]	Notes
Jan 24	Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai	Hawaii	1,800,000	Tom Watson (13)
Feb 14	ACE Group Classic	Florida	1,600,000	Fred Couples (1)
Feb 21	Allianz Championship	Florida	1,700,000	Bernhard Langer (9)
Mar 7	Toshiba Classic	California	1,700,000	Fred Couples (2)
Mar 28	Cap Cana Championship	Dominican Republic	1,600,000	Fred Couples (3)
Apr 18	Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am	Florida	1,700,000	Bernhard Langer (10)	Pro-Am
Apr 25	Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf	Georgia	2,700,000	Mark O'Meara (1) and Nick Price (2)	Team event
May 2	Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic	Mississippi	1,600,000	David Eger (3)	New tournament
May 16	Regions Charity Classic	Alabama	1,700,000	Dan Forsman (2)
May 30	Senior PGA Championship	Colorado	2,000,000	Tom Lehman (2)	Senior major championship
Jun 6	Principal Charity Classic	Iowa	1,725,000	Nick Price (3)
Jun 27	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	New York	1,700,000	Loren Roberts (12)
Jul 4	Montreal Championship	Canada	1,800,000	Larry Mize (1)	New tournament
Jul 25	The Senior Open Championship	Scotland	2,000,000	Bernhard Langer (11)	Senior major championship
Aug 1	U.S. Senior Open	Washington	2,600,000	Bernhard Langer (12)	Senior major championship
Aug 8	3M Championship	Minnesota	1,750,000	David Frost (1)
Aug 22	JELD-WEN Tradition	Oregon	2,600,000	Fred Funk (6)	Champions Tour major championship
Aug 29	Boeing Classic	Washington	1,900,000	Bernhard Langer (13)
Sep 5	Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach	California	1,800,000	Ted Schulz (1)
Sep 12	Posco E&C Songdo Championship	South Korea	3,000,000	Russ Cochran (1)	New tournament
Sep 26	SAS Championship	North Carolina	2,100,000	Russ Cochran (2)
Oct 3	Ensure Classic at Rock Barn	North Carolina	1,750,000	Gary Hallberg (1)
Oct 10	Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship	Maryland	2,700,000	Mark O'Meara (2)	Champions Tour major championship
Oct 24	Administaff Small Business Classic	Texas	1,700,000	Fred Couples (4)
Oct 31	AT&T Championship	Texas	1,750,000	Rod Spittle (1)
Nov 7	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	California	2,500,000	John Cook (5)	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]}

Position	Player	Points
1	Bernhard Langer	3,597
2	Fred Couples	2,771
3	John Cook	2,451
4	Michael Allen	1,846
5	Russ Cochran	1,818

Money list

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

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Bernhard Langer	2,648,939
2	Fred Couples	2,344,894
3	John Cook	1,924,305
4	Russ Cochran	1,754,003
5	Nick Price	1,457,815

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Bernhard Langer	[5]
Rookie of the Year	Fred Couples	[5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Fred Couples	[6]
Comeback Player of the Year	Ken Green	[5]

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.

References

1. "2010 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
2. "2010 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
3. "You're Some Langer. Bernhard win Charles Schwab Cup". Golf Central Daily. November 8, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
4. "2010 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
5. "Langer wins Champions Tour Player of Year". Golfweek. Associated Press. December 6, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023. Fred Couples was voted Champions Tour rookie of the year, while Ken Green was comeback player of the year for returning to competition after losing his left leg in crash that killed his girlfriend and brother.
6. "2010 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

External links

• Official website