Duration | January 18, 2017 – November 12, 2017 |
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Number of official events | 26 |
Most wins | Bernhard Langer (7) |
Charles Schwab Cup | Kevin Sutherland |
Money list | Bernhard Langer |
Player of the Year | Bernhard Langer |
Rookie of the Year | Jerry Kelly |
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The 2017 PGA Tour Champions season was the 38th season of PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season. [1]
The following events were sanctioned by PGA Tour Champions, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner(s) | Notes |
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Jan 15 | Diamond Resorts Invitational | Florida | 750,000 | Woody Austin | New to PGA Tour Champions |
Dec 17 | PNC Father-Son Challenge | Florida | 1,085,000 | Ángel Cabrera and son Ángel Cabrera Jr. | Team event |
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. [2]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | Kevin Sutherland | 3,280 |
2 | Bernhard Langer | 2,234 |
3 | Scott McCarron | 2,100 |
4 | Kenny Perry | 1,834 |
5 | Vijay Singh | 1,640 |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Bernhard Langer | 3,677,359 |
2 | Scott McCarron | 2,674,195 |
3 | Kevin Sutherland | 1,961,732 |
4 | Kenny Perry | 1,728,070 |
5 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1,538,366 |
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Bernhard Langer | [4] |
Rookie of the Year | Jerry Kelly | [5] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Bernhard Langer | [6] |
Bernhard Langer is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, he became the sport's first number one ranked player following the creation of the Sony Ranking.
Thomas Edward Lehman is an American professional golfer. A former number 1 ranked golfer, his tournament wins include one major title, the 1996 Open Championship; and he is the only golfer in history to have been awarded the Player of the Year honor on all three PGA Tours: the regular PGA Tour, the Web.com Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.
Kevin John Sutherland is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.
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