2018 PGA Tour Champions season

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2018 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 18, 2019 (2019-01-18) – November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)
Number of official events27
Most wins Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst (3)
Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (3)
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker (3)
Charles Schwab Cup Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
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 Ken Tanigawa
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The 2018 PGA Tour Champions season was the 39th 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.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 20 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly (3)
Feb 11 Boca Raton Championship Florida1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia (4)
Feb 18 Chubb Classic Florida1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Durant (3)
Mar 4 Cologuard Classic Arizona1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker (1)
Mar 11 Toshiba Classic California1,800,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (2)
Mar 25 Rapiscan Systems Classic Mississippi1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker (2)
Apr 15 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Georgia1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Flesch (1)
Apr 22 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf Missouri1,800,000 Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst (3) and
Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett (6)		Team event
May 6 Insperity Invitational Texas2,200,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (37)
May 20 Regions Tradition Alabama2,400,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (5) PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 27 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Michigan3,000,000 Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst (4) Senior major championship
Jun 10 Principal Charity Classic Iowa1,750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman (11)
Jun 24 American Family Insurance Championship Wisconsin2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron (7)
Jul 1 U.S. Senior Open Colorado4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg David Toms (1) Senior major championship
Jul 15 Constellation Senior Players Championship Illinois2,800,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (3) PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 29 The Senior Open Championship Scotland2,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (6) Senior major championship
Aug 5 3M Championship Minnesota1,750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry (10)
Aug 19 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York2,050,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bart Bryant (2)
Aug 26 Boeing Classic Washington2,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel (1)
Sep 2 Shaw Charity Classic Canada2,350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron (8)
Sep 16 The Ally Challenge Michigan2,000,000 Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst (5)New tournament
Sep 23 Sanford International South Dakota1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker (3)New tournament
Sep 30 PURE Insurance Championship California2,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Tanigawa (1)
Oct 14 SAS Championship North Carolina2,100,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (38)
Oct 21 Dominion Energy Charity Classic Virginia2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin (4)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Oct 28 Invesco QQQ Championship California2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel (2)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 11 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona2,500,000 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (4)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by PGA Tour Champions, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		Winner(s)Notes
Jan 14 Diamond Resorts Invitational Florida760,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel
Dec 16 PNC Father-Son Challenge Florida1,085,000 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III and
son Dru Love		Team event

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 Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 2,525,404
2 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron 2,256,618
3 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel 2,254,856
4 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 2,237,619
5 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2,038,918

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 2,222,154
2 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron 2,008,618
3 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1,939,093
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly 1,922,495
5 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel 1,854,190

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 Ken Tanigawa [5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer [6]

Notes

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

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References

  1. ↑ "2018 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2018 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ Kilbridge, Dan (November 11, 2018). "Closing 61 lifts Vijay Singh; Bernhard Langer claims Charles Schwab Cup crown". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2018 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "PGA Tour Champions: Langer named Player of the Year; Tanigawa earns Rookie of the Year honors". West Hawaii Today. January 16, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2018 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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