2019 PGA Tour Champions season

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2019 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 17, 2019 (2019-01-17) – November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10)
Number of official events27
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly (3)
Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron (3)
Charles Schwab Cup Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen
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The 2019 PGA Tour Champions season was the 40th 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 2019 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 19 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman (12)
Feb 10 Oasis Championship Florida1,700,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (39)
Feb 17 Chubb Classic Florida1,600,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7)
Mar 3 Cologuard Classic Arizona1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara (3)
Mar 10 Hoag Classic California1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett (7)
Mar 31 Rapiscan Systems Classic Mississippi1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland (2)
Apr 21 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Georgia1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron (9)
Apr 28 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf Missouri1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch (4) and
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Pernice Jr. (6)		Team event
May 5 Insperity Invitational Texas2,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron (10)
May 13 Regions Tradition Alabama2,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker (4) PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 26 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship New York3,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Tanigawa (2) Senior major championship
Jun 2 Principal Charity Classic Iowa1,850,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland (3)
Jun 9 MasterCard Japan Championship Japan2,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron (11)
Jun 23 American Family Insurance Championship Wisconsin2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly (4)
Jun 30 U.S. Senior Open Indiana4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker (5) Senior major championship
Jul 14 Bridgestone Senior Players Championship Ohio2,800,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen (1) PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 28 The Senior Open Championship England2,000,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (40) Senior major championship
Aug 18 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York2,050,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Barron (1)
Aug 25 Boeing Classic Washington2,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe (2)
Sep 1 Shaw Charity Classic Canada2,350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Wes Short Jr. (2)
Sep 15 The Ally Challenge Michigan2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly (5)
Sep 22 Sanford International South Dakota1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate (4)
Sep 29 PURE Insurance Championship California2,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett (8)
Oct 13 SAS Championship North Carolina2,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly (6)
Oct 21 Dominion Energy Charity Classic Virginia2,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (8)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 3 Invesco QQQ Championship California2,000,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie (7)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 10 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona2,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert (6)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
($)		WinnersNotes
Dec 8 PNC Father-Son Challenge Florida1,085,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer and
son Jason Langer		Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

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

PositionPlayerPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron 2,534,090
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly 2,510,865
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen 2,290,985
4 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 2,247,434
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie 2,100,177

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron 2,534,090
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly 2,382,675
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen 1,859,085
4 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 1,831,622
5 Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin 1,733,517

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron [4]
Rookie of the Year Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen [4]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen [4]

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. ↑ "2019 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tour Edge Staff Player Scott McCarron Captures 2019 Charles Schwab Cup". The Golf Wire. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2019 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Kelly, Todd (January 15, 2020). "Scott McCarron named 2019 PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year". Golfweek. Retrieved November 24, 2023. Goosen won the Rookie of the Year award over Doug Barron. Goosen had the lowest scoring average (69.14) of the season.
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