2024 PGA Tour Champions season

2024 PGA Tour Champions season

Duration	January 18, 2024 (2024-01-18) – November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10)
Number of official events	28
Most wins	Stephen Ames (3) Ernie Els (3) Pádraig Harrington (3)
Charles Schwab Cup	Steven Alker
Money list	Steven Alker
Player of the Year	Steven Alker
Rookie of the Year	Ricardo González
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The 2024 PGA Tour Champions season was the 44th 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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2024 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [a]	Notes
Jan 20	Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai	Hawaii	2,000,000	Steven Alker (8)
Feb 18	Chubb Classic	Florida	1,800,000	Stephen Ames (7)
Feb 24	Trophy Hassan II	Morocco	2,000,000	Ricardo González (1)
Mar 10	Cologuard Classic	Arizona	2,200,000	Joe Durant (5)
Mar 24	Hoag Classic Newport Beach	California	2,000,000	Pádraig Harrington (7)
Mar 31	Galleri Classic	California	2,200,000	Retief Goosen (3)
Apr 21	Invited Celebrity Classic	Texas	2,200,000	Paul Broadhurst (6)
Apr 28	Mitsubishi Electric Classic	Georgia	2,000,000	Stephen Ames (8)
May 5	Insperity Invitational	Texas	2,700,000	Scott Dunlap (2)
May 12	Regions Tradition	Alabama	2,600,000	Doug Barron (3)	PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 26	KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship	Michigan	3,500,000	Richard Bland (1)	Senior major championship
Jun 2	Principal Charity Classic	Iowa	2,000,000	Ernie Els (4)
Jun 9	American Family Insurance Championship	Wisconsin	2,400,000	Ernie Els (5)
Jun 23	Dick's Open	New York	2,100,000	Pádraig Harrington (8)
Jul 1	U.S. Senior Open	Rhode Island	4,000,000	Richard Bland (2)	Senior major championship
Jul 14	Kaulig Companies Championship	Ohio	3,500,000	Ernie Els (6)	PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 28	The Senior Open Championship	Scotland	2,850,000	K. J. Choi (2)	Senior major championship
Aug 11	Boeing Classic	Washington	2,200,000	Stephen Ames (9)
Aug 18	Rogers Charity Classic	Canada	2,400,000	Ken Tanigawa (3)
Aug 25	The Ally Challenge	Michigan	2,200,000	Stewart Cink (1)
Sep 8	Ascension Charity Classic	Missouri	2,000,000	Yang Yong-eun (1)
Sep 15	Sanford International	South Dakota	2,000,000	Steve Stricker (18)
Sep 22	PURE Insurance Championship	California	2,300,000	Paul Broadhurst (7)
Oct 6	Constellation Furyk and Friends	Florida	2,100,000	Rocco Mediate (5)
Oct 13	SAS Championship	North Carolina	2,100,000	Jerry Kelly (12)
Oct 20	Dominion Energy Charity Classic	Virginia	2,300,000	Timothy O'Neal (1)	Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Oct 27	Simmons Bank Championship	Arkansas	2,300,000	Pádraig Harrington (9)	New Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 10	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	Arizona	3,000,000	Bernhard Langer (47)	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.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winners	Notes
Dec 15	World Champions Cup	Florida	–	Canceled [b]	Team event
Dec 22	PNC Championship	Florida	1,085,000	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. ^{[4] [5]}

Position	Player	Points
1	Steven Alker	2,781,203
2	Ernie Els	2,496,234
3	Richard Green	2,488,239
4	Pádraig Harrington	2,214,543
5	Stephen Ames	2,195,405

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. ^[6]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Steven Alker	2,447,588
2	Ernie Els	2,356,976
3	Richard Green	2,168,079
4	Stephen Ames	2,113,895
5	Yang Yong-eun	1,767,957

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Steven Alker	[7]
Rookie of the Year (Hale Irwin Award)	Ricardo González	[8]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Steven Alker	[9]

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.
2. Canceled due to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. ^[3]

References

1. "2024 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
2. "PGA Tour Champions announces 2024 schedule". PGA Tour. October 18, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
3. Fernandes, Doug (October 21, 2024). "Weather prompts cancelation of World Champions Cup, slated for December at The Concession". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
4. "2024 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
5. Kelly, Todd (November 10, 2024). "Steven Alker wins 2024 Charles Schwab Cup, the PGA Tour Champions season-long points race". Golfweek. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
6. "2024 Money list". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
7. "Charles Schwab Cup Champion Steven Alker named 2024 PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year for second time in three years". PGA Tour. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
8. Kukreti, Shobhit (January 17, 2025). "55-year-old Ricardo Gonzalez named Rookie of the Year by PGA Tour Champions". Sportskeeda. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
9. "2024 Scoring Average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

External links

• Official website