PGA Tour Champions records

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These are achievements of play on PGA Tour Champions.

Contents

Individual scoring records

Stroke totals

257 – Pádraig Harrington, 2022 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
191 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
191 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
191 – Bernhard Langer, 2007 Administaff Small Business Classic
191 – David Frost, 2013 3M Championship
191 – Rocco Mediate, 2013 Shaw Charity Classic
191 – Phil Mickelson, 2020 Charles Schwab Series at Ozarks National
124 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
124 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
59 – Kevin Sutherland, 2014 Dick's Sporting Goods Open, second round
27 – Jay Sigel, 1998 Bell Atlantic Classic, front nine, second round
27 – Seiji Ebihara, 2002 Senior PGA Championship, front nine, fourth round
264 – Jay Haas, 2012 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
192 – Don Pooley, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai

Strokes to par

27-under – Jack Nicklaus, 1990 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship
27-under – Pádraig Harrington, 2022 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
25-under – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
25-under – Bernhard Langer, 2007 Administaff Small Business Classic
25-under – David Frost, 2010 3M Championship

Largest leads

8 strokes – Jack Nicklaus, 1991 PGA Seniors' Championship
8 strokes – Bernhard Langer, 2014 Senior Open Championship
8 strokes – Bernhard Langer, 2015 Constellation Senior Players Championship
8 strokes – Arnold Palmer, 1984 PGA Seniors' Championship
8 strokes – Don Bies, 1989 Murata Seniors Reunion
8 strokes – Larry Nelson, 1998 Pittsburgh Senior Classic
8 strokes – Isao Aoki, 1998 BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland
8 strokes – Hale Irwin, 1998 Ameritech Senior Open
5 strokes – Lee Elder, 1985 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am
5 strokes – Bob Charles, 1988 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship
5 strokes – Bob Murphy, 1996 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic
5 strokes – Walter Morgan, 1996 Ameritech Senior Open
5 strokes – Allen Doyle, 2000 IR Senior Tour Championship
5 strokes – Nick Price, 2011 Toshiba Classic

Largest winning margins

13 strokes – Bernhard Langer, 2014 Senior Open Championship
11 strokes – Fred Funk, 2007 Turtle Bay Championship

Miscellaneous

67.96 – Fred Couples, 2010
38 – Jay Haas, 2014
31 – Gil Morgan, 2000
13 – Hale Irwin, 1999
13 – Corey Pavin, 2010
60 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
60 – Tom Purtzer, 2004 Toshiba Senior Classic
60 – Nick Price, 2011 Toshiba Classic
60 – Michael Allen, 2014 Allianz Championship
77 – Hale Irwin, 1998 U.S. Senior Open
61 – Rocky Thompson, 1994 GTE Suncoast Classic
61 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
61 – David Frost, 2010 3M Championship
61 – Gary Hallberg, 2010 Ensure Classic at Rock Barn
61 – Fred Couples, 2014 Shaw Charity Classic
76 – Lee Elder, 1985 Denver Post Champions of Golf
8 – Chi-Chi Rodríguez, 1987 Silver Pages Classic
8 – Jim Colbert, 2000 TD Waterhouse Championship
8 – Dana Quigley, 2005 Bruno's Memorial Classic
8 – Naomichi Ozaki, 2006 Ford Senior Players Championship
1-7 — Jay Sigel, 1998 Bell Atlantic Classic
1-7 — Kevin Sutherland, 2014 Dick's Sporting Goods Open, second round (birdies on holes 1–4, eagle on 5, birdies on 6–8)
3 – Don January, 1985 Senior PGA Tour Roundup
3 – Jimmy Powell, 1985 The Greenbrier American Express Championship
3 – Rocky Thompson, 1992 Kaanapali Classic
3 – Bruce Lietzke, 2003 MasterCard Championship
3 – Curt Byrum, 2009 Senior Open Championship
3 – Tom Kite, 2011 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn
3 – Jay Don Blake, 2013 Shaw Charity Classic
3 – Tom Lehman, 2016 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
3 – Wes Short Jr., 2016 Tucson Conquistadores Classic
3 – Fran Quinn, 2016 Principal Charity Classic
17 – Bob Brue, 1994 Kroger Senior Classic, second round
7 – Bob Brue, 1994 Kroger Senior Classic, back nine, second round

Tournament scoring records (full-field)

Highest averages

78.634 – 1989 Murata Seniors Reunion
80.118 – 2005 Senior British Open
79.420 – 1989 Murata Seniors Reunion
79.205 – 1990 GTE Kaanapali Classic
76.474 – 1998 Las Vegas Senior Classic

Lowest averages

68.175 – 2005 Blue Angels Classic
68.346 – 2005 Blue Angels Classic
68.128 – 2005 Blue Angels Classic
68.051 – 2005 Blue Angels Classic
70.662 – 2003 Senior British Open

Victory records

Career records

47 – Bernhard Langer
35 – Don January
17 – Bernhard Langer, 2007–2024
11 – Hale Irwin, 1995–2005, Bernhard Langer 2012-2023
4 – Chi-Chi Rodríguez, 1987 Vantage at The Dominion, 1987 United Hospitals Classic, 1987 Silver Pages Classic, 1987 Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am
2 – Bruce Fleisher, 1999 Royal Caribbean Classic, 1999 American Express Invitational
8 years, 8 months, 28 days – Craig Stadler
15 years, 4 months, 6 days – Bernhard Langer
28 years, 9 months, 27 days – Mike Fetchick
2 – Jimmy Powell, 1995 First of America Classic, 1996 Brickyard Crossing Championship
12 – Bernhard Langer, 2010-2023
4 – Hale Irwin, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004
3 – Bernhard Langer, 2014, 2015, 2016
4 – Bernhard Langer, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2019
3 – Miller Barber, 1982, 1984, 1985
4 – Jack Nicklaus, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996

Season records

9 – Peter Thomson, 1985
9 – Hale Irwin, 1997
9 – Joe Jimenez, 1989
9 – Joe Jimenez, 1990
9 – Don January, 1990
9 – Don January, 1991
9 – Jim Ferree, 1993
25 – 1995, 2003
11 – 1999
5 – 1989, 1999, 2007, 2013 (7 events), 2014
10 – 1987, 1988, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2008
6 – 1991, 2000

Tournament records

6 – Hale Irwin, 1997 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic, 2000 EMC Kaanapali Classic, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 Turtle Bay Championship
5 – Hale Irwin, 2000 EMC Kaanapali Classic & 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 Turtle Bay Championship (no event in 2004)
10 strokes – Jay Sigel, 1994 GTE West Classic

Playoff records

9 – 2002
10 – 1998 Royal Caribbean Classic
7 – 2007 Boeing Classic

Single tournament records

Scoring

28 – Jack Nicklaus, 1990 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship
26 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
26 – Fred Couples, 2011 AT&T Championship
26 – Duffy Waldorf, 2015 Toshiba Classic
21 strokes – Jimmy Powell, 93 to 72 strokes, second and third rounds, 1990 Murata Reunion Pro-Am

Statistics

344.2 yards – Andy Bean, 2003 Allianz Championship
422 yards – Jim Dent, 1996 The Tradition
422 yards – Jay Sigel, 1996 The Tradition
42 of 42 fairways – Calvin Peete, 1996 VFW Senior Championship
42 of 42 fairways – Ed Dougherty, 2005 The ACE Group Classic
42 of 42 fairways – Hale Irwin, 2010 Ensure Classic at Rock Barn
2 – Charles Coody, 1990 Las Vegas Senior Classic
2 – Raymond Floyd, 1993 Hyatt Senior TOUR Championship
2 – J. C. Snead, 1996 The Tradition
53 of 54 – John Huston, 2006 Regions Charity Classic
69 – Lee Elder, 1988 Gus Machado Senior Classic

Age

50 years, 10 days – Bobby Wadkins, 2001 Lightpath Long Island Classic
65 years, 309 days – Bernhard Langer, 2023 U.S. Senior Open
65 years, 309 daysBernhard Langer, 2023 U.S. Senior Open
61 years old – Walter Morgan, 60 strokes, 2002 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship
85 years old – Harold "Jug" McSpaden, 81 strokes, 1994 PGA Seniors' Championship

Awards

9 – Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020-21
11 – Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020-21
6 – Bernhard Langer, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020-21
25,680 – Bernhard Langer, 2007–2017 (n.b. system changed in 2018 to make the points equal to money earned on tour that year)
4,370 – Tom Watson, 2003 (n.b. system changed in 2018 to make the points equal to money earned on tour that year)
$8,200,000 – Bernhard Langer, 2008–2021
2 – Hubert Green, 2002, 2004
6 – Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

Miscellaneous records

Earnings

$35,964,514 – Bernhard Langer, 2007-2023 (as of 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship)
$1,951,663 – Bob Charles
$3,677,359 – Bernhard Langer, 2017
$364,988 – George Archer, 2000
$2,515,705 – Bruce Fleisher, 1999
$1,549,819 – Tom Kite, 2003
7 – Bernhard Langer, 2012–2018
12 – Hale Irwin and Bernhard Langer
11 – Hale Irwin, 1995–2005
11 – Gil Morgan, 1997–2007
7 – Bernhard Langer, 2012–2018

Finishes

26 – Lee Trevino, 1990
210 – Hale Irwin
19 – Hale Irwin, 1997-1998
36 – Don January, 1980-1984

Participation

39 – Dana Quigley, 2000
278 – Dana Quigley, 1997-2005
264 – Dana Quigley, 1998-2005
119 – Bruce Summerhays, 1996
119 – Dana Quigley, 1998
119 – Dana Quigley, 1999

Scoring

59 – Larry Nelson, 2000
82 – Tom Wargo, 1994
4 – Hale Irwin, 1995 Vantage Championship, 1996 American Express Invitational, 1997 Boone Valley Classic, 1997 Vantage Championship
98 holes – Morris Hatalsky, 2003

Season statistics

301.5 yards – Steve Thomas, 2009
85.87% – Joe Durant, 2014
13 – Larry Gilbert, 1993
13 – Joe Durant, 2014
78.35% – Bernhard Langer, 2014
1.693 – Fred Couples, 2010
69.64% – Ron Streck, 2008
22 – Lee Trevino, 1990

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