2017 PGA Tour Champions season

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2017 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 18, 2017 (2017-01-18) – November 12, 2017 (2017-11-12)
Number of official events26
Most wins Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (7)
Charles Schwab Cup Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland
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 Jerry Kelly
2016
2018

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.

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Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 20 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii1,800,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (30)
Feb 12 Allianz Championship Florida1,750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron (3)
Feb 19 Chubb Classic Florida1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (12)
Mar 19 Tucson Conquistadores Classic Arizona1,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman (10)
Apr 2 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Mississippi1,600,000 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4)
Apr 16 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Georgia1,800,000 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephen Ames (1)
Apr 23 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf Missouri2,400,000 Flag of Paraguay.svg Carlos Franco (2) and
Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh (1)
Team event
May 7 Insperity Invitational Texas2,150,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Daly (1)
May 21 Regions Tradition Alabama2,300,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (31) PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 28 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Virginia2,800,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (32) Senior major championship
Jun 11 Principal Charity Classic Iowa1,750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe (1)
Jun 25 American Family Insurance Championship Wisconsin2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples (13)
Jul 2 U.S. Senior Open Massachusetts4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry (9) Senior major championship
Jul 16 Constellation Senior Players Championship Maryland2,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron (4) PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 30 The Senior Open Championship Wales£1,500,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (33) Senior major championship
Aug 6 3M Championship Minnesota1,750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Goydos (5)
Aug 20 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York2,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron (5)
Aug 27 Boeing Classic Washington2,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly (1)
Sep 3 Shaw Charity Classic Canada2,350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron (6)
Sep 10 Japan Airlines Championship Japan2,500,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie (5)
Sep 17 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship Canada1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly (2)
Sep 24 PURE Insurance Championship California2,000,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (34)
Oct 15 SAS Championship North Carolina2,100,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie (6)
Oct 22 Dominion Charity Classic Virginia2,000,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (35)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Oct 29 PowerShares QQQ Championship California2,000,000 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (36)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 12 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona2,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland (1)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 15 Diamond Resorts Invitational Florida750,000 Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin New to PGA Tour Champions
Dec 17 PNC Father-Son Challenge Florida1,085,000 Flag of Argentina.svg Ángel Cabrera and
son Ángel Cabrera Jr.
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 Kevin Sutherland 3,280
2 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 2,234
3 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron 2,100
4 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry 1,834
5 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 1,640

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 Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 3,677,359
2 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron 2,674,195
3 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland 1,961,732
4 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry 1,728,070
5 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1,538,366

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer [4]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly [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

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  2. Casey, Kevin (November 12, 2017). "Kevin Sutherland wins Schwab Cup despite Bernhard Langer's 7-win season". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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