2022 PGA Tour Champions season

2022 PGA Tour Champions season

Duration	January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20) – November 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)
Number of official events	27 [lower-alpha 1]
Most wins	Steven Alker (4) Pádraig Harrington (4) Steve Stricker (4)
Charles Schwab Cup	Steven Alker
Money list	Steven Alker
Player of the Year	Steven Alker
Rookie of the Year	Pádraig Harrington
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The 2022 PGA Tour Champions season was the 42nd 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 2022 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner [lower-alpha 2]	Notes
Jan 22	Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai	Hawaii	2,000,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (11)
Feb 20	Chubb Classic	Florida	1,600,000	Bernhard Langer (43)
Feb 27	Cologuard Classic	Arizona	1,800,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12)
Mar 6	Hoag Classic	California	2,000,000	Retief Goosen (2)
Mar 20	Trophy Hassan II	Morocco	–	Removed	New to PGA Tour Champions
Apr 3	Rapiscan Systems Classic	Mississippi	1,600,000	Steven Alker (2)
Apr 24	ClubCorp Classic	Texas	2,000,000	Scott Parel (4)	New tournament
May 1	Insperity Invitational	Texas	2,300,000	Steven Alker (3)
May 8	Mitsubishi Electric Classic	Georgia	1,800,000	Steve Flesch (2)
May 15	Regions Tradition	Alabama	2,500,000	Steve Stricker (8)	PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 29	KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship	Michigan	3,500,000	Steven Alker (4)	Senior major championship
Jun 5	Principal Charity Classic	Iowa	1,850,000	Jerry Kelly (9)
Jun 12	American Family Insurance Championship	Wisconsin	2,400,000	Thongchai Jaidee (1)
Jun 26	U.S. Senior Open	Pennsylvania	4,000,000	Pádraig Harrington (1)	Senior major championship
Jul 10	Bridgestone Senior Players Championship	Ohio	3,000,000	Jerry Kelly (10)	PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 24	The Senior Open Championship	Scotland	2,500,000	Darren Clarke (4)	Senior major championship
Aug 7	Shaw Charity Classic	Canada	2,350,000	Jerry Kelly (11)
Aug 14	Boeing Classic	Washington	2,200,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (13)
Aug 21	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	New York	2,100,000	Pádraig Harrington (2)
Aug 28	The Ally Challenge	Michigan	2,000,000	Steve Stricker (9)
Sep 11	Ascension Charity Classic	Missouri	2,000,000	Pádraig Harrington (3)
Sep 18	Sanford International	South Dakota	2,000,000	Steve Stricker (10)
Sep 25	PURE Insurance Championship	California	2,200,000	Steve Flesch (3)
Oct 9	Constellation Furyk and Friends	Florida	2,000,000	Steve Stricker (11)
Oct 16	SAS Championship	North Carolina	2,100,000	Fred Couples (14)
Oct 23	Dominion Energy Charity Classic	Virginia	2,200,000	Steven Alker (5)	Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 6	TimberTech Championship	Florida	2,200,000	Bernhard Langer (44)	Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 13	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	Arizona	2,500,000	Pádraig Harrington (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.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winners	Notes
Dec 18	PNC Championship	Florida	1,085,000	Vijay Singh and son Qass Singh	Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system. ^{[3] [4]}

Position	Player	Points
1	Steven Alker	4,173,435
2	Pádraig Harrington	4,015,455
3	Jerry Kelly	2,570,225
4	Steve Stricker	2,473,725
5	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	2,461,086

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. ^[5]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Steven Alker	3,544,425
2	Pádraig Harrington	3,293,255
3	Steve Stricker	2,473,725
4	Jerry Kelly	2,364,329
5	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	2,247,749

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Steven Alker	[6]
Rookie of the Year	Pádraig Harrington	[7]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Steven Alker	[6]

Notes

1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was removed from the schedule.
2. 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.

References

1. "2022 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
2. "PGA Tour Champions announces 2022 schedule". PGA Tour. November 2, 2021. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
3. "2023 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
4. Kelly, Todd (November 13, 2022). "Steven Alker continues amazing PGA Tour Champions run, wins 2022 Charles Schwab Cup". Golfweek. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
5. "2022 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
6. Prise, Kevin (January 18, 2023). "Steven Alker's persistence makes Player of the Year honor even more gratifying". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023. He led the PGA Tour Champions in scoring average (68.27)...
7. "Harrington named PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year 2022". Irish Golfer. January 18, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

External links

• Official website