2011 Champions Tour
| Duration | January 21, 2011 – November 6, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 24 |
| Most wins |  John Cook (3) Tom Lehman (3) |
| Charles Schwab Cup | Tom Lehman |
| Money list | Tom Lehman |
| Player of the Year | Tom Lehman |
| Rookie of the Year | Kenny Perry |
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The 2011 Champions Tour was the 32nd season of the
professional golf tour
in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | John Cook (6) |
|
| Feb 13 | Allianz Championship |
Florida | 1,800,000 | Tom Lehman (3) |
|
| Feb 20 | ACE Group Classic |
Florida | 1,600,000 |  Bernhard Langer (14) |
|
| Mar 13 | Toshiba Classic |
California | 1,700,000 |  Nick Price (4) |
|
| Apr 3 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic |
Mississippi | 1,600,000 | Tom Lehman (4) |
|
| Apr 17 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am |
Florida | 1,700,000 | John Cook (7) |
Pro-Am |
| Apr 24 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf |
Georgia | 2,700,000 | David Eger (4) and Mark McNulty (8) |
Team event |
| May 8 | Regions Tradition |
Alabama | 2,200,000 | Tom Lehman (5) |
Champions Tour major championship |
| May 29 | Senior PGA Championship | Kentucky | 2,000,000 | Tom Watson (14) |
Senior major championship |
| Jun 5 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,725,000 | Bob Gilder (10) |
|
| Jun 12 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn |
North Carolina | 1,750,000 | Mark Wiebe (3) |
|
| Jun 26 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,750,000 | John Huston (1) |
|
| Jul 3 | Montreal Championship |
Canada | 1,800,000 | John Cook (8) |
|
| Jul 10 | Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach |
California | 1,600,000 | Jeff Sluman (4) |
|
| Jul 24 | The Senior Open Championship | England | 2,000,000 | Russ Cochran (3) |
Senior major championship |
| Jul 31 | U.S. Senior Open | Ohio | 2,600,000 | Olin Browne (1) |
Senior major championship |
| Aug 7 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Jay Haas (15) |
|
| Aug 21 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship |
New York | 2,700,000 | Fred Couples (5) |
Champions Tour major championship |
| Aug 28 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,000,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (1) |
|
| Sep 18 | Songdo IBD Championship | South Korea | 3,000,000 | Jay Don Blake (1) |
|
| Oct 2 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Kenny Perry (1) |
|
| Oct 9 | Insperity Championship |
Texas | 1,700,000 | Brad Faxon (1) |
|
| Oct 16 | AT&T Championship |
Texas | 1,800,000 | Fred Couples (6) |
|
| Nov 6 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | Jay Don Blake (2) |
Tour Championship |
Charles Schwab Cup
The
Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lehman |
2,422 |
| 2 | Mark Calcavecchia |
2,348 |
| 3 |  Peter Senior |
1,874 |
| 4 | Jay Don Blake |
1,803 |
| 5 | John Cook |
1,798 |
Money list
The
money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lehman |
2,081,526 |
| 2 | Mark Calcavecchia |
1,867,991 |
| 3 | John Cook |
1,747,075 |
| 4 | Jay Don Blake |
1,531,877 |
| 5 | Russ Cochran |
1,503,090 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) |
Tom Lehman |
[5] |
Rookie of the Year |
Kenny Perry |
[6] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) |
Mark Calcavecchia |
[7] |
Comeback Player of the Year |
Chip Beck |
[6] |
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.
References
- ^ "2011 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "2011 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "Blake wins finale, Lehman takes points title". The San Diego Union-Tribune. The Associated Press. November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "2011 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "Lehman named Champions Tour PoY". Golfweek. Associated Press. December 14, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Champions Tour Announcement". ASAP sports. December 14, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
We also announced that Kenny Perry was named Rookie of the Year and Chip Beck was the Comeback Player of the Year on the Champions Tour.
- ^ "2011 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.