2015 Champions Tour
Duration | January 23, 2015 | – November 8, 2015
---|---|
Number of official events | 24[a] |
Most wins | Jeff Maggert (4) |
Charles Schwab Cup | Bernhard Langer |
Money list | Bernhard Langer |
Player of the Year | Bernhard Langer |
Rookie of the Year | Jerry Smith |
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The 2015 Champions Tour was the 36th 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 2015 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[b] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 25 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2) | |
Feb 8 | Allianz Championship |
Florida | 1,700,000 | Paul Goydos (2) | |
Feb 15 | ACE Group Classic |
Florida | 1,600,000 | Lee Janzen (1) | |
Mar 22 | Tucson Conquistadores Classic |
Arizona | 1,700,000 | Marco Dawson (1) | New tournament |
Mar 29 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic |
Mississippi | 1,600,000 | David Frost (6) | |
Apr 19 | Greater Gwinnett Championship |
Georgia | 1,800,000 | Olin Browne (2) | |
Apr 26 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf | Missouri | 2,800,000 | Billy Andrade (1) and Joe Durant (1) |
Team event |
May 3 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,050,000 | Ian Woosnam (1) | |
May 17 | Regions Tradition |
Alabama | 2,300,000 | Jeff Maggert (2) | Champions Tour major championship |
May 24 | Senior PGA Championship | Indiana | 2,750,000 | Colin Montgomerie (3) | Senior major championship |
Jun 7 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,750,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (3) | |
Jun 14 | Constellation Senior Players Championship |
Massachusetts | 2,700,000 | Bernhard Langer (24) | Champions Tour major championship |
Jun 28 | U.S. Senior Open | California | 3,750,000 | Jeff Maggert (3) | Senior major championship |
Jul 12 | Encompass Championship | Illinois | 1,900,000 | Jerry Smith (1) | |
Jul 26 | The Senior Open Championship | England | £1,300,000 | Marco Dawson (2) | Senior major championship |
Aug 2 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Kenny Perry (8) | |
Aug 9 | Shaw Charity Classic | Canada | 2,350,000 | Jeff Maggert (4) | |
Aug 23 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,000,000 | Billy Andrade (2) | |
Aug 30 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,900,000 | Jeff Maggert (5) | |
Quebec Championship | Canada | – | Canceled[3] | ||
Pacific Links China Championship |
China | – | Canceled[4] | ||
Sep 27 | Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach |
California | 2,000,000 | Esteban Toledo (3) | |
Oct 11 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Tom Lehman (9) | |
Oct 18 | San Antonio Championship | Texas | 1,800,000 | Bernhard Langer (25) | |
Nov 1 | Toshiba Classic |
California | 1,800,000 | Duffy Waldorf (1) | |
Nov 8 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | Billy Andrade (3) | Tour Championship |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winners | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 13 | PNC Father-Son Challenge |
Florida | 1,085,000 | Lanny Wadkins and son Tucker Wadkins |
Team event |
Charles Schwab Cup
The
Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[5][6]
Position | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Bernhard Langer | 3,520 |
2 | Colin Montgomerie | 3,182 |
3 | Jeff Maggert | 3,143 |
4 | Billy Andrade | 1,951 |
5 | Joe Durant | 1,466 |
Money list
The
money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[7]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
---|---|---|
1 | Bernhard Langer | 2,340,288 |
2 | Jeff Maggert | 2,240,836 |
3 | Colin Montgomerie | 2,069,619 |
4 | Billy Andrade | 1,533,919 |
5 | Joe Durant | 1,445,956 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) |
Bernhard Langer | [8] |
Rookie of the Year |
Jerry Smith | [9] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) |
Bernhard Langer | [10] |
Notes
References
- ^ "2015 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Champions Tour announces 2015 schedule". PGA Tour. December 17, 2014. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Quebec Championship removed from Champions Tour schedule". USA Today. Associated Press. April 24, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Pacific Links China Championship canceled". PGA Tour. August 25, 2015. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Billy Andrade wins Champions Tour event, Bernhard Langer takes season title". USA Today. Associated Press. November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Trehan, Dev (December 12, 2015). "Bernhard Langer wins fifth player title on PGA Champions Tour". Sky Sports. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Jerry Smith named Champions Tour Rookie of Year". Oskaloosa Herald. Oskaloosa, Iowa. December 17, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.