2017 PGA Tour Champions season
| Duration | January 18, 2017 – November 12, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 26 |
| Most wins |  Bernhard Langer (7) |
| Charles Schwab Cup |  Kevin Sutherland |
| Money list | Bernhard Langer |
| Player of the Year | Bernhard Langer |
| Rookie of the Year | Jerry Kelly |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 PGA Tour Champions season was the 38th season of
professional golf tour
in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | Bernhard Langer (30) |
|
| Feb 12 | Allianz Championship |
Florida | 1,750,000 | Scott McCarron (3) |
|
| Feb 19 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Fred Couples (12) |
|
| Mar 19 | Tucson Conquistadores Classic |
Arizona | 1,700,000 | Tom Lehman (10) |
|
| Apr 2 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic |
Mississippi | 1,600,000 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4) |
|
| Apr 16 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 |  Stephen Ames (1) |
|
| Apr 23 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf | Missouri | 2,400,000 |  Carlos Franco (2) and Vijay Singh (1) |
Team event |
| May 7 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,150,000 | John Daly (1) |
|
| May 21 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,300,000 | Bernhard Langer (31) |
PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| May 28 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship |
Virginia | 2,800,000 | Bernhard Langer (32) |
Senior major championship |
| Jun 11 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,750,000 | Brandt Jobe (1) |
|
| Jun 25 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,000,000 | Fred Couples (13) |
|
| Jul 2 | U.S. Senior Open | Massachusetts | 4,000,000 | Kenny Perry (9) |
Senior major championship |
| Jul 16 | Constellation Senior Players Championship |
Maryland | 2,800,000 | Scott McCarron (4) |
PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| Jul 30 | The Senior Open Championship | Wales | £1,500,000 | Bernhard Langer (33) |
Senior major championship |
| Aug 6 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Paul Goydos (5) |
|
| Aug 20 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,000,000 | Scott McCarron (5) |
|
| Aug 27 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,100,000 | Jerry Kelly (1) |
|
| Sep 3 | Shaw Charity Classic | Canada | 2,350,000 | Scott McCarron (6) |
|
| Sep 10 | Japan Airlines Championship |
Japan | 2,500,000 |  Colin Montgomerie (5) |
|
| Sep 17 | Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship | Canada | 1,800,000 | Jerry Kelly (2) |
|
| Sep 24 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,000,000 | Bernhard Langer (34) |
|
| Oct 15 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Colin Montgomerie (6) |
|
| Oct 22 | Dominion Charity Classic |
Virginia | 2,000,000 | Bernhard Langer (35) |
Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Oct 29 | PowerShares QQQ Championship |
California | 2,000,000 | Bernhard Langer (36) |
Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Nov 12 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | 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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winner(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | Diamond Resorts Invitational | Florida | 750,000 | Woody Austin |
New to PGA Tour Champions |
| Dec 17 | PNC Father-Son Challenge |
Florida | 1,085,000 |  Ángel Cabrera andson 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]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Sutherland |
3,280 |
| 2 | Bernhard Langer |
2,234 |
| 3 | Scott McCarron |
2,100 |
| 4 | Kenny Perry |
1,834 |
| 5 | Vijay Singh |
1,640 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer |
3,677,359 |
| 2 | Scott McCarron |
2,674,195 |
| 3 | Kevin Sutherland |
1,961,732 |
| 4 | Kenny Perry |
1,728,070 |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
1,538,366 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) |
Bernhard Langer |
[4] |
Rookie of the Year |
Jerry Kelly |
[5] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) |
Bernhard Langer |
[6] |
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "2017 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Casey, Kevin (November 12, 2017). "Kevin Sutherland wins Schwab Cup despite Bernhard Langer's 7-win season". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2017 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Golf: Old Master Langer back to Champion Tour Player of the Year". World Sports News. January 17, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Jerry Kelly Named PGA Tour Champions Rookie Of The Year". The Golf Wire. January 23, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2017 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.