2009 Champions Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) – November 1, 2009 (2009-11-01) |
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Number of official events | 25 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Charles Schwab Cup | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2008 2010 → |
The 2009 Champions Tour was the 30th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA 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 2009 season.[1][2]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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Jan 25 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | ![]() | |
Feb 15 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,700,000 | ![]() | |
Feb 22 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 8 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,700,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 15 | AT&T Champions Classic | California | 1,600,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 29 | Cap Cana Championship | Dominican Republic | 2,100,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 19 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | Florida | 1,700,000 | ![]() | Pro-Am |
Apr 26 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 2,600,000 | ![]() ![]() | Team event |
May 17 | Regions Charity Classic | Alabama | 1,700,000 | ![]() | |
May 24 | Senior PGA Championship | Ohio | 2,000,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
May 31 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,725,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 7 | Triton Financial Classic | Texas | 1,600,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 28 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,650,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 12 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 26 | The Senior Open Championship | England | 2,000,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
Aug 2 | U.S. Senior Open | Indiana | 2,600,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
Aug 23 | JELD-WEN Tradition | Oregon | 2,700,000 | ![]() | Champions Tour major championship |
Aug 30 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 1,800,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 6 | Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 2,100,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 20 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,750,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 27 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 4 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | Maryland | 2,700,000 | ![]() | Champions Tour major championship |
Oct 18 | Administaff Small Business Classic | Texas | 1,700,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 25 | AT&T Championship | Texas | 1,700,000 | ![]() | |
Nov 1 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | ![]() | Tour Championship |
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 |
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1 | ![]() | 2,670 |
2 | ![]() | 2,351 |
3 | ![]() | 2,349 |
4 | ![]() | 2,322 |
5 | ![]() | 1,984 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5][6]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 2,139,451 |
2 | ![]() | 1,960,613 |
3 | ![]() | 1,798,664 |
4 | ![]() | 1,758,395 |
5 | ![]() | 1,563,810 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | ![]() | [6] |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [7] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | ![]() | [6][8] |
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
- ^ "2009 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "2010 Champions Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "2009 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 16, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Fields, Bill (November 2, 2009). "Year Of Loss Isn't A Lost Year For Roberts". Golf Digest. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "2009 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Langer makes history on Champions Tour". football.co.uk. December 21, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
Additionally, Langer also collected his second consecutive Byron Nelson Award for lowest scoring average (68.92) in 2009, as well as earning his second consecutive Arnold Palmer Award as the Tour's leading money winner ($2,139,451).
- ^ "Russ Cochran". Golf Info Guide. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
He first played on the Champions Tour in 2009, and finished in third place at the US Senior Open. At the end of that season Cochran was given the title Rookie of the Year.
- ^ "2009 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
External links
- Official website