2015 Champions Tour

The 2015 Champions Tour was the 36th season for the golf tour now known as PGA Tour Champions since it officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour. The season was to have had 26 official money events, including five majors, but the PGA Tour removed two September events during the season, reducing it to 24 events. Jeff Maggert won the most tournaments, four, including two majors, while Bernhard Langer led the money list, scoring average list and the Charles Schwab Cup.

2015 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 5, 2015 (2015-01-05) – November 8, 2015 (2015-11-08)
Number of official events27
Money leaderWest Germany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearWest Germany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearEngland Jerry Smith
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It also proved to be the final year for the tour under the "Champions Tour" name; the PGA Tour rebranded the circuit as "PGA Tour Champions" after this season.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 2015 season.[1][2] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they have on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.

On April 24, the Quebec Championship, scheduled for September 4–6, was removed for logistical reasons.[3] On August 25, the PGA Tour removed the Pacific Links China Championship, scheduled for September 18–20 at the 27 Club after the Port of Tianjin container explosions taking place less than a month from the tournament's date.[4]

Date Tournament Location Purse ($) Winner Score Winner's
share ($)
Jan 25Mitsubishi Electric Championship at HualalaiHawaii1,800,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2)199 (−17)309,000
Feb 8Allianz ChampionshipFlorida1,700,000United States Paul Goydos (2)204 (−12)255,000
Feb 15ACE Group ClassicFlorida1,600,000United States Lee Janzen (1)200 (−16)240,000
Mar 22Tucson Conquistadores ClassicArizona1,700,000United States Marco Dawson (1)203 (−13)255,000
Mar 29Mississippi Gulf Resort ClassicMississippi1,600,000South Africa David Frost (6)206 (−10)240,000
Apr 19Greater Gwinnett ChampionshipGeorgia1,800,000United States Olin Browne (2)132 (−12)270,000
Apr 26Bass Pro Shops Legends of GolfMissouri2,800,000United States Billy Andrade (1) &
United States Joe Durant (1)		159 (−19)240,000
each
May 3Insperity InvitationalTexas2,050,000Wales Ian Woosnam (1)205 (−11)307,500
May 17Regions TraditionAlabama2,300,000United States Jeff Maggert (2)274 (−14)345,000
May 24Senior PGA ChampionshipIndiana2,750,000Scotland Colin Montgomerie (3)280 (−8)495,000
Jun 7Principal Charity ClassicIowa1,750,000United States Mark Calcavecchia (3)204 (−12)262,500
Jun 14Constellation Senior Players ChampionshipMassachusetts2,700,000Germany Bernhard Langer (24)265 (−19)405,000
Jun 28U.S. Senior OpenCalifornia3,750,000United States Jeff Maggert (3)270 (−10)675,000
Jul 12Encompass ChampionshipIllinois1,900,000United States Jerry Smith (1)200 (−16)285,000
Jul 26Senior Open ChampionshipEngland2,100,000United States Marco Dawson (2)264 (−16)319,090
Aug 23M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000United States Kenny Perry (8)198 (−18)262,500
Aug 9Shaw Charity ClassicAlberta, Canada2,350,000United States Jeff Maggert (4)194 (−16)352,500
Aug 23Boeing ClassicWashington2,000,000United States Billy Andrade (2)207 (−9)300,000
Aug 30Dick's Sporting Goods OpenNew York1,900,000United States Jeff Maggert (5)202 (−14)285,000
Sep 6Quebec ChampionshipQuebec, Canada1,600,000Canceled[3]240,000
Sep 20Pacific Links China ChampionshipChina2,500,000Canceled[4]375,000
Sep 27Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble BeachCalifornia2,000,000Mexico Esteban Toledo (3)206 (−9)300,000
Oct 11SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,100,000United States Tom Lehman (9)204 (−12)315,000
Oct 18San Antonio ChampionshipTexas1,800,000Germany Bernhard Langer (25)204 (−12)270,000
Nov 1Toshiba ClassicCalifornia1,800,000United States Duffy Waldorf (1)193 (−20)270,000
Nov 8Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipArizona2,500,000United States Billy Andrade (3)266 (−14)440,000

Leaders

Scoring Average leaders

RankPlayerCountryAverage
1Bernhard Langer Germany68.69
2Colin Montgomerie Scotland69.20
3Kenny Perry United States69.37
4Jeff Maggert United States69.55
5Kevin Sutherland United States69.65

Source:[5]

Money List leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)EventsWins
1Bernhard Langer Germany2,340,288192
2Jeff Maggert United States2,240,836214
3Colin Montgomerie Scotland2,069,619191
4Billy Andrade United States1,533,919223
5Joe Durant United States1,445,956201

Source:[6]

Career Money List leaders

RankPlayerCountryEarnings ($)Wins
1Hale Irwin United States26,960,94845
2Gil Morgan United States20,566,19025
3Bernhard Langer Germany17,905,03325
4Jay Haas United States16,334,66017
5Tom Kite United States16,082,97910

Source:[7]

Awards
AwardWinnerCountry
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Bernhard Langer Germany
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)Bernhard Langer Germany
Charles Schwab CupBernhard Langer Germany
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)Bernhard Langer Germany
Rookie of the YearJerry Smith United States

See also

References
  1. "2015 schedule". December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  2. "Champions Tour announces 2015 schedule". PGA Tour. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. "Quebec Championship removed from Champions Tour schedule". USA Today. Associated Press. April 24, 2015.
  4. "2015 Pacific Links China Championship canceled". PGA Tour. August 25, 2015.
  5. "Scoring Average – 2015 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  6. "Money Leaders – 2015 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  7. "Career Money Leaders – 2015 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
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