PGA Tour Champions awards

Listed below are recipients of awards for various achievements on PGA Tour Champions, a circuit operated by the U.S.-based PGA Tour for men's golfers aged 50 and over. The tour began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, changed its name to the Champions Tour in 2003, and became PGA Tour Champions in 2016.

Player-elected awards

Three PGA Tour Champions year-end awards are elected by the players and announced in December. The ceremony is held at a tournament early in the following season. The Jack Nicklaus Trophy is for the player of the year. The other two are the Rookie of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year awards. No season-long awards were given in 2020 as, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour switched to a wraparound season encompassing all of 2020 and 2021.[1]

YearJack Nicklaus TrophyRookie of the YearComeback Player of the Year
PlayerCountryPlayerCountryPlayerCountry
1990Lee Trevino United StatesLee Trevino United Statesbegan in 1991
1991Mike Hill
George Archer
 United States
 United States
Jim Colbert United StatesLarry Laoretti United States
1992Lee Trevino United StatesDave Stockton United StatesTommy Aaron United States
1993Dave Stockton United StatesBob Murphy United StatesJim Ferree United States
1994Lee Trevino United StatesJay Sigel United StatesDave Eichelberger United States
1995Jim Colbert United StatesHale Irwin United StatesWalter Morgan United States
1996Jim Colbert United StatesJohn Bland South AfricaAl Geiberger United States
1997Hale Irwin United StatesGil Morgan United StatesGeorge Archer United States
1998Hale Irwin United StatesJoe Inman United StatesJim Colbert United States
1999Bruce Fleisher United StatesBruce Fleisher United StatesTom Jenkins United States
2000Larry Nelson United StatesDoug Tewell United StatesRaymond Floyd United States
2001Allen Doyle United StatesBob Gilder United StatesJohn Schroeder United States
2002Hale Irwin United StatesMorris Hatalsky United StatesHubert Green United States
2003Tom Watson United StatesCraig Stadler United StatesDon Pooley United States
2004Craig Stadler United StatesMark McNulty IrelandHubert Green United States
2005Dana Quigley United StatesJay Haas United StatesPeter Jacobsen United States
2006Jay Haas United StatesEduardo Romero ArgentinaTim Simpson United States
2007Jay Haas United StatesDenis Watson ZimbabweR. W. Eaks United States
2008Bernhard Langer GermanyBernhard Langer Germany
2009Bernhard Langer GermanyRuss Cochran United States
2010Bernhard Langer GermanyFred Couples United StatesKen Green United States
2011Tom Lehman United StatesKenny Perry United StatesChip Beck United States
2012Tom Lehman United StatesKirk Triplett United States
2013Kenny Perry United StatesRocco Mediate United States
2014Bernhard Langer GermanyScott Dunlap United States
2015Bernhard Langer GermanyJerry Smith United States
2016Bernhard Langer GermanyPaul Broadhurst England
2017Bernhard Langer GermanyJerry Kelly United States
2018Bernhard Langer[2] GermanyKen Tanigawa United States
2019Scott McCarron[3] United StatesRetief Goosen South Africa
2020–21Bernhard Langer[4] GermanyJim Furyk United States
2022Steven Alker New ZealandPádraig Harrington Ireland

Statistical awards

The Arnold Palmer Award is given to the player who earns the most PGA Tour Champions money in a season. The Byron Nelson Award goes to the player who has the lowest scoring average (strokes per round). No season-long awards were given in 2020 as, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour switched to a wraparound season encompassing all of 2020 and 2021.[1]

YearArnold Palmer AwardByron Nelson Award
PlayerCountryEarnings ($)PlayerCountryScoring Average
1980Don January United States44,100Don January United States71.00
1981Miller Barber United States83,136Miller Barber United States69.57
1982Miller Barber United States106,890Don January United States70.03
1983Don January United States237,571Don January United States69.46
1984Don January United States328,597Don January United States70.68
1985Peter Thomson Australia386,724Don January United States70.11
1986Bruce Crampton Australia454,299Chi-Chi Rodríguez United States69.65
1987Chi-Chi Rodríguez United States509,145Chi-Chi Rodríguez United States70.07
1988Bob Charles New Zealand533,929Bob Charles New Zealand70.05
1989Bob Charles New Zealand725,887Bob Charles New Zealand69.78
1990Lee Trevino United States1,190,518Lee Trevino United States68.89
1991Mike Hill United States1,065,657Lee Trevino United States69.50
1992Lee Trevino United States1,027,002Lee Trevino United States69.46
1993Dave Stockton United States1,175,944Bob Charles New Zealand69.59
1994Dave Stockton United States1,402,519Raymond Floyd United States69.08
1995Jim Colbert United States1,444,386Raymond Floyd United States69.47
1996Jim Colbert United States1,627,890Hale Irwin United States69.47
1997Hale Irwin United States2,343,364Hale Irwin United States68.92
1998Hale Irwin United States2,861,945Hale Irwin United States68.59
1999Bruce Fleisher United States2,515,705Bruce Fleisher United States69.19
2000Larry Nelson United States2,708,005Gil Morgan United States68.83
2001Allen Doyle United States2,553,582Gil Morgan United States69.20
2002Hale Irwin United States3,028,304Hale Irwin United States68.93
2003Tom Watson United States1,853,108Tom Watson United States68.81
2004Craig Stadler United States2,306,066Craig Stadler United States69.30
2005Dana Quigley United States2,170,258Mark McNulty Ireland69.41
2006Jay Haas United States2,420,227Loren Roberts United States69.01
2007Jay Haas United States2,581,001Loren Roberts United States69.31
2008Bernhard Langer Germany2,035,073Bernhard Langer Germany69.65
2009Bernhard Langer Germany2,139,451Bernhard Langer Germany68.92
2010Bernhard Langer Germany2,648,939Fred Couples United States67.96
2011Tom Lehman United States2,081,526Mark Calcavecchia United States69.04
2012Bernhard Langer Germany2,140,296Fred Couples United States68.52
2013Bernhard Langer Germany2,448,428Fred Couples United States68.64
2014Bernhard Langer Germany3,074,189Bernhard Langer Germany68.03
2015Bernhard Langer Germany2,340,288Bernhard Langer Germany68.69
2016Bernhard Langer Germany3,016,959Bernhard Langer Germany68.31
2017Bernhard Langer Germany3,677,359Bernhard Langer Germany68.03
2018Bernhard Langer Germany2,222,154Bernhard Langer Germany69.01
2019Scott McCarron United States2,534,090Retief Goosen South Africa69.14
2020–21Bernhard Langer Germany3,255,499Jim Furyk United States68.84
2022Steven Alker New Zealand3,544,425Steven Alker New Zealand68.27

Charles Schwab Cup

From 2001 through 2015, points were earned for thousands of dollars earned in top-ten finishes at tournaments. From 2008 to 2015, points were doubled at majors and the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Since 2016, the Charles Schwab Cup has used a playoff format similar to the FedEx Cup playoffs on the regular PGA Tour, though with three total events instead of four on the regular tour. Changes to the format are:[5]

  • During the regular season, points are based on dollars earned, regardless of the player's finish in a given tournament. No bonus is awarded for wins in majors.
  • The top 72 players on the money list will qualify for the first playoff event. Additionally, a "wild card" playoff berth will be awarded to a golfer who finishes in the top 10 of the last regular-season event, the SAS Championship, and is not within the top 72 after the tournament. (If more than one player outside the top 72 finishes in the top 10 at the SAS Championship, the highest finisher among these players will qualify.)
  • During the first two playoff events, points are earned as in the regular season, except the winner earns double points. The playoff field is cut to 54 after the first playoff event and 36 after the second, with the survivors advancing to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
  • Prior to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, the points totals are reset. All 36 qualifiers will have a theoretical chance to win the Charles Schwab Cup, and each golfer in the top five can win the Charles Schwab Cup by winning the final event, no matter how the rest of the field performs.

The top five win annuities. Annuities involved in ties are divided amongst the tied players.

The Charles Schwab Cup was not awarded in 2020 as, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour switched to a wraparound season encompassing all of 2020 and 2021.[1]

Year$1,000,000$500,000$300,000$200,000$100,000
2001 2,382 United States Allen Doyle 2,166 United States Bruce Fleisher 1,959 United States Hale Irwin 1,930 United States Larry Nelson 1,640 United States Gil Morgan
2002 2,886 United States Hale Irwin 2,087 United States Bob Gilder 1,582 United States Bruce Fleisher 1,448 United States Tom Watson 1,419 United States Tom Kite
2003 4,370 United States Tom Watson 3,046 United States Jim Thorpe 2,618 United States Tom Kite 2,585 United States Bruce Lietzke 2,328 United States Gil Morgan
2004 3,427 United States Hale Irwin 3,388 United States Craig Stadler 2,981 United States Tom Kite 2,471 United States Peter Jacobsen 2,417 Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty
2005 2,980 United States Tom Watson 2,733 United States Dana Quigley 2,210 Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty 2,001 United States Hale Irwin 1,846 United States Loren Roberts
2006 3,053 United States Jay Haas 3,033 United States Loren Roberts 1,910 United States Tom Kite 1,685 United States Brad Bryant 1,546 Argentina Eduardo Romero
1,546 United States Jim Thorpe
2007 2,716 United States Loren Roberts 2,551 United States Jay Haas 2,177 Zimbabwe Denis Watson 2,167 United States Brad Bryant 2,032 United States Tom Watson
2008 2,556 United States Jay Haas 2,544 United States Fred Funk 2,460 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,032 Argentina Eduardo Romero 1,867 United States John Cook
2009 2,670 United States Loren Roberts 2,351 United States John Cook 2,349 United States Fred Funk 2,322 Germany Bernhard Langer 1,984 United States Jay Haas
2010 3,597 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,771 United States Fred Couples 2,451 United States John Cook 1,846 United States Michael Allen 1,813 United States Russ Cochran
2011 2,422 United States Tom Lehman 2,348 United States Mark Calcavecchia 1,874 Australia Peter Senior 1,803 United States Jay Don Blake 1,798 United States John Cook
2012 3,082 United States Tom Lehman 2,647 Germany Bernhard Langer 1,846 United States Fred Couples 1,806 England Roger Chapman 1,677 United States Fred Funk
2013 3,273 United States Kenny Perry 2,861 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,425 United States Fred Couples 2,089 South Africa David Frost 1,673 United States Duffy Waldorf
2014 4,152 Germany Bernhard Langer 3,307 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 2,461 United States Jay Haas 2,059 United States Kenny Perry 1,892 United States Tom Pernice Jr.
2015 3,520 Germany Bernhard Langer 3,182 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 3,143 United States Jeff Maggert 1,951 United States Billy Andrade 1,466 United States Joe Durant
2016 3,200 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,400 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 2,216 United States Paul Goydos 2,004 United States Scott McCarron 1,658 United States Joe Durant
2017 3,280 United States Kevin Sutherland 2,234 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,100 United States Scott McCarron 1,834 United States Kenny Perry 1,640 Fiji Vijay Singh
2018 2,525,404 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,256,618 United States Scott McCarron 2,254,856 United States Scott Parel 2,237,619 Fiji Vijay Singh 2,015,793 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2019 2,534,090 United States Scott McCarron 2,382,675 United States Jerry Kelly 1,859,085 South Africa Retief Goosen 1,831,622 Germany Bernhard Langer 1,733,517 United States Woody Austin
2020–21 3,655,999 Germany Bernhard Langer 3,499,522 United States Jim Furyk 3,051,298 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2,960,445 South Africa Ernie Els 2,619,201 United States Jerry Kelly
2022 4,173,435 New Zealand Steven Alker 4,015,455 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 2,570,225 United States Jerry Kelly 2,473,725 United States Steve Stricker 2,461,086 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez

Players of the Month

Three members of the media form a panel which determines the recipients. The winners receive a medal.

Month199419951996199719981999
February United States Mike Hill United States J. C. Snead United States Hale Irwin Australia David Graham United States Larry Nelson United States Bruce Fleisher
March United States Jay Sigel United States Jim Albus United States Walter Morgan Australia David Graham United States Lee Trevino United States Gary McCord
April United States Raymond Floyd United States Raymond Floyd United States Hale Irwin United States Hale Irwin United States Hale Irwin United States Allen Doyle
May United States Lee Trevino Japan Isao Aoki Japan Isao Aoki United States Jay Sigel United States Jay Sigel United States Hale Irwin
June United States Dave Stockton United States Bob Murphy Japan Isao Aoki Australia Graham Marsh United States John Jacobs United States Bruce Fleisher
July United States Jim Colbert United States Tom Weiskopf United States Dave Stockton United States Larry Gilbert United States Hale Irwin United States Hale Irwin
August United States Dave Stockton United States Bob Murphy Australia Graham Marsh South Africa Hugh Baiocchi United States Hale Irwin United States Hale Irwin
September Japan Isao Aoki United States Walter Morgan United States Mike Hill Australia David Graham South Africa Hugh Baiocchi United States Gil Morgan
October United States Bob Murphy United States Lee Trevino United States Jim Colbert United States Hale Irwin United States Dana Quigley United States Bruce Fleisher
Novembern/an/a United States Jay Sigel United States Gil Morgan United States Hale Irwin United States Gary McCord
Month20002001200220032004
February United States Bruce Fleisher United States Gil Morgan United States Hale Irwin Canada Dave Barr United States Fuzzy Zoeller
March United States Gil Morgan Spain José María Cañizares United States Dana Quigley United States David Eger United States Tom Purtzer
April United States Larry Nelson United States Doug Tewell United States Jim Thorpe United States Bob Gilder United States Gil Morgan
May United States Larry Nelson United States Tom Watson United States Sammy Rachels United States Hale Irwin United States D. A. Weibring
June United States Hale Irwin United States Tom Kite United States Don Pooley United States Bruce Lietzke United States Allen Doyle
July United States Raymond Floyd United States Allen Doyle United States Bob Gilder United States Craig Stadler
United States Tom Watson
England Mark James
August United States Ed Dougherty United States Walter Hall United States Hale Irwin United States Jim Thorpe United States Craig Stadler
September United States Larry Nelson United States Jim Thorpe United States Bob Gilder United States Larry Nelson United States Craig Stadler
October United States Jim Thorpe United States Bob Gilder United States Tom Watson United States Jim Thorpe Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty
Month20052006200720082009
Jan./Feb. United States Hale Irwin United States Loren Roberts United States Loren Roberts United States Scott Hoch Germany Bernhard Langer
March England Mark James United States Morris Hatalsky United States Tom Purtzer Germany Bernhard Langer United States Joey Sindelar
April United States Jim Thorpe United States Jay Haas United States Jay Haas United States Tom Watson Zimbabwe Nick Price
May United States Mike Reid United States Brad Bryant Zimbabwe Denis Watson United States Jay Haas Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty
June United States D. A. Weibring United States Gil Morgan United States Jay Haas United States Loren Roberts Germany Bernhard Langer
July United States Tom Watson United States Loren Roberts United States Tom Watson United States Bruce Vaughan United States Fred Funk
August United States Loren Roberts United States Tom Kite United States D. A. Weibring United States Fred Funk United States Loren Roberts
September United States Hale Irwin United States Bob Gilder United States Gil Morgan United States Tom Kite United States Jeff Sluman
October United States Jay Haas United States Jim Thorpe United States Loren Roberts United States D. A. Weibring United States John Cook
Month20102011201220132014
Jan./Feb. United States Fred Couples United States Tom Lehman United States Corey Pavin Germany Bernhard Langer Germany Bernhard Langer
March United States Fred Couples Zimbabwe Nick Price United States Fred Couples South Africa David Frost United States Jeff Maggert
April United States Mark O'Meara United States Michael Allen Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
May United States Tom Lehman United States Tom Watson England Roger Chapman Japan Kōki Idoki Scotland Colin Montgomerie
June Zimbabwe Nick Price United States Mark Wiebe United States Tom Lehman United States Kenny Perry United States Jeff Sluman
July Germany Bernhard Langer United States Russ Cochran United States Fred Couples United States Kenny Perry Germany Bernhard Langer
August United States Mark Calcavecchia United States Willie Wood United States Bart Bryant United States Kevin Sutherland
September United States Russ Cochran United States Jay Don Blake United States Willie Wood United States Kirk Triplett United States Wes Short Jr.
October Germany Bernhard Langer United States Jay Haas
Month2015
Jan./Feb. United States Bart Bryant
March South Africa David Frost
April United States Joe Durant
May Scotland Colin Montgomerie
June United States Jeff Maggert
July United States Marco Dawson
August United States Jeff Maggert
September Mexico Esteban Toledo
October

References

  1. Gray, Will (May 14, 2020). "PGA Tour Champions shifting to combined 2020-21 wraparound season". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  2. "Bernhard Langer named PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year for eighth time". PGA Tour. January 16, 2019.
  3. Kelly, Todd (January 15, 2020). "Scott McCarron named 2019 PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year". Golfweek.
  4. "Bernhard Langer wins Jack Nicklaus Award". 7 News Australia. Reuters. January 20, 2022.
  5. "Champions Tour announces 2016 schedule and format for inaugural Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs" (Press release). PGA Tour. November 11, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
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