2018 PGA Tour Champions season
Golf tour season
Duration | January 18, 2019 (2019-01-18) – November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11) |
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Number of official events | 27 |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Charles Schwab Cup | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
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The 2018 PGA Tour Champions season was the 39th season of PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions 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 2018 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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Jan 20 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | ![]() | |
Feb 11 | Boca Raton Championship | Florida | 1,600,000 | ![]() | |
Feb 18 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 4 | Cologuard Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 11 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,800,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 25 | Rapiscan Systems Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 15 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 22 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf | Missouri | 1,800,000 | ![]() ![]() | Team event |
May 6 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,200,000 | ![]() | |
May 20 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,400,000 | ![]() | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
May 27 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | 3,000,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
Jun 10 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,750,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 24 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,000,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 1 | U.S. Senior Open | Colorado | 4,000,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
Jul 15 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | Illinois | 2,800,000 | ![]() | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
Jul 29 | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | 2,000,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
Aug 5 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 19 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,050,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 26 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,100,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 2 | Shaw Charity Classic | Canada | 2,350,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 16 | The Ally Challenge | Michigan | 2,000,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
Sep 23 | Sanford International | South Dakota | 1,800,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
Sep 30 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,100,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 14 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 21 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,000,000 | ![]() | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
Oct 28 | Invesco QQQ Championship | California | 2,000,000 | ![]() | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
Nov 11 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | ![]() | 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 |
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Jan 14 | Diamond Resorts Invitational | Florida | 760,000 | ![]() | |
Dec 16 | PNC Father-Son Challenge | Florida | 1,085,000 | ![]() son Dru Love | Team event |
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 2,525,404 |
2 | ![]() | 2,256,618 |
3 | ![]() | 2,254,856 |
4 | ![]() | 2,237,619 |
5 | ![]() | 2,038,918 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 2,222,154 |
2 | ![]() | 2,008,618 |
3 | ![]() | 1,939,093 |
4 | ![]() | 1,922,495 |
5 | ![]() | 1,854,190 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | ![]() | [5] |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [5] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | ![]() | [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
- ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2018 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ Kilbridge, Dan (November 11, 2018). "Closing 61 lifts Vijay Singh; Bernhard Langer claims Charles Schwab Cup crown". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2018 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "PGA Tour Champions: Langer named Player of the Year; Tanigawa earns Rookie of the Year honors". West Hawaii Today. January 16, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2018 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
External links
- Official website