2011 Champions Tour

2011 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 21, 2011 (2011-01-21) – November 6, 2011 (2011-11-06)
Number of official events24
Most winsUnited States John Cook (3)
United States Tom Lehman (3)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Tom Lehman
Money listUnited States Tom Lehman
Player of the YearUnited States Tom Lehman
Rookie of the YearUnited States Kenny Perry
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The 2011 Champions Tour was the 32nd 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 2011 season.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner Notes
Jan 23Mitsubishi Electric Championship at HualalaiHawaii1,800,000United States John Cook (6)
Feb 13Allianz ChampionshipFlorida1,800,000United States Tom Lehman (3)
Feb 20ACE Group ClassicFlorida1,600,000Germany Bernhard Langer (14)
Mar 13Toshiba ClassicCalifornia1,700,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (4)
Apr 3Mississippi Gulf Resort ClassicMississippi1,600,000United States Tom Lehman (4)
Apr 17Outback Steakhouse Pro-AmFlorida1,700,000United States John Cook (7)Pro-Am
Apr 24Liberty Mutual Legends of GolfGeorgia2,700,000United States David Eger (4) and
Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty (8)		Team event
May 8Regions TraditionAlabama2,200,000United States Tom Lehman (5)Champions Tour major championship
May 29Senior PGA ChampionshipKentucky2,000,000United States Tom Watson (14)Senior major championship
Jun 5Principal Charity ClassicIowa1,725,000United States Bob Gilder (10)
Jun 12Greater Hickory Classic at Rock BarnNorth Carolina1,750,000United States Mark Wiebe (3)
Jun 26Dick's Sporting Goods OpenNew York1,750,000United States John Huston (1)
Jul 3Montreal ChampionshipCanada1,800,000United States John Cook (8)
Jul 10Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble BeachCalifornia1,600,000United States Jeff Sluman (4)
Jul 24The Senior Open ChampionshipEngland2,000,000United States Russ Cochran (3)Senior major championship
Jul 31U.S. Senior OpenOhio2,600,000United States Olin Browne (1)Senior major championship
Aug 73M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000United States Jay Haas (15)
Aug 21Constellation Energy Senior Players ChampionshipNew York2,700,000United States Fred Couples (5)Champions Tour major championship
Aug 28Boeing ClassicWashington2,000,000United States Mark Calcavecchia (1)
Sep 18Songdo IBD ChampionshipSouth Korea3,000,000United States Jay Don Blake (1)
Oct 2SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,100,000United States Kenny Perry (1)
Oct 9Insperity ChampionshipTexas1,700,000United States Brad Faxon (1)
Oct 16AT&T ChampionshipTexas1,800,000United States Fred Couples (6)
Nov 6Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipCalifornia2,500,000United States Jay Don Blake (2)Tour Championship

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.

PositionPlayerPoints
1United States Tom Lehman2,422
2United States Mark Calcavecchia2,348
3Australia Peter Senior1,874
4United States Jay Don Blake1,803
5United States John Cook1,798

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1United States Tom Lehman2,081,526
2United States Mark Calcavecchia1,867,991
3United States John Cook1,747,075
4United States Jay Don Blake1,531,877
5United States Russ Cochran1,503,090

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)United States Tom Lehman
Rookie of the YearUnited States Kenny Perry
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)United States Mark Calcavecchia
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Chip Beck

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "2011 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2011 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Blake wins finale, Lehman takes points title". The San Diego Union-Tribune. The Associated Press. November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2011 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lehman named Champions Tour PoY". Golfweek. Associated Press. December 14, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Champions Tour Announcement". ASAP sports. December 14, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023. We also announced that Kenny Perry was named Rookie of the Year and Chip Beck was the Comeback Player of the Year on the Champions Tour.
  7. ↑ "2011 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.