2012 Champions Tour

2012 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 20, 2012 (2012-01-20) – November 4, 2012 (2012-11-04)
Number of official events24
Most winsUnited States Michael Allen (2)
England Roger Chapman (2)
United States Fred Couples (2)
South Africa David Frost (2)
United States Fred Funk (2)
Germany Bernhard Langer (2)
United States Tom Lehman (2)
United States Willie Wood (2)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Tom Lehman
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearUnited States Tom Lehman
Rookie of the YearUnited States Kirk Triplett
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The 2012 Champions Tour was the 33rd 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.

Changes for 2012

Two of the Champions Tour major championships; the Regions Tradition and the Constellation Senior Players Championship saw changes in dates on the schedule from 2011. The Regions Tradition was moved from June to May, with the Constellation Senior Players Championship was moved from the fall season to being played in June/July.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner Notes
Jan 22Mitsubishi Electric Championship at HualalaiHawaii1,800,000United States Dan Forsman (3)
Feb 12Allianz ChampionshipFlorida1,800,000United States Corey Pavin (1)
Feb 19ACE Group ClassicFlorida1,600,000United States Kenny Perry (2)
Mar 18Toshiba ClassicCalifornia1,750,000United States Loren Roberts (13)
Mar 25Mississippi Gulf Resort ClassicMississippi1,600,000United States Fred Couples (7)
Apr 15Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa BayFlorida1,600,000United States Michael Allen (2)Pro-Am
Apr 22Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of GolfGeorgia2,700,000United States Michael Allen (3) and
South Africa David Frost (2)		Team event
May 6Insperity ChampionshipTexas1,700,000United States Fred Funk (7)
May 27Senior PGA ChampionshipMichigan2,000,000England Roger Chapman (1)Senior major championship
Jun 3Principal Charity ClassicIowa1,750,000United States Jay Haas (16)
Jun 10Regions TraditionAlabama2,200,000United States Tom Lehman (6)Champions Tour major championship
Jun 24Montreal ChampionshipCanada1,800,000United States Mark Calcavecchia (2)
Jul 1Constellation Senior Players ChampionshipPennsylvania2,700,000United States Joe Daley (1)Champions Tour major championship
Jul 8Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble BeachCalifornia1,700,000United States Kirk Triplett (1)
Jul 15U.S. Senior OpenMichigan2,600,000England Roger Chapman (2)Senior major championship
Jul 29The Senior Open ChampionshipScotland2,000,000United States Fred Couples (8)Senior major championship
Aug 53M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000Germany Bernhard Langer (15)
Aug 19Dick's Sporting Goods OpenNew York1,800,000United States Willie Wood (1)
Aug 26Boeing ClassicWashington2,000,000United States Jay Don Blake (3)
Sep 16Pacific Links Hawai'i ChampionshipHawaii1,800,000United States Willie Wood (2)New tournament
Oct 7SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,100,000Germany Bernhard Langer (16)
Oct 14Greater Hickory Classic at Rock BarnNorth Carolina1,600,000United States Fred Funk (8)
Oct 28AT&T ChampionshipTexas1,850,000South Africa David Frost (3)
Nov 4Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipArizona2,500,000United States Tom Lehman (7)Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		WinnersNotes
Dec 16PNC Father-Son ChallengeFlorida1,085,000United States Davis Love III and
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.

PositionPlayerPoints
1United States Tom Lehman3,082
2Germany Bernhard Langer2,647
3United States Fred Couples1,846
4England Roger Chapman1,806
5United States Fred Funk1,405

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Germany Bernhard Langer2,140,296
2United States Tom Lehman1,982,575
3United States Michael Allen1,686,488
4United States Fred Funk1,427,937
5United States Jay Don Blake1,378,180

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)United States Tom Lehman
Rookie of the YearUnited States Kirk Triplett
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)United States Fred Couples

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. 1 2 "Champions Tour announces 2012 schedule". Golfweek. December 22, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2012 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2012 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tom Lehman wins Champions Tour finale, points title". USA Today. November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2012 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 Farquharson, Colin (December 14, 2012). "Tom Lehman is Champions Tour Player of the Year". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved November 26, 2023. Kirk Triplett was named the Champions Tour Rookie of the Year... Fred Couples claimed the Byron Nelson Award as the Champions Tour scoring leader. With a 68.52 scoring average for the year...
  7. ↑ "2012 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.