2016 PGA Tour Champions season

2016 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 21, 2016 (2016-01-21) – November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)
Number of official events26
Most winsGermany Bernhard Langer (4)
Charles Schwab CupGermany Bernhard Langer
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearEngland Paul Broadhurst
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The 2016 PGA Tour Champions season was the 37th 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.

Changes for 2016

The 2016 season saw the introduction of a playoff system to determine the winner of the Charles Schwab Cup, with the tour being rebranded as PGA Tour Champions. The playoffs, similar to that used by the regular PGA Tour for the FedEx Cup, consisted of three events and ended with the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner Notes
Jan 23Mitsubishi Electric Championship at HualalaiHawaii1,800,000United States Duffy Waldorf (2)
Feb 7Allianz ChampionshipFlorida1,750,000Mexico Esteban Toledo (4)
Feb 14Chubb ClassicFlorida1,600,000Germany Bernhard Langer (26)
Mar 20Tucson Conquistadores ClassicArizona1,700,000United States Woody Austin (1)
Apr 3Mississippi Gulf Resort ClassicMississippi1,600,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (3)
Apr 17Mitsubishi Electric ClassicGeorgia1,800,000United States Woody Austin (2)
Apr 24Bass Pro Shops Legends of GolfMissouri2,400,000United States Michael Allen (8) and
United States Woody Austin (3)		Team event
May 8Insperity InvitationalTexas2,100,000Sweden Jesper Parnevik (1)
May 22Regions TraditionAlabama2,300,000Germany Bernhard Langer (27)PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 29Senior PGA ChampionshipMichigan2,800,000United States Rocco Mediate (3)Senior major championship
Jun 5Principal Charity ClassicIowa1,750,000United States Scott McCarron (1)
Jun 12Constellation Senior Players ChampionshipPennsylvania2,800,000Germany Bernhard Langer (28)PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jun 26American Family Insurance ChampionshipWisconsin2,000,000United States Kirk Triplett (5)New tournament
Jul 10Dick's Sporting Goods OpenNew York2,000,000United States Paul Goydos (3)
Jul 24The Senior Open ChampionshipScotland£1,350,000England Paul Broadhurst (1)Senior major championship
Aug 73M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000United States Joe Durant (2)
Aug 14U.S. Senior OpenOhio3,750,000United States Gene Sauers (1)Senior major championship
Aug 28Boeing ClassicWashington2,000,000Germany Bernhard Langer (29)
Sep 4Shaw Charity ClassicCanada2,350,000Paraguay Carlos Franco (1)
Sep 18Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble BeachCalifornia2,000,000England Paul Broadhurst (2)
Sep 25Pacific Links Bear Mountain ChampionshipCanada2,500,000Scotland Colin Montgomerie (4)
Oct 9Toshiba ClassicCalifornia1,800,000United States Jay Haas (18)
Oct 16SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,100,000United States Doug Garwood (1)
Oct 30PowerShares QQQ ChampionshipCalifornia2,000,000United States Tom Pernice Jr. (5)New tournament
Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 6Dominion Charity ClassicVirginia2,000,000United States Scott McCarron (2)New tournament
Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 13Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipArizona2,000,000United States Paul Goydos (4)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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		WinnersNotes
Dec 11PNC Father-Son ChallengeFlorida1,085,000United States David Duval and
stepson Nick Karavites		Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

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

PositionPlayerPoints
1Germany Bernhard Langer3,200
2Scotland Colin Montgomerie2,400
3United States Paul Goydos2,216
4United States Scott McCarron2,004
5United States Joe Durant1,658

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Germany Bernhard Langer3,016,959
2Scotland Colin Montgomerie1,723,318
3United States Joe Durant1,635,147
4Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez1,613,820
5United States Scott McCarron1,562,802

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Germany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearEngland Paul Broadhurst
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)Germany Bernhard Langer

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. 1 2 "Champions Tour announces 2016 schedule and format for inaugural Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs". PGA Tour. November 11, 2015. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2016 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ Casey, Kevin (November 13, 2016). "Bernhard Langer wins third consecutive Charles Schwab Cup as Goydos earns 2nd victory". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2016 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ Kilbridge, Dan (January 12, 2017). "Bernhard Langer is PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Broadhurst named Rookie of the Year on PGA Tour Champions to cap stellar year". Champions of Golf. January 11, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2016 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.