2010 Champions Tour

2010 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 22, 2010 (2010-01-22) – November 7, 2010 (2010-11-07)
Number of official events26
Most wins Bernhard Langer (5)
Charles Schwab Cup Bernhard Langer
Money list Bernhard Langer
Player of the Year Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the Year Fred Couples
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The 2010 Champions Tour was the 31st 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 2010 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 24 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000 Tom Watson (13)
Feb 14 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 Fred Couples (1)
Feb 21 Allianz Championship Florida 1,700,000 Bernhard Langer (9)
Mar 7 Toshiba Classic California 1,700,000 Fred Couples (2)
Mar 28 Cap Cana Championship Dominican Republic 1,600,000 Fred Couples (3)
Apr 18 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,700,000 Bernhard Langer (10) Pro-Am
Apr 25 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,700,000 Mark O'Meara (1) and
Nick Price (2)		 Team event
May 2 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Mississippi 1,600,000 David Eger (3) New tournament
May 16 Regions Charity Classic Alabama 1,700,000 Dan Forsman (2)
May 30 Senior PGA Championship Colorado 2,000,000 Tom Lehman (2) Senior major championship
Jun 6 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,725,000 Nick Price (3)
Jun 27 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,700,000 Loren Roberts (12)
Jul 4 Montreal Championship Canada 1,800,000 Larry Mize (1) New tournament
Jul 25 The Senior Open Championship Scotland 2,000,000 Bernhard Langer (11) Senior major championship
Aug 1 U.S. Senior Open Washington 2,600,000 Bernhard Langer (12) Senior major championship
Aug 8 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 David Frost (1)
Aug 22 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,600,000 Fred Funk (6) Champions Tour major championship
Aug 29 Boeing Classic Washington 1,900,000 Bernhard Langer (13)
Sep 5 Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 1,800,000 Ted Schulz (1)
Sep 12 Posco E&C Songdo Championship South Korea 3,000,000 Russ Cochran (1) New tournament
Sep 26 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 Russ Cochran (2)
Oct 3 Ensure Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,750,000 Gary Hallberg (1)
Oct 10 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship Maryland 2,700,000 Mark O'Meara (2) Champions Tour major championship
Oct 24 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas 1,700,000 Fred Couples (4)
Oct 31 AT&T Championship Texas 1,750,000 Rod Spittle (1)
Nov 7 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 John Cook (5) Tour Championship

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
1 Bernhard Langer 3,597
2 Fred Couples 2,771
3 John Cook 2,451
4 Michael Allen 1,846
5 Russ Cochran 1,818

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Bernhard Langer 2,648,939
2 Fred Couples 2,344,894
3 John Cook 1,924,305
4 Russ Cochran 1,754,003
5 Nick Price 1,457,815

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Bernhard Langer [5]
Rookie of the Year Fred Couples [5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Fred Couples [6]
Comeback Player of the Year Ken Green [5]

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. ^ "2010 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "2010 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "You're Some Langer. Bernhard win Charles Schwab Cup". Golf Central Daily. November 8, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "2010 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Langer wins Champions Tour Player of Year". Golfweek. Associated Press. December 6, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023. Fred Couples was voted Champions Tour rookie of the year, while Ken Green was comeback player of the year for returning to competition after losing his left leg in crash that killed his girlfriend and brother.
  6. ^ "2010 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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