2024 PGA Tour Champions season
| Duration | January 18, 2024 – November 10, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 28 |
| Most wins | Stephen Ames (3) Ernie Els (3) Pádraig Harrington (3) |
| Charles Schwab Cup | Steven Alker |
| Money list | Steven Alker |
| Player of the Year | Steven Alker |
| Rookie of the Year | Ricardo González |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 PGA Tour Champions season was the 44th 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 2024 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 2,000,000 | Steven Alker (8) | |
| Feb 18 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,800,000 | Stephen Ames (7) | |
| Feb 24 | Trophy Hassan II | Morocco | 2,000,000 | Ricardo González (1) | |
| Mar 10 | Cologuard Classic | Arizona | 2,200,000 | Joe Durant (5) | |
| Mar 24 | Hoag Classic Newport Beach | California | 2,000,000 | Pádraig Harrington (7) | |
| Mar 31 | Galleri Classic | California | 2,200,000 | Retief Goosen (3) | |
| Apr 21 | Invited Celebrity Classic | Texas | 2,200,000 | Paul Broadhurst (6) | |
| Apr 28 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 2,000,000 | Stephen Ames (8) | |
| May 5 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,700,000 | Scott Dunlap (2) | |
| May 12 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,600,000 | Doug Barron (3) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| May 26 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | 3,500,000 | Richard Bland (1) | Senior major championship |
| Jun 2 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 2,000,000 | Ernie Els (4) | |
| Jun 9 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,400,000 | Ernie Els (5) | |
| Jun 23 | Dick's Open | New York | 2,100,000 | Pádraig Harrington (8) | |
| Jul 1 | U.S. Senior Open | Rhode Island | 4,000,000 | Richard Bland (2) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 14 | Kaulig Companies Championship | Ohio | 3,500,000 | Ernie Els (6) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| Jul 28 | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | 2,850,000 | K. J. Choi (2) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 11 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,200,000 | Stephen Ames (9) | |
| Aug 18 | Rogers Charity Classic | Canada | 2,400,000 | Ken Tanigawa (3) | |
| Aug 25 | The Ally Challenge | Michigan | 2,200,000 | Stewart Cink (1) | |
| Sep 8 | Ascension Charity Classic | Missouri | 2,000,000 | Yang Yong-eun (1) | |
| Sep 15 | Sanford International | South Dakota | 2,000,000 | Steve Stricker (18) | |
| Sep 22 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,300,000 | Paul Broadhurst (7) | |
| Oct 6 | Constellation Furyk and Friends | Florida | 2,100,000 | Rocco Mediate (5) | |
| Oct 13 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Jerry Kelly (12) | |
| Oct 20 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,300,000 | Timothy O'Neal (1) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Oct 27 | Simmons Bank Championship | Arkansas | 2,300,000 | Pádraig Harrington (9) | New Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Nov 10 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 3,000,000 | Bernhard Langer (47) | 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 ($) |
Winners | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Champions Cup | Florida | – | Canceled[b] | Team event | |
| Dec 22 | PNC Championship | Florida | 1,085,000 | Bernhard Langer and son Jason Langer |
Team event |
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[4][5]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Alker | 2,781,203 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 2,496,234 |
| 3 | Richard Green | 2,488,239 |
| 4 | Pádraig Harrington | 2,214,543 |
| 5 | Stephen Ames | 2,195,405 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[6]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Alker | 2,447,588 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 2,356,976 |
| 3 | Richard Green | 2,168,079 |
| 4 | Stephen Ames | 2,113,895 |
| 5 | Yang Yong-eun | 1,767,957 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Steven Alker | [7] |
| Rookie of the Year (Hale Irwin Award) | Ricardo González | [8] |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Steven Alker | [9] |
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.
- ^ Canceled due to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.[3]
References
- ^ "2024 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "PGA Tour Champions announces 2024 schedule". PGA Tour. October 18, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Fernandes, Doug (October 21, 2024). "Weather prompts cancelation of World Champions Cup, slated for December at The Concession". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Todd (November 10, 2024). "Steven Alker wins 2024 Charles Schwab Cup, the PGA Tour Champions season-long points race". Golfweek. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Money list". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "Charles Schwab Cup Champion Steven Alker named 2024 PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year for second time in three years". PGA Tour. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ Kukreti, Shobhit (January 17, 2025). "55-year-old Ricardo Gonzalez named Rookie of the Year by PGA Tour Champions". Sportskeeda. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Scoring Average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 11, 2024.