2016 PGA Tour Champions season
Duration | January 21, 2016 (2016-01-21) – November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13) |
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Number of official events | 26 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Charles Schwab Cup | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
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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.[1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2][1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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Jan 23 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | ![]() | |
Feb 7 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,750,000 | ![]() | |
Feb 14 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 20 | Tucson Conquistadores Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 3 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 17 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 24 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf | Missouri | 2,400,000 | ![]() ![]() | Team event |
May 8 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,100,000 | ![]() | |
May 22 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,300,000 | ![]() | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
May 29 | Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | 2,800,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
Jun 5 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,750,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 12 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | Pennsylvania | 2,800,000 | ![]() | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
Jun 26 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,000,000 | ![]() | New tournament |
Jul 10 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,000,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 24 | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | £1,350,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
Aug 7 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 14 | U.S. Senior Open | Ohio | 3,750,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
Aug 28 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,000,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 4 | Shaw Charity Classic | Canada | 2,350,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 18 | Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 2,000,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 25 | Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship | Canada | 2,500,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 9 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,800,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 16 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 30 | PowerShares QQQ Championship | California | 2,000,000 | ![]() | New tournament Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
Nov 6 | Dominion Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,000,000 | ![]() | New tournament Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
Nov 13 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 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 |
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Dec 11 | PNC Father-Son Challenge | Florida | 1,085,000 | ![]() 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.[3][4]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 3,200 |
2 | ![]() | 2,400 |
3 | ![]() | 2,216 |
4 | ![]() | 2,004 |
5 | ![]() | 1,658 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 3,016,959 |
2 | ![]() | 1,723,318 |
3 | ![]() | 1,635,147 |
4 | ![]() | 1,613,820 |
5 | ![]() | 1,562,802 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | ![]() | [6] |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [7] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | ![]() | [8] |
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.
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "2016 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Casey, Kevin (November 13, 2016). "Bernhard Langer wins third consecutive Charles Schwab Cup as Goydos earns 2nd victory". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Kilbridge, Dan (January 12, 2017). "Bernhard Langer is PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Broadhurst named Rookie of the Year on PGA Tour Champions to cap stellar year". Champions of Golf. January 11, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
External links
- Official website