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2018 PGA Tour Champions season

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2018 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 18, 2019 (2019-01-18) – November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)
Number of official events27
Most winsEngland Paul Broadhurst (3)
Fiji Vijay Singh (3)
United States Steve Stricker (3)
Charles Schwab CupGermany Bernhard Langer
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearWest Germany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearUnited States Ken Tanigawa
2017
2019

The 2018 PGA Tour Champions season was the 39th 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

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The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 20 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000 United States Jerry Kelly (3)
Feb 11 Boca Raton Championship Florida 1,600,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia (4)
Feb 18 Chubb Classic Florida 1,600,000 United States Joe Durant (3)
Mar 4 Cologuard Classic Arizona 1,700,000 United States Steve Stricker (1)
Mar 11 Toshiba Classic California 1,800,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (2)
Mar 25 Rapiscan Systems Classic Mississippi 1,600,000 United States Steve Stricker (2)
Apr 15 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Georgia 1,800,000 United States Steve Flesch (1)
Apr 22 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf Missouri 1,800,000 England Paul Broadhurst (3) and
United States Kirk Triplett (6)
Team event
May 6 Insperity Invitational Texas 2,200,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (37)
May 20 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,400,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (5) PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 27 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Michigan 3,000,000 England Paul Broadhurst (4) Senior major championship
Jun 10 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,750,000 United States Tom Lehman (11)
Jun 24 American Family Insurance Championship Wisconsin 2,000,000 United States Scott McCarron (7)
Jul 1 U.S. Senior Open Colorado 4,000,000 United States David Toms (1) Senior major championship
Jul 15 Constellation Senior Players Championship Illinois 2,800,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (3) PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 29 The Senior Open Championship Scotland 2,000,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (6) Senior major championship
Aug 5 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 United States Kenny Perry (10)
Aug 19 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 2,050,000 United States Bart Bryant (2)
Aug 26 Boeing Classic Washington 2,100,000 United States Scott Parel (1)
Sep 2 Shaw Charity Classic Canada 2,350,000 United States Scott McCarron (8)
Sep 16 The Ally Challenge Michigan 2,000,000 England Paul Broadhurst (5) New tournament
Sep 23 Sanford International South Dakota 1,800,000 United States Steve Stricker (3) New tournament
Sep 30 PURE Insurance Championship California 2,100,000 United States Ken Tanigawa (1)
Oct 14 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (38)
Oct 21 Dominion Energy Charity Classic Virginia 2,000,000 United States Woody Austin (4) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Oct 28 Invesco QQQ Championship California 2,000,000 United States Scott Parel (2) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 11 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona 2,500,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (4) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)
Winner(s) Notes
Jan 14 Diamond Resorts Invitational Florida 760,000 United States Scott Parel
Dec 16 PNC Father-Son Challenge Florida 1,085,000 United States Davis Love III and
son Dru Love
Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

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The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

Position Player Points
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,525,404
2 United States Scott McCarron 2,256,618
3 United States Scott Parel 2,254,856
4 Fiji Vijay Singh 2,237,619
5 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2,038,918

Money list

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,222,154
2 United States Scott McCarron 2,008,618
3 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1,939,093
4 United States Jerry Kelly 1,922,495
5 United States Scott Parel 1,854,190

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Germany Bernhard Langer [5]
Rookie of the Year United States Ken Tanigawa [5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Germany Bernhard Langer [6]

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "2018 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Kilbridge, Dan (November 11, 2018). "Closing 61 lifts Vijay Singh; Bernhard Langer claims Charles Schwab Cup crown". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "2018 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "PGA Tour Champions: Langer named Player of the Year; Tanigawa earns Rookie of the Year honors". West Hawaii Today. January 16, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "2018 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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