2011 Champions Tour
The 2011 Champions Tour was the 32nd season for the golf tour now known as PGA Tour Champions since it officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour. The season consisted of 24 official money events with purses totalling $48,075,000, including five majors. Tom Lehman topped the end-of-season money list, winning $2,081,526. Lehman and John Cook won the most tournaments, three each. Mark Calcavecchia led the tour in scoring average. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results[]
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2011 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. No golfer won on his Champions Tour debut this season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 |  John Cook (6) |
194 (−22) | 305,000 |
| Feb 13 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,800,000 | Tom Lehman (3) |
203 (−13) | 270,000 |
| Feb 20 | The ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 |  Bernhard Langer (14) |
196 (−20) | 240,000 |
| Mar 13 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,700,000 |  Nick Price (4) |
196 (−17) | 255,000 |
| Apr 3 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | Tom Lehman (4) |
200 (−16) | 240,000 |
| Apr 17 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | Florida | 1,700,000 | John Cook (7) |
204 (−9) | 255,000 |
| Apr 24 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 2,700,000 | David Eger (4) &/ Mark McNulty (8) |
189 (−27) | 230,000 (each) |
| May 8 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,200,000 | Tom Lehman (5) |
275 (−13) | 330,000 |
| May 29 | Senior PGA Championship | Kentucky | 2,000,000 | Tom Watson (14) |
278 (−10) | 360,000 |
| Jun 5 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,725,000 | Bob Gilder (10) |
199 (−14) | 258,750 |
| Jun 12 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,750,000 | Mark Wiebe (3) |
197 (−7) | 262,500 |
| Jun 26 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,750,000 | John Huston (1) |
200 (−16) | 262,500 |
| Jul 3 | Montreal Championship | Canada | 1,800,000 | John Cook (8) |
195 (−21) | 270,000 |
| Jul 10 | Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 1,600,000 | Jeff Sluman (4) |
206 (−10) | 240,000 |
| Jul 24 | Senior British Open | England | 2,000,000 | Russ Cochran (3) |
276 (−12) | 315,600 |
| Jul 31 | U.S. Senior Open | Ohio | 2,600,000 | Olin Browne (1) |
269 (−15) | 500,000 |
| Aug 7 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Jay Haas (15) |
201 (−15) | 262,500 |
| Aug 21 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | New York | 2,700,000 | Fred Couples (5) |
273 (−11) | 405,000 |
| Aug 28 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,000,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (1) |
202 (−14) | 300,000 |
| Sep 18 | Songdo IBD Championship | South Korea | 3,000,000 | Jay Don Blake (1) |
203 (−13) | 456,000 |
| Oct 2 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Kenny Perry (1) |
205 (−11) | 315,000 |
| Oct 9 | Insperity Championship | Texas | 1,700,000 | Brad Faxon (1) |
134 (−10) | 255,000 |
| Oct 16 | AT&T Championship | Texas | 1,800,000 | Fred Couples (6) |
193 (−23) | 270,000 |
| Nov 6 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | Jay Don Blake (2) |
276 (−8) | 440,000 |
Leaders[]
Scoring Average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Calcavecchia | United States |
69.04 |
| 2 | Tom Lehman | United States |
69.22 |
| 3 | Russ Cochran | United States |
69.22 |
| 4 | Michael Allen | United States |
69.47 |
| 5 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
69.56 |
Source:[1]
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lehman | United States |
2,081,526 | 21 | 3 |
| 2 | Mark Calcavecchia | United States |
1,867,991 | 22 | 1 |
| 3 | John Cook | United States |
1,747,075 | 23 | 3 |
| 4 | Jay Don Blake | United States |
1,531,877 | 20 | 2 |
| 5 | Russ Cochran | United States |
1,503,090 | 18 | 1 |
Source:[2]
Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | United States |
26,195,615 | 45 |
| 2 | Gil Morgan | United States |
20,010,748 | 25 |
| 3 | Tom Kite | United States |
14,883,500 | 10 |
| 4 | Dana Quigley | United States |
14,782,223 | 11 |
| 5 | Bruce Fleisher | United States |
14,721,417 | 18 |
Source:[3]
Awards[]
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Tom Lehman | United States
|
| Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Tom Lehman | United States
|
| Charles Schwab Cup | Tom Lehman | United States
|
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Mark Calcavecchia | United States
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| Rookie of the Year | Kenny Perry | United States
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| Comeback Player of the Year | Chip Beck | United States
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See also[]
- Champions Tour awards
- Champions Tour records
References[]
- ^ "Scoring Average – 2011 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 2011 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders – 2011 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
External links[]
- PGA Tour Champions seasons
- 2011 in golf