2015 Champions Tour
The 2015 Champions Tour was the 36th season for the golf tour now known as PGA Tour Champions since it officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour. The season was to have had 26 official money events, including five majors, but the PGA Tour removed two September events during the season, reducing it to 24 events. Jeff Maggert won the most tournaments, four, including two majors, while Bernhard Langer led the money list, scoring average list and the Charles Schwab Cup.
It also proved to be the final year for the tour under the "Champions Tour" name; the PGA Tour rebranded the circuit as "PGA Tour Champions" after this season.
Tournament results[]
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2015 season.[1][2] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they have on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.
On April 24, the Quebec Championship, scheduled for September 4–6, was removed for logistical reasons.[3] On August 25, the PGA Tour removed the Pacific Links China Championship, scheduled for September 18–20 at the 27 Club after the Port of Tianjin container explosions taking place less than a month from the tournament's date.[4]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | Winner's share ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 25 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | ![]() |
199 (−17) | 309,000 |
Feb 8 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,700,000 | ![]() |
204 (−12) | 255,000 |
Feb 15 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | ![]() |
200 (−16) | 240,000 |
Mar 22 | Tucson Conquistadores Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 | ![]() |
203 (−13) | 255,000 |
Mar 29 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | ![]() |
206 (−10) | 240,000 |
Apr 19 | Greater Gwinnett Championship | Georgia | 1,800,000 | ![]() |
132 (−12) | 270,000 |
Apr 26 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf | Missouri | 2,800,000 | ![]() ![]() |
159 (−19) | 240,000 each |
May 3 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,050,000 | ![]() |
205 (−11) | 307,500 |
May 17 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,300,000 | ![]() |
274 (−14) | 345,000 |
May 24 | Senior PGA Championship | Indiana | 2,750,000 | ![]() |
280 (−8) | 495,000 |
Jun 7 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,750,000 | ![]() |
204 (−12) | 262,500 |
Jun 14 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | Massachusetts | 2,700,000 | ![]() |
265 (−19) | 405,000 |
Jun 28 | U.S. Senior Open | California | 3,750,000 | ![]() |
270 (−10) | 675,000 |
Jul 12 | Encompass Championship | Illinois | 1,900,000 | ![]() |
200 (−16) | 285,000 |
Jul 26 | Senior Open Championship | England | 2,100,000 | ![]() |
264 (−16) | 319,090 |
Aug 2 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | ![]() |
198 (−18) | 262,500 |
Aug 9 | Shaw Charity Classic | Alberta, Canada | 2,350,000 | ![]() |
194 (−16) | 352,500 |
Aug 23 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
207 (−9) | 300,000 |
Aug 30 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,900,000 | ![]() |
202 (−14) | 285,000 |
Sep 6 | Quebec Championship | Quebec, Canada | 1,600,000 | Canceled[3] | 240,000 | |
Sep 20 | Pacific Links China Championship | China | 2,500,000 | Canceled[4] | 375,000 | |
Sep 27 | Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 2,000,000 | ![]() |
206 (−9) | 300,000 |
Oct 11 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | ![]() |
204 (−12) | 315,000 |
Oct 18 | San Antonio Championship | Texas | 1,800,000 | ![]() |
204 (−12) | 270,000 |
Nov 1 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,800,000 | ![]() |
193 (−20) | 270,000 |
Nov 8 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | ![]() |
266 (−14) | 440,000 |
Leaders[]
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bernhard Langer | ![]() |
68.69 |
2 | Colin Montgomerie | ![]() |
69.20 |
3 | Kenny Perry | ![]() |
69.37 |
4 | Jeff Maggert | ![]() |
69.55 |
5 | Kevin Sutherland | ![]() |
69.65 |
Source:[5]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bernhard Langer | ![]() |
2,340,288 | 19 | 2 |
2 | Jeff Maggert | ![]() |
2,240,836 | 21 | 4 |
3 | Colin Montgomerie | ![]() |
2,069,619 | 19 | 1 |
4 | Billy Andrade | ![]() |
1,533,919 | 22 | 3 |
5 | Joe Durant | ![]() |
1,445,956 | 20 | 1 |
Source:[6]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hale Irwin | ![]() |
26,960,948 | 45 |
2 | Gil Morgan | ![]() |
20,566,190 | 25 |
3 | Bernhard Langer | ![]() |
17,905,033 | 25 |
4 | Jay Haas | ![]() |
16,334,660 | 17 |
5 | Tom Kite | ![]() |
16,082,979 | 10 |
Source:[7]
Awards[]
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Bernhard Langer | ![]() |
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Bernhard Langer | ![]() |
Charles Schwab Cup | Bernhard Langer | ![]() |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Bernhard Langer | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | Jerry Smith | ![]() |
See also[]
- Champions Tour awards
- Champions Tour records
References[]
- ^ "2015 schedule". December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Champions Tour announces 2015 schedule". PGA Tour. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ a b "Quebec Championship removed from Champions Tour schedule". USA Today. Associated Press. April 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "2015 Pacific Links China Championship canceled". PGA Tour. August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Scoring Average – 2015 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 2015 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders – 2015 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
External links[]
- PGA Tour Champions seasons
- 2015 in golf