2018 PGA Tour Champions season
The 2018 PGA Tour Champions season is the 39th in which PGA Tour Champions, a golf tour for men age 50 and over, has operated. The tour officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour.
Tournament results[]
The following table shows the official money events for the 2018 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they will have on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14 | Diamond Resorts Invitational^ | Florida | 760,000 |  Scott Parel (n/a) |
93 pts | 125,000 |
| Jan 20 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | Jerry Kelly (3) |
198 (−18) | 305,000 |
| Feb 11 | Boca Raton Championship | Florida | 1,600,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (4) |
200 (−16) | 240,000 |
| Feb 18 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Joe Durant (3) |
197 (−19) | 240,000 |
| Mar 4 | Cologuard Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 | Steve Stricker (1) |
205 (−14) | 255,000 |
| Mar 11 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,800,000 |  Vijay Singh (2) |
202 (−11) | 270,000 |
| Mar 25 | Rapiscan Systems Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | Steve Stricker (2) |
205 (−11) | 240,000 |
| Apr 15 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | Steve Flesch (1) |
205 (−11) | 270,000 |
| Apr 22 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf | Missouri | 1,800,000 |  Paul Broadhurst (3) & Kirk Triplett (6) |
194 (−24) | 171,000 each |
| May 6 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,200,000 |  Bernhard Langer (37) |
205 (−11) | 330,000 |
| May 20 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,400,000 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez (5) |
269 (−19) | 360,000 |
| May 27 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | 3,000,000 | Paul Broadhurst (4) |
265 (−19) | 585,000 |
| Jun 10 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,750,000 | Tom Lehman (11) |
131 (−13) | 262,500 |
| Jun 24 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,000,000 | Scott McCarron (7) |
201 (−15) | 300,000 |
| Jul 1 | U.S. Senior Open | Colorado | 4,000,000 | David Toms (1) |
277 (−3) | 720,000 |
| Jul 15 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | Illinois | 2,800,000 | Vijay Singh (3) |
268 (−20) | 420,000 |
| Jul 29 | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | 2,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (6) |
276 (−12) | 314,330 |
| Aug 5 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Kenny Perry (10) |
195 (−21) | 262,500 |
| Aug 19 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,050,000 | Bart Bryant (2) |
200 (−16) | 307,500 |
| Aug 26 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,100,000 | Scott Parel (1) |
198 (−18) | 315,000 |
| Sep 2 | Shaw Charity Classic | Alberta, Canada | 2,350,000 | Scott McCarron (8) |
195 (−15) | 352,500 |
| Sep 16 | The Ally Challenge | Michigan | 2,000,000 | Paul Broadhurst (5) |
201 (−15) | 300,000 |
| Sep 23 | Sanford International | South Dakota | 1,800,000 | Steve Stricker (3) |
197 (−13) | 270,000 |
| Sep 30 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,100,000 | Ken Tanigawa (1) |
205 (−10) | 315,000 |
| Oct 14 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Bernhard Langer (38) |
194 (−22) | 315,000 |
| Oct 21 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,000,000 | Woody Austin (4) |
205 (−11) | 305,000 |
| Oct 28 | Invesco QQQ Championship | California | 2,000,000 | Scott Parel (2) |
205 (−11) | 305,000 |
| Nov 11 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | Vijay Singh (4) |
262 (−22) | 440,000 |
| Dec 16 | PNC Father Son Challenge^ | Florida | 1,085,000 | Davis Love III and Dru Love |
^ – unofficial event
Leaders[]
Scoring average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | Germany |
69.01 |
| 2 | Jerry Kelly | United States |
69.12 |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
69.18 |
| 4 | Scott McCarron | United States |
69.38 |
| 5 | Scott Parel | United States |
69.40 |
Source:[2]
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | Germany |
2,222,154 | 24 | 2 |
| 2 | Scott McCarron | United States |
2,008,618 | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
1,939,093 | 21 | 2 |
| 4 | Jerry Kelly | United States |
1,922,495 | 24 | 1 |
| 5 | Scott Parel | United States |
1,854,190 | 26 | 2 |
Source:[3]
Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | United States |
27,111,054 | 45 |
| 2 | Bernhard Langer | Germany |
26,821,504 | 38 |
| 3 | Gil Morgan | United States |
20,625,990 | 25 |
| 4 | Jay Haas | United States |
18,428,078 | 18 |
| 5 | Tom Kite | United States |
16,251,193 | 10 |
Source:[4]
Awards[]
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Bernhard Langer | Germany
|
| Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Bernhard Langer | Germany
|
| Charles Schwab Cup | Bernhard Langer | Germany
|
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Bernhard Langer | Germany
|
| Rookie of the Year | Ken Tanigawa | United States
|
See also[]
- Champions Tour awards
- Champions Tour records
- 2018 European Senior Tour
References[]
- ^ "2018 schedule". Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "Scoring Average – 2018 PGA Tour Champions". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 2018 PGA Tour Champions". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders – 2018 PGA Tour Champions". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- PGA Tour Champions seasons
- 2018 in golf