2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season
The 2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season is the 41st 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.
The season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with half the scheduled tournaments being cancelled, including four of the five senior majors. As a result the only major played in 2020 was the Senior Players Championship, which was won by Jerry Kelly, who finished two strokes ahead Scott Parel to claim his first senior major title. The season was expanded to include all 2021 tournaments with the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs events in 2020 returning to regular event status.[1]
Tournament results[]
The following table shows the official schedule of events for the 2020–21 season.[2][3]
| Date[a] | Tournament[b] | Location | Purse ($) | Winner[c] | Score | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9) |
202 (−14) | 305,000 |
| Feb 1 | Morocco | 2,000,000 |  Brett Quigley (1) |
201 (−15) | 255,000 | |
| Feb 16 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Scott Parel (3) |
196 (−17) | 240,000 |
| Mar 1 | Cologuard Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 |  Bernhard Langer (41) |
201 (−18) | 255,000 |
| Mar 8 | Hoag Classic | California | 1,800,000 |  Ernie Els (1) |
197 (−16) | 270,000 |
| Rapiscan Systems Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | Canceled[4][5] | 240,000 | ||
| Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | Canceled[4] | 270,000 | ||
| Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,200,000 | Canceled[4] | 330,000 | ||
| KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | 3,250,000 | Canceled[6] | 585,000 | ||
| American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,400,000 | Canceled[5] | 300,000 | ||
| MasterCard Japan Championship | Japan | 2,500,000 | Canceled[4] | 400,000 | ||
| U.S. Senior Open | Rhode Island | 4,000,000 | Canceled[7] | 720,000 | ||
| The Senior Open Championship | England | 2,000,000 | Canceled[8] | 314,330 | ||
| Aug 2 | The Ally Challenge | Michigan | 2,000,000 | Jim Furyk (1)[d] |
202 (−14) | 300,000 |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,050,000 | Canceled[5] | 307,500 | ||
| Aug 16[e] | Bridgestone Senior Players Championship | Ohio | 2,800,000 | Jerry Kelly (7) |
277 (−3) | 420,000 |
| Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,100,000 | Canceled[11] | 315,000 | ||
| Aug 21 | Missouri | 3,000,000 | Shane Bertsch (1) |
200 (−13) | 450,000 | |
| Aug 26 | Missouri | 3,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (1)[d] |
191 (−22) | 450,000 | |
| Shaw Charity Classic | Alberta, Canada | 2,350,000 | Canceled[12] | 352,500 | ||
| Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,850,000 | Canceled[13] | 277,500 | ||
| Sep 13 | Sanford International | South Dakota | 1,800,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (10) |
196 (−14) | 270,000 |
| Sep 20 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,200,000 | Jim Furyk (2) |
204 (−12) | 315,000 |
| Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,400,000 | Canceled[14] | 360,000 | ||
| Missouri | 2,000,000 | Canceled[15] | 300,000 | |||
| Oct 11 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Ernie Els (2) |
204 (−12) | 315,000 |
| Oct 18 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (2) |
199 (−17) | 305,000 |
| Nov 1 | TimberTech Championship | Florida | 2,000,000 |  Darren Clarke (1) |
199 (−17) | 255,000 |
| Nov 8 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | Kevin Sutherland (4) |
198 (−15) | 440,000 |
| Dec 20 | PNC Championship[h] | Florida | 1,085,000 | Justin Thomas and Mike Thomas | 119 (−25) | |
| Jan 23 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | Darren Clarke (2) |
195 (−21) | 310,000 |
| Feb 28 | Cologuard Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 | Kevin Sutherland (5) |
204 (−15) | 255,000 |
| Hoag Classic | California | 1,800,000 | Postponed[16] | |||
| Apr 18 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Steve Stricker (6) |
200 (−16) | 240,000 |
| May 2 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,250,000 |  Mike Weir (1) |
134 (−10) | 337,500 |
| May 9 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,750,000 | Alex Čejka (1) |
270 (−18) | 375,000 |
| May 16 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | Dicky Pride (1) |
205 (−11) | 270,000 |
| May 30 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Oklahoma | 3,500,000 | Alex Čejka (2) |
272 (−8) | 585,000 |
| Jun 6 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,850,000 | Stephen Ames (2) |
204 (−12) | 277,500 |
| Jun 13 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,400,000 | Jerry Kelly (8) |
202 (−14) | 300,000 |
| Jun 27 | Bridgestone Senior Players Championship | Ohio | 3,000,000 | Steve Stricker (7) |
273 (−7) | 420,000 |
| Jul 4 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,050,000 | Cameron Beckman (1) |
204 (−12) | 307,500 |
| Jul 11 | U.S. Senior Open | Nebraska | 4,000,000 | Jim Furyk (3) |
273 (−7) | 720,000 |
| Jul 25 | The Senior Open Championship | England | 2,500,000 |  Stephen Dodd (1) |
267 (−13) | 392,800 |
| Aug 15 | Shaw Charity Classic | Alberta, Canada | 2,350,000 | (2) |
192 (−18) | 352,500 |
| Aug 22 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,100,000 |  Rod Pampling (1) |
204 (−12) | 315,000 |
| Aug 29 | The Ally Challenge | Michigan | 2,000,000 | Joe Durant (4) |
199 (−17) | 300,000 |
| Sep 12 | Missouri | 2,000,000 | David Toms (2) |
203 (−10) | 300,000 | |
| Sep 19 | Sanford International | South Dakota | 1,800,000 | Darren Clarke (3) |
198 (−12) | 270,000 |
| Sep 26 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,200,000 |  K. J. Choi (1) |
203 (−13) | 330,000 |
| Oct 10 | Florida | 2,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (3) |
201 (−15) | 300,000 | |
| Oct 17 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Lee Janzen (2) |
204 (−12) | 315,000 |
| Oct 24 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,000,000 | Bernhard Langer (42) |
202 (−14) | 300,000 |
| Nov 7 | TimberTech Championship | Florida | 2,000,000 |  Steven Alker (1) |
199 (−17) | 300,000 |
| Nov 14 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | Phil Mickelson (4) |
265 (−19) | 375,000 |
| Dec 19 | PNC Championship[h] | Florida | 1,085,000 | 200,000 |
- ^ The date given is the end (or scheduled end) date of the tournament.
- ^ Senior majors are shown in bold.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b First tournament played on PGA Tour Champions.[9][10]
- ^ Rescheduled from Jul 9–12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- ^ Rescheduled from May 29–31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- ^ Rescheduled from May 7–10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
- ^ a b Unofficial event.
See also[]
- PGA Tour Champions awards
- PGA Tour Champions records
- 2020 European Senior Tour
- 2021 European Senior Tour
References[]
- ^ "PGA Tour Champions announces combined 2020-21 season". PGA Tour. May 14, 2020.
- ^ "PGA Tour Champions 2020 schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "PGA Tour Champions announces 2021 tournament schedule". PGA Tour. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations". PGA Tour. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "PGA Tour Champions announces modifications to 2020 schedule". PGA Tour. April 29, 2020.
- ^ "Senior PGA Championship, scheduled for May, canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. April 2, 2020.
- ^ Barrett, Scott (April 6, 2020). "U.S. Senior Open at Newport County Club canceled". The Newport Daily News. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ Dempster, Martin (July 2, 2020). "Senior Open cancelled for first time in its history". The Scotsman. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ Heath, Elliot (August 3, 2020). "Jim Furyk Wins On PGA Tour Champions Debut". Golf Monthly. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ Schupak, Adam (August 26, 2020). "Phil Mickelson goes wire-to-wire to win his PGA Tour Champions debut". Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "PGA Champions Tour event in Washington canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. June 12, 2020.
- ^ Gilbertson, Wes (June 11, 2020). "COVID-19 crisis forces cancellation of 2020 Shaw Charity Classic". Calgary Sun.
- ^ "Principal Charity Classic cancels 2020 golf tournament due to COVID concerns". Business Record. July 16, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Patchen, Tyler (August 14, 2020). "Principal Charity Classic cancels 2020 golf tournament due to COVID concerns". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Rubbelke, Nathan (August 7, 2020). "The 2020 Regions Tradition canceled due to Covid-19". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Hoag Classic 2021 Golf Tournament Postponed Due To Coronavirus". patch.com. January 8, 2021.
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