2015 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 23, 2015 (2015-01-23) – November 8, 2015 (2015-11-08)
Number of official events24[lower-alpha 1]
Most winsUnited States Jeff Maggert (4)
Charles Schwab CupGermany Bernhard Langer
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearUnited States Jerry Smith
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The 2015 Champions Tour was the 36th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] Notes
Jan 25Mitsubishi Electric Championship at HualalaiHawaii1,800,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2)
Feb 8Allianz ChampionshipFlorida1,700,000United States Paul Goydos (2)
Feb 15ACE Group ClassicFlorida1,600,000United States Lee Janzen (1)
Mar 22Tucson Conquistadores ClassicArizona1,700,000United States Marco Dawson (1)New tournament
Mar 29Mississippi Gulf Resort ClassicMississippi1,600,000South Africa David Frost (6)
Apr 19Greater Gwinnett ChampionshipGeorgia1,800,000United States Olin Browne (2)
Apr 26Bass Pro Shops Legends of GolfMissouri2,800,000United States Billy Andrade (1) and
United States Joe Durant (1)		Team event
May 3Insperity InvitationalTexas2,050,000Wales Ian Woosnam (1)
May 17Regions TraditionAlabama2,300,000United States Jeff Maggert (2)Champions Tour major championship
May 24Senior PGA ChampionshipIndiana2,750,000Scotland Colin Montgomerie (3)Senior major championship
Jun 7Principal Charity ClassicIowa1,750,000United States Mark Calcavecchia (3)
Jun 14Constellation Senior Players ChampionshipMassachusetts2,700,000Germany Bernhard Langer (24)Champions Tour major championship
Jun 28U.S. Senior OpenCalifornia3,750,000United States Jeff Maggert (3)Senior major championship
Jul 12Encompass ChampionshipIllinois1,900,000United States Jerry Smith (1)
Jul 26The Senior Open ChampionshipEngland£1,300,000United States Marco Dawson (2)Senior major championship
Aug 23M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000United States Kenny Perry (8)
Aug 9Shaw Charity ClassicCanada2,350,000United States Jeff Maggert (4)
Aug 23Boeing ClassicWashington2,000,000United States Billy Andrade (2)
Aug 30Dick's Sporting Goods OpenNew York1,900,000United States Jeff Maggert (5)
Sep 6Quebec ChampionshipCanada–Canceled[3]
Sep 20Pacific Links China ChampionshipChina–Canceled[4]
Sep 27Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble BeachCalifornia2,000,000Mexico Esteban Toledo (3)
Oct 11SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,100,000United States Tom Lehman (9)
Oct 18San Antonio ChampionshipTexas1,800,000Germany Bernhard Langer (25)
Nov 1Toshiba ClassicCalifornia1,800,000United States Duffy Waldorf (1)
Nov 8Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipArizona2,500,000United States Billy Andrade (3)Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		WinnersNotes
Dec 13PNC Father-Son ChallengeFlorida1,085,000United States Lanny Wadkins and
son Tucker Wadkins		Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[5][6]

PositionPlayerPoints
1Germany Bernhard Langer3,520
2Scotland Colin Montgomerie3,182
3United States Jeff Maggert3,143
4United States Billy Andrade1,951
5United States Joe Durant1,466

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[7]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Germany Bernhard Langer2,340,288
2United States Jeff Maggert2,240,836
3Scotland Colin Montgomerie2,069,619
4United States Billy Andrade1,533,919
5United States Joe Durant1,445,956

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Germany Bernhard Langer[8]
Rookie of the YearUnited States Jerry Smith[9]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)Germany Bernhard Langer[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ A further two tournaments were scheduled but were canceled.
  2. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Champions Tour announces 2015 schedule". PGA Tour. December 17, 2014. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Quebec Championship removed from Champions Tour schedule". USA Today. Associated Press. April 24, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2015 Pacific Links China Championship canceled". PGA Tour. August 25, 2015. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "2015 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Billy Andrade wins Champions Tour event, Bernhard Langer takes season title". USA Today. Associated Press. November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "2015 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ Trehan, Dev (December 12, 2015). "Bernhard Langer wins fifth player title on PGA Champions Tour". Sky Sports. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Jerry Smith named Champions Tour Rookie of Year". Oskaloosa Herald. Oskaloosa, Iowa. December 17, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ "2015 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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