2016 PGA Tour Champions season

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The 2016 PGA Tour Champions season was the 37th season of PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

2016 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 21, 2016 (2016-01-21) – November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)
Number of official events26
Most winsGermany Bernhard Langer (4)
Charles Schwab CupGermany Bernhard Langer
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearEngland Paul Broadhurst
2015
2017

Changes for 2016

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The 2016 season saw the introduction of a playoff system to determine the winner of the Charles Schwab Cup, with the tour being rebranded as PGA Tour Champions. The playoffs, similar to that used by the regular PGA Tour for the FedEx Cup, consisted of three events and ended with the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.[1]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2][1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 23 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000   Duffy Waldorf (2)
Feb 7 Allianz Championship Florida 1,750,000   Esteban Toledo (4)
Feb 14 Chubb Classic Florida 1,600,000   Bernhard Langer (26)
Mar 20 Tucson Conquistadores Classic Arizona 1,700,000   Woody Austin (1)
Apr 3 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Mississippi 1,600,000   Miguel Ángel Jiménez (3)
Apr 17 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Georgia 1,800,000   Woody Austin (2)
Apr 24 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf Missouri 2,400,000   Michael Allen (8) and
  Woody Austin (3)
Team event
May 8 Insperity Invitational Texas 2,100,000   Jesper Parnevik (1)
May 22 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,300,000   Bernhard Langer (27) PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 29 Senior PGA Championship Michigan 2,800,000   Rocco Mediate (3) Senior major championship
Jun 5 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,750,000   Scott McCarron (1)
Jun 12 Constellation Senior Players Championship Pennsylvania 2,800,000   Bernhard Langer (28) PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jun 26 American Family Insurance Championship Wisconsin 2,000,000   Kirk Triplett (5) New tournament
Jul 10 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 2,000,000   Paul Goydos (3)
Jul 24 The Senior Open Championship Scotland £1,350,000   Paul Broadhurst (1) Senior major championship
Aug 7 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000   Joe Durant (2)
Aug 14 U.S. Senior Open Ohio 3,750,000   Gene Sauers (1) Senior major championship
Aug 28 Boeing Classic Washington 2,000,000   Bernhard Langer (29)
Sep 4 Shaw Charity Classic Canada 2,350,000   Carlos Franco (1)
Sep 18 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,000,000   Paul Broadhurst (2)
Sep 25 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship Canada 2,500,000   Colin Montgomerie (4)
Oct 9 Toshiba Classic California 1,800,000   Jay Haas (18)
Oct 16 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000   Doug Garwood (1)
Oct 30 PowerShares QQQ Championship California 2,000,000   Tom Pernice Jr. (5) New tournament
Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 6 Dominion Charity Classic Virginia 2,000,000   Scott McCarron (2) New tournament
Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 13 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona 2,000,000   Paul Goydos (4) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)
Winners Notes
Dec 11 PNC Father-Son Challenge Florida 1,085,000   David Duval and
stepson Nick Karavites
Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

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The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]

Position Player Points
1   Bernhard Langer 3,200
2   Colin Montgomerie 2,400
3   Paul Goydos 2,216
4   Scott McCarron 2,004
5   Joe Durant 1,658

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Bernhard Langer 3,016,959
2   Colin Montgomerie 1,723,318
3   Joe Durant 1,635,147
4   Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1,613,820
5   Scott McCarron 1,562,802

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Bernhard Langer [6]
Rookie of the Year   Paul Broadhurst [7]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)   Bernhard Langer [8]

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Champions events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour Champions members.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Champions Tour announces 2016 schedule and format for inaugural Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs". PGA Tour. November 11, 2015. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "2016 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Casey, Kevin (November 13, 2016). "Bernhard Langer wins third consecutive Charles Schwab Cup as Goydos earns 2nd victory". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "2016 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Kilbridge, Dan (January 12, 2017). "Bernhard Langer is PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "Broadhurst named Rookie of the Year on PGA Tour Champions to cap stellar year". Champions of Golf. January 11, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "2016 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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