2010 Champions Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | January 22, 2010 (2010-01-22) – November 7, 2010 (2010-11-07) |
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Number of official events | 26 |
Most wins | Bernhard Langer (5) |
Charles Schwab Cup | Bernhard Langer |
Money list | Bernhard Langer |
Player of the Year | Bernhard Langer |
Rookie of the Year | Fred Couples |
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The 2010 Champions Tour was the 31st 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 2010 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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Jan 24 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | Tom Watson (13) | |
Feb 14 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Fred Couples (1) | |
Feb 21 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,700,000 | Bernhard Langer (9) | |
Mar 7 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,700,000 | Fred Couples (2) | |
Mar 28 | Cap Cana Championship | Dominican Republic | 1,600,000 | Fred Couples (3) | |
Apr 18 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | Florida | 1,700,000 | Bernhard Langer (10) | Pro-Am |
Apr 25 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 2,700,000 | Mark O'Meara (1) and Nick Price (2) | Team event |
May 2 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | David Eger (3) | New tournament |
May 16 | Regions Charity Classic | Alabama | 1,700,000 | Dan Forsman (2) | |
May 30 | Senior PGA Championship | Colorado | 2,000,000 | Tom Lehman (2) | Senior major championship |
Jun 6 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,725,000 | Nick Price (3) | |
Jun 27 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,700,000 | Loren Roberts (12) | |
Jul 4 | Montreal Championship | Canada | 1,800,000 | Larry Mize (1) | New tournament |
Jul 25 | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | 2,000,000 | Bernhard Langer (11) | Senior major championship |
Aug 1 | U.S. Senior Open | Washington | 2,600,000 | Bernhard Langer (12) | Senior major championship |
Aug 8 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | David Frost (1) | |
Aug 22 | JELD-WEN Tradition | Oregon | 2,600,000 | Fred Funk (6) | Champions Tour major championship |
Aug 29 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 1,900,000 | Bernhard Langer (13) | |
Sep 5 | Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 1,800,000 | Ted Schulz (1) | |
Sep 12 | Posco E&C Songdo Championship | South Korea | 3,000,000 | Russ Cochran (1) | New tournament |
Sep 26 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Russ Cochran (2) | |
Oct 3 | Ensure Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,750,000 | Gary Hallberg (1) | |
Oct 10 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | Maryland | 2,700,000 | Mark O'Meara (2) | Champions Tour major championship |
Oct 24 | Administaff Small Business Classic | Texas | 1,700,000 | Fred Couples (4) | |
Oct 31 | AT&T Championship | Texas | 1,750,000 | Rod Spittle (1) | |
Nov 7 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | John Cook (5) | Tour Championship |
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | Bernhard Langer | 3,597 |
2 | Fred Couples | 2,771 |
3 | John Cook | 2,451 |
4 | Michael Allen | 1,846 |
5 | Russ Cochran | 1,818 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Bernhard Langer | 2,648,939 |
2 | Fred Couples | 2,344,894 |
3 | John Cook | 1,924,305 |
4 | Russ Cochran | 1,754,003 |
5 | Nick Price | 1,457,815 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Bernhard Langer | [5] |
Rookie of the Year | Fred Couples | [5] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Fred Couples | [6] |
Comeback Player of the Year | Ken Green | [5] |
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "2010 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "2010 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "You're Some Langer. Bernhard win Charles Schwab Cup". Golf Central Daily. November 8, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "2010 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Langer wins Champions Tour Player of Year". Golfweek. Associated Press. December 6, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
Fred Couples was voted Champions Tour rookie of the year, while Ken Green was comeback player of the year for returning to competition after losing his left leg in crash that killed his girlfriend and brother.
- ^ "2010 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
External links
- Official website