2018 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 18, 2019 (2019-01-18) – November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)
Number of official events27
Most winsEngland Paul Broadhurst (3)
Fiji Vijay Singh (3)
United States Steve Stricker (3)
Charles Schwab CupGermany Bernhard Langer
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearWest Germany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearUnited States Ken Tanigawa
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The 2018 PGA Tour Champions season was the 39th 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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 20Mitsubishi Electric Championship at HualalaiHawaii1,800,000United States Jerry Kelly (3)
Feb 11Boca Raton ChampionshipFlorida1,600,000United States Mark Calcavecchia (4)
Feb 18Chubb ClassicFlorida1,600,000United States Joe Durant (3)
Mar 4Cologuard ClassicArizona1,700,000United States Steve Stricker (1)
Mar 11Toshiba ClassicCalifornia1,800,000Fiji Vijay Singh (2)
Mar 25Rapiscan Systems ClassicMississippi1,600,000United States Steve Stricker (2)
Apr 15Mitsubishi Electric ClassicGeorgia1,800,000United States Steve Flesch (1)
Apr 22Bass Pro Shops Legends of GolfMissouri1,800,000England Paul Broadhurst (3) and
United States Kirk Triplett (6)		Team event
May 6Insperity InvitationalTexas2,200,000Germany Bernhard Langer (37)
May 20Regions TraditionAlabama2,400,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (5)PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 27KitchenAid Senior PGA ChampionshipMichigan3,000,000England Paul Broadhurst (4)Senior major championship
Jun 10Principal Charity ClassicIowa1,750,000United States Tom Lehman (11)
Jun 24American Family Insurance ChampionshipWisconsin2,000,000United States Scott McCarron (7)
Jul 1U.S. Senior OpenColorado4,000,000United States David Toms (1)Senior major championship
Jul 15Constellation Senior Players ChampionshipIllinois2,800,000Fiji Vijay Singh (3)PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 29The Senior Open ChampionshipScotland2,000,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (6)Senior major championship
Aug 53M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000United States Kenny Perry (10)
Aug 19Dick's Sporting Goods OpenNew York2,050,000United States Bart Bryant (2)
Aug 26Boeing ClassicWashington2,100,000United States Scott Parel (1)
Sep 2Shaw Charity ClassicCanada2,350,000United States Scott McCarron (8)
Sep 16The Ally ChallengeMichigan2,000,000England Paul Broadhurst (5)New tournament
Sep 23Sanford InternationalSouth Dakota1,800,000United States Steve Stricker (3)New tournament
Sep 30PURE Insurance ChampionshipCalifornia2,100,000United States Ken Tanigawa (1)
Oct 14SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,100,000Germany Bernhard Langer (38)
Oct 21Dominion Energy Charity ClassicVirginia2,000,000United States Woody Austin (4)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Oct 28Invesco QQQ ChampionshipCalifornia2,000,000United States Scott Parel (2)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 11Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipArizona2,500,000Fiji Vijay Singh (4)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		Winner(s)Notes
Jan 14Diamond Resorts InvitationalFlorida760,000United States Scott Parel
Dec 16PNC Father-Son ChallengeFlorida1,085,000United States Davis Love III and
son Dru Love		Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1Germany Bernhard Langer2,525,404
2United States Scott McCarron2,256,618
3United States Scott Parel2,254,856
4Fiji Vijay Singh2,237,619
5Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez2,038,918

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Germany Bernhard Langer2,222,154
2United States Scott McCarron2,008,618
3Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez1,939,093
4United States Jerry Kelly1,922,495
5United States Scott Parel1,854,190

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Germany Bernhard Langer[5]
Rookie of the YearUnited States Ken Tanigawa[5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)Germany Bernhard Langer[6]

Notes

  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

  1. ↑ "2018 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2018 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ Kilbridge, Dan (November 11, 2018). "Closing 61 lifts Vijay Singh; Bernhard Langer claims Charles Schwab Cup crown". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2018 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "PGA Tour Champions: Langer named Player of the Year; Tanigawa earns Rookie of the Year honors". West Hawaii Today. January 16, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2018 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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