2010 Champions Tour
The 2010 Champions Tour was the 31st season for the golf tour now known as PGA Tour Champions since it officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour. The season consisted of 26 official money events with purses totalling $51,475,000, including five majors. Bernhard Langer topped the end-of-season money list for an unprecedented third consecutive year, winning $2,648,939, and also won the most tournaments, five. Fred Couples had a spectacularly successful rookie season. He finished second in the first tournament he entered, followed by wins in his next three events. Couples finished the season with four wins, was second to Langer on the money list, and set a tour record for lowest scoring average (67.96). The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2010 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. No golfer won on his Champions Tour debut this season.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
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Jan 24 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | ![]() | 194 (−22) | 315,000 |
Feb 14 | The ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | ![]() | 199 (−17) | 240,000 |
Feb 21 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,700,000 | ![]() | 199 (−17) | 255,000 |
Mar 7 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,700,000 | ![]() | 195 (−18) | 255,000 |
Mar 28 | Cap Cana Championship | Dominican Republic | 1,600,000 | ![]() | 195 (−21) | 240,000 |
Apr 18 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | Florida | 1,700,000 | ![]() | 133 (−9) | 255,000 |
Apr 25 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 2,700,000 | ![]() ![]() | 188 (−28) | 230,000 (each) |
May 2 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | ![]() | 205 (−11) | 240,000 |
May 16 | Regions Charity Classic | Alabama | 1,700,000 | ![]() | 196 (−20) | 255,000 |
May 30 | Senior PGA Championship | Colorado | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 281 (−7) | 360,000 |
Jun 6 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,725,000 | ![]() | 199 (−14) | 258,750 |
Jun 27 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,700,000 | ![]() | 201 (−15) | 255,000 |
Jul 4 | Montreal Championship | Canada | 1,800,000 | ![]() | 199 (−17) | 270,000 |
Jul 25 | Senior British Open | Scotland | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 279 (−5) | 315,600 |
Aug 1 | U.S. Senior Open | Washington | 2,600,000 | ![]() | 272 (−8) | 470,000 |
Aug 8 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | ![]() | 191 (−25) | 262,500 |
Aug 22 | JELD-WEN Tradition | Oregon | 2,600,000 | ![]() | 276 (−12) | 392,000 |
Aug 29 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 1,900,000 | ![]() | 198 (−18) | 285,000 |
Sep 5 | Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 1,800,000 | ![]() | 202 (−14) | 270,000 |
Sep 12 | Posco E&C Songdo Championship | South Korea | 3,000,000 | ![]() | 204 (−12) | 450,000 |
Sep 26 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | ![]() | 202 (−14) | 315,000 |
Oct 3 | Ensure Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,750,000 | ![]() | 198 (−18) | 262,500 |
Oct 10 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | Maryland | 2,700,000 | ![]() | 273 (−7) | 405,000 |
Oct 24 | Administaff Small Business Classic | Texas | 1,700,000 | ![]() | 199 (−17) | 255,000 |
Oct 31 | AT&T Championship | Texas | 1,750,000 | ![]() | 201 (−12) | 262,500 |
Nov 7 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | ![]() | 267 (−17) | 440,000 |
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Fred Couples | ![]() | 67.96 |
2 | Nick Price | ![]() | 69.09 |
3 | Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 69.18 |
4 | Tom Lehman | ![]() | 69.49 |
5 | Corey Pavin | ![]() | 69.53 |
Source:[1]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 2,648,939 | 23 | 5 |
2 | Fred Couples | ![]() | 2,344,894 | 17 | 4 |
3 | John Cook | ![]() | 1,924,305 | 25 | 1 |
4 | Russ Cochran | ![]() | 1,754,003 | 25 | 2 |
5 | Nick Price | ![]() | 1,457,815 | 18 | 2 |
Source:[2]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hale Irwin | ![]() | 25,570,804 | 45 |
2 | Gil Morgan | ![]() | 19,855,653 | 25 |
3 | Dana Quigley | ![]() | 14,715,857 | 11 |
4 | Bruce Fleisher | ![]() | 14,592,350 | 18 |
5 | Tom Kite | ![]() | 14,525,662 | 10 |
Source:[3]
Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Bernhard Langer | ![]() |
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Bernhard Langer | ![]() |
Charles Schwab Cup | Bernhard Langer | ![]() |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Fred Couples | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | Fred Couples | ![]() |
Comeback Player of the Year | Ken Green | ![]() |
See also
- Champions Tour awards
- Champions Tour records
References
- "Scoring Average – 2010 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Money Leaders – 2010 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Career Money Leaders – 2010 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.