2011 Champions Tour
The 2011 Champions Tour was the 32nd 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 24 official money events with purses totalling $48,075,000, including five majors. Tom Lehman topped the end-of-season money list, winning $2,081,526. Lehman and John Cook won the most tournaments, three each. Mark Calcavecchia led the tour in scoring average. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2011 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. No golfer won on his Champions Tour debut this season.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | 1st prize ($) |
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Jan 23 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | ![]() | 194 (−22) | 305,000 |
Feb 13 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,800,000 | ![]() | 203 (−13) | 270,000 |
Feb 20 | The ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | ![]() | 196 (−20) | 240,000 |
Mar 13 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,700,000 | ![]() | 196 (−17) | 255,000 |
Apr 3 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | ![]() | 200 (−16) | 240,000 |
Apr 17 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | Florida | 1,700,000 | ![]() | 204 (−9) | 255,000 |
Apr 24 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 2,700,000 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 189 (−27) | 230,000 (each) |
May 8 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,200,000 | ![]() | 275 (−13) | 330,000 |
May 29 | Senior PGA Championship | Kentucky | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 278 (−10) | 360,000 |
Jun 5 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,725,000 | ![]() | 199 (−14) | 258,750 |
Jun 12 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,750,000 | ![]() | 197 (−7) | 262,500 |
Jun 26 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,750,000 | ![]() | 200 (−16) | 262,500 |
Jul 3 | Montreal Championship | Canada | 1,800,000 | ![]() | 195 (−21) | 270,000 |
Jul 10 | Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 1,600,000 | ![]() | 206 (−10) | 240,000 |
Jul 24 | Senior British Open | England | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 276 (−12) | 315,600 |
Jul 31 | U.S. Senior Open | Ohio | 2,600,000 | ![]() | 269 (−15) | 500,000 |
Aug 7 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | ![]() | 201 (−15) | 262,500 |
Aug 21 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | New York | 2,700,000 | ![]() | 273 (−11) | 405,000 |
Aug 28 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 202 (−14) | 300,000 |
Sep 18 | Songdo IBD Championship | South Korea | 3,000,000 | ![]() | 203 (−13) | 456,000 |
Oct 2 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | ![]() | 205 (−11) | 315,000 |
Oct 9 | Insperity Championship | Texas | 1,700,000 | ![]() | 134 (−10) | 255,000 |
Oct 16 | AT&T Championship | Texas | 1,800,000 | ![]() | 193 (−23) | 270,000 |
Nov 6 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | ![]() | 276 (−8) | 440,000 |
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Calcavecchia | ![]() | 69.04 |
2 | Tom Lehman | ![]() | 69.22 |
3 | Russ Cochran | ![]() | 69.22 |
4 | Michael Allen | ![]() | 69.47 |
5 | Nick Price | ![]() | 69.56 |
Source:[1]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Lehman | ![]() | 2,081,526 | 21 | 3 |
2 | Mark Calcavecchia | ![]() | 1,867,991 | 22 | 1 |
3 | John Cook | ![]() | 1,747,075 | 23 | 3 |
4 | Jay Don Blake | ![]() | 1,531,877 | 20 | 2 |
5 | Russ Cochran | ![]() | 1,503,090 | 18 | 1 |
Source:[2]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hale Irwin | ![]() | 26,195,615 | 45 |
2 | Gil Morgan | ![]() | 20,010,748 | 25 |
3 | Tom Kite | ![]() | 14,883,500 | 10 |
4 | Dana Quigley | ![]() | 14,782,223 | 11 |
5 | Bruce Fleisher | ![]() | 14,721,417 | 18 |
Source:[3]
Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Tom Lehman | ![]() |
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Tom Lehman | ![]() |
Charles Schwab Cup | Tom Lehman | ![]() |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Mark Calcavecchia | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | Kenny Perry | ![]() |
Comeback Player of the Year | Chip Beck | ![]() |
See also
- Champions Tour awards
- Champions Tour records
References
- "Scoring Average – 2011 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Money Leaders – 2011 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Career Money Leaders – 2011 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.