2012 Champions Tour
The 2012 Champions Tour was the 33rd 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 totaling $$46,700,000, including five majors. Bernhard Langer topped the end-of-season money list, winning $2,140,296. Eight golfers won two tournaments each. Fred Couples led the tour in scoring average. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2012 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. No golfer won on his Champions Tour debut this season.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | Winner's share ($) |
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Jan 22 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | ![]() | 201 (−15) | 307,000 |
Feb 12 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,800,000 | ![]() | 205 (−11) | 270,000 |
Feb 19 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | ![]() | 196 (−20) | 240,000 |
Mar 18 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,750,000 | ![]() | 205 (−8) | 262,500 |
Mar 25 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | ![]() | 202 (−14) | 240,000 |
Apr 15 | Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay | Florida | 1,600,000 | ![]() | 201 (−12) | 240,000 |
Apr 22 | Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf | Georgia | 2,700,000 | ![]() ![]() | 187 (−29) | 230,000 (each) |
May 6 | Insperity Championship | Texas | 1,700,000 | ![]() | 202 (−14) | 255,000 |
May 27 | Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 271 (−17) | 378,000 |
Jun 3 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,750,000 | ![]() | 197 (−16) | 262,500 |
Jun 10 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,200,000 | ![]() | 274 (−14) | 335,000 |
Jun 24 | Montreal Championship | Quebec, Canada | 1,800,000 | ![]() | 200 (−16) | 270,000 |
Jul 1 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | Pennsylvania | 2,700,000 | ![]() | 266 (−14) | 405,000 |
Jul 8 | Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 1,700,000 | ![]() | 206 (−10) | 255,000 |
Jul 15 | U.S. Senior Open | Michigan | 2,600,000 | ![]() | 270 (−10) | 500,000 |
Jul 29 | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 271 (−9) | 315,600 |
Aug 5 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | ![]() | 198 (−18) | 262,500 |
Aug 19 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,800,000 | ![]() | 203 (−13) | 270,000 |
Aug 26 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,000,000 | ![]() | 206 (−10) | 300,000 |
Sep 16 | Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | ![]() | 202 (−14) | 270,000 |
Oct 7 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | ![]() | 203 (−13) | 315,000 |
Oct 14 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,600,000 | ![]() | 201 (−15) | 240,000 |
Oct 28 | AT&T Championship | Texas | 1,850,000 | ![]() | 208 (−8) | 277,500 |
Nov 4 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | ![]() | 258 (−22) | 440,000 |
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Fred Couples | ![]() | 68.52 |
2 | Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 68.76 |
3 | Tom Lehman | ![]() | 68.92 |
4 | Kenny Perry | ![]() | 69.52 |
5 | Michael Allen | ![]() | 69.57 |
Source:[1]
Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 2,140,296 | 20 | 2 |
2 | Tom Lehman | ![]() | 1,982,575 | 19 | 2 |
3 | Michael Allen | ![]() | 1,686,488 | 22 | 2 |
4 | Fred Funk | ![]() | 1,427,937 | 22 | 2 |
5 | Jay Don Blake | ![]() | 1,378,180 | 24 | 1 |
Source:[2]
Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hale Irwin | ![]() | 26,587,272 | 45 |
2 | Gil Morgan | ![]() | 20,223,660 | 25 |
3 | Tom Kite | ![]() | 15,395,838 | 10 |
4 | Dana Quigley | ![]() | 14,836,336 | 11 |
5 | Bruce Fleisher | ![]() | 14,813,815 | 18 |
Source:[3]
Awards
Award | Winner | Country |
---|---|---|
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Tom Lehman | ![]() |
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Bernhard Langer | ![]() |
Charles Schwab Cup | Tom Lehman | ![]() |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Fred Couples | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | Kirk Triplett | ![]() |
See also
- Champions Tour awards
- Champions Tour records
References
- "Scoring Average – 2012 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Money Leaders – 2012 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Career Money Leaders – 2012 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 1, 2014.