2020 PGA Tour Champions season
The 2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season is the 41st in which PGA Tour Champions, a golf tour for men age 50 and over, has operated. The tour officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour.
The season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with half the scheduled tournaments being cancelled, including four of the five senior majors. As a result the only major of the season was the Senior Players Championship, which was won by Jerry Kelly, who finished two strokes ahead Scott Parel to claim his first senior major title.
Tournament results
The following table shows the official money events for the 2020 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they will have on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. Golfers winning on their PGA Tour Champions debut are shown in italics.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | Winner's share ($) |
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Jan 18 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | 202 (−14) | 305,000 | |
Feb 1 | Morocco Champions | Morocco | 2,000,000 | 201 (−15) | 255,000 | |
Feb 16 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | 196 (−17) | 240,000 | |
Mar 1 | Cologuard Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 | 201 (−18) | 255,000 | |
Mar 8 | Hoag Classic | California | 1,800,000 | 197 (−16) | 270,000 | |
Rapiscan Systems Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | Canceled[1][2] | 240,000 | ||
Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | Canceled[1] | 270,000 | ||
Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,200,000 | Canceled[1] | 330,000 | ||
KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | 3,250,000 | Canceled[3] | 585,000 | ||
American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,400,000 | Canceled[2] | 300,000 | ||
MasterCard Japan Championship | Japan | 2,500,000 | Canceled[1] | 400,000 | ||
U.S. Senior Open | Rhode Island | 4,000,000 | Canceled[4] | 720,000 | ||
The Senior Open Championship | England | 2,000,000 | Canceled[5] | 314,330 | ||
Aug 2 | The Ally Challenge | Michigan | 2,000,000 | 202 (−14) | 300,000 | |
Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,050,000 | Canceled[2] | 307,500 | ||
Aug 16[lower-alpha 1] | Bridgestone Senior Players Championship | Ohio | 2,800,000 | 277 (−3) | 420,000 | |
Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,100,000 | Canceled[6] | 315,000 | ||
Shaw Charity Classic | Alberta, Canada | 2,350,000 | Canceled[7] | 352,500 | ||
Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,850,000 | Canceled[8] | 277,500 | ||
Sep 13 | Sanford International | South Dakota | 1,800,000 | 270,000 | ||
Sep 20 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,200,000 | 315,000 | ||
Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,400,000 | Canceled[9] | 360,000 | ||
Ascension Charity Classic | Missouri | 2,000,000 | Canceled[10] | 300,000 | ||
Oct 11 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | 315,000 | ||
Oct 18 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,000,000 | 305,000 | ||
Nov 1 | Boca Raton Championship | Florida | 2,000,000 | 255,000 | ||
Nov 8 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | 440,000 | ||
Dec 20 | PNC Father Son Challenge[lower-alpha 4] | Florida | 1,085,000 |
- Rescheduled from Jul 9–12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
- Rescheduled from May 29–31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
- Rescheduled from May 7–10 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
- Unofficial event.
References
- "PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations". PGA Tour. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- "PGA Tour Champions announces modifications to 2020 schedule". PGA Tour. April 29, 2020.
- "Senior PGA Championship, scheduled for May, canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. April 2, 2020.
- Barrett, Scott (April 6, 2020). "U.S. Senior Open at Newport County Club canceled". The Newport Daily News. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- Dempster, Martin (July 2, 2020). "Senior Open cancelled for first time in its history". The Scotsman. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- "PGA Champions Tour event in Washington canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. June 12, 2020.
- Gilbertson, Wes (June 11, 2020). "COVID-19 crisis forces cancellation of 2020 Shaw Charity Classic". Calgary Sun.
- "Principal Charity Classic cancels 2020 golf tournament due to COVID concerns". Business Record. July 16, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- Patchen, Tyler (August 14, 2020). "Principal Charity Classic cancels 2020 golf tournament due to COVID concerns". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- Rubbelke, Nathan (August 7, 2020). "The 2020 Regions Tradition canceled due to Covid-19". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2020.