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2009 Champions Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2009 |
| tour | Champions Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 25 |
| most_wins | DEU Bernhard Langer (4) |
| honor1 | Charles Schwab Cup |
| honoree1 | USA Loren Roberts |
| honor2 | Money list |
| honoree2 | DEU Bernhard Langer |
| honor3 | Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | DEU Bernhard Langer |
| honor4 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | USA Russ Cochran |
| prevseason | [2008](2008-champions-tour) |
| nextseason | [2010](2010-champions-tour) |
The 2009 Champions Tour was the 30th season of the Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA 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 2009 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | Notes | |||
| Jan 25 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | DEU Bernhard Langer (5) | |
| Feb 15 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,700,000 | USA Mike Goodes (1) | |
| Feb 22 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | USA Loren Roberts (9) | |
| Mar 8 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,700,000 | ARG Eduardo Romero (5) | |
| Mar 15 | AT&T Champions Classic | California | 1,600,000 | USA Dan Forsman (1) | |
| Mar 29 | Cap Cana Championship | Dominican Republic | 2,100,000 | USA Keith Fergus (2) | |
| Apr 19 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | Florida | 1,700,000 | ZWE Nick Price (1) | Pro-Am |
| Apr 26 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 2,600,000 | DEU Bernhard Langer (6) and | |
| USA Tom Lehman (1) | Team event | ||||
| May 17 | Regions Charity Classic | Alabama | 1,700,000 | USA Keith Fergus (3) | |
| May 24 | **Senior PGA Championship** | Ohio | 2,000,000 | USA **Michael Allen** (1) | Senior major championship |
| May 31 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,725,000 | IRL Mark McNulty (7) | |
| Jun 7 | Triton Financial Classic | Texas | 1,600,000 | DEU Bernhard Langer (7) | |
| Jun 28 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,650,000 | USA Lonnie Nielsen (2) | |
| Jul 12 | [3M Championship](3m-championship) | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | DEU Bernhard Langer (8) | |
| Jul 26 | **[The Senior Open Championship](2009-senior-open-championship)** | England | 2,000,000 | USA **Loren Roberts** (10) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 2 | **U.S. Senior Open** | Indiana | 2,600,000 | USA **Fred Funk** (5) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 23 | **JELD-WEN Tradition** | Oregon | 2,700,000 | USA **Mike Reid** (2) | Champions Tour major championship |
| Aug 30 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 1,800,000 | USA Loren Roberts (11) | |
| Sep 6 | Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 2,100,000 | USA Jeff Sluman (3) | |
| Sep 20 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,750,000 | USA Jay Haas (13) | |
| Sep 27 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | USA Tom Pernice Jr. (1) | |
| Oct 4 | **Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship** | Maryland | 2,700,000 | USA **Jay Haas** (14) | Champions Tour major championship |
| Oct 18 | Administaff Small Business Classic | Texas | 1,700,000 | USA John Cook (3) | |
| Oct 25 | AT&T Championship | Texas | 1,700,000 | USA Phil Blackmar (1) | |
| Nov 1 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | USA John Cook (4) | Tour Championship |
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Loren Roberts | 2,670 |
| 2 | USA John Cook | 2,351 |
| 3 | USA Fred Funk | 2,349 |
| 4 | DEU Bernhard Langer | 2,322 |
| 5 | USA Jay Haas | 1,984 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEU Bernhard Langer | 2,139,451 |
| 2 | USA Loren Roberts | 1,960,613 |
| 3 | USA John Cook | 1,798,664 |
| 4 | USA Jay Haas | 1,758,395 |
| 5 | USA Fred Funk | 1,563,810 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | DEU Bernhard Langer | url=https://www.football.co.uk/arsenal/langer-makes-history-on-champions-tour/289487/ | title=Langer makes history on Champions Tour | website=football.co.uk | date=21 December 2009 | access-date=28 November 2023 | quote=Additionally, Langer also collected his second consecutive Byron Nelson Award for lowest scoring average (68.92) in 2009, as well as earning his second consecutive Arnold Palmer Award as the Tour's leading money winner ($2,139,451).}} |
| Rookie of the Year | USA Russ Cochran | ||||||
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | DEU Bernhard Langer | url=https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions/stats/detail/108 | title=2009 Scoring average | publisher=PGA Tour | access-date=28 November 2023}} |
Notes
References
References
- "2009 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- (2010). "2010 Champions Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
- "2009 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour.
- Fields, Bill. (2 November 2009). "Year Of Loss Isn't A Lost Year For Roberts".
- "2009 Money list". PGA Tour.
- (21 December 2009). "Langer makes history on Champions Tour".
- "Russ Cochran". Golf Info Guide.
- "2009 Scoring average". PGA Tour.
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