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2011 Champions Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2011 |
| tour | Champions Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 24 |
| most_wins | USA John Cook (3) |
| USA Tom Lehman (3) | |
| honor1 | Charles Schwab Cup |
| honoree1 | USA Tom Lehman |
| honor2 | Money list |
| honoree2 | USA Tom Lehman |
| honor3 | Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | USA Tom Lehman |
| honor4 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree4 | USA Kenny Perry |
| prevseason | [2010](2010-champions-tour) |
| nextseason | [2012](2012-champions-tour) |
USA Tom Lehman (3) The 2011 Champions Tour was the 32nd 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 2011 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | Notes | |||
| Jan 23 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | USA John Cook (6) | |
| Feb 13 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,800,000 | USA Tom Lehman (3) | |
| Feb 20 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | DEU Bernhard Langer (14) | |
| Mar 13 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,700,000 | ZWE Nick Price (4) | |
| Apr 3 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | USA Tom Lehman (4) | |
| Apr 17 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | Florida | 1,700,000 | USA John Cook (7) | Pro-Am |
| Apr 24 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 2,700,000 | USA David Eger (4) and | |
| IRL Mark McNulty (8) | Team event | ||||
| May 8 | **Regions Tradition** | Alabama | 2,200,000 | USA **Tom Lehman** (5) | Champions Tour major championship |
| May 29 | **Senior PGA Championship** | Kentucky | 2,000,000 | USA **Tom Watson** (14) | Senior major championship |
| Jun 5 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,725,000 | USA Bob Gilder (10) | |
| Jun 12 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,750,000 | USA Mark Wiebe (3) | |
| Jun 26 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,750,000 | USA John Huston (1) | |
| Jul 3 | Montreal Championship | Canada | 1,800,000 | USA John Cook (8) | |
| Jul 10 | Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 1,600,000 | USA Jeff Sluman (4) | |
| Jul 24 | **[The Senior Open Championship](2011-senior-open-championship)** | England | 2,000,000 | USA **Russ Cochran** (3) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 31 | **U.S. Senior Open** | Ohio | 2,600,000 | USA **Olin Browne** (1) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 7 | [3M Championship](3m-championship) | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | USA Jay Haas (15) | |
| Aug 21 | **Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship** | New York | 2,700,000 | USA **Fred Couples** (5) | Champions Tour major championship |
| Aug 28 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,000,000 | USA Mark Calcavecchia (1) | |
| Sep 18 | Songdo IBD Championship | South Korea | 3,000,000 | USA Jay Don Blake (1) | |
| Oct 2 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | USA Kenny Perry (1) | |
| Oct 9 | Insperity Championship | Texas | 1,700,000 | USA Brad Faxon (1) | |
| Oct 16 | AT&T Championship | Texas | 1,800,000 | USA Fred Couples (6) | |
| Nov 6 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | USA Jay Don Blake (2) | 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 Tom Lehman | 2,422 |
| 2 | USA Mark Calcavecchia | 2,348 |
| 3 | AUS Peter Senior | 1,874 |
| 4 | USA Jay Don Blake | 1,803 |
| 5 | USA John Cook | 1,798 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Tom Lehman | 2,081,526 |
| 2 | USA Mark Calcavecchia | 1,867,991 |
| 3 | USA John Cook | 1,747,075 |
| 4 | USA Jay Don Blake | 1,531,877 |
| 5 | USA Russ Cochran | 1,503,090 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | USA Tom Lehman | ||||||
| Rookie of the Year | USA Kenny Perry | ||||||
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | USA Mark Calcavecchia | ||||||
| Comeback Player of the Year | USA Chip Beck | url=http://www.asapsports.com/show_conference.php?id=76470 | title=Champions Tour Announcement | work=ASAP sports | date=14 December 2011 | access-date=27 November 2023 | quote=We also announced that Kenny Perry was named Rookie of the Year and Chip Beck was the Comeback Player of the Year on the Champions Tour.}} |
Notes
References
References
- "2011 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- "2011 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour.
- (6 November 2011). "Blake wins finale, Lehman takes points title". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
- "2011 Money list". PGA Tour.
- (14 December 2011). "Lehman named Champions Tour PoY".
- "2011 Scoring average". PGA Tour.
- (14 December 2011). "Champions Tour Announcement". ASAP sports.
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