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.

2009 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) – November 1, 2009 (2009-11-01)
Number of official events25
Most winsGermany Bernhard Langer (4)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Loren Roberts
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearUnited States Russ Cochran
2008
2010

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 25 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000   Bernhard Langer (5)
Feb 15 Allianz Championship Florida 1,700,000   Mike Goodes (1)
Feb 22 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000   Loren Roberts (9)
Mar 8 Toshiba Classic California 1,700,000   Eduardo Romero (5)
Mar 15 AT&T Champions Classic California 1,600,000   Dan Forsman (1)
Mar 29 Cap Cana Championship Dominican Republic 2,100,000   Keith Fergus (2)
Apr 19 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,700,000   Nick Price (1) Pro-Am
Apr 26 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,600,000   Bernhard Langer (6) and
  Tom Lehman (1)
Team event
May 17 Regions Charity Classic Alabama 1,700,000   Keith Fergus (3)
May 24 Senior PGA Championship Ohio 2,000,000   Michael Allen (1) Senior major championship
May 31 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,725,000   Mark McNulty (7)
Jun 7 Triton Financial Classic Texas 1,600,000   Bernhard Langer (7)
Jun 28 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,650,000   Lonnie Nielsen (2)
Jul 12 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000   Bernhard Langer (8)
Jul 26 The Senior Open Championship England 2,000,000   Loren Roberts (10) Senior major championship
Aug 2 U.S. Senior Open Indiana 2,600,000   Fred Funk (5) Senior major championship
Aug 23 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,700,000   Mike Reid (2) Champions Tour major championship
Aug 30 Boeing Classic Washington 1,800,000   Loren Roberts (11)
Sep 6 Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,100,000   Jeff Sluman (3)
Sep 20 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,750,000   Jay Haas (13)
Sep 27 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000   Tom Pernice Jr. (1)
Oct 4 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship Maryland 2,700,000   Jay Haas (14) Champions Tour major championship
Oct 18 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas 1,700,000   John Cook (3)
Oct 25 AT&T Championship Texas 1,700,000   Phil Blackmar (1)
Nov 1 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000   John Cook (4) Tour Championship

Charles Schwab Cup

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The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]

Position Player Points
1   Loren Roberts 2,670
2   John Cook 2,351
3   Fred Funk 2,349
4   Bernhard Langer 2,322
5   Jay Haas 1,984

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5][6]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Bernhard Langer 2,139,451
2   Loren Roberts 1,960,613
3   John Cook 1,798,664
4   Jay Haas 1,758,395
5   Fred Funk 1,563,810

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Bernhard Langer [6]
Rookie of the Year   Russ Cochran [7]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)   Bernhard Langer [6][8]

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.

References

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  1. ^ "2009 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "2010 Champions Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "2009 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 16, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Fields, Bill (November 2, 2009). "Year Of Loss Isn't A Lost Year For Roberts". Golf Digest. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "2009 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Langer makes history on Champions Tour". football.co.uk. December 21, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023. 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).
  7. ^ "Russ Cochran". Golf Info Guide. Retrieved November 28, 2023. He first played on the Champions Tour in 2009, and finished in third place at the US Senior Open. At the end of that season Cochran was given the title Rookie of the Year.
  8. ^ "2009 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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