2010 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 22, 2010 (2010-01-22) – November 7, 2010 (2010-11-07)
Number of official events26
Most winsGermany Bernhard Langer (5)
Charles Schwab CupGermany Bernhard Langer
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearUnited States Fred Couples
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The 2010 Champions Tour was the 31st 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 2010 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 24Mitsubishi Electric Championship at HualalaiHawaii1,800,000United States Tom Watson (13)
Feb 14ACE Group ClassicFlorida1,600,000United States Fred Couples (1)
Feb 21Allianz ChampionshipFlorida1,700,000Germany Bernhard Langer (9)
Mar 7Toshiba ClassicCalifornia1,700,000United States Fred Couples (2)
Mar 28Cap Cana ChampionshipDominican Republic1,600,000United States Fred Couples (3)
Apr 18Outback Steakhouse Pro-AmFlorida1,700,000Germany Bernhard Langer (10)Pro-Am
Apr 25Liberty Mutual Legends of GolfGeorgia2,700,000United States Mark O'Meara (1) and
Zimbabwe Nick Price (2)		Team event
May 2Mississippi Gulf Resort ClassicMississippi1,600,000United States David Eger (3)New tournament
May 16Regions Charity ClassicAlabama1,700,000United States Dan Forsman (2)
May 30Senior PGA ChampionshipColorado2,000,000United States Tom Lehman (2)Senior major championship
Jun 6Principal Charity ClassicIowa1,725,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (3)
Jun 27Dick's Sporting Goods OpenNew York1,700,000United States Loren Roberts (12)
Jul 4Montreal ChampionshipCanada1,800,000United States Larry Mize (1)New tournament
Jul 25The Senior Open ChampionshipScotland2,000,000Germany Bernhard Langer (11)Senior major championship
Aug 1U.S. Senior OpenWashington2,600,000Germany Bernhard Langer (12)Senior major championship
Aug 83M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000South Africa David Frost (1)
Aug 22JELD-WEN TraditionOregon2,600,000United States Fred Funk (6)Champions Tour major championship
Aug 29Boeing ClassicWashington1,900,000Germany Bernhard Langer (13)
Sep 5Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble BeachCalifornia1,800,000United States Ted Schulz (1)
Sep 12Posco E&C Songdo ChampionshipSouth Korea3,000,000United States Russ Cochran (1)New tournament
Sep 26SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,100,000United States Russ Cochran (2)
Oct 3Ensure Classic at Rock BarnNorth Carolina1,750,000United States Gary Hallberg (1)
Oct 10Constellation Energy Senior Players ChampionshipMaryland2,700,000United States Mark O'Meara (2)Champions Tour major championship
Oct 24Administaff Small Business ClassicTexas1,700,000United States Fred Couples (4)
Oct 31AT&T ChampionshipTexas1,750,000Canada Rod Spittle (1)
Nov 7Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipCalifornia2,500,000United States John Cook (5)Tour Championship

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]

PositionPlayerPoints
1Germany Bernhard Langer3,597
2United States Fred Couples2,771
3United States John Cook2,451
4United States Michael Allen1,846
5United States Russ Cochran1,818

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Germany Bernhard Langer2,648,939
2United States Fred Couples2,344,894
3United States John Cook1,924,305
4United States Russ Cochran1,754,003
5Zimbabwe Nick Price1,457,815

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Germany Bernhard Langer[5]
Rookie of the YearUnited States Fred Couples[5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)United States Fred Couples[6]
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Ken Green[5]

Notes

  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

  1. ↑ "2010 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2010 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ "You're Some Langer. Bernhard win Charles Schwab Cup". Golf Central Daily. November 8, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2010 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Langer wins Champions Tour Player of Year". Golfweek. Associated Press. December 6, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2023. Fred Couples was voted Champions Tour rookie of the year, while Ken Green was comeback player of the year for returning to competition after losing his left leg in crash that killed his girlfriend and brother.
  6. ↑ "2010 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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