2015 Champions Tour

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2015 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 23, 2015 (2015-01-23) – November 8, 2015 (2015-11-08)
Number of official events24[a]
Most winsUnited States Jeff Maggert (4)
Charles Schwab CupGermany Bernhard Langer
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearUnited States Jerry Smith
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The 2015 Champions Tour was the 36th 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

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The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[b] Notes
Jan 25 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2)
Feb 8 Allianz Championship Florida 1,700,000 United States Paul Goydos (2)
Feb 15 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 United States Lee Janzen (1)
Mar 22 Tucson Conquistadores Classic Arizona 1,700,000 United States Marco Dawson (1) New tournament
Mar 29 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Mississippi 1,600,000 South Africa David Frost (6)
Apr 19 Greater Gwinnett Championship Georgia 1,800,000 United States Olin Browne (2)
Apr 26 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf Missouri 2,800,000 United States Billy Andrade (1) and
United States Joe Durant (1)		 Team event
May 3 Insperity Invitational Texas 2,050,000 Wales Ian Woosnam (1)
May 17 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,300,000 United States Jeff Maggert (2) Champions Tour major championship
May 24 Senior PGA Championship Indiana 2,750,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (3) Senior major championship
Jun 7 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,750,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia (3)
Jun 14 Constellation Senior Players Championship Massachusetts 2,700,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (24) Champions Tour major championship
Jun 28 U.S. Senior Open California 3,750,000 United States Jeff Maggert (3) Senior major championship
Jul 12 Encompass Championship Illinois 1,900,000 United States Jerry Smith (1)
Jul 26 The Senior Open Championship England £1,300,000 United States Marco Dawson (2) Senior major championship
Aug 2 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 United States Kenny Perry (8)
Aug 9 Shaw Charity Classic Canada 2,350,000 United States Jeff Maggert (4)
Aug 23 Boeing Classic Washington 2,000,000 United States Billy Andrade (2)
Aug 30 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,900,000 United States Jeff Maggert (5)
Sep 6 Quebec Championship Canada – Canceled[3]
Sep 20 Pacific Links China Championship China – Canceled[4]
Sep 27 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,000,000 Mexico Esteban Toledo (3)
Oct 11 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 United States Tom Lehman (9)
Oct 18 San Antonio Championship Texas 1,800,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (25)
Nov 1 Toshiba Classic California 1,800,000 United States Duffy Waldorf (1)
Nov 8 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona 2,500,000 United States Billy Andrade (3) Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winners Notes
Dec 13 PNC Father-Son Challenge Florida 1,085,000 United States Lanny Wadkins and
son Tucker Wadkins		 Team event

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.[5][6]

Position Player Points
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 3,520
2 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 3,182
3 United States Jeff Maggert 3,143
4 United States Billy Andrade 1,951
5 United States Joe Durant 1,466

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[7]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,340,288
2 United States Jeff Maggert 2,240,836
3 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 2,069,619
4 United States Billy Andrade 1,533,919
5 United States Joe Durant 1,445,956

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Germany Bernhard Langer [8]
Rookie of the Year United States Jerry Smith [9]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Germany Bernhard Langer [10]

Notes

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  1. ^ A further two tournaments were scheduled but were canceled.
  2. ^ 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. ^ "2015 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Champions Tour announces 2015 schedule". PGA Tour. December 17, 2014. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Quebec Championship removed from Champions Tour schedule". USA Today. Associated Press. April 24, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "2015 Pacific Links China Championship canceled". PGA Tour. August 25, 2015. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "2015 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "Billy Andrade wins Champions Tour event, Bernhard Langer takes season title". USA Today. Associated Press. November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "2015 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  8. ^ Trehan, Dev (December 12, 2015). "Bernhard Langer wins fifth player title on PGA Champions Tour". Sky Sports. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  9. ^ "Jerry Smith named Champions Tour Rookie of Year". Oskaloosa Herald. Oskaloosa, Iowa. December 17, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "2015 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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