The 2012 Champions Tour was the 33rd 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.
Changes for 2012 Two of the Champions Tour major championships; the Regions Tradition and the Constellation Senior Players Championship saw changes in dates on the schedule from 2011. The Regions Tradition was moved from June to May, with the Constellation Senior Players Championship was moved from the fall season to being played in June/July.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotes Jan 22 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000 Dan Forsman (3) Feb 12 Allianz Championship Florida 1,800,000 Corey Pavin (1) Feb 19 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 Kenny Perry (2) Mar 18 Toshiba Classic California 1,750,000 Loren Roberts (13) Mar 25 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Mississippi 1,600,000 Fred Couples (7) Apr 15 Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay Florida 1,600,000 Michael Allen (2) Pro-Am Apr 22 Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf Georgia 2,700,000 Michael Allen (3) and David Frost (2) Team event May 6 Insperity Championship Texas 1,700,000 Fred Funk (7) May 27 Senior PGA Championship Michigan 2,000,000 Roger Chapman (1) Senior major championship Jun 3 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,750,000 Jay Haas (16) Jun 10 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,200,000 Tom Lehman (6) Champions Tour major championship Jun 24 Montreal Championship Canada 1,800,000 Mark Calcavecchia (2) Jul 1 Constellation Senior Players Championship Pennsylvania 2,700,000 Joe Daley (1) Champions Tour major championship Jul 8 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 1,700,000 Kirk Triplett (1) Jul 15 U.S. Senior Open Michigan 2,600,000 Roger Chapman (2) Senior major championship Jul 29 The Senior Open Championship Scotland 2,000,000 Fred Couples (8) Senior major championship Aug 5 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 Bernhard Langer (15) Aug 19 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,800,000 Willie Wood (1) Aug 26 Boeing Classic Washington 2,000,000 Jay Don Blake (3) Sep 16 Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship Hawaii 1,800,000 Willie Wood (2) New tournament Oct 7 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 Bernhard Langer (16) Oct 14 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,600,000 Fred Funk (8) Oct 28 AT&T Championship Texas 1,850,000 David Frost (3) Nov 4 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona 2,500,000 Tom Lehman (7) Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)WinnersNotes Dec 16 PNC Father-Son Challenge Florida 1,085,000 Davis Love III andson Dru Love Team event
Charles Schwab Cup The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
PositionPlayerPoints1 Tom Lehman 3,0822 Bernhard Langer 2,6473 Fred Couples 1,8464 Roger Chapman 1,8065 Fred Funk 1,405
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Bernhard Langer 2,140,2962 Tom Lehman 1,982,5753 Michael Allen 1,686,4884 Fred Funk 1,427,9375 Jay Don Blake 1,378,180
Awards AwardWinnerPlayer of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Tom Lehman Rookie of the Year Kirk Triplett Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Fred Couples
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