The 2018 PGA Tour Champions season was the 39th season of PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions 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 2018 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotesJan 20 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000 Jerry Kelly (3) Feb 11 Boca Raton Championship Florida 1,600,000 Mark Calcavecchia (4) Feb 18 Chubb Classic Florida 1,600,000 Joe Durant (3) Mar 4 Cologuard Classic Arizona 1,700,000 Steve Stricker (1) Mar 11 Toshiba Classic California 1,800,000 Vijay Singh (2) Mar 25 Rapiscan Systems Classic Mississippi 1,600,000 Steve Stricker (2) Apr 15 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Georgia 1,800,000 Steve Flesch (1) Apr 22 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf Missouri 1,800,000 Paul Broadhurst (3) and Kirk Triplett (6) Team eventMay 6 Insperity Invitational Texas 2,200,000 Bernhard Langer (37) May 20 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,400,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (5) PGA Tour Champions major championshipMay 27 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Michigan 3,000,000 Paul Broadhurst (4) Senior major championshipJun 10 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,750,000 Tom Lehman (11) Jun 24 American Family Insurance Championship Wisconsin 2,000,000 Scott McCarron (7) Jul 1 U.S. Senior Open Colorado 4,000,000 David Toms (1) Senior major championshipJul 15 Constellation Senior Players Championship Illinois 2,800,000 Vijay Singh (3) PGA Tour Champions major championshipJul 29 The Senior Open Championship Scotland 2,000,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (6) Senior major championshipAug 5 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 Kenny Perry (10) Aug 19 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 2,050,000 Bart Bryant (2) Aug 26 Boeing Classic Washington 2,100,000 Scott Parel (1) Sep 2 Shaw Charity Classic Canada 2,350,000 Scott McCarron (8) Sep 16 The Ally Challenge Michigan 2,000,000 Paul Broadhurst (5) New tournamentSep 23 Sanford International South Dakota 1,800,000 Steve Stricker (3) New tournamentSep 30 PURE Insurance Championship California 2,100,000 Ken Tanigawa (1) Oct 14 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 Bernhard Langer (38) Oct 21 Dominion Energy Charity Classic Virginia 2,000,000 Woody Austin (4) Charles Schwab Cup playoff eventOct 28 Invesco QQQ Championship California 2,000,000 Scott Parel (2) Charles Schwab Cup playoff eventNov 11 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona 2,500,000 Vijay Singh (4) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by PGA Tour Champions, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)Notes Jan 14 Diamond Resorts Invitational Florida 760,000 Scott Parel 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 Bernhard Langer 2,525,4042 Scott McCarron 2,256,6183 Scott Parel 2,254,8564 Vijay Singh 2,237,6195 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2,038,918
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 2,222,1542 Scott McCarron 2,008,6183 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1,939,0934 Jerry Kelly 1,922,4955 Scott Parel 1,854,190
Awards AwardWinnerPlayer of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Bernhard Langer Rookie of the Year Ken Tanigawa Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Bernhard Langer
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