2015 Champions Tour
The 2015 Champions Tour was the 36th season since the Champions Tour officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour. The season was to have had 26 official money events, including five majors, but the PGA Tour removed two September events during the season, reducing it to 24 events. Jeff Maggert won the most tournaments, four, including two majors, while Bernhard Langer led the money list, scoring average list and the Charles Schwab Cup.
It also proved to be the final year for the tour under the "Champions Tour" name; the PGA Tour rebranded the circuit as "PGA Tour Champions" after this season.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2015 season.[1][2] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they have on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.
On April 24, the Quebec Championship, scheduled for September 4–6, was removed for logistical reasons.[3] On August 25, the PGA Tour removed the Pacific Links China Championship, scheduled for September 18–20 at the 27 Club after the Port of Tianjin container explosions taking place less than a month from the tournament's date.[4]
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer |  Germany | 68.69 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie |  Scotland | 69.20 |
| 3 | Kenny Perry |  United States | 69.37 |
| 4 | Jeff Maggert | United States | 69.55 |
| 5 | Kevin Sutherland | United States | 69.65 |
Source:[5]
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | 2,340,288 | 19 | 2 |
| 2 | Jeff Maggert | United States | 2,240,836 | 21 | 4 |
| 3 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 2,069,619 | 19 | 1 |
| 4 | Billy Andrade | United States | 1,533,919 | 22 | 3 |
| 5 | Joe Durant | United States | 1,445,956 | 20 | 1 |
Source:[6]
Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | United States | 26,960,948 | 45 |
| 2 | Gil Morgan | United States | 20,566,190 | 25 |
| 3 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | 17,905,033 | 25 |
| 4 | Jay Haas | United States | 16,334,660 | 17 |
| 5 | Tom Kite | United States | 16,082,979 | 10 |
Source:[7]
Awards
See also
References
- ↑ "2015 schedule". December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Champions Tour announces 2015 schedule". PGA Tour. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- 1 2 "Quebec Championship removed from Champions Tour schedule". USA Today. Associated Press. April 24, 2015.
- 1 2 "2015 Pacific Links China Championship canceled". PGA Tour. August 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Scoring Average – 2015 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Money Leaders – 2015 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Career Money Leaders – 2015 Champions Tour". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 9, 2015.