Golf tour season
The 2023 PGA Tour Champions season was the 43rd 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 2023 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (US$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
Jan 21
Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
Hawaii
2,000,000
Steve Stricker (12)
Feb 11
Trophy Hassan II
Morocco
2,000,000
Stephen Ames (3)
New to PGA Tour Champions[ b]
Feb 19
Chubb Classic
Florida
1,800,000
Bernhard Langer (45)
Mar 5
Cologuard Classic
Arizona
2,200,000
David Toms (3)
Mar 19
Hoag Classic
California
2,000,000
Ernie Els (3)
Mar 26
Galleri Classic
California
2,200,000
David Toms (4)
New tournament
Apr 23
Invited Celebrity Classic
Texas
2,000,000
Mark Hensby (1)
Apr 30
Insperity Invitational
Texas
2,700,000
Steven Alker (6)
May 7
Mitsubishi Electric Classic
Georgia
1,800,000
Stephen Ames (4)
May 14
Regions Tradition
Alabama
2,500,000
Steve Stricker (13)
PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 28
KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship
Texas
3,500,000
Steve Stricker (14)
Senior major championship
Jun 4
Principal Charity Classic
Iowa
2,000,000
Stephen Ames (5)
Jun 11
American Family Insurance Championship
Wisconsin
2,400,000
Steve Stricker (15)
Jun 25
Dick's Sporting Goods Open
New York
2,100,000
Pádraig Harrington (5)
Jul 2
U.S. Senior Open
Wisconsin
4,000,000
Bernhard Langer (46)
Senior major championship
Jul 16
Kaulig Companies Championship
Ohio
3,500,000
Steve Stricker (16)
PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 30
The Senior Open Championship
Wales
2,750,000
Alex Čejka (3)
Senior major championship
Aug 13
Boeing Classic
Washington
2,200,000
Stephen Ames (6)
Aug 20
Shaw Charity Classic
Canada
2,400,000
Ken Duke (1)
Aug 27
The Ally Challenge
Michigan
2,000,000
Vijay Singh (5)
Sep 10
Ascension Charity Classic
Missouri
2,000,000
Steve Flesch (4)
Sep 17
Sanford International
South Dakota
2,000,000
Steve Stricker (17)
Sep 24
PURE Insurance Championship
California
2,300,000
Thongchai Jaidee (2)
Oct 8
Constellation Furyk and Friends
Florida
2,000,000
Brett Quigley (2)
Oct 15
SAS Championship
North Carolina
2,100,000
Rod Pampling (2)
Oct 22
Dominion Energy Charity Classic
Virginia
2,200,000
Harrison Frazar (1)
Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 5
TimberTech Championship
Florida
2,200,000
Pádraig Harrington (6)
Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 12
Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Arizona
3,000,000
Steven Alker (7)
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.
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[ 3] [ 4]
Position
Player
Points
1
Steve Stricker
3,986,063
2
Steven Alker
3,173,127
3
Ernie Els
2,642,983
4
Pádraig Harrington
2,614,746
5
Bernhard Langer
2,532,490
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 5]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Steve Stricker
3,986,063
2
Steven Alker
2,607,089
3
Bernhard Langer
2,240,016
4
Ernie Els
2,166,383
5
Stephen Ames
2,130,194
Awards
Notes
^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Champions events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour Champions members.
^ Tournament's debut on PGA Tour Champions delayed from 2022.
References
^ "2023 Tournament schedule" . PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2023 .
^ "PGA Tour Champions announces 2023 schedule" . PGA Tour. October 25, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023 .
^ "2023 Charles Schwab Cup" . PGA Tour. Retrieved November 13, 2023 .
^ Babineau, Jeff (November 12, 2023). "Steve Stricker caps off record-setting year with Charles Schwab Cup title" . PGA Tour. Retrieved November 13, 2023 .
^ "2023 Money list" . PGA Tour. Retrieved November 13, 2023 .
^ "Reigning Charles Schwab Cup Champion Steve Stricker sweeps PGA Tour Champions awards" . PGA Tour. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
^ "2023 Scoring Average" . PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2023 .
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