Golf tour season
The 2019 PGA Tour Champions season was the 40th 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.
The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (US$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
Jan 19
Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
Hawaii
1,800,000
Tom Lehman (12)
Feb 10
Oasis Championship
Florida
1,700,000
Bernhard Langer (39)
Feb 17
Chubb Classic
Florida
1,600,000
Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7)
Mar 3
Cologuard Classic
Arizona
1,700,000
Mark O'Meara (3)
Mar 10
Hoag Classic
California
1,800,000
Kirk Triplett (7)
Mar 31
Rapiscan Systems Classic
Mississippi
1,600,000
Kevin Sutherland (2)
Apr 21
Mitsubishi Electric Classic
Georgia
1,800,000
Scott McCarron (9)
Apr 28
Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
Missouri
1,800,000
Scott Hoch (4) and Tom Pernice Jr. (6)
Team event
May 5
Insperity Invitational
Texas
2,200,000
Scott McCarron (10)
May 13
Regions Tradition
Alabama
2,400,000
Steve Stricker (4)
PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 26
KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship
New York
3,250,000
Ken Tanigawa (2)
Senior major championship
Jun 2
Principal Charity Classic
Iowa
1,850,000
Kevin Sutherland (3)
Jun 9
MasterCard Japan Championship
Japan
2,500,000
Scott McCarron (11)
Jun 23
American Family Insurance Championship
Wisconsin
2,000,000
Jerry Kelly (4)
Jun 30
U.S. Senior Open
Indiana
4,000,000
Steve Stricker (5)
Senior major championship
Jul 14
Bridgestone Senior Players Championship
Ohio
2,800,000
Retief Goosen (1)
PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 28
The Senior Open Championship
England
2,000,000
Bernhard Langer (40)
Senior major championship
Aug 18
Dick's Sporting Goods Open
New York
2,050,000
Doug Barron (1)
Aug 25
Boeing Classic
Washington
2,100,000
Brandt Jobe (2)
Sep 1
Shaw Charity Classic
Canada
2,350,000
Wes Short Jr. (2)
Sep 15
The Ally Challenge
Michigan
2,000,000
Jerry Kelly (5)
Sep 22
Sanford International
South Dakota
1,800,000
Rocco Mediate (4)
Sep 29
PURE Insurance Championship
California
2,100,000
Kirk Triplett (8)
Oct 13
SAS Championship
North Carolina
2,100,000
Jerry Kelly (6)
Oct 21
Dominion Energy Charity Classic
Virginia
2,000,000
Miguel Ángel Jiménez (8)
Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 3
Invesco QQQ Championship
California
2,000,000
Colin Montgomerie (7)
Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 10
Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Arizona
2,500,000
Jeff Maggert (6)
Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
The following events were sanctioned by PGA Tour Champions, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[ 2]
Position
Player
Points
1
Scott McCarron
2,534,090
2
Jerry Kelly
2,510,865
3
Retief Goosen
2,290,985
4
Bernhard Langer
2,247,434
5
Colin Montgomerie
2,100,177
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 3]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Scott McCarron
2,534,090
2
Jerry Kelly
2,382,675
3
Retief Goosen
1,859,085
4
Bernhard Langer
1,831,622
5
Woody Austin
1,733,517
^ 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.