2009 Champions Tour

Golf tour season

2009 Champions Tour seasonDuration| January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) – November 1, 2009 (2009-11-01)

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Number of official events| 25
Most wins|  Bernhard Langer (4)
Charles Schwab Cup|  Loren Roberts
Money list|  Bernhard Langer
Player of the Year|  Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the Year|  Russ Cochran

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The 2009 Champions Tour was the 30th 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.

## Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1][2]

Date  | Tournament  | Location  | Purse
(US$)  | Winner[a] | Notes

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Jan 25 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 |  Bernhard Langer (5) |
Feb 15 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,700,000 |  Mike Goodes (1) |
Feb 22 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 |  Loren Roberts (9) |
Mar 8 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,700,000 |  Eduardo Romero (5) |
Mar 15 | AT&T Champions Classic | California | 1,600,000 |  Dan Forsman (1) |
Mar 29 | Cap Cana Championship | Dominican Republic | 2,100,000 |  Keith Fergus (2) |
Apr 19 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | Florida | 1,700,000 |  Nick Price (1) | Pro-Am
Apr 26 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 2,600,000 |  Bernhard Langer (6) and
Tom Lehman (1) | Team event
May 17 | Regions Charity Classic | Alabama | 1,700,000 |  Keith Fergus (3) |
May 24 | Senior PGA Championship | Ohio | 2,000,000 |  Michael Allen (1) | Senior major championship
May 31 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,725,000 |  Mark McNulty (7) |
Jun 7 | Triton Financial Classic | Texas | 1,600,000 |  Bernhard Langer (7) |
Jun 28 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,650,000 |  Lonnie Nielsen (2) |
Jul 12 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 |  Bernhard Langer (8) |
Jul 26 | The Senior Open Championship | England | 2,000,000 |  Loren Roberts (10) | Senior major championship
Aug 2 | U.S. Senior Open | Indiana | 2,600,000 |  Fred Funk (5) | Senior major championship
Aug 23 | JELD-WEN Tradition | Oregon | 2,700,000 |  Mike Reid (2) | Champions Tour major championship
Aug 30 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 1,800,000 |  Loren Roberts (11) |
Sep 6 | Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 2,100,000 |  Jeff Sluman (3) |
Sep 20 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,750,000 |  Jay Haas (13) |
Sep 27 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 |  Tom Pernice Jr. (1) |
Oct 4 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | Maryland | 2,700,000 |  Jay Haas (14) | Champions Tour major championship
Oct 18 | Administaff Small Business Classic | Texas | 1,700,000 |  John Cook (3) |
Oct 25 | AT&T Championship | Texas | 1,700,000 |  Phil Blackmar (1) |
Nov 1 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 |  John Cook (4) | Tour Championship

## Charles Schwab Cup

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The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]

Position | Player | Points

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1 |  Loren Roberts | 2,670
2 |  John Cook | 2,351
3 |  Fred Funk | 2,349
4 |  Bernhard Langer | 2,322
5 |  Jay Haas | 1,984

## Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5][6]

Position | Player | Prize money ($)

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1 |  Bernhard Langer | 2,139,451
2 |  Loren Roberts | 1,960,613
3 |  John Cook | 1,798,664
4 |  Jay Haas | 1,758,395
5 |  Fred Funk | 1,563,810

## Awards

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Award | Winner | Ref.

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Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) |  Bernhard Langer | [6]
Rookie of the Year |  Russ Cochran | [7]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) |  Bernhard Langer | [6][8]

## Notes

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1. ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Champions Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Champions Tour members.

## References

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1. ^ "2009 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
2. ^ "2010 Champions Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
3. ^ "2009 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 16, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
4. ^ Fields, Bill (November 2, 2009). "Year Of Loss Isn't A Lost Year For Roberts". Golf Digest. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
5. ^ "2009 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
6. ^ a b c "Langer makes history on Champions Tour". football.co.uk. December 21, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023. "Additionally, Langer also collected his second consecutive Byron Nelson Award for lowest scoring average (68.92) in 2009, as well as earning his second consecutive Arnold Palmer Award as the Tour's leading money winner ($2,139,451)."
7. ^ "Russ Cochran". Golf Info Guide. Retrieved November 28, 2023. "He first played on the Champions Tour in 2009, and finished in third place at the US Senior Open. At the end of that season Cochran was given the title Rookie of the Year."
8. ^ "2009 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

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