2016 PGA Tour Champions season

Golf tour season

2016 PGA Tour Champions seasonDuration| January 21, 2016 (2016-01-21) – November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)

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Number of official events| 26
Most wins|  Bernhard Langer (4)
Charles Schwab Cup|  Bernhard Langer
Money list|  Bernhard Langer
Player of the Year|  Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the Year|  Paul Broadhurst

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The 2016 PGA Tour Champions season was the 37th 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.

## Changes for 2016

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The 2016 season saw the introduction of a playoff system to determine the winner of the Charles Schwab Cup, with the tour being rebranded as PGA Tour Champions. The playoffs, similar to that used by the regular PGA Tour for the FedEx Cup, consisted of three events and ended with the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.[1]

## Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[2][1]

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

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Jan 23 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 |  Duffy Waldorf (2) |
Feb 7 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,750,000 |  Esteban Toledo (4) |
Feb 14 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 |  Bernhard Langer (26) |
Mar 20 | Tucson Conquistadores Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 |  Woody Austin (1) |
Apr 3 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez (3) |
Apr 17 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 |  Woody Austin (2) |
Apr 24 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf | Missouri | 2,400,000 |  Michael Allen (8) and
Woody Austin (3) | Team event
May 8 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,100,000 |  Jesper Parnevik (1) |
May 22 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,300,000 |  Bernhard Langer (27) | PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 29 | Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | 2,800,000 |  Rocco Mediate (3) | Senior major championship
Jun 5 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,750,000 |  Scott McCarron (1) |
Jun 12 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | Pennsylvania | 2,800,000 |  Bernhard Langer (28) | PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jun 26 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,000,000 |  Kirk Triplett (5) | New tournament
Jul 10 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,000,000 |  Paul Goydos (3) |
Jul 24 | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | £1,350,000 |  Paul Broadhurst (1) | Senior major championship
Aug 7 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 |  Joe Durant (2) |
Aug 14 | U.S. Senior Open | Ohio | 3,750,000 |  Gene Sauers (1) | Senior major championship
Aug 28 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,000,000 |  Bernhard Langer (29) |
Sep 4 | Shaw Charity Classic | Canada | 2,350,000 |  Carlos Franco (1) |
Sep 18 | Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 2,000,000 |  Paul Broadhurst (2) |
Sep 25 | Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship | Canada | 2,500,000 |  Colin Montgomerie (4) |
Oct 9 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,800,000 |  Jay Haas (18) |
Oct 16 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 |  Doug Garwood (1) |
Oct 30 | PowerShares QQQ Championship | California | 2,000,000 |  Tom Pernice Jr. (5) | New tournament
Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 6 | Dominion Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,000,000 |  Scott McCarron (2) | New tournament
Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 13 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,000,000 |  Paul Goydos (4) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event

### Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by PGA Tour Champions, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
($) | Winners | Notes

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Dec 11 | PNC Father-Son Challenge | Florida | 1,085,000 |  David Duval and
stepson Nick Karavites | Team event

## 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 |  Bernhard Langer | 3,200
2 |  Colin Montgomerie | 2,400
3 |  Paul Goydos | 2,216
4 |  Scott McCarron | 2,004
5 |  Joe Durant | 1,658

## Money list

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

Position | Player | Prize money ($)

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1 |  Bernhard Langer | 3,016,959
2 |  Colin Montgomerie | 1,723,318
3 |  Joe Durant | 1,635,147
4 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1,613,820
5 |  Scott McCarron | 1,562,802

## 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 |  Paul Broadhurst | [7]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) |  Bernhard Langer | [8]

## Notes

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1. ^ 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.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Champions Tour announces 2016 schedule and format for inaugural Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs". PGA Tour. November 11, 2015. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
2. ^ "2016 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
3. ^ "2016 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
4. ^ Casey, Kevin (November 13, 2016). "Bernhard Langer wins third consecutive Charles Schwab Cup as Goydos earns 2nd victory". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
5. ^ "2016 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
6. ^ Kilbridge, Dan (January 12, 2017). "Bernhard Langer is PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
7. ^ "Broadhurst named Rookie of the Year on PGA Tour Champions to cap stellar year". Champions of Golf. January 11, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
8. ^ "2016 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

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