2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season

2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season

Duration	January 16, 2020 (2020-01-16) – November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)
Number of official events	39[a]
Most wins	Phil Mickelson (4)
Charles Schwab Cup	Bernhard Langer
Money list	Bernhard Langer
Player of the Year	Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the Year	Jim Furyk
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The 2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season was the 41st 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.

COVID-19 pandemic impact

The season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with half the scheduled tournaments being cancelled, including four of the five senior majors. As a result the only major played in 2020 was the Senior Players Championship, which was won by Jerry Kelly, who finished two strokes ahead Scott Parel to claim his first senior major title. The season was expanded to include all 2021 tournaments with the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs events in 2020 returning to regular event status.^[1]

Schedule

The following table shows the official schedule of events for the 2020–21 season.^[2][3]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner[b]	Notes
Jan 18, 2020	Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai	Hawaii	1,800,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9)
Feb 1, 2020	Morocco Champions	Morocco	2,000,000	Brett Quigley (1)	New tournament
Feb 16, 2020	Chubb Classic	Florida	1,600,000	Scott Parel (3)
Mar 1, 2020	Cologuard Classic	Arizona	1,700,000	Bernhard Langer (41)
Mar 8, 2020	Hoag Classic	California	1,800,000	Ernie Els (1)
Mar 29, 2020	Rapiscan Systems Classic	Mississippi	–	Canceled[4][5]
Apr 19, 2020	Mitsubishi Electric Classic	Georgia	–	Canceled[4]
May 3, 2020	Insperity Invitational	Texas	–	Canceled[4]
May 24, 2020	KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship	Michigan	–	Canceled[6]	Senior major championship
Jun 7, 2020	American Family Insurance Championship	Wisconsin	–	Canceled[5]
Jun 14, 2020	MasterCard Japan Championship	Japan	–	Canceled[4]
Jun 28, 2020	U.S. Senior Open	Rhode Island	–	Canceled[7]	Senior major championship
Jul 26, 2020	The Senior Open Championship	England	–	Canceled[8]	Senior major championship
Aug 2, 2020	The Ally Challenge	Michigan	2,000,000	Jim Furyk (1)
Aug 16, 2020	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	New York	–	Canceled[5]
Aug 16 Jul 12, 2020	Bridgestone Senior Players Championship	Ohio	2,800,000	Jerry Kelly (7)	PGA Tour Champions major championship
Aug 21, 2020	Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge	Missouri	3,000,000	Shane Bertsch (1)	New tournament
Aug 23, 2020	Boeing Classic	Washington	–	Canceled[9]
Aug 26, 2020	Charles Schwab Series at Ozarks National	Missouri	3,000,000	Phil Mickelson (1)	New tournament
Aug 30, 2020	Shaw Charity Classic	Canada	–	Canceled[10]
Sep 6, 2020 May 31, 2020	Principal Charity Classic	Iowa	–	Canceled[11]
Sep 13, 2020	Sanford International	South Dakota	1,800,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (10)
Sep 20, 2020	PURE Insurance Championship	California	2,200,000	Jim Furyk (2)
Sep 27, 2020 May 10, 2020	Regions Tradition	Alabama	–	Canceled[12]	PGA Tour Champions major championship
Oct 4, 2020	Ascension Charity Classic	Missouri	–	Canceled[13]
Oct 11, 2020	SAS Championship	North Carolina	2,100,000	Ernie Els (2)
Oct 18, 2020	Dominion Energy Charity Classic	Virginia	2,000,000	Phil Mickelson (2)
Nov 1, 2020	TimberTech Championship	Florida	2,000,000	Darren Clarke (1)
Nov 8, 2020	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	Arizona	2,500,000	Kevin Sutherland (4)
Jan 23, 2021	Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai	Hawaii	1,800,000	Darren Clarke (2)
Feb 28, 2021	Cologuard Classic	Arizona	1,700,000	Kevin Sutherland (5)
Mar 7, 2021	Hoag Classic	California	–	Postponed[14]
Apr 18, 2021	Chubb Classic	Florida	1,600,000	Steve Stricker (6)
May 2, 2021	Insperity Invitational	Texas	1,250,000	Mike Weir (1)
May 9, 2021	Regions Tradition	Alabama	2,750,000	Alex Čejka (1)	PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 16, 2021	Mitsubishi Electric Classic	Georgia	1,800,000	Dicky Pride (1)
May 30, 2021	KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship	Oklahoma	3,500,000	Alex Čejka (2)	Senior major championship
Jun 6, 2021	Principal Charity Classic	Iowa	1,850,000	Stephen Ames (2)
Jun 13, 2021	American Family Insurance Championship	Wisconsin	2,400,000	Jerry Kelly (8)
Jun 27, 2021	Bridgestone Senior Players Championship	Ohio	3,000,000	Steve Stricker (7)	PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 4, 2021	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	New York	2,050,000	Cameron Beckman (1)
Jul 11, 2021	U.S. Senior Open	Nebraska	4,000,000	Jim Furyk (3)	Senior major championship
Jul 25, 2021	The Senior Open Championship	England	2,500,000	Stephen Dodd (1)	Senior major championship
Aug 15, 2021	Shaw Charity Classic	Canada	2,350,000	Doug Barron (2)
Aug 22, 2021	Boeing Classic	Washington	2,100,000	Rod Pampling (1)
Aug 29, 2021	The Ally Challenge	Michigan	2,000,000	Joe Durant (4)
Sep 12, 2021	Ascension Charity Classic	Missouri	2,000,000	David Toms (2)
Sep 19, 2021	Sanford International	South Dakota	1,800,000	Darren Clarke (3)
Sep 26, 2021	PURE Insurance Championship	California	2,200,000	K. J. Choi (1)
Oct 10, 2021	Constellation Furyk and Friends	Florida	2,000,000	Phil Mickelson (3)	New tournament
Oct 17, 2021	SAS Championship	North Carolina	2,100,000	Lee Janzen (2)
Oct 24, 2021	Dominion Energy Charity Classic	Virginia	2,000,000	Bernhard Langer (42)	Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 7, 2021	TimberTech Championship	Florida	2,000,000	Steven Alker (1)	Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 14, 2021	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	Arizona	2,500,000	Phil Mickelson (4)	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.

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse ($)	Winners	Notes
Dec 20, 2020	PNC Championship	Florida	1,085,000	Justin Thomas and father Mike Thomas	Team event
Dec 19, 2021	PNC Championship	Florida	1,085,000	John Daly and son John Daly II	Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.^[15][16]

Position	Player	Points
1	Bernhard Langer	3,655,999
2	Jim Furyk	3,499,522
3	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	3,051,298
4	Ernie Els	2,960,445
5	Jerry Kelly	2,619,201

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[17]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Bernhard Langer	3,255,499
2	Jim Furyk	3,141,663
3	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	2,800,098
4	Ernie Els	2,719,445
5	Jerry Kelly	2,588,101

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Bernhard Langer	[18]
Rookie of the Year	Jim Furyk	[19]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Jim Furyk	[19]

Notes

1. A further 15 tournaments were scheduled but were either canceled or postponed.
2. 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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2. "2020–21 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
3. "PGA Tour Champions announces 2021 tournament schedule". PGA Tour. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
4. "PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations". PGA Tour. March 17, 2020. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
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6. "Senior PGA Championship, scheduled for May, canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. April 2, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
7. Barrett, Scott (April 6, 2020). "U.S. Senior Open at Newport County Club canceled". The Newport Daily News. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
8. Dempster, Martin (July 2, 2020). "Senior Open cancelled for first time in its history". The Scotsman. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
9. "PGA Champions Tour event in Washington canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. June 12, 2020.
10. Gilbertson, Wes (June 11, 2020). "COVID-19 crisis forces cancellation of 2020 Shaw Charity Classic". Calgary Sun. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
11. "Principal Charity Classic cancels 2020 golf tournament due to COVID concerns". Business Record. July 16, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
12. Patchen, Tyler (August 14, 2020). "Principal Charity Classic cancels 2020 golf tournament due to COVID concerns". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
13. Rubbelke, Nathan (August 7, 2020). "Organizers cancel Ascension Charity Classic due to Covid-19, reschedule inaugural event for 2021". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
14. "Hoag Classic 2021 Golf Tournament Postponed Due To Coronavirus". patch.com. January 8, 2021.
15. "2020–21 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
16. "Phil Mickelson wins PGA Tour Champions finale; Bernhard Langer claims 6th Schwab Cup title". ESPN. Associated Press. November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
17. "2020–21 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
18. "Bernhard Langer wins Champions Tour player of the year". Golf Australia. January 20, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
19. Bhargava, Ishita (January 19, 2022). "'I've Definitely Found a Home': Jim Furyk Gets Emotional After Winning Rookie of the Year on the Champions Tour". Essentially Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2023. What's more, he bagged the Byron Nelson Award, which is conferred on the player with the best scoring average (68.84).

External links

• Official website