2023 PGA Tour Champions season

2023 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) – November 12, 2023 (2023-11-12)
Number of official events28
Most winsUnited States Steve Stricker (6)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Steve Stricker
Money listUnited States Steve Stricker
Player of the YearUnited States Steve Stricker
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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 United States Steve Stricker (12)
Feb 11 Trophy Hassan II Morocco 2,000,000 Canada Stephen Ames (3) New to PGA Tour Champions[b]
Feb 19 Chubb Classic Florida 1,800,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (45)
Mar 5 Cologuard Classic Arizona 2,200,000 United States David Toms (3)
Mar 19 Hoag Classic California 2,000,000 South Africa Ernie Els (3)
Mar 26 Galleri Classic California 2,200,000 United States David Toms (4) New tournament
Apr 23 Invited Celebrity Classic Texas 2,000,000 Australia Mark Hensby (1)
Apr 30 Insperity Invitational Texas 2,700,000 New Zealand Steven Alker (6)
May 7 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Georgia 1,800,000 Canada Stephen Ames (4)
May 14 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,500,000 United States Steve Stricker (13) PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 28 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Texas 3,500,000 United States Steve Stricker (14) Senior major championship
Jun 4 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 2,000,000 Canada Stephen Ames (5)
Jun 11 American Family Insurance Championship Wisconsin 2,400,000 United States Steve Stricker (15)
Jun 25 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 2,100,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (5)
Jul 2 U.S. Senior Open Wisconsin 4,000,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (46) Senior major championship
Jul 16 Kaulig Companies Championship Ohio 3,500,000 United States Steve Stricker (16) PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 30 The Senior Open Championship Wales 2,750,000 Germany Alex Čejka (3) Senior major championship
Aug 13 Boeing Classic Washington 2,200,000 Canada Stephen Ames (6)
Aug 20 Shaw Charity Classic Canada 2,400,000 United States Ken Duke (1)
Aug 27 The Ally Challenge Michigan 2,000,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (5)
Sep 10 Ascension Charity Classic Missouri 2,000,000 United States Steve Flesch (4)
Sep 17 Sanford International South Dakota 2,000,000 United States Steve Stricker (17)
Sep 24 PURE Insurance Championship California 2,300,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (2)
Oct 8 Constellation Furyk and Friends Florida 2,000,000 United States Brett Quigley (2)
Oct 15 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 Australia Rod Pampling (2)
Oct 22 Dominion Energy Charity Classic Virginia 2,200,000 United States Harrison Frazar (1) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 5 TimberTech Championship Florida 2,200,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (6) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 12 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona 3,000,000 New Zealand 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.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winners Notes
Dec 10 World Champions Cup Florida 1,350,000 Team USA New team event
Dec 17 PNC Championship Florida 1,085,000 Germany Bernhard Langer and
son Jason Langer		 Team event

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 United States Steve Stricker 3,986,063
2 New Zealand Steven Alker 3,173,127
3 South Africa Ernie Els 2,642,983
4 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 2,614,746
5 Germany 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 United States Steve Stricker 3,986,063
2 New Zealand Steven Alker 2,607,089
3 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,240,016
4 South Africa Ernie Els 2,166,383
5 Canada Stephen Ames 2,130,194

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Steve Stricker [6]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) United States Steve Stricker [7]

Notes

  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.
  2. ^ Tournament's debut on PGA Tour Champions delayed from 2022.

References

  1. ^ "2023 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "PGA Tour Champions announces 2023 schedule". PGA Tour. October 25, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Babineau, Jeff (November 12, 2023). "Steve Stricker caps off record-setting year with Charles Schwab Cup title". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Money list". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Reigning Charles Schwab Cup Champion Steve Stricker sweeps PGA Tour Champions awards". PGA Tour. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023 Scoring Average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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