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2024 PGA Tour Champions season

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2024 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 18, 2024 (2024-01-18) – November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10)
Number of official events28
Most winsCanada Stephen Ames (3)
South Africa Ernie Els (3)
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (3)
Charles Schwab CupNew Zealand Steven Alker
Money listNew Zealand Steven Alker
2023
2025

The 2024 PGA Tour Champions season was the 44th 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

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The following table lists official events during the 2024 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 20 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 2,000,000 New Zealand Steven Alker (8)
Feb 18 Chubb Classic Florida 1,800,000 Canada Stephen Ames (7)
Feb 24 Trophy Hassan II Morocco 2,000,000 Argentina Ricardo González (1)
Mar 10 Cologuard Classic Arizona 2,200,000 United States Joe Durant (5)
Mar 24 Hoag Classic Newport Beach California 2,000,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (7)
Mar 31 Galleri Classic California 2,200,000 South Africa Retief Goosen (3)
Apr 21 Invited Celebrity Classic Texas 2,200,000 England Paul Broadhurst (6)
Apr 28 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Georgia 2,000,000 Canada Stephen Ames (8)
May 5 Insperity Invitational Texas 2,700,000 United States Scott Dunlap (2)
May 12 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,600,000 United States Doug Barron (3) PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 26 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Michigan 3,500,000 England Richard Bland (1) Senior major championship
Jun 2 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 2,000,000 South Africa Ernie Els (4)
Jun 9 American Family Insurance Championship Wisconsin 2,400,000 South Africa Ernie Els (5)
Jun 23 Dick's Open New York 2,100,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (8)
Jul 1 U.S. Senior Open Rhode Island 4,000,000 England Richard Bland (2) Senior major championship
Jul 14 Kaulig Companies Championship Ohio 3,500,000 South Africa Ernie Els (6) PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 28 The Senior Open Championship Scotland 2,850,000 South Korea K. J. Choi (2) Senior major championship
Aug 11 Boeing Classic Washington 2,200,000 Canada Stephen Ames (9)
Aug 18 Rogers Charity Classic Canada 2,400,000 United States Ken Tanigawa (3)
Aug 25 The Ally Challenge Michigan 2,200,000 United States Stewart Cink (1)
Sep 8 Ascension Charity Classic Missouri 2,000,000 South Korea Yang Yong-eun (1)
Sep 15 Sanford International South Dakota 2,000,000 United States Steve Stricker (18)
Sep 22 PURE Insurance Championship California 2,300,000 England Paul Broadhurst (7)
Oct 6 Constellation Furyk and Friends Florida 2,100,000 United States Rocco Mediate (5)
Oct 13 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 United States Jerry Kelly (12)
Oct 20 Dominion Energy Charity Classic Virginia 2,300,000 United States Timothy O'Neal (1) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Oct 27 Simmons Bank Championship Arkansas 2,300,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (9) New Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 10 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona 3,000,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (47) 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
Dec 15 World Champions Cup Florida Canceled[b] Team event
Dec 22 PNC Championship Florida 1,085,000 Germany Bernhard Langer and
son Jason Langer
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.[4][5]

Position Player Points
1 New Zealand Steven Alker 2,781,203
2 South Africa Ernie Els 2,496,234
3 Australia Richard Green 2,488,239
4 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 2,214,543
5 Canada Stephen Ames 2,195,405

Money list

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 New Zealand Steven Alker 2,447,588
2 South Africa Ernie Els 2,356,976
3 Australia Richard Green 2,168,079
4 Canada Stephen Ames 2,113,895
5 South Korea Yang Yong-eun 1,767,957

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)
Rookie of the Year
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) New Zealand Steven Alker [7]

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.
  2. ^ Canceled due to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "PGA Tour Champions announces 2024 schedule". PGA Tour. October 18, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Fernandes, Doug (October 21, 2024). "Weather prompts cancelation of World Champions Cup, slated for December at The Concession". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  5. ^ Kelly, Todd (November 10, 2024). "Steven Alker wins 2024 Charles Schwab Cup, the PGA Tour Champions season-long points race". Golfweek. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 Money list". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 Scoring Average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
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