2009 Champions Tour

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2009 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) – November 1, 2009 (2009-11-01)
Number of official events25
Most winsGermany Bernhard Langer (4)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Loren Roberts
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearUnited States 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
Jan 25 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (5)
Feb 15 Allianz Championship Florida 1,700,000 United States Mike Goodes (1)
Feb 22 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 United States Loren Roberts (9)
Mar 8 Toshiba Classic California 1,700,000 Argentina Eduardo Romero (5)
Mar 15 AT&T Champions Classic California 1,600,000 United States Dan Forsman (1)
Mar 29 Cap Cana Championship Dominican Republic 2,100,000 United States Keith Fergus (2)
Apr 19 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,700,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (1) Pro-Am
Apr 26 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,600,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (6) and
United States Tom Lehman (1)		 Team event
May 17 Regions Charity Classic Alabama 1,700,000 United States Keith Fergus (3)
May 24 Senior PGA Championship Ohio 2,000,000 United States Michael Allen (1) Senior major championship
May 31 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,725,000 Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty (7)
Jun 7 Triton Financial Classic Texas 1,600,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (7)
Jun 28 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,650,000 United States Lonnie Nielsen (2)
Jul 12 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (8)
Jul 26 The Senior Open Championship England 2,000,000 United States Loren Roberts (10) Senior major championship
Aug 2 U.S. Senior Open Indiana 2,600,000 United States Fred Funk (5) Senior major championship
Aug 23 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,700,000 United States Mike Reid (2) Champions Tour major championship
Aug 30 Boeing Classic Washington 1,800,000 United States Loren Roberts (11)
Sep 6 Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,100,000 United States Jeff Sluman (3)
Sep 20 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,750,000 United States Jay Haas (13)
Sep 27 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 United States Tom Pernice Jr. (1)
Oct 4 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship Maryland 2,700,000 United States Jay Haas (14) Champions Tour major championship
Oct 18 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas 1,700,000 United States John Cook (3)
Oct 25 AT&T Championship Texas 1,700,000 United States Phil Blackmar (1)
Nov 1 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 United States 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
1 United States Loren Roberts 2,670
2 United States John Cook 2,351
3 United States Fred Funk 2,349
4 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,322
5 United States 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 ($)
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,139,451
2 United States Loren Roberts 1,960,613
3 United States John Cook 1,798,664
4 United States Jay Haas 1,758,395
5 United States Fred Funk 1,563,810

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Germany Bernhard Langer [6]
Rookie of the Year United States Russ Cochran [7]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Germany 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.

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