2010 Champions Tour

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2010 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 22, 2010 (2010-01-22) – November 7, 2010 (2010-11-07)
Number of official events26
Most winsGermany Bernhard Langer (5)
Charles Schwab CupGermany Bernhard Langer
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearUnited States Fred Couples
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The 2010 Champions Tour was the 31st 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 2010 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 24 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000 United States Tom Watson (13)
Feb 14 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 United States Fred Couples (1)
Feb 21 Allianz Championship Florida 1,700,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (9)
Mar 7 Toshiba Classic California 1,700,000 United States Fred Couples (2)
Mar 28 Cap Cana Championship Dominican Republic 1,600,000 United States Fred Couples (3)
Apr 18 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,700,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (10) Pro-Am
Apr 25 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,700,000 United States Mark O'Meara (1) and
Zimbabwe Nick Price (2)		 Team event
May 2 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Mississippi 1,600,000 United States David Eger (3) New tournament
May 16 Regions Charity Classic Alabama 1,700,000 United States Dan Forsman (2)
May 30 Senior PGA Championship Colorado 2,000,000 United States Tom Lehman (2) Senior major championship
Jun 6 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,725,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (3)
Jun 27 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,700,000 United States Loren Roberts (12)
Jul 4 Montreal Championship Canada 1,800,000 United States Larry Mize (1) New tournament
Jul 25 The Senior Open Championship Scotland 2,000,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (11) Senior major championship
Aug 1 U.S. Senior Open Washington 2,600,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (12) Senior major championship
Aug 8 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 South Africa David Frost (1)
Aug 22 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,600,000 United States Fred Funk (6) Champions Tour major championship
Aug 29 Boeing Classic Washington 1,900,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (13)
Sep 5 Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 1,800,000 United States Ted Schulz (1)
Sep 12 Posco E&C Songdo Championship South Korea 3,000,000 United States Russ Cochran (1) New tournament
Sep 26 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 United States Russ Cochran (2)
Oct 3 Ensure Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,750,000 United States Gary Hallberg (1)
Oct 10 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship Maryland 2,700,000 United States Mark O'Meara (2) Champions Tour major championship
Oct 24 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas 1,700,000 United States Fred Couples (4)
Oct 31 AT&T Championship Texas 1,750,000 Canada Rod Spittle (1)
Nov 7 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 United States John Cook (5) 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.[2][3]

Position Player Points
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 3,597
2 United States Fred Couples 2,771
3 United States John Cook 2,451
4 United States Michael Allen 1,846
5 United States Russ Cochran 1,818

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,648,939
2 United States Fred Couples 2,344,894
3 United States John Cook 1,924,305
4 United States Russ Cochran 1,754,003
5 Zimbabwe Nick Price 1,457,815

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Germany Bernhard Langer [5]
Rookie of the Year United States Fred Couples [5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) United States Fred Couples [6]
Comeback Player of the Year United States Ken Green [5]

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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