2011 Champions Tour

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2011 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 21, 2011 (2011-01-21) – November 6, 2011 (2011-11-06)
Number of official events24
Most winsUnited States John Cook (3)
United States Tom Lehman (3)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Tom Lehman
Money listUnited States Tom Lehman
Player of the YearUnited States Tom Lehman
Rookie of the YearUnited States Kenny Perry
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The 2011 Champions Tour was the 32nd 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 2011 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] Notes
Jan 23 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000 United States John Cook (6)
Feb 13 Allianz Championship Florida 1,800,000 United States Tom Lehman (3)
Feb 20 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (14)
Mar 13 Toshiba Classic California 1,700,000 Zimbabwe Nick Price (4)
Apr 3 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Mississippi 1,600,000 United States Tom Lehman (4)
Apr 17 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,700,000 United States John Cook (7) Pro-Am
Apr 24 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,700,000 United States David Eger (4) and
Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty (8)		 Team event
May 8 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,200,000 United States Tom Lehman (5) Champions Tour major championship
May 29 Senior PGA Championship Kentucky 2,000,000 United States Tom Watson (14) Senior major championship
Jun 5 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,725,000 United States Bob Gilder (10)
Jun 12 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,750,000 United States Mark Wiebe (3)
Jun 26 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,750,000 United States John Huston (1)
Jul 3 Montreal Championship Canada 1,800,000 United States John Cook (8)
Jul 10 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 1,600,000 United States Jeff Sluman (4)
Jul 24 The Senior Open Championship England 2,000,000 United States Russ Cochran (3) Senior major championship
Jul 31 U.S. Senior Open Ohio 2,600,000 United States Olin Browne (1) Senior major championship
Aug 7 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 United States Jay Haas (15)
Aug 21 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship New York 2,700,000 United States Fred Couples (5) Champions Tour major championship
Aug 28 Boeing Classic Washington 2,000,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia (1)
Sep 18 Songdo IBD Championship South Korea 3,000,000 United States Jay Don Blake (1)
Oct 2 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 United States Kenny Perry (1)
Oct 9 Insperity Championship Texas 1,700,000 United States Brad Faxon (1)
Oct 16 AT&T Championship Texas 1,800,000 United States Fred Couples (6)
Nov 6 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 United States Jay Don Blake (2) 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 United States Tom Lehman 2,422
2 United States Mark Calcavecchia 2,348
3 Australia Peter Senior 1,874
4 United States Jay Don Blake 1,803
5 United States John Cook 1,798

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 United States Tom Lehman 2,081,526
2 United States Mark Calcavecchia 1,867,991
3 United States John Cook 1,747,075
4 United States Jay Don Blake 1,531,877
5 United States Russ Cochran 1,503,090

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Tom Lehman [5]
Rookie of the Year United States Kenny Perry [6]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) United States Mark Calcavecchia [7]
Comeback Player of the Year United States Chip Beck [6]

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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