Champions Tour



The Champions Tour organizes tournaments for golfers above the age of 50. This tour is part of the US PGA Tour and hosts 30 tournaments every year. Initially there was only one tournament for the seniors, i.e., the Senior PGA Championship . In 1978, another tournament, the Legends of Golf , was held which popularized the concept for a tour for the senior players. The tour officially came into existence in 1980 and came to be known as the Senior PGA Tour till 2002. Its logo was based on the US PGA Tour one before it was changed. The tour came to be known as the Champions Tour.

Barring two tournaments, the rest are held in the US . Out of the two one is held in England while the Puerto Vallerta Blue Agave Golf Classic is held in Mexico . Most of them are played over 54 holes and there are no cuts for these tournaments. However, the five majors are played over 72 holes. The total prize money for 2006 was more than $52 million.

Currently there are 30 tournaments taking place on the Champions Tour . Here is a list of tournaments which fall under it.

Golf Tournament – Champions Tours 2012

 

Golf Tournament Winner Location/State Country Name
Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Dan Forsman(3) Hawaii USA
Allianz Championship Corey Pavin(1) Florida USA
ACE Group Classic Kenny Perry(2) Florida USA
Toshiba Classic Loren Roberts(13) California USA
Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Fred Couples(7) Mississippi USA
Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay Michael Allen(2) Florida USA
Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf Michael Allen(3) & David Frost (2) Georgia USA
Insperity Championship Fred Funk(7) Texas USA
Senior PGA Championship Roger Chapman(1) Michigan USA
Principal Charity Classic Jay Haas(16) Iowa USA
Regions Tradition Tom Lehman(6) Alabama USA
Montreal Championship Mark Calcavecchia(2) Quebec,Canada USA
Constellation Senior Players Championship Joe Daley(1) Pennsylvania USA
Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Kirk Triplett(1) California USA
U.S. Senior Open Roger Chapman(2) Michigan USA
The Senior Open Championship Fred Couples(8) Scotland United Kingdom
3M Championship Bernhard Langer(15) Minnesota USA
Dick’s Sporting Goods Open Willie Wood(1) New York USA
Boeing Classic Jay Don Blake(3) Washington USA
Pacific Links Hawai’i Championship Willie Wood(2) Hawaii USA
SAS Championship Bernhard Langer(16) North Carolina USA
Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn Fred Funk(8) North Carolina USA
AT&T Championship David Frost(3) Texas USA
Charles Schwab Cup Championship Tom Lehman(7) Arizona USA

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