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 |