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 The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.
DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerNotes Jan 25 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000 Bernhard Langer (5) Feb 15 Allianz Championship Florida 1,700,000 Mike Goodes (1) Feb 22 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 Loren Roberts (9) Mar 8 Toshiba Classic California 1,700,000 Eduardo Romero (5) Mar 15 AT&T Champions Classic California 1,600,000 Dan Forsman (1) Mar 29 Cap Cana Championship Dominican Republic 2,100,000 Keith Fergus (2) Apr 19 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,700,000 Nick Price (1) Pro-Am Apr 26 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,600,000 Bernhard Langer (6) and Tom Lehman (1) Team event May 17 Regions Charity Classic Alabama 1,700,000 Keith Fergus (3) May 24 Senior PGA Championship Ohio 2,000,000 Michael Allen (1) Senior major championship May 31 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,725,000 Mark McNulty (7) Jun 7 Triton Financial Classic Texas 1,600,000 Bernhard Langer (7) Jun 28 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,650,000 Lonnie Nielsen (2) Jul 12 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 Bernhard Langer (8) Jul 26 The Senior Open Championship England 2,000,000 Loren Roberts (10) Senior major championship Aug 2 U.S. Senior Open Indiana 2,600,000 Fred Funk (5) Senior major championship Aug 23 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,700,000 Mike Reid (2) Champions Tour major championship Aug 30 Boeing Classic Washington 1,800,000 Loren Roberts (11) Sep 6 Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,100,000 Jeff Sluman (3) Sep 20 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,750,000 Jay Haas (13) Sep 27 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 Tom Pernice Jr. (1) Oct 4 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship Maryland 2,700,000 Jay Haas (14) Champions Tour major championship Oct 18 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas 1,700,000 John Cook (3) Oct 25 AT&T Championship Texas 1,700,000 Phil Blackmar (1) Nov 1 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 John Cook (4) Tour Championship
Charles Schwab Cup The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
PositionPlayerPoints1 Loren Roberts 2,6702 John Cook 2,3513 Fred Funk 2,3494 Bernhard Langer 2,3225 Jay Haas 1,984
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Bernhard Langer 2,139,4512 Loren Roberts 1,960,6133 John Cook 1,798,6644 Jay Haas 1,758,3955 Fred Funk 1,563,810
Awards AwardWinnerPlayer of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Bernhard Langer Rookie of the Year Russ Cochran Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Bernhard Langer
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