2017 PGA Tour Champions season
Golf tour season
Duration | January 18, 2017 (2017-01-18) – November 12, 2017 (2017-11-12) |
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Number of official events | 26 |
Most wins | ![]() |
Charles Schwab Cup | ![]() |
Money list | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
← 2016 2018 → |
The 2017 PGA Tour Champions season was the 38th season of PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions 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 2017 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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Jan 20 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | ![]() | |
Feb 12 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,750,000 | ![]() | |
Feb 19 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | ![]() | |
Mar 19 | Tucson Conquistadores Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 2 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 16 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | ![]() | |
Apr 23 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf | Missouri | 2,400,000 | ![]() ![]() | Team event |
May 7 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,150,000 | ![]() | |
May 21 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,300,000 | ![]() | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
May 28 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Virginia | 2,800,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
Jun 11 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,750,000 | ![]() | |
Jun 25 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,000,000 | ![]() | |
Jul 2 | U.S. Senior Open | Massachusetts | 4,000,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
Jul 16 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | Maryland | 2,800,000 | ![]() | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
Jul 30 | The Senior Open Championship | Wales | £1,500,000 | ![]() | Senior major championship |
Aug 6 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 20 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,000,000 | ![]() | |
Aug 27 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,100,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 3 | Shaw Charity Classic | Canada | 2,350,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 10 | Japan Airlines Championship | Japan | 2,500,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 17 | Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship | Canada | 1,800,000 | ![]() | |
Sep 24 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,000,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 15 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | ![]() | |
Oct 22 | Dominion Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,000,000 | ![]() | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
Oct 29 | PowerShares QQQ Championship | California | 2,000,000 | ![]() | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
Nov 12 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | ![]() | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by PGA Tour Champions, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner(s) | Notes |
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Jan 15 | Diamond Resorts Invitational | Florida | 750,000 | ![]() | New to PGA Tour Champions |
Dec 17 | PNC Father-Son Challenge | Florida | 1,085,000 | ![]() son Ángel Cabrera Jr. | Team event |
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 3,280 |
2 | ![]() | 2,234 |
3 | ![]() | 2,100 |
4 | ![]() | 1,834 |
5 | ![]() | 1,640 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[3]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | ![]() | 3,677,359 |
2 | ![]() | 2,674,195 |
3 | ![]() | 1,961,732 |
4 | ![]() | 1,728,070 |
5 | ![]() | 1,538,366 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Ref. |
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Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | ![]() | [4] |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() | [5] |
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | ![]() | [6] |
Notes
- ^ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Champions events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour Champions members.
References
- ^ "2017 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Casey, Kevin (November 12, 2017). "Kevin Sutherland wins Schwab Cup despite Bernhard Langer's 7-win season". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2017 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Golf: Old Master Langer back to Champion Tour Player of the Year". World Sports News. January 17, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Jerry Kelly Named PGA Tour Champions Rookie Of The Year". The Golf Wire. January 23, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2017 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
External links
- Official website