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.

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
2010
2012

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   John Cook (6)
Feb 13 Allianz Championship Florida 1,800,000   Tom Lehman (3)
Feb 20 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000   Bernhard Langer (14)
Mar 13 Toshiba Classic California 1,700,000   Nick Price (4)
Apr 3 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Mississippi 1,600,000   Tom Lehman (4)
Apr 17 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,700,000   John Cook (7) Pro-Am
Apr 24 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,700,000   David Eger (4) and
  Mark McNulty (8)
Team event
May 8 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,200,000   Tom Lehman (5) Champions Tour major championship
May 29 Senior PGA Championship Kentucky 2,000,000   Tom Watson (14) Senior major championship
Jun 5 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,725,000   Bob Gilder (10)
Jun 12 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,750,000   Mark Wiebe (3)
Jun 26 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,750,000   John Huston (1)
Jul 3 Montreal Championship Canada 1,800,000   John Cook (8)
Jul 10 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 1,600,000   Jeff Sluman (4)
Jul 24 The Senior Open Championship England 2,000,000   Russ Cochran (3) Senior major championship
Jul 31 U.S. Senior Open Ohio 2,600,000   Olin Browne (1) Senior major championship
Aug 7 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000   Jay Haas (15)
Aug 21 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship New York 2,700,000   Fred Couples (5) Champions Tour major championship
Aug 28 Boeing Classic Washington 2,000,000   Mark Calcavecchia (1)
Sep 18 Songdo IBD Championship South Korea 3,000,000   Jay Don Blake (1)
Oct 2 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000   Kenny Perry (1)
Oct 9 Insperity Championship Texas 1,700,000   Brad Faxon (1)
Oct 16 AT&T Championship Texas 1,800,000   Fred Couples (6)
Nov 6 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000   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   Tom Lehman 2,422
2   Mark Calcavecchia 2,348
3   Peter Senior 1,874
4   Jay Don Blake 1,803
5   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   Tom Lehman 2,081,526
2   Mark Calcavecchia 1,867,991
3   John Cook 1,747,075
4   Jay Don Blake 1,531,877
5   Russ Cochran 1,503,090

Awards

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

References

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  1. ^ "2011 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "2011 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Blake wins finale, Lehman takes points title". The San Diego Union-Tribune. The Associated Press. November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "2011 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Lehman named Champions Tour PoY". Golfweek. Associated Press. December 14, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Champions Tour Announcement". ASAP sports. December 14, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2023. We also announced that Kenny Perry was named Rookie of the Year and Chip Beck was the Comeback Player of the Year on the Champions Tour.
  7. ^ "2011 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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