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2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season

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The 2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season was the 41st 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.

2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 16, 2020 (2020-01-16) – November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)
Number of official events39[a]
Most winsUnited States Phil Mickelson (4)
Charles Schwab CupGermany Bernhard Langer
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearUnited States Jim Furyk
← 2019
2022 →

COVID-19 pandemic impact

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The season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with half the scheduled tournaments being cancelled, including four of the five senior majors. As a result the only major played in 2020 was the Senior Players Championship, which was won by Jerry Kelly, who finished two strokes ahead Scott Parel to claim his first senior major title. The season was expanded to include all 2021 tournaments with the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs events in 2020 returning to regular event status.[1]

Schedule

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The following table shows the official schedule of events for the 2020–21 season.[2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[b] Notes
Jan 18, 2020 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000   Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9)
Feb 1, 2020 Morocco Champions Morocco 2,000,000   Brett Quigley (1) New tournament
Feb 16, 2020 Chubb Classic Florida 1,600,000   Scott Parel (3)
Mar 1, 2020 Cologuard Classic Arizona 1,700,000   Bernhard Langer (41)
Mar 8, 2020 Hoag Classic California 1,800,000   Ernie Els (1)
Mar 29, 2020 Rapiscan Systems Classic Mississippi – Canceled[4][5]
Apr 19, 2020 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Georgia – Canceled[4]
May 3, 2020 Insperity Invitational Texas – Canceled[4]
May 24, 2020 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Michigan – Canceled[6] Senior major championship
Jun 7, 2020 American Family Insurance Championship Wisconsin – Canceled[5]
Jun 14, 2020 MasterCard Japan Championship Japan – Canceled[4]
Jun 28, 2020 U.S. Senior Open Rhode Island – Canceled[7] Senior major championship
Jul 26, 2020 The Senior Open Championship England – Canceled[8] Senior major championship
Aug 2, 2020 The Ally Challenge Michigan 2,000,000   Jim Furyk (1)
Aug 16, 2020 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York – Canceled[5]
Aug 16
Jul 12, 2020		 Bridgestone Senior Players Championship Ohio 2,800,000   Jerry Kelly (7) PGA Tour Champions major championship
Aug 21, 2020 Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge Missouri 3,000,000   Shane Bertsch (1) New tournament
Aug 23, 2020 Boeing Classic Washington – Canceled[9]
Aug 26, 2020 Charles Schwab Series at Ozarks National Missouri 3,000,000   Phil Mickelson (1) New tournament
Aug 30, 2020 Shaw Charity Classic Canada – Canceled[10]
Sep 6, 2020
May 31, 2020		 Principal Charity Classic Iowa – Canceled[11]
Sep 13, 2020 Sanford International South Dakota 1,800,000   Miguel Ángel Jiménez (10)
Sep 20, 2020 PURE Insurance Championship California 2,200,000   Jim Furyk (2)
Sep 27, 2020
May 10, 2020		 Regions Tradition Alabama – Canceled[12] PGA Tour Champions major championship
Oct 4, 2020 Ascension Charity Classic Missouri – Canceled[13]
Oct 11, 2020 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000   Ernie Els (2)
Oct 18, 2020 Dominion Energy Charity Classic Virginia 2,000,000   Phil Mickelson (2)
Nov 1, 2020 TimberTech Championship Florida 2,000,000   Darren Clarke (1)
Nov 8, 2020 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona 2,500,000   Kevin Sutherland (4)
Jan 23, 2021 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000   Darren Clarke (2)
Feb 28, 2021 Cologuard Classic Arizona 1,700,000   Kevin Sutherland (5)
Mar 7, 2021 Hoag Classic California – Postponed[14]
Apr 18, 2021 Chubb Classic Florida 1,600,000   Steve Stricker (6)
May 2, 2021 Insperity Invitational Texas 1,250,000   Mike Weir (1)
May 9, 2021 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,750,000   Alex Čejka (1) PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 16, 2021 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Georgia 1,800,000   Dicky Pride (1)
May 30, 2021 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Oklahoma 3,500,000   Alex Čejka (2) Senior major championship
Jun 6, 2021 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,850,000   Stephen Ames (2)
Jun 13, 2021 American Family Insurance Championship Wisconsin 2,400,000   Jerry Kelly (8)
Jun 27, 2021 Bridgestone Senior Players Championship Ohio 3,000,000   Steve Stricker (7) PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 4, 2021 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 2,050,000   Cameron Beckman (1)
Jul 11, 2021 U.S. Senior Open Nebraska 4,000,000   Jim Furyk (3) Senior major championship
Jul 25, 2021 The Senior Open Championship England 2,500,000   Stephen Dodd (1) Senior major championship
Aug 15, 2021 Shaw Charity Classic Canada 2,350,000   Doug Barron (2)
Aug 22, 2021 Boeing Classic Washington 2,100,000   Rod Pampling (1)
Aug 29, 2021 The Ally Challenge Michigan 2,000,000   Joe Durant (4)
Sep 12, 2021 Ascension Charity Classic Missouri 2,000,000   David Toms (2)
Sep 19, 2021 Sanford International South Dakota 1,800,000   Darren Clarke (3)
Sep 26, 2021 PURE Insurance Championship California 2,200,000   K. J. Choi (1)
Oct 10, 2021 Constellation Furyk and Friends Florida 2,000,000   Phil Mickelson (3) New tournament
Oct 17, 2021 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000   Lee Janzen (2)
Oct 24, 2021 Dominion Energy Charity Classic Virginia 2,000,000   Bernhard Langer (42) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 7, 2021 TimberTech Championship Florida 2,000,000   Steven Alker (1) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 14, 2021 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona 2,500,000   Phil Mickelson (4) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by PGA Tour Champions, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)		 Winners Notes
Dec 20, 2020 PNC Championship Florida 1,085,000   Justin Thomas and
father Mike Thomas		 Team event
Dec 19, 2021 PNC Championship Florida 1,085,000   John Daly and
son John Daly II		 Team event

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.[15][16]

Position Player Points
1   Bernhard Langer 3,655,999
2   Jim Furyk 3,499,522
3   Miguel Ángel Jiménez 3,051,298
4   Ernie Els 2,960,445
5   Jerry Kelly 2,619,201

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[17]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Bernhard Langer 3,255,499
2   Jim Furyk 3,141,663
3   Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2,800,098
4   Ernie Els 2,719,445
5   Jerry Kelly 2,588,101

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Bernhard Langer [18]
Rookie of the Year   Jim Furyk [19]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)   Jim Furyk [19]

Notes

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  1. ^ A further 15 tournaments were scheduled but were either canceled or postponed.
  2. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "PGA Tour Champions announces combined 2020-21 season". PGA Tour. May 14, 2020. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "PGA Tour Champions announces 2021 tournament schedule". PGA Tour. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations". PGA Tour. March 17, 2020. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "PGA Tour Champions announces modifications to 2020 schedule". PGA Tour. April 29, 2020. Archived from the original on May 1, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Senior PGA Championship, scheduled for May, canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. April 2, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Barrett, Scott (April 6, 2020). "U.S. Senior Open at Newport County Club canceled". The Newport Daily News. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Dempster, Martin (July 2, 2020). "Senior Open cancelled for first time in its history". The Scotsman. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "PGA Champions Tour event in Washington canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. June 12, 2020.
  10. ^ Gilbertson, Wes (June 11, 2020). "COVID-19 crisis forces cancellation of 2020 Shaw Charity Classic". Calgary Sun. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  11. ^ "Principal Charity Classic cancels 2020 golf tournament due to COVID concerns". Business Record. July 16, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  12. ^ Patchen, Tyler (August 14, 2020). "Principal Charity Classic cancels 2020 golf tournament due to COVID concerns". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  13. ^ Rubbelke, Nathan (August 7, 2020). "Organizers cancel Ascension Charity Classic due to Covid-19, reschedule inaugural event for 2021". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Hoag Classic 2021 Golf Tournament Postponed Due To Coronavirus". patch.com. January 8, 2021.
  15. ^ "2020–21 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "Phil Mickelson wins PGA Tour Champions finale; Bernhard Langer claims 6th Schwab Cup title". ESPN. Associated Press. November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  17. ^ "2020–21 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  18. ^ "Bernhard Langer wins Champions Tour player of the year". Golf Australia. January 20, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  19. ^ a b Bhargava, Ishita (January 19, 2022). "'I've Definitely Found a Home': Jim Furyk Gets Emotional After Winning Rookie of the Year on the Champions Tour". Essentially Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2023. What's more, he bagged the Byron Nelson Award, which is conferred on the player with the best scoring average (68.84).
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