2022 PGA Tour Champions season

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2022 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 20, 2022 (2022-01-20) – November 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)
Number of official events27[a]
Most winsNew Zealand Steven Alker (4)
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (4)
United States Steve Stricker (4)
Charles Schwab CupNew Zealand Steven Alker
Money listNew Zealand Steven Alker
Player of the YearNew Zealand Steven Alker
Rookie of the YearRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
2023

The 2022 PGA Tour Champions season was the 42nd 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[edit]

The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[b] Notes
Jan 22 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 2,000,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (11)
Feb 20 Chubb Classic Florida 1,600,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (43)
Feb 27 Cologuard Classic Arizona 1,800,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12)
Mar 6 Hoag Classic California 2,000,000 South Africa Retief Goosen (2)
Mar 20 Trophy Hassan II Morocco Removed New to PGA Tour Champions
Apr 3 Rapiscan Systems Classic Mississippi 1,600,000 New Zealand Steven Alker (2)
Apr 24 ClubCorp Classic Texas 2,000,000 United States Scott Parel (4) New tournament
May 1 Insperity Invitational Texas 2,300,000 New Zealand Steven Alker (3)
May 8 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Georgia 1,800,000 United States Steve Flesch (2)
May 15 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,500,000 United States Steve Stricker (8) PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 29 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Michigan 3,500,000 New Zealand Steven Alker (4) Senior major championship
Jun 5 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,850,000 United States Jerry Kelly (9)
Jun 12 American Family Insurance Championship Wisconsin 2,400,000 Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (1)
Jun 26 U.S. Senior Open Pennsylvania 4,000,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (1) Senior major championship
Jul 10 Bridgestone Senior Players Championship Ohio 3,000,000 United States Jerry Kelly (10) PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 24 The Senior Open Championship Scotland 2,500,000 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (4) Senior major championship
Aug 7 Shaw Charity Classic Canada 2,350,000 United States Jerry Kelly (11)
Aug 14 Boeing Classic Washington 2,200,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (13)
Aug 21 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 2,100,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (2)
Aug 28 The Ally Challenge Michigan 2,000,000 United States Steve Stricker (9)
Sep 11 Ascension Charity Classic Missouri 2,000,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (3)
Sep 18 Sanford International South Dakota 2,000,000 United States Steve Stricker (10)
Sep 25 PURE Insurance Championship California 2,200,000 United States Steve Flesch (3)
Oct 9 Constellation Furyk and Friends Florida 2,000,000 United States Steve Stricker (11)
Oct 16 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 United States Fred Couples (14)
Oct 23 Dominion Energy Charity Classic Virginia 2,200,000 New Zealand Steven Alker (5) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 6 TimberTech Championship Florida 2,200,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (44) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 13 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona 2,500,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (4) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event

Unofficial events[edit]

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 18 PNC Championship Florida 1,085,000 Fiji Vijay Singh and
son Qass Singh
Team event

Charles Schwab Cup[edit]

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]

Position Player Points
1 New Zealand Steven Alker 4,173,435
2 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 4,015,455
3 United States Jerry Kelly 2,570,225
4 United States Steve Stricker 2,473,725
5 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2,461,086

Money list[edit]

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 New Zealand Steven Alker 3,544,425
2 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 3,293,255
3 United States Steve Stricker 2,473,725
4 United States Jerry Kelly 2,364,329
5 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2,247,749

Awards[edit]

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) New Zealand Steven Alker [6]
Rookie of the Year Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington [7]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) New Zealand Steven Alker [6]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ A further one tournament was scheduled but was removed from the schedule.
  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[edit]

  1. ^ "2022 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "PGA Tour Champions announces 2022 schedule". PGA Tour. November 2, 2021. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "2023 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Kelly, Todd (November 13, 2022). "Steven Alker continues amazing PGA Tour Champions run, wins 2022 Charles Schwab Cup". Golfweek. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Prise, Kevin (January 18, 2023). "Steven Alker's persistence makes Player of the Year honor even more gratifying". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023. He led the PGA Tour Champions in scoring average (68.27)...
  7. ^ "Harrington named PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year 2022". Irish Golfer. January 18, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

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