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2014 Champions Tour

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2014 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 17, 2014 (2014-01-17) – November 2, 2014 (2014-11-02)
Number of official events26
Most winsGermany Bernhard Langer (5)
Charles Schwab CupGermany Bernhard Langer
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearUnited States Scott Dunlap
2013
2015

The 2014 Champions Tour was the 35th 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

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The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 19 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (19)
Feb 9 Allianz Championship Florida 1,600,000 United States Michael Allen (6)
Feb 16 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 United States Kirk Triplett (3)
Mar 16 Toshiba Classic California 1,750,000 United States Fred Couples (10)
Mar 23 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Mississippi 1,600,000 United States Jeff Maggert (1)
Apr 20 Greater Gwinnett Championship Georgia 1,800,000 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1)
May 4 Insperity Invitational Texas 2,000,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (20)
May 18 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,200,000 United States Kenny Perry (6) Champions Tour major championship
May 25 Senior PGA Championship Michigan 2,000,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (1) Senior major championship
Jun 1 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,750,000 United States Tom Pernice Jr. (3)
Jun 8 Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf Missouri 2,750,000 United States Fred Funk (9) and
United States Jeff Sluman (6)
Team event
Jun 22 Encompass Championship Illinois 1,800,000 United States Tom Lehman (8)
Jun 29 Constellation Senior Players Championship Pennsylvania 2,700,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (21) Champions Tour major championship
Jul 13 U.S. Senior Open Oklahoma 3,500,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie (2) Senior major championship
Jul 27 The Senior Open Championship Wales £1,250,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (22) Senior major championship
Aug 3 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 United States Kenny Perry (7)
Aug 17 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,850,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (23)
Aug 24 Boeing Classic Washington 2,000,000 United States Scott Dunlap (1)
Aug 31 Shaw Charity Classic Canada 2,250,000 United States Fred Couples (11)
Sep 7 Quebec Championship Canada 1,600,000 United States Wes Short Jr. (1)
Sep 21 Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship Hawaii 2,200,000 United States Paul Goydos (1)
Sep 28 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 1,900,000 United States John Cook (10)
Oct 12 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 United States Kirk Triplett (4)
Oct 19 Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,600,000 United States Jay Haas (17)
Oct 26 AT&T Championship Texas 1,950,000 United States Michael Allen (7)
Nov 2 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona 2,500,000 United States Tom Pernice Jr. (4) Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)
Winners Notes
Dec 14 PNC Father-Son Challenge Florida 1,085,000 Germany Bernhard Langer and
son Jason Langer
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.[3][4]

Position Player Points
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 4,152
2 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 3,307
3 United States Jay Haas 2,461
4 United States Kenny Perry 2,059
5 United States Tom Pernice Jr. 1,892

Money list

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 3,074,189
2 Scotland Colin Montgomerie 2,064,381
3 United States Jay Haas 1,939,974
4 United States Tom Pernice Jr. 1,580,313
5 United States Kenny Perry 1,566,858

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Germany Bernhard Langer [6]
Rookie of the Year United States Scott Dunlap [6]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Germany Bernhard Langer [7][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. ^ "2014 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Champions Tour announces 2014 Tournament Schedule". December 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "2014 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ^ Romine, Brentley (November 3, 2014). "Pernice Jr. takes Champions Tour finale in playoff". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023. With Bernhard Langer already wrapping up the Charles Schwab Cup points title last week...
  5. ^ "2014 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Langer wins Champions Tour Player of the Year Award". European Tour. December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2023. Furthermore he claimed the Byron Nelson Award as the Champions Tour scoring leader. With a 68.03 scoring average for the year, Langer recorded the second-best scoring average in Champions Tour history, bettered only by Fred Couples with a 67.96 scoring average in 2010. Scott Dunlap was named the Champions Tour Rookie of the Year.
  7. ^ "2014 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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