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2013 Champions Tour

2013 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 18, 2013 (2013-01-18) – November 3, 2013 (2013-11-03)
Number of official events26
Most winsUnited States Kenny Perry (5)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Kenny Perry
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearUnited States Kenny Perry
Rookie of the YearUnited States Rocco Mediate
2012
2014

The 2013 Champions Tour was the 34th 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

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 20 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000 United States John Cook (9)
Feb 10 Allianz Championship Florida 1,800,000 United States Rocco Mediate (1)
Feb 17 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (17)
Mar 17 Toshiba Classic California 1,750,000 South Africa David Frost (4)
Mar 24 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Mississippi 1,600,000 United States Michael Allen (4)
Apr 21 Greater Gwinnett Championship Georgia 1,800,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (18) New tournament
Apr 28 Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf Georgia 2,700,000 United States Brad Faxon (2) and
United States Jeff Sluman (5)
Team event
May 5 Insperity Championship Texas 1,800,000 Mexico Esteban Toledo (1)
May 26 Senior PGA Championship Missouri 2,100,000 Japan Kōki Idoki (1) Senior major championship
Jun 2 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,750,000 United States Russ Cochran (4)
Jun 9 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,200,000 South Africa David Frost (5) Champions Tour major championship
Jun 23 Encompass Championship Illinois 1,800,000 United States Craig Stadler (9)
Jun 30 Constellation Senior Players Championship Pennsylvania 2,700,000 United States Kenny Perry (3) Champions Tour major championship
Jul 14 U.S. Senior Open Nebraska 2,750,000 United States Kenny Perry (4) Senior major championship
Jul 29 The Senior Open Championship England 2,000,000 United States Mark Wiebe (4) Senior major championship
Aug 4 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 United States Tom Pernice Jr. (2)
Aug 18 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,800,000 United States Bart Bryant (1)
Aug 25 Boeing Classic Washington 2,000,000 United States John Riegger (1)
Sep 1 Shaw Charity Classic Canada 2,000,000 United States Rocco Mediate (2) New tournament
Sep 8 Montreal Championship Canada 1,600,000 Mexico Esteban Toledo (2)
Sep 22 Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship Hawaii 1,800,000 United States Mark Wiebe (5)
Sep 29 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 1,800,000 United States Kirk Triplett (2)
Oct 13 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000 United States Russ Cochran (5)
Oct 20 Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,600,000 United States Michael Allen (5)
Oct 27 AT&T Championship Texas 1,900,000 United States Kenny Perry (5)
Nov 3 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 United States Fred Couples (9) Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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 15 PNC Father-Son Challenge Florida 1,085,000 United States Stewart Cink and
son Connor Cink
Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

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

Position Player Points
1 United States Kenny Perry 3,273
2 Germany Bernhard Langer 2,861
3 United States Fred Couples 2,425
4 South Africa David Frost 2,089
5 United States Duffy Waldorf 1,673

Money list

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 2,448,428
2 United States Kenny Perry 2,241,188
3 South Africa David Frost 1,817,234
4 United States Fred Couples 1,706,812
5 United States Russ Cochran 1,458,583

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Kenny Perry [6]
Rookie of the Year United States Rocco Mediate [7]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) United States Fred Couples [8]

Notes

  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

  1. ^ "2013 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Champions Tour announces 2013 tournament schedule". PGA Tour. December 19, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "2013 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Couples wins Schwab as Perry takes season title". Golfweek. Associated Press. November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "2013 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Kenny Perry senior tour's top player". ESPN. December 5, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "Golf: Former Moc Rocco Mediate Named Top Rookie". Lakeland Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. December 4, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "2013 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.