2007 Champions Tour
Golf tour season
Duration | January 19, 2007 (2007-01-19) – October 28, 2008 (2008-10-28) |
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Number of official events | 29 |
Most wins | Jay Haas (4) |
Charles Schwab Cup | Loren Roberts |
Money list | Jay Haas |
Player of the Year | Jay Haas |
Rookie of the Year | Denis Watson |
← 2006 2008 → |
The 2007 Champions Tour was the 28th 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 2007 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner[a] | Notes |
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Jan 21 | MasterCard Championship | Hawaii | 1,700,000 | Hale Irwin (45) | |
Jan 28 | Turtle Bay Championship | Hawaii | 1,600,000 | Fred Funk (2) | |
Feb 11 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,600,000 | Mark James (3) | New tournament |
Feb 18 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | Florida | 1,600,000 | Tom Watson (9) | Pro-Am |
Feb 25 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Bobby Wadkins (4) | |
Mar 11 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,650,000 | Jay Haas (7) | |
Mar 18 | AT&T Champions Classic | California | 1,600,000 | Tom Purtzer (4) | |
Apr 1 | Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort | Florida | 2,500,000 | Keith Fergus (1) | |
Apr 22 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 2,500,000 | Jay Haas (8) | |
May 6 | FedEx Kinko's Classic | Texas | 1,600,000 | Scott Hoch (1) | |
May 20 | Regions Charity Classic | Alabama | 1,600,000 | Brad Bryant (3) | |
May 27 | Senior PGA Championship | South Carolina | 2,000,000 | Denis Watson (1) | Senior major championship |
Jun 3 | Boeing Championship at Sandestin | Florida | 1,650,000 | Loren Roberts (6) | |
Jun 10 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,600,000 | Jay Haas (9) | |
Jun 24 | Bank of America Championship | Massachusetts | 1,650,000 | Jay Haas (10) | |
Jul 1 | Commerce Bank Championship | New York | 1,500,000 | Lonnie Nielsen (1) | |
Jul 8 | U.S. Senior Open | Wisconsin | 2,600,000 | Brad Bryant (4) | Senior major championship |
Jul 15 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,600,000 | R. W. Eaks (1) | New tournament |
Jul 29 | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | 2,000,000 | Tom Watson (10) | Senior major championship |
Aug 5 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | D. A. Weibring (4) | |
Aug 19 | JELD-WEN Tradition | Oregon | 2,600,000 | Mark McNulty (6) | Champions Tour major championship |
Aug 26 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 1,600,000 | Denis Watson (2) | |
Sep 2 | Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 2,000,000 | Gil Morgan (25) | |
Sep 16 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,600,000 | R. W. Eaks (2) | |
Sep 23 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,000,000 | Mark Wiebe (1) | |
Oct 7 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | Maryland | 2,600,000 | Loren Roberts (7) | Champions Tour major championship |
Oct 14 | Administaff Small Business Classic | Texas | 1,700,000 | Bernhard Langer (1) | |
Oct 21 | AT&T Championship | Texas | 1,600,000 | John Cook (1) | |
Oct 28 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | Jim Thorpe (13) | 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 |
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Dec 2 | Del Webb Father/Son Challenge | Florida | 1,000,000 | Larry Nelson and son Josh Nelson | Team event |
Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2][3]
Position | Player | Points |
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1 | Loren Roberts | 2,716 |
2 | Jay Haas | 2,551 |
3 | Denis Watson | 2,177 |
4 | Brad Bryant | 2,167 |
5 | Tom Watson | 2,032 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]
Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Jay Haas | 2,581,001 |
2 | Loren Roberts | 2,170,627 |
3 | Brad Bryant | 1,812,099 |
4 | Denis Watson | 1,636,123 |
5 | D. A. Weibring | 1,557,622 |
Awards
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "2007 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "2007 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Charles Schwab Cup Championship". ASAP sports. October 28, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "2007 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Haas voted Champions Tour's top player". United Press International. December 11, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
The vote by professional golfers also selected Denis Watson, who won the Senior PGA Championship, as the Champions Tour rookie of the year... R.W. Eaks, who won two tournaments and was sixth on the money list, was voted the comeback player of the year on the tour for players 50 years and older.
- ^ "2007 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
External links
- Official website