| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Tour: | PGA Tour Champions |
| Regular Season: | – |
| No Of Events: | 39 |
| Most Wins: |  Phil Mickelson (4) |
| Honor1: | Charles Schwab Cup |
| Honoree1: | Bernhard Langer |
| Honor2: | Money list |
| Honoree2: | Bernhard Langer |
| Honor3: | Player of the Year |
| Honoree3: | Bernhard Langer |
| Honor4: | Rookie of the Year |
| Honoree4: | Jim Furyk |
| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | 2022 |
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.
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]
The following table shows the official schedule of events for the 2020–21 season.[2] [3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2020 | Hawaii | 1,800,000 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9) | |||
| Feb 1, 2020 | Morocco | 2,000,000 | Brett Quigley (1) | New tournament | ||
| Feb 16, 2020 | Florida | 1,600,000 | Scott Parel (3) | |||
| Mar 1, 2020 | Arizona | 1,700,000 |  Bernhard Langer (41) | |||
| Mar 8, 2020 | California | 1,800,000 |  Ernie Els (1) | |||
| Mississippi | – | Canceled[4] [5] | ||||
| Georgia | – | Canceled | ||||
| Texas | – | Canceled | ||||
| KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | – | Canceled[6] | Senior major championship | ||
| Wisconsin | – | Canceled | ||||
| Japan | – | Canceled | ||||
| U.S. Senior Open | Rhode Island | – | Canceled[7] | Senior major championship | ||
| The Senior Open Championship | England | – | Canceled[8] | Senior major championship | ||
| Aug 2, 2020 | Michigan | 2,000,000 | Jim Furyk (1) | |||
| New York | – | Canceled | ||||
| Aug 16 | Bridgestone Senior Players Championship | Ohio | 2,800,000 | Jerry Kelly (7) | PGA Tour Champions major championship | |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Missouri | 3,000,000 | Shane Bertsch (1) | New tournament | ||
| Washington | – | Canceled[9] | ||||
| Aug 26, 2020 | Missouri | 3,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (1) | New tournament | ||
| Canada | – | Canceled[10] | ||||
| Iowa | – | Canceled[11] | ||||
| Sep 13, 2020 | South Dakota | 1,800,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (10) | |||
| Sep 20, 2020 | California | 2,200,000 | Jim Furyk (2) | |||
May 10, 2020 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | – | Canceled[12] | PGA Tour Champions major championship | |
| Missouri | – | Canceled[13] | ||||
| Oct 11, 2020 | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Ernie Els (2) | |||
| Oct 18, 2020 | Virginia | 2,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (2) | |||
| Nov 1, 2020 | Florida | 2,000,000 | Darren Clarke (1) | |||
| Nov 8, 2020 | Arizona | 2,500,000 | Kevin Sutherland (4) | |||
| Jan 23, 2021 | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | Darren Clarke (2) | |||
| Feb 28, 2021 | Arizona | 1,700,000 | Kevin Sutherland (5) | |||
| California | – | Postponed[14] | ||||
| Apr 18, 2021 | Florida | 1,600,000 | Steve Stricker (6) | |||
| May 2, 2021 | 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 | 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 | Iowa | 1,850,000 | Stephen Ames (2) | |||
| Jun 13, 2021 | 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 | 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 | Canada | 2,350,000 | Doug Barron (2) | |||
| Aug 22, 2021 | Washington | 2,100,000 |  Rod Pampling (1) | |||
| Aug 29, 2021 | Michigan | 2,000,000 | Joe Durant (4) | |||
| Sep 12, 2021 | Missouri | 2,000,000 | David Toms (2) | |||
| Sep 19, 2021 | South Dakota | 1,800,000 | Darren Clarke (3) | |||
| Sep 26, 2021 | California | 2,200,000 |  K. J. Choi (1) | |||
| Oct 10, 2021 | Florida | 2,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (3) | New tournament | ||
| Oct 17, 2021 | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Lee Janzen (2) | |||
| Oct 24, 2021 | Virginia | 2,000,000 | Bernhard Langer (42) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event | ||
| Nov 7, 2021 | Florida | 2,000,000 |  Steven Alker (1) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event | ||
| Nov 14, 2021 | Arizona | 2,500,000 | Phil Mickelson (4) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
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 | Florida | 1,085,000 | Justin Thomas and father Mike Thomas | Team event | ||
| Dec 19, 2021 | Florida | 1,085,000 | John Daly and son John Daly II | Team event |
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[15] [16]
| Position | Player | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,655,999 | ||
| 2 | 3,499,522 | ||
| 3 | 3,051,298 | ||
| 4 | 2,960,445 | ||
| 5 | 2,619,201 |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[17]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,255,499 | ||
| 2 | 3,141,663 | ||
| 3 | 2,800,098 | ||
| 4 | 2,719,445 | ||
| 5 | 2,588,101 |
| Award | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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