2023 PGA Tour Champions season explained

Year:2023
Tour:PGA Tour Champions
Regular Season:
No Of Events:28
Most Wins: Steve Stricker (6)
Honor1:Charles Schwab Cup
Honoree1: Steve Stricker
Honor2:Money list
Honoree2: Steve Stricker
Honor3:Player of the Year
Honoree3: Steve Stricker
Honor4:Rookie of the Year
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

The 2023 PGA Tour Champions season was the 43rd 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

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.[1] [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
WinnerNotes
Jan 21 Hawaii 2,000,000 Steve Stricker (12)
Feb 11 Morocco 2,000,000 Stephen Ames (3) New to PGA Tour Champions
Feb 19 Florida 1,800,000 Bernhard Langer (45)
Mar 5 Arizona 2,200,000 David Toms (3)
Mar 19 California 2,000,000 Ernie Els (3)
Mar 26 California 2,200,000 David Toms (4) New tournament
Apr 23 Texas 2,000,000 Mark Hensby (1)
Apr 30 Texas 2,700,000 Steven Alker (6)
May 7 Georgia 1,800,000 Stephen Ames (4)
May 14 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,500,000 Steve Stricker (13) PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 28 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Texas 3,500,000 Steve Stricker (14) Senior major championship
Jun 4 Iowa 2,000,000 Stephen Ames (5)
Jun 11 Wisconsin 2,400,000 Steve Stricker (15)
Jun 25 New York 2,100,000 Pádraig Harrington (5)
Jul 2 U.S. Senior Open Wisconsin 4,000,000 Bernhard Langer (46) Senior major championship
Jul 16 Kaulig Companies Championship Ohio 3,500,000 Steve Stricker (16) PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 30 The Senior Open Championship Wales 2,750,000 Alex Čejka (3) Senior major championship
Aug 13 Washington 2,200,000 Stephen Ames (6)
Aug 20 Canada 2,400,000 Ken Duke (1)
Aug 27 Michigan 2,000,000 Vijay Singh (5)
Sep 10 Missouri 2,000,000 Steve Flesch (4)
Sep 17 South Dakota 2,000,000 Steve Stricker (17)
Sep 24 California 2,300,000 Thongchai Jaidee (2)
Oct 8 Florida 2,000,000 Brett Quigley (2)
Oct 15 North Carolina 2,100,000 Rod Pampling (2)
Oct 22 Virginia 2,200,000 Harrison Frazar (1) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 5 Florida 2,200,000 Pádraig Harrington (6) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 12 Arizona 3,000,000 Steven Alker (7) Charles Schwab Cup playoff event

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
WinnersNotes
Dec 10 Florida 1,350,000 Team USA New team event
Dec 17 Florida 1,085,000 Bernhard Langer and
son Jason Langer
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]

PositionPlayerPoints
1 3,986,063
2 3,173,127
3 2,642,983
4 2,614,746
5 2,532,490

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 3,986,063
2 2,607,089
3 2,240,016
4 2,166,383
5 2,130,194

Awards

AwardWinner
[6] --->
[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour . 22 November 2023.
  2. Web site: PGA Tour Champions announces 2023 schedule . PGA Tour . October 25, 2022 . January 9, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2023 Charles Schwab Cup . PGA Tour . 13 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Steve Stricker caps off record-setting year with Charles Schwab Cup title . PGA Tour . 12 November 2023 . 13 November 2023 . Jeff . Babineau.
  5. Web site: 2023 Money list . PGA Tour . 13 November 2023.
  6. Web site: Reigning Charles Schwab Cup Champion Steve Stricker sweeps PGA Tour Champions awards . PGA Tour . 17 January 2024 . 17 January 2024.
  7. Web site: 2023 Scoring Average . PGA Tour . 22 November 2023.