2009 Champions Tour

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DurationJanuary 23, 2009 (2009-1-23) – November 1, 2009 (2009-11-1)
Number of official events25
Most winsGermany Bernhard Langer (4)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Loren Roberts
2009 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 23, 2009 (2009-1-23) – November 1, 2009 (2009-11-1)
Number of official events25
Most winsGermany Bernhard Langer (4)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Loren Roberts
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearUnited States Russ Cochran
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The 2009 Champions Tour was the 30th 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.

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[a] Notes
Jan 25Mitsubishi Electric Championship at HualalaiHawaii1,800,000Germany Bernhard Langer (5)
Feb 15Allianz ChampionshipFlorida1,700,000United States Mike Goodes (1)
Feb 22ACE Group ClassicFlorida1,600,000United States Loren Roberts (9)
Mar 8Toshiba ClassicCalifornia1,700,000Argentina Eduardo Romero (5)
Mar 15AT&T Champions ClassicCalifornia1,600,000United States Dan Forsman (1)
Mar 29Cap Cana ChampionshipDominican Republic2,100,000United States Keith Fergus (2)
Apr 19Outback Steakhouse Pro-AmFlorida1,700,000Zimbabwe Nick Price (1)Pro-Am
Apr 26Liberty Mutual Legends of GolfGeorgia2,600,000Germany Bernhard Langer (6) and
United States Tom Lehman (1)		Team event
May 17Regions Charity ClassicAlabama1,700,000United States Keith Fergus (3)
May 24Senior PGA ChampionshipOhio2,000,000United States Michael Allen (1)Senior major championship
May 31Principal Charity ClassicIowa1,725,000Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty (7)
Jun 7Triton Financial ClassicTexas1,600,000Germany Bernhard Langer (7)
Jun 28Dick's Sporting Goods OpenNew York1,650,000United States Lonnie Nielsen (2)
Jul 123M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000Germany Bernhard Langer (8)
Jul 26The Senior Open ChampionshipEngland2,000,000United States Loren Roberts (10)Senior major championship
Aug 2U.S. Senior OpenIndiana2,600,000United States Fred Funk (5)Senior major championship
Aug 23JELD-WEN TraditionOregon2,700,000United States Mike Reid (2)Champions Tour major championship
Aug 30Boeing ClassicWashington1,800,000United States Loren Roberts (11)
Sep 6Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble BeachCalifornia2,100,000United States Jeff Sluman (3)
Sep 20Greater Hickory Classic at Rock BarnNorth Carolina1,750,000United States Jay Haas (13)
Sep 27SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,100,000United States Tom Pernice Jr. (1)
Oct 4Constellation Energy Senior Players ChampionshipMaryland2,700,000United States Jay Haas (14)Champions Tour major championship
Oct 18Administaff Small Business ClassicTexas1,700,000United States John Cook (3)
Oct 25AT&T ChampionshipTexas1,700,000United States Phil Blackmar (1)
Nov 1Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipCalifornia2,500,000United States John Cook (4)Tour Championship

Charles Schwab Cup

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

PositionPlayerPoints
1United States Loren Roberts2,670
2United States John Cook2,351
3United States Fred Funk2,349
4Germany Bernhard Langer2,322
5United States Jay Haas1,984

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5][6]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Germany Bernhard Langer2,139,451
2United States Loren Roberts1,960,613
3United States John Cook1,798,664
4United States Jay Haas1,758,395
5United States Fred Funk1,563,810

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Germany Bernhard Langer[6]
Rookie of the YearUnited States Russ Cochran[7]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)Germany Bernhard Langer[6][8]

Notes

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