2016 PGA Tour Champions season
Golf tour season
The 2016 PGA Tour Champions season was the 37th 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.
01Changes for 2016
The 2016 season saw the introduction of a playoff system to determine the winner of the Charles Schwab Cup, with the tour being rebranded as PGA Tour Champions. The playoffs, similar to that used by the regular PGA Tour for the FedEx Cup, consisted of three events and ended with the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
02Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by PGA Tour Champions, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winners | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11 | PNC Father-Son Challenge | Florida | 1,085,000 | David Duval and stepson Nick Karavites | Team event |
03Charles Schwab Cup
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 3,200 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie | 2,400 |
| 3 | Paul Goydos | 2,216 |
| 4 | Scott McCarron | 2,004 |
| 5 | Joe Durant | 1,658 |
04Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 3,016,959 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie | 1,723,318 |
| 3 | Joe Durant | 1,635,147 |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1,613,820 |
| 5 | Scott McCarron | 1,562,802 |
05Awards
Sources and credits
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