2013 Champions Tour

Summary

The 2013 Champions Tour was the 34th 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.

2013 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 18, 2013 (2013-01-18) – November 3, 2013 (2013-11-03)
Number of official events26
Most winsUnited States Kenny Perry (5)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Kenny Perry
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearUnited States Kenny Perry
Rookie of the YearUnited States Rocco Mediate
2012
2014

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 2013 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 20 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000   John Cook (9)
Feb 10 Allianz Championship Florida 1,800,000   Rocco Mediate (1)
Feb 17 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000   Bernhard Langer (17)
Mar 17 Toshiba Classic California 1,750,000   David Frost (4)
Mar 24 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Mississippi 1,600,000   Michael Allen (4)
Apr 21 Greater Gwinnett Championship Georgia 1,800,000   Bernhard Langer (18) New tournament
Apr 28 Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf Georgia 2,700,000   Brad Faxon (2) and
  Jeff Sluman (5)
Team event
May 5 Insperity Championship Texas 1,800,000   Esteban Toledo (1)
May 26 Senior PGA Championship Missouri 2,100,000   Kōki Idoki (1) Senior major championship
Jun 2 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,750,000   Russ Cochran (4)
Jun 9 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,200,000   David Frost (5) Champions Tour major championship
Jun 23 Encompass Championship Illinois 1,800,000   Craig Stadler (9)
Jun 30 Constellation Senior Players Championship Pennsylvania 2,700,000   Kenny Perry (3) Champions Tour major championship
Jul 14 U.S. Senior Open Nebraska 2,750,000   Kenny Perry (4) Senior major championship
Jul 29 The Senior Open Championship England 2,000,000   Mark Wiebe (4) Senior major championship
Aug 4 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000   Tom Pernice Jr. (2)
Aug 18 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,800,000   Bart Bryant (1)
Aug 25 Boeing Classic Washington 2,000,000   John Riegger (1)
Sep 1 Shaw Charity Classic Canada 2,000,000   Rocco Mediate (2) New tournament
Sep 8 Montreal Championship Canada 1,600,000   Esteban Toledo (2)
Sep 22 Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship Hawaii 1,800,000   Mark Wiebe (5)
Sep 29 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 1,800,000   Kirk Triplett (2)
Oct 13 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000   Russ Cochran (5)
Oct 20 Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,600,000   Michael Allen (5)
Oct 27 AT&T Championship Texas 1,900,000   Kenny Perry (5)
Nov 3 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000   Fred Couples (9) Tour Championship

Unofficial events edit

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
Dec 15 PNC Father-Son Challenge Florida 1,085,000   Stewart Cink and
son Connor Cink
Team event

Charles Schwab Cup edit

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

Position Player Points
1   Kenny Perry 3,273
2   Bernhard Langer 2,861
3   Fred Couples 2,425
4   David Frost 2,089
5   Duffy Waldorf 1,673

Money list edit

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Bernhard Langer 2,448,428
2   Kenny Perry 2,241,188
3   David Frost 1,817,234
4   Fred Couples 1,706,812
5   Russ Cochran 1,458,583

Awards edit

Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Kenny Perry [6]
Rookie of the Year   Rocco Mediate [7]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)   Fred Couples [8]

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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 edit

  1. ^ "2013 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Champions Tour announces 2013 tournament schedule". PGA Tour. December 19, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "2013 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Couples wins Schwab as Perry takes season title". Golfweek. November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "2013 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Kenny Perry senior tour's top player". ESPN. December 5, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "Golf: Former Moc Rocco Mediate Named Top Rookie". Lakeland Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. December 4, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "2013 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

External links edit

  • Official website