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
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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.

Schedule

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 20Mitsubishi Electric Championship at HualalaiHawaii1,800,000United States John Cook (9)
Feb 10Allianz ChampionshipFlorida1,800,000United States Rocco Mediate (1)
Feb 17ACE Group ClassicFlorida1,600,000Germany Bernhard Langer (17)
Mar 17Toshiba ClassicCalifornia1,750,000South Africa David Frost (4)
Mar 24Mississippi Gulf Resort ClassicMississippi1,600,000United States Michael Allen (4)
Apr 21Greater Gwinnett ChampionshipGeorgia1,800,000Germany Bernhard Langer (18)New tournament
Apr 28Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of GolfGeorgia2,700,000United States Brad Faxon (2) and
United States Jeff Sluman (5)		Team event
May 5Insperity ChampionshipTexas1,800,000Mexico Esteban Toledo (1)
May 26Senior PGA ChampionshipMissouri2,100,000Japan Kōki Idoki (1)Senior major championship
Jun 2Principal Charity ClassicIowa1,750,000United States Russ Cochran (4)
Jun 9Regions TraditionAlabama2,200,000South Africa David Frost (5)Champions Tour major championship
Jun 23Encompass ChampionshipIllinois1,800,000United States Craig Stadler (9)
Jun 30Constellation Senior Players ChampionshipPennsylvania2,700,000United States Kenny Perry (3)Champions Tour major championship
Jul 14U.S. Senior OpenNebraska2,750,000United States Kenny Perry (4)Senior major championship
Jul 29The Senior Open ChampionshipEngland2,000,000United States Mark Wiebe (4)Senior major championship
Aug 43M ChampionshipMinnesota1,750,000United States Tom Pernice Jr. (2)
Aug 18Dick's Sporting Goods OpenNew York1,800,000United States Bart Bryant (1)
Aug 25Boeing ClassicWashington2,000,000United States John Riegger (1)
Sep 1Shaw Charity ClassicCanada2,000,000United States Rocco Mediate (2)New tournament
Sep 8Montreal ChampionshipCanada1,600,000Mexico Esteban Toledo (2)
Sep 22Pacific Links Hawai'i ChampionshipHawaii1,800,000United States Mark Wiebe (5)
Sep 29Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble BeachCalifornia1,800,000United States Kirk Triplett (2)
Oct 13SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,100,000United States Russ Cochran (5)
Oct 20Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock BarnNorth Carolina1,600,000United States Michael Allen (5)
Oct 27AT&T ChampionshipTexas1,900,000United States Kenny Perry (5)
Nov 3Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipCalifornia2,500,000United States Fred Couples (9)Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		WinnersNotes
Dec 15PNC Father-Son ChallengeFlorida1,085,000United States Stewart Cink and
son Connor Cink		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
1United States Kenny Perry3,273
2Germany Bernhard Langer2,861
3United States Fred Couples2,425
4South Africa David Frost2,089
5United States Duffy Waldorf1,673

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1Germany Bernhard Langer2,448,428
2United States Kenny Perry2,241,188
3South Africa David Frost1,817,234
4United States Fred Couples1,706,812
5United States Russ Cochran1,458,583

Awards

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

Notes

  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

  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. Associated Press. November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  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.
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