2022 PGA Tour Champions season
DurationJanuary 20, 2022 (2022-01-20) – November 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)
Number of official events27[lower-alpha 1]
Most winsNew Zealand Steven Alker (4)
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (4)
United States Steve Stricker (4)
Charles Schwab CupNew Zealand Steven Alker
Money listNew Zealand Steven Alker
Player of the YearNew Zealand Steven Alker
Rookie of the YearRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
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The 2022 PGA Tour Champions season was the 42nd 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 2022 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)		 Winner[lower-alpha 2] Notes
Jan 22Mitsubishi Electric Championship at HualalaiHawaii2,000,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (11)
Feb 20Chubb ClassicFlorida1,600,000Germany Bernhard Langer (43)
Feb 27Cologuard ClassicArizona1,800,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12)
Mar 6Hoag ClassicCalifornia2,000,000South Africa Retief Goosen (2)
Mar 20Trophy Hassan IIMorocco–RemovedNew to PGA Tour Champions
Apr 3Rapiscan Systems ClassicMississippi1,600,000New Zealand Steven Alker (2)
Apr 24ClubCorp ClassicTexas2,000,000United States Scott Parel (4)New tournament
May 1Insperity InvitationalTexas2,300,000New Zealand Steven Alker (3)
May 8Mitsubishi Electric ClassicGeorgia1,800,000United States Steve Flesch (2)
May 15Regions TraditionAlabama2,500,000United States Steve Stricker (8)PGA Tour Champions major championship
May 29KitchenAid Senior PGA ChampionshipMichigan3,500,000New Zealand Steven Alker (4)Senior major championship
Jun 5Principal Charity ClassicIowa1,850,000United States Jerry Kelly (9)
Jun 12American Family Insurance ChampionshipWisconsin2,400,000Thailand Thongchai Jaidee (1)
Jun 26U.S. Senior OpenPennsylvania4,000,000Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (1)Senior major championship
Jul 10Bridgestone Senior Players ChampionshipOhio3,000,000United States Jerry Kelly (10)PGA Tour Champions major championship
Jul 24The Senior Open ChampionshipScotland2,500,000Northern Ireland Darren Clarke (4)Senior major championship
Aug 7Shaw Charity ClassicCanada2,350,000United States Jerry Kelly (11)
Aug 14Boeing ClassicWashington2,200,000Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez (13)
Aug 21Dick's Sporting Goods OpenNew York2,100,000Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (2)
Aug 28The Ally ChallengeMichigan2,000,000United States Steve Stricker (9)
Sep 11Ascension Charity ClassicMissouri2,000,000Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (3)
Sep 18Sanford InternationalSouth Dakota2,000,000United States Steve Stricker (10)
Sep 25PURE Insurance ChampionshipCalifornia2,200,000United States Steve Flesch (3)
Oct 9Constellation Furyk and FriendsFlorida2,000,000United States Steve Stricker (11)
Oct 16SAS ChampionshipNorth Carolina2,100,000United States Fred Couples (14)
Oct 23Dominion Energy Charity ClassicVirginia2,200,000New Zealand Steven Alker (5)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 6TimberTech ChampionshipFlorida2,200,000Germany Bernhard Langer (44)Charles Schwab Cup playoff event
Nov 13Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipArizona2,500,000Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (4)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 18PNC ChampionshipFlorida1,085,000Fiji Vijay Singh and
son Qass Singh		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
1New Zealand Steven Alker4,173,435
2Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington4,015,455
3United States Jerry Kelly2,570,225
4United States Steve Stricker2,473,725
5Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez2,461,086

Money list

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

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1New Zealand Steven Alker3,544,425
2Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington3,293,255
3United States Steve Stricker2,473,725
4United States Jerry Kelly2,364,329
5Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez2,247,749

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)New Zealand Steven Alker[6]
Rookie of the YearRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington[7]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)New Zealand Steven Alker[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ A further one tournament was scheduled but was removed from the schedule.
  2. ↑ The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour Champions events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour Champions members.

References

  1. ↑ "2022 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ "PGA Tour Champions announces 2022 schedule". PGA Tour. November 2, 2021. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2023 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Todd (November 13, 2022). "Steven Alker continues amazing PGA Tour Champions run, wins 2022 Charles Schwab Cup". Golfweek. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2022 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Prise, Kevin (January 18, 2023). "Steven Alker's persistence makes Player of the Year honor even more gratifying". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023. He led the PGA Tour Champions in scoring average (68.27)...
  7. ↑ "Harrington named PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year 2022". Irish Golfer. January 18, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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