2012 Champions Tour

The 2012 Champions Tour was the 33rd 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.

2012 Champions Tour season

Duration	January 20, 2012 (2012-01-20) – November 4, 2012 (2012-11-04)
Number of official events	24
Most wins	Michael Allen (2) Roger Chapman (2) Fred Couples (2) David Frost (2) Fred Funk (2) Bernhard Langer (2) Tom Lehman (2) Willie Wood (2)
Charles Schwab Cup	Tom Lehman
Money list	Bernhard Langer
Player of the Year	Tom Lehman
Rookie of the Year	Kirk Triplett
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Changes for 2012

Two of the Champions Tour major championships; the Regions Tradition and the Constellation Senior Players Championship saw changes in dates on the schedule from 2011. The Regions Tradition was moved from June to May, with the Constellation Senior Players Championship was moved from the fall season to being played in June/July.^[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.^[2][1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner[a]	Notes
Jan 22	Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai	Hawaii	1,800,000	Dan Forsman (3)
Feb 12	Allianz Championship	Florida	1,800,000	Corey Pavin (1)
Feb 19	ACE Group Classic	Florida	1,600,000	Kenny Perry (2)
Mar 18	Toshiba Classic	California	1,750,000	Loren Roberts (13)
Mar 25	Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic	Mississippi	1,600,000	Fred Couples (7)
Apr 15	Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay	Florida	1,600,000	Michael Allen (2)	Pro-Am
Apr 22	Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf	Georgia	2,700,000	Michael Allen (3) and David Frost (2)	Team event
May 6	Insperity Championship	Texas	1,700,000	Fred Funk (7)
May 27	Senior PGA Championship	Michigan	2,000,000	Roger Chapman (1)	Senior major championship
Jun 3	Principal Charity Classic	Iowa	1,750,000	Jay Haas (16)
Jun 10	Regions Tradition	Alabama	2,200,000	Tom Lehman (6)	Champions Tour major championship
Jun 24	Montreal Championship	Canada	1,800,000	Mark Calcavecchia (2)
Jul 1	Constellation Senior Players Championship	Pennsylvania	2,700,000	Joe Daley (1)	Champions Tour major championship
Jul 8	Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach	California	1,700,000	Kirk Triplett (1)
Jul 15	U.S. Senior Open	Michigan	2,600,000	Roger Chapman (2)	Senior major championship
Jul 29	The Senior Open Championship	Scotland	2,000,000	Fred Couples (8)	Senior major championship
Aug 5	3M Championship	Minnesota	1,750,000	Bernhard Langer (15)
Aug 19	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	New York	1,800,000	Willie Wood (1)
Aug 26	Boeing Classic	Washington	2,000,000	Jay Don Blake (3)
Sep 16	Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship	Hawaii	1,800,000	Willie Wood (2)	New tournament
Oct 7	SAS Championship	North Carolina	2,100,000	Bernhard Langer (16)
Oct 14	Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn	North Carolina	1,600,000	Fred Funk (8)
Oct 28	AT&T Championship	Texas	1,850,000	David Frost (3)
Nov 4	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	Arizona	2,500,000	Tom Lehman (7)	Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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 16	PNC Father-Son Challenge	Florida	1,085,000	Davis Love III and son Dru Love	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]

Position	Player	Points
1	Tom Lehman	3,082
2	Bernhard Langer	2,647
3	Fred Couples	1,846
4	Roger Chapman	1,806
5	Fred Funk	1,405

Money list

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	2,140,296
2	Tom Lehman	1,982,575
3	Michael Allen	1,686,488
4	Fred Funk	1,427,937
5	Jay Don Blake	1,378,180

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Tom Lehman	[6]
Rookie of the Year	Kirk Triplett	[6]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)	Fred Couples	[7][6]

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.