The 2014 Champions Tour was the 35th 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.

2014 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 17, 2014 (2014-01-17) – November 2, 2014 (2014-11-02)
Number of official events26
Most winsGermany Bernhard Langer (5)
Charles Schwab CupGermany Bernhard Langer
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearGermany Bernhard Langer
Rookie of the YearUnited States Scott Dunlap
2013
2015

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 19 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Hawaii 1,800,000   Bernhard Langer (19)
Feb 9 Allianz Championship Florida 1,600,000   Michael Allen (6)
Feb 16 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000   Kirk Triplett (3)
Mar 16 Toshiba Classic California 1,750,000   Fred Couples (10)
Mar 23 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Mississippi 1,600,000   Jeff Maggert (1)
Apr 20 Greater Gwinnett Championship Georgia 1,800,000   Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1)
May 4 Insperity Invitational Texas 2,000,000   Bernhard Langer (20)
May 18 Regions Tradition Alabama 2,200,000   Kenny Perry (6) Champions Tour major championship
May 25 Senior PGA Championship Michigan 2,000,000   Colin Montgomerie (1) Senior major championship
Jun 1 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,750,000   Tom Pernice Jr. (3)
Jun 8 Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf Missouri 2,750,000   Fred Funk (9) and
  Jeff Sluman (6)
Team event
Jun 22 Encompass Championship Illinois 1,800,000   Tom Lehman (8)
Jun 29 Constellation Senior Players Championship Pennsylvania 2,700,000   Bernhard Langer (21) Champions Tour major championship
Jul 13 U.S. Senior Open Oklahoma 3,500,000   Colin Montgomerie (2) Senior major championship
Jul 27 The Senior Open Championship Wales £1,250,000   Bernhard Langer (22) Senior major championship
Aug 3 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000   Kenny Perry (7)
Aug 17 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,850,000   Bernhard Langer (23)
Aug 24 Boeing Classic Washington 2,000,000   Scott Dunlap (1)
Aug 31 Shaw Charity Classic Canada 2,250,000   Fred Couples (11)
Sep 7 Quebec Championship Canada 1,600,000   Wes Short Jr. (1)
Sep 21 Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship Hawaii 2,200,000   Paul Goydos (1)
Sep 28 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 1,900,000   John Cook (10)
Oct 12 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,100,000   Kirk Triplett (4)
Oct 19 Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,600,000   Jay Haas (17)
Oct 26 AT&T Championship Texas 1,950,000   Michael Allen (7)
Nov 2 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Arizona 2,500,000   Tom Pernice Jr. (4) Tour Championship

Unofficial events

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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 14 PNC Father-Son Challenge Florida 1,085,000   Bernhard Langer and
son Jason Langer
Team event

Charles Schwab Cup

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

Position Player Points
1   Bernhard Langer 4,152
2   Colin Montgomerie 3,307
3   Jay Haas 2,461
4   Kenny Perry 2,059
5   Tom Pernice Jr. 1,892

Money list

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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 3,074,189
2   Colin Montgomerie 2,064,381
3   Jay Haas 1,939,974
4   Tom Pernice Jr. 1,580,313
5   Kenny Perry 1,566,858

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Bernhard Langer [6]
Rookie of the Year   Scott Dunlap [6]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award)   Bernhard Langer [7][6]

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "2014 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Champions Tour announces 2014 Tournament Schedule". December 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "2014 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ^ Romine, Brentley (November 3, 2014). "Pernice Jr. takes Champions Tour finale in playoff". Golfweek. Retrieved November 25, 2023. With Bernhard Langer already wrapping up the Charles Schwab Cup points title last week...
  5. ^ "2014 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Langer wins Champions Tour Player of the Year Award". European Tour. December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2023. Furthermore he claimed the Byron Nelson Award as the Champions Tour scoring leader. With a 68.03 scoring average for the year, Langer recorded the second-best scoring average in Champions Tour history, bettered only by Fred Couples with a 67.96 scoring average in 2010. Scott Dunlap was named the Champions Tour Rookie of the Year.
  7. ^ "2014 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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