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
DurationJanuary 20, 2012 (2012-01-20) – November 4, 2012 (2012-11-04)
Number of official events24
Most winsUnited States Michael Allen (2)
England Roger Chapman (2)
United States Fred Couples (2)
South Africa David Frost (2)
United States Fred Funk (2)
Germany Bernhard Langer (2)
United States Tom Lehman (2)
United States Willie Wood (2)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Tom Lehman
Money listGermany Bernhard Langer
Player of the YearUnited States Tom Lehman
Rookie of the YearUnited States Kirk Triplett
2011
2013

Changes for 2012

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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

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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

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

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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 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

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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

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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. ^ a b "Champions Tour announces 2012 schedule". Golfweek. December 22, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "2012 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "2012 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Tom Lehman wins Champions Tour finale, points title". USA Today. Associated Press. November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "2012 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Farquharson, Colin (December 14, 2012). "Tom Lehman is Champions Tour Player of the Year". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved November 26, 2023. Kirk Triplett was named the Champions Tour Rookie of the Year... Fred Couples claimed the Byron Nelson Award as the Champions Tour scoring leader. With a 68.52 scoring average for the year...
  7. ^ "2012 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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