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2007 Champions Tour

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2007 Champions Tour season
DurationJanuary 19, 2007 (2007-01-19) – October 28, 2008 (2008-10-28)
Number of official events29
Most winsUnited States Jay Haas (4)
Charles Schwab CupUnited States Loren Roberts
Money listUnited States Jay Haas
Player of the YearUnited States Jay Haas
Rookie of the YearZimbabwe Denis Watson
2006
2008

The 2007 Champions Tour was the 28th 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

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The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] Notes
Jan 21 MasterCard Championship Hawaii 1,700,000 United States Hale Irwin (45)
Jan 28 Turtle Bay Championship Hawaii 1,600,000 United States Fred Funk (2)
Feb 11 Allianz Championship Florida 1,600,000 England Mark James (3) New tournament
Feb 18 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Florida 1,600,000 United States Tom Watson (9) Pro-Am
Feb 25 ACE Group Classic Florida 1,600,000 United States Bobby Wadkins (4)
Mar 11 Toshiba Classic California 1,650,000 United States Jay Haas (7)
Mar 18 AT&T Champions Classic California 1,600,000 United States Tom Purtzer (4)
Apr 1 Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort Florida 2,500,000 United States Keith Fergus (1)
Apr 22 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Georgia 2,500,000 United States Jay Haas (8)
May 6 FedEx Kinko's Classic Texas 1,600,000 United States Scott Hoch (1)
May 20 Regions Charity Classic Alabama 1,600,000 United States Brad Bryant (3)
May 27 Senior PGA Championship South Carolina 2,000,000 Zimbabwe Denis Watson (1) Senior major championship
Jun 3 Boeing Championship at Sandestin Florida 1,650,000 United States Loren Roberts (6)
Jun 10 Principal Charity Classic Iowa 1,600,000 United States Jay Haas (9)
Jun 24 Bank of America Championship Massachusetts 1,650,000 United States Jay Haas (10)
Jul 1 Commerce Bank Championship New York 1,500,000 United States Lonnie Nielsen (1)
Jul 8 U.S. Senior Open Wisconsin 2,600,000 United States Brad Bryant (4) Senior major championship
Jul 15 Dick's Sporting Goods Open New York 1,600,000 United States R. W. Eaks (1) New tournament
Jul 29 The Senior Open Championship Scotland 2,000,000 United States Tom Watson (10) Senior major championship
Aug 5 3M Championship Minnesota 1,750,000 United States D. A. Weibring (4)
Aug 19 JELD-WEN Tradition Oregon 2,600,000 Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty (6) Champions Tour major championship
Aug 26 Boeing Classic Washington 1,600,000 Zimbabwe Denis Watson (2)
Sep 2 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach California 2,000,000 United States Gil Morgan (25)
Sep 16 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn North Carolina 1,600,000 United States R. W. Eaks (2)
Sep 23 SAS Championship North Carolina 2,000,000 United States Mark Wiebe (1)
Oct 7 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship Maryland 2,600,000 United States Loren Roberts (7) Champions Tour major championship
Oct 14 Administaff Small Business Classic Texas 1,700,000 Germany Bernhard Langer (1)
Oct 21 AT&T Championship Texas 1,600,000 United States John Cook (1)
Oct 28 Charles Schwab Cup Championship California 2,500,000 United States Jim Thorpe (13) 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 2 Del Webb Father/Son Challenge Florida 1,000,000 United States Larry Nelson and
son Josh Nelson
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.[2][3]

Position Player Points
1 United States Loren Roberts 2,716
2 United States Jay Haas 2,551
3 Zimbabwe Denis Watson 2,177
4 United States Brad Bryant 2,167
5 United States Tom Watson 2,032

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Jay Haas 2,581,001
2 United States Loren Roberts 2,170,627
3 United States Brad Bryant 1,812,099
4 Zimbabwe Denis Watson 1,636,123
5 United States D. A. Weibring 1,557,622

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Jay Haas [5]
Rookie of the Year Zimbabwe Denis Watson [5]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) United States Loren Roberts [6]
Comeback Player of the Year United States R. W. Eaks [5]

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. ^ "2007 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "2007 Charles Schwab Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Charles Schwab Cup Championship". ASAP sports. October 28, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "2007 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Haas voted Champions Tour's top player". United Press International. December 11, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2023. The vote by professional golfers also selected Denis Watson, who won the Senior PGA Championship, as the Champions Tour rookie of the year... R.W. Eaks, who won two tournaments and was sixth on the money list, was voted the comeback player of the year on the tour for players 50 years and older.
  6. ^ "2007 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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