2016 - Seniors America
The winners in the category "2016 - Seniors America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
America
3M
Played as the 3M Championship (Aug 5-7). Durant (USA) beat Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) with an eagle-3 at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th) to claim his second PGA Tour Champions win. [TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, nr Minneapolis-St Paul, Minn].
America
AmFam Ins
Played as the inaugural American Family Insurance Championship (June 24-26). Second-placed Mike Goodes (USA) and Bart Bryant (USA) finished 2 shots behind Kirk Triplett (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour Champions win. [University Ridge GC, Madison, Wisconsin].
America
Boeing
Played as the Boeing Classic (Aug 26-28). Bernhard Langer (Ger) beat Kevin Sutherland (USA) and Woody Austin (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th). [Club at Snoqualmie Ridge, nr Seattle, Washington; at the time TPC Snoqualmie Ridge].
America
Charles Schwab
Played as the Charles Schwab Cup Championship (Nov 11-13; season-ending PGA Tour Champions event and final Charles Schwab Cup playoff event). Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 2 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Paul Goydos (USA). [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
America
Chubb
Played as the Chubb Classic (Feb 12-14; formerly ACE Group Classic). Second-placed Fred Couples (USA) finished 3 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Bernhard Langer (Ger), who won this event for the third time, and recorded his 26th PGA Tour Champions win overall. [Talon course, The Club at TwinEagles, Naples, FL].
America
Conquistadores
Played as the Tucson Conquistadores Classic (March 18-20). Second-placed Jim Carter (USA) finished 1 shot behind 50-year-old Woody Austin (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour Champions win. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
America
Dick's Sporting Goods
Played as Dick's Sporting Goods Open (July 8-10). Second-placed Wes Short Jr (USA) finished 2 shots behind Paul Goydos (USA), who recorded his third PGA Tour Champions win. [En-Joie GC, Endicott, NY].
America
Dominion
Played as the inaugural Dominion Charity Classic (Nov 4-6; second of three Charles Schwab Cup playoff events). Scott McCarron (USA) beat Tom Byrum (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th), to win his second Champions Tour event. [James River Course, The CC of Virginia, Richmond, VA].
America
Toshiba
Played as the Toshiba Classic (Oct 7-9). Wire-to-wire winner Jay Haas (USA) beat Bart Bryant (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record the last of his 18 PGA Tour Champions wins. Haas (62 years 312 days) became the second oldest player to win a PGA Tour Champions event, behind Mike Fetchick (who won the 1985 Hilton Head Seniors International aged 63). [Newport Beach CC, Newport Beach, CA].
America
Insperity
Played as the Insperity Invitational (May 6-8). Second-placed David Frost (RSA), Jeff Maggert (USA) and Mike Goodes (USA) finished 4 shots behind 51-year-old Jesper Parnevik (Swe), who recorded his first PGA Tour Champions win in his 23rd start on the Tour. [Tournament course, The Woodlands CC, nr Houston, TX].
America
PowerShares
Played as the inaugural PowerShares QQQ Championship (Oct 28-30; first of three Charles Schwab Cup playoff events). Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Tom Pernice Jr (USA), who claimed his fifth PGA Tour Champions win. [Sherwood CC, Thousand Oaks, nr LA, Calif.].
America
Bass Pro Shops
Played as the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge (April 22-24; 54-hole, two-man alternate shot & better-ball team event). Second-placed David Frost (RSA) & Roger Chapman (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Michael Allen (USA) & Woody Austin (USA). Austin recorded his second straight PGA Tour Champions win. [Top of the Rock & Buffalo Ridge courses, Big Cedar Lodge, Branson, Missouri].
America
Bass Pro Shops
Played as the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge (April 22-24; 54-hole, two-man alternate shot & better-ball team event). Second-placed David Frost (RSA) & Roger Chapman (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Michael Allen (USA) & Woody Austin (USA). [Top of the Rock & Buffalo Ridge courses, Big Cedar Lodge, Branson, Missouri].
America
Mitsubishi
Played as the Mitsubishi Electric Ch'ship at Hualalai (Jan 21-23; PGA Tour Champions season-opener). Second-placed Tom Lehman (USA) finished 1 shot behind Duffy Waldorf (USA), who claimed his second PGA Tour Champions title and second win in his last three starts. [Hualālai course, Hualālai Resort, Big Island, Hawaii].
America
Mitsubishi
Played as the Mitsubishi Electric Classic (April 15-17; formerly Greater Gwinnett Championship). Woody Austin (USA) beat Wes Short Jr (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record his second PGA Tour Champions win. [TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, GA].
America
Bear Mtn
Played as the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship (Sept 23-25). Montgomerie (Scot) beat Scott McCarron (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole (par-5 18th). [Mountain course, Bear Mtn Resort, Victoria, BC, Canada].
America
PNC
Played as the PNC Father/Son Challenge (Dec 9-11; post-season 36-hole scramble event). Second-placed Stewart & Connor Cink (USA) finished 1 shot behind David Duval (USA) and his stepson Nick Karavites (USA). [Ritz-Carlton GC, Grande Lakes, Orlando, FL].
America
Principal
Played as the Principal Charity Classic (June 3-5). Second-placed Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) and Bill Andrade (USA) finished 1 shot behind 50-year-old Scott McCarron (USA), who recorded his first Champions Tour win, and first professional victory since 2001. [Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa].
America
Nature Valley
Played as the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach (Sept 16-18). Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) and Kevin Sutherland (USA) finished 1 shot behind Paul Broadhurst, who claimed his second Champions Tour win and first on American soil. [Pebble Beach Golf Links & Poppy Hills GC, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Final round at Pebble Beach].
America
C Spire
Played as the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic presented by C Spire (April 1-3). Second-placed Scott Dunlap (USA) finished 2 shots behind Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp), who claimed his third PGA Tour Champions win. [Fallen Oak GC, Saucier, nr Biloxi, MS].
America
Shaw Comms
Played as the Shaw Charity Classic (Sept 2-4). Second-placed Michael Allen (USA) and Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 2 shots behind 50-year-old Carlos Franco (Para), who recorded his first PGA Tour Champions win with a final round 63 (-7). [Canyon Meadows G&CC, Calgary, Alberta].
America
SAS Institute
Played as the SAS Championship (Oct 14-16). Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) finished 4 shots behind 53-year-old Doug Garwood (USA), who claimed his first PGA Tour Champions win in his 44th start on the Tour. [Highlands & Meadows hybrid course, Prestonwood CC, Cary, NC].
America
Allianz
Played as the Allianz Championship (Feb 5-7). Esteban Toledo (Mex) beat Billy Andrade (USA) with a par at the third playoff hole (par-4 17th). Of Toledo's four PGA Tour Champions wins to date, this was the third to be completed in a playoff, and all three were decided at the third playoff hole. [Old Course, Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton, FL].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7).
After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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