2016 - Seniors (All)
The winners in the category "2016 - Seniors (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
Constellation
The Constellation Senior Players Championship (June 9-12). Second-placed Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) and Joe Durant (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Langer (Ger), who claimed his third straight win in this event. [Wissahickon course, Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA].
Majors
Rolex
The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex (30th) (July 21-24). Second-placed Scott McCarron (USA) finished 2 shots behind 50-year-old Broadhurst (Eng), who claimed his first win in a major championship. [Championship Course, Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus].
Majors
Regions
The Regions Tradition (May 19-22). Second-placed Olin Browne (USA) finished 6 shots behind Langer (Ger), who claimed his sixth senior major championship title. [Founders course, Greystone G&CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
Majors
USGA
The US Senior Open (37th) (Aug 11-14). Second-placed Miguel Ángel Jiménez finished 1 shot behind Sauers (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour Champions win and first major championship victory. Monday finish after Sunday's play was rained-out. [Scioto CC, Columbus, Ohio].
Majors
KitchenAid
The Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid (May 26-29). Second-placed and defending champion Colin Montgomerie (Scot) finished 3 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Mediate (USA), who claimed his first senior major championship title. [The GC at Harbor Shores, Benton Harbor, Mich].
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). [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). Austin recorded his second straight PGA Tour Champions win. [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].
Europe
Villaverde
Played as the Senior Italian Open presented by Villaverde Resort (Oct 21-23; last played in 2008). Second-placed Phillip Price (Wales; 50th birthday on first day of the tournament), finished 1 shot behind 50-year-old fellow countryman Stephen Dodd (Wales), who recorded his first European Senior Tour win. [GC Udine, Fagagna, nr Udine, Italy].
Europe
Acorn
Played as the Acorn Jersey Open (June 9-11; next played in 2021). Gordon Manson (Scot/Aut) beat Ian Woosnam (Wales) and Gary Wolstenholme (Eng) with a birdie at the third playoff hole (par-4 17th), to record the second of his two European Senior Tour wins. [La Moye GC, St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands].
Played as the MCB Tour Championship (Dec 9-11; European Senior Tour season-ending event). Second-placed Paul Broadhurst (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Barry Lane (Eng), who recorded his fifth win on the Tour. [Legend course, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Post de Flacq, Mauritius].
Europe
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Played as the inaugural Paris Legends Championship (Sept 9-11). Second-placed Philip Golding (Eng), Stephen Dodd (Wales) and Mark Mouland (Wales) finished 2 shots behind first-time European Senior Tour winner Magnus Persson Atlevi (Swe). [Albatros course, Golf National, Guyancourt, nr Paris].
Europe
Prostate Cancer UK
Played as the Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open (Aug 19-21). Second-placed Peter Fowler (Aus) and Santiago Luna (Esp) finished 1 shot behind first-time European Snr Tour winner Paul Eales (Eng). [Fidra course, Archerfield Links, East Lothian].
Europe
Willow
Played as the inaugural Willow Senior Golf Classic (Aug 26-28). Second-placed Mike Harwood (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Gary Marks (Eng), who claimed his first European Senior Tour win in his 17th start on the tour. [Hanbury Manor CC, Ware, Herts].
Europe
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Played as the Swiss Seniors Open (July 1-3). Second-placed Simon P. Brown (Eng), Pedro Linhart (Esp) and Miguel Ángel Martín (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Tim Thelen (USA), who recorded the last of his five European Senior Tour wins. [GC Bad Ragaz, Switzerland].
Europe
Travis Perkins
Played as the Travis Perkins Masters (Sept 2-4). Second-placed Philip Golding (Eng) finished 4 shots behind 52-year-old André Bossert (Sui), who recorded his first European Senior Tour win. [Duke's course, Woburn GC, nr Milton Keynes, Bucks].
Europe
SSE Enterprise
Played as the SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open (June 3-5). Second-placed Paul Broadhurst (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Zhang (China), whose final round 8-under 62 clinched the win. Zhang became the first Chinese winner on the European Senior Tour; 13 years earlier he was the first Chinese to win on the main European Tour. [Roman Road course, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales].
Europe
WinstonGolf
Played as the WinstonGolf Senior Open (July 8-10). Andrew Oldcorn (Scot) beat Paul Broadhurst (Eng) with a birdie at the second playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record his second European Senior Tour win. [Links course, WinstonGolf, Vorbeck, nr Schwerin, Germany].
Women
Old Natl Bank
Played as the Legends Championship presented by Old National Bank (Aug 19-21; Legends Tr event; replaced in 2017 by the Senior LPGA Championship). Trish Johnson (Eng) beat defending champion Juli Inkster (USA) with a par at the sixth playoff hole. [Pete Dye course, French Lick Resort, Indiana].
Awards
Charles Schwab
Langer (Ger) won the PGA Tour Champions season-long points chase, to capture his third straight (and fourth overall) Charles Schwab Cup and $1 million annuity cheque. Colin Montgomerie (Scot) was second with 2,400 pts; Paul Goydos (USA) was third with 2,216 pts. The Cup is awarded based on points earned for top 10 finishes during the PGA Tour Champions season.
Awards
Champions Tr
Langer (Ger) won his third straight (and fifth overall) Byron Nelson Award, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the PGA Tour Champions. Miguel Angel Jimenez (Esp) was second with 68.9; Kevin Sutherland (USA) was third with 69.51.
Awards
Champions Tr
Langer (Ger) won his fifth straight (and eighth overall) Arnold Palmer Award as the PGA Tour Champions 2016 leading money winner, with earnings of $3,016,959 on the Tour. Colin Montgomerie (Scot) was second with $1,723,318 and Joe Durant (USA) third with $1,635,147.
Awards
Eurpn Snr Tr
Broadhurst (Eng) won the Eurpn Snr Tr Order of Merit and associated John Jacobs Trophy, with 2016 earnings of €399,285 on the Tour. Magnus Persson Atlevi (Swe) was second with €211,557; Andre Bossert (Sui) was third with €144,866.
Awards
Champions Tr
Langer (Ger) won his sixth (and third straight) Jack Nicklaus Award as the PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year, based on the votes of his peers.
Awards
Eurpn Snr Tr
Atlevi (Swe) won the Eurpn Snr Tr 2016 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. He finished second on the Tour's Order of Merit, with earnings of €211,557.
Awards
Champions Tr
Broadhurst (Eng) won the PGA Tour Champions 2016 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player, based on the votes of his peers. Broadhurst finished 30th on the Tour's money list, with earnings of $768,226.
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