2021 - Seniors Awards
The winners in the category "2021 - Seniors Awards" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Awards
Charles Schwab
64-year-old Bernhard Langer (Ger) won the PGA Tour Champions season-long points chase, to capture a record sixth Charles Schwab Cup and $1 million annuity cheque. Jim Furyk (USA) was second with 3,499,522 pts; Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) was third with 3,051,298 pts. The Cup is awarded based on points earned for top 10 finishes during the PGA Tour Champions wrap-around 2020/21 season. Note: The Charles Schwab Cup was not presented in 2020, following the cancellation of many events (and four major championships) due to the global coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 and 2021 seasons were combined into one, with associated awards being made at the end of the 2020/21 season.
Awards
Champions Tr
Jim Furyk (USA) won the Byron Nelson Award, recording the 2020/21 season's lowest scoring average (68.84) on the PGA Tour Champions. Bernhard Langer (Ger) was second with 68.96; Kevin Sutherland (USA) was third with 69.14. Note: the 2020 and 2021 PGA Tour Champions seasons were combined into one, with associated awards being made at the end of the wrap-around 2020/21 season. This was necessitated following the cancellation of many 2020 events (and four major championships) due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
Awards
Champions Tr
Bernhard Langer (Ger) won his eighth straight (and eleventh overall) Arnold Palmer Award as the PGA Tour Champions 2020/21 leading money winner, with earnings of $3,255,499 on the Tour. Jim Furyk (USA) was second with $3,141,663 and Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) third with $2,800,098. Note: the 2020 and 2021 PGA Tour Champions seasons were combined into one, with associated awards being made at the end of the wrap-around 2020/21 season. This was necessitated following the cancellation of many 2020 events (and four major championships) due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
Awards
Eurpn Snr Tr
55-year-old Stephen Dodd (Wales) won the 2021 European Senior (Legends) Tour Order of Merit and associated John Jacobs Trophy. Dodd had a season-long tally of 1,830 points. Thomas Levet (Fra) was second with 1,435 pts; Markus Brier (Aut) was third with 1,379 pts.
Note: The 2021 season-ending event (MCB Tour Championship - Mauritius, scheduled for April 1-3, 2022) was rained out in first round, and didn't count towards the Order of Merit.
Awards
PGA Tr Chmpns
Bernhard Langer (Ger) won his ninth Jack Nicklaus Award as the PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year (for the wrap-around 2020-21 season), based on the votes of his peers.
Awards
Eurpn Snr Tr
European Senior (Legends) Tour Rookie of the Year Award, for the leading first-season player, was not reintroduced in 2021 following its cancellation in 2020 due to the global coronavirus pandemic. The award returned as the Barry Lane Rookie of the Year Award in 2022.
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.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
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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