The 2009 Champions Tour was the 30th 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.
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The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.[1][2]
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| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Purse
(US$) |
Winner[a] |
Notes |
|---|
| Jan 25 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 |  Bernhard Langer (5) | |
| Feb 15 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,700,000 |  Mike Goodes (1) | |
| Feb 22 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Loren Roberts (9) | |
| Mar 8 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,700,000 |  Eduardo Romero (5) | |
| Mar 15 | AT&T Champions Classic | California | 1,600,000 | Dan Forsman (1) | |
| Mar 29 | Cap Cana Championship | Dominican Republic | 2,100,000 | Keith Fergus (2) | |
| Apr 19 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | Florida | 1,700,000 |  Nick Price (1) | Pro-Am |
| Apr 26 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 2,600,000 | Bernhard Langer (6) and
Tom Lehman (1) | Team event |
| May 17 | Regions Charity Classic | Alabama | 1,700,000 | Keith Fergus (3) | |
| May 24 | Senior PGA Championship | Ohio | 2,000,000 | Michael Allen (1) | Senior major championship |
| May 31 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,725,000 |  Mark McNulty (7) | |
| Jun 7 | Triton Financial Classic | Texas | 1,600,000 | Bernhard Langer (7) | |
| Jun 28 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,650,000 | Lonnie Nielsen (2) | |
| Jul 12 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Bernhard Langer (8) | |
| Jul 26 | The Senior Open Championship | England | 2,000,000 | Loren Roberts (10) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 2 | U.S. Senior Open | Indiana | 2,600,000 | Fred Funk (5) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 23 | JELD-WEN Tradition | Oregon | 2,700,000 | Mike Reid (2) | Champions Tour major championship |
| Aug 30 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 1,800,000 | Loren Roberts (11) | |
| Sep 6 | Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 2,100,000 | Jeff Sluman (3) | |
| Sep 20 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,750,000 | Jay Haas (13) | |
| Sep 27 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Tom Pernice Jr. (1) | |
| Oct 4 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | Maryland | 2,700,000 | Jay Haas (14) | Champions Tour major championship |
| Oct 18 | Administaff Small Business Classic | Texas | 1,700,000 | John Cook (3) | |
| Oct 25 | AT&T Championship | Texas | 1,700,000 | Phil Blackmar (1) | |
| Nov 1 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | John Cook (4) | Tour Championship |
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The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[3][4]
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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5][6]
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| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
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| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 2,139,451 |
| 2 | Loren Roberts | 1,960,613 |
| 3 | John Cook | 1,798,664 |
| 4 | Jay Haas | 1,758,395 |
| 5 | Fred Funk | 1,563,810 |
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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.
"Langer makes history on Champions Tour". football.co.uk. December 21, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2023. Additionally, Langer also collected his second consecutive Byron Nelson Award for lowest scoring average (68.92) in 2009, as well as earning his second consecutive Arnold Palmer Award as the Tour's leading money winner ($2,139,451).
"Russ Cochran". Golf Info Guide. Retrieved November 28, 2023. He first played on the Champions Tour in 2009, and finished in third place at the US Senior Open. At the end of that season Cochran was given the title Rookie of the Year.
Bernhard Langer (4)
Loren Roberts
