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The 2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season was the 41st season of PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
| Duration | January 16, 2020 – November 14, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 39[lower-alpha 1] |
| Most wins |  Phil Mickelson (4) |
| Charles Schwab Cup |  Bernhard Langer |
| Money list | Bernhard Langer |
| Player of the Year | Bernhard Langer |
| Rookie of the Year | Jim Furyk |
← 2019 2022 → | |
The season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with half the scheduled tournaments being cancelled, including four of the five senior majors. As a result the only major played in 2020 was the Senior Players Championship, which was won by Jerry Kelly, who finished two strokes ahead Scott Parel to claim his first senior major title. The season was expanded to include all 2021 tournaments with the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs events in 2020 returning to regular event status.[1]
The following table shows the official schedule of events for the 2020–21 season.[2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2020 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9) | |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Morocco Champions | Morocco | 2,000,000 | Brett Quigley (1) | New tournament |
| Feb 16, 2020 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Scott Parel (3) | |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Cologuard Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 | Bernhard Langer (41) | |
| Mar 8, 2020 | Hoag Classic | California | 1,800,000 |  Ernie Els (1) | |
| Rapiscan Systems Classic | Mississippi | – | Canceled[4][5] | ||
| Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | – | Canceled[4] | ||
| Insperity Invitational | Texas | – | Canceled[4] | ||
| KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | – | Canceled[6] | Senior major championship | |
| American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | – | Canceled[5] | ||
| MasterCard Japan Championship | Japan | – | Canceled[4] | ||
| U.S. Senior Open | Rhode Island | – | Canceled[7] | Senior major championship | |
| The Senior Open Championship | England | – | Canceled[8] | Senior major championship | |
| Aug 2, 2020 | The Ally Challenge | Michigan | 2,000,000 | Jim Furyk (1) | |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | – | Canceled[5] | ||
| Aug 16 | Bridgestone Senior Players Championship | Ohio | 2,800,000 | Jerry Kelly (7) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge | Missouri | 3,000,000 | Shane Bertsch (1) | New tournament |
| Boeing Classic | Washington | – | Canceled[9] | ||
| Aug 26, 2020 | Charles Schwab Series at Ozarks National | Missouri | 3,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (1) | New tournament |
| Shaw Charity Classic | Canada | – | Canceled[10] | ||
| Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | – | Canceled[11] | ||
| Sep 13, 2020 | Sanford International | South Dakota | 1,800,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (10) | |
| Sep 20, 2020 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,200,000 | Jim Furyk (2) | |
May 10, 2020 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | – | Canceled[12] | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| Ascension Charity Classic | Missouri | – | Canceled[13] | ||
| Oct 11, 2020 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Ernie Els (2) | |
| Oct 18, 2020 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (2) | |
| Nov 1, 2020 | TimberTech Championship | Florida | 2,000,000 |  Darren Clarke (1) | |
| Nov 8, 2020 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | Kevin Sutherland (4) | |
| Jan 23, 2021 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | Darren Clarke (2) | |
| Feb 28, 2021 | Cologuard Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 | Kevin Sutherland (5) | |
| Hoag Classic | California | – | Postponed[14] | ||
| Apr 18, 2021 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Steve Stricker (6) | |
| May 2, 2021 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 1,250,000 |  Mike Weir (1) | |
| May 9, 2021 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,750,000 | Alex Čejka (1) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| May 16, 2021 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | Dicky Pride (1) | |
| May 30, 2021 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Oklahoma | 3,500,000 | Alex Čejka (2) | Senior major championship |
| Jun 6, 2021 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,850,000 | Stephen Ames (2) | |
| Jun 13, 2021 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,400,000 | Jerry Kelly (8) | |
| Jun 27, 2021 | Bridgestone Senior Players Championship | Ohio | 3,000,000 | Steve Stricker (7) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| Jul 4, 2021 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,050,000 | Cameron Beckman (1) | |
| Jul 11, 2021 | U.S. Senior Open | Nebraska | 4,000,000 | Jim Furyk (3) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 25, 2021 | The Senior Open Championship | England | 2,500,000 |  Stephen Dodd (1) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Shaw Charity Classic | Canada | 2,350,000 | Doug Barron (2) | |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,100,000 |  Rod Pampling (1) | |
| Aug 29, 2021 | The Ally Challenge | Michigan | 2,000,000 | Joe Durant (4) | |
| Sep 12, 2021 | Ascension Charity Classic | Missouri | 2,000,000 | David Toms (2) | |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Sanford International | South Dakota | 1,800,000 | Darren Clarke (3) | |
| Sep 26, 2021 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,200,000 |  K. J. Choi (1) | |
| Oct 10, 2021 | Constellation Furyk and Friends | Florida | 2,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (3) | New tournament |
| Oct 17, 2021 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Lee Janzen (2) | |
| Oct 24, 2021 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,000,000 | Bernhard Langer (42) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Nov 7, 2021 | TimberTech Championship | Florida | 2,000,000 |  Steven Alker (1) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Nov 14, 2021 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | Phil Mickelson (4) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by PGA Tour Champions, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winners | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2020 | PNC Championship | Florida | 1,085,000 | Justin Thomas and father Mike Thomas | Team event |
| Dec 19, 2021 | PNC Championship | Florida | 1,085,000 | John Daly and son John Daly II | Team event |
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[15][16]
| Position | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 3,655,999 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | 3,499,522 |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 3,051,298 |
| 4 | Ernie Els | 2,960,445 |
| 5 | Jerry Kelly | 2,619,201 |
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[17]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 3,255,499 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | 3,141,663 |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 2,800,098 |
| 4 | Ernie Els | 2,719,445 |
| 5 | Jerry Kelly | 2,588,101 |
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