Golf tour season
The 2007 Champions Tour was the 28th 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.
The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[ 1]
Date
Tournament
Location
Purse (US$ )
Winner[ a]
Notes
Jan 21
MasterCard Championship
Hawaii
1,700,000
Hale Irwin (45)
Jan 28
Turtle Bay Championship
Hawaii
1,600,000
Fred Funk (2)
Feb 11
Allianz Championship
Florida
1,600,000
Mark James (3)
New tournament
Feb 18
Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
Florida
1,600,000
Tom Watson (9)
Pro-Am
Feb 25
ACE Group Classic
Florida
1,600,000
Bobby Wadkins (4)
Mar 11
Toshiba Classic
California
1,650,000
Jay Haas (7)
Mar 18
AT&T Champions Classic
California
1,600,000
Tom Purtzer (4)
Apr 1
Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort
Florida
2,500,000
Keith Fergus (1)
Apr 22
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
Georgia
2,500,000
Jay Haas (8)
May 6
FedEx Kinko's Classic
Texas
1,600,000
Scott Hoch (1)
May 20
Regions Charity Classic
Alabama
1,600,000
Brad Bryant (3)
May 27
Senior PGA Championship
South Carolina
2,000,000
Denis Watson (1)
Senior major championship
Jun 3
Boeing Championship at Sandestin
Florida
1,650,000
Loren Roberts (6)
Jun 10
Principal Charity Classic
Iowa
1,600,000
Jay Haas (9)
Jun 24
Bank of America Championship
Massachusetts
1,650,000
Jay Haas (10)
Jul 1
Commerce Bank Championship
New York
1,500,000
Lonnie Nielsen (1)
Jul 8
U.S. Senior Open
Wisconsin
2,600,000
Brad Bryant (4)
Senior major championship
Jul 15
Dick's Sporting Goods Open
New York
1,600,000
R. W. Eaks (1)
New tournament
Jul 29
The Senior Open Championship
Scotland
2,000,000
Tom Watson (10)
Senior major championship
Aug 5
3M Championship
Minnesota
1,750,000
D. A. Weibring (4)
Aug 19
JELD-WEN Tradition
Oregon
2,600,000
Mark McNulty (6)
Champions Tour major championship
Aug 26
Boeing Classic
Washington
1,600,000
Denis Watson (2)
Sep 2
Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
California
2,000,000
Gil Morgan (25)
Sep 16
Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn
North Carolina
1,600,000
R. W. Eaks (2)
Sep 23
SAS Championship
North Carolina
2,000,000
Mark Wiebe (1)
Oct 7
Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship
Maryland
2,600,000
Loren Roberts (7)
Champions Tour major championship
Oct 14
Administaff Small Business Classic
Texas
1,700,000
Bernhard Langer (1)
Oct 21
AT&T Championship
Texas
1,600,000
John Cook (1)
Oct 28
Charles Schwab Cup Championship
California
2,500,000
Jim Thorpe (13)
Tour Championship
The following events were sanctioned by the Champions Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[ 2] [ 3]
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 4]
Position
Player
Prize money ($)
1
Jay Haas
2,581,001
2
Loren Roberts
2,170,627
3
Brad Bryant
1,812,099
4
Denis Watson
1,636,123
5
D. A. Weibring
1,557,622
^ 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.
^ "2007 Tournament schedule" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2023 .
^ "2007 Charles Schwab Cup" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2023 .
^ "Charles Schwab Cup Championship" . ASAP sports . October 28, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2023 .
^ "2007 Money list" . PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2023 .
^ a b c "Haas voted Champions Tour's top player" . United Press International . December 11, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2023 . The vote by professional golfers also selected Denis Watson, who won the Senior PGA Championship, as the Champions Tour rookie of the year... R.W. Eaks, who won two tournaments and was sixth on the money list, was voted the comeback player of the year on the tour for players 50 years and older.
^ "2007 Scoring average" . PGA Tour. Retrieved November 28, 2023 .