# 2018 PGA Tour Champions season

The 2018 PGA Tour Champions season was the 39th 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.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 20 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | Jerry Kelly (3) | |
| Feb 11 | Boca Raton Championship | Florida | 1,600,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (4) | |
| Feb 18 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Joe Durant (3) | |
| Mar 4 | Cologuard Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 | Steve Stricker (1) | |
| Mar 11 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,800,000 | Vijay Singh (2) | |
| Mar 25 | Rapiscan Systems Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | Steve Stricker (2) | |
| Apr 15 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | Steve Flesch (1) | |
| Apr 22 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf | Missouri | 1,800,000 | Paul Broadhurst (3) and Kirk Triplett (6) | Team event |
| May 6 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,200,000 | Bernhard Langer (37) | |
| May 20 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,400,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (5) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| May 27 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | 3,000,000 | Paul Broadhurst (4) | Senior major championship |
| Jun 10 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,750,000 | Tom Lehman (11) | |
| Jun 24 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,000,000 | Scott McCarron (7) | |
| Jul 1 | U.S. Senior Open | Colorado | 4,000,000 | David Toms (1) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 15 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | Illinois | 2,800,000 | Vijay Singh (3) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| Jul 29 | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | 2,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (6) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 5 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Kenny Perry (10) | |
| Aug 19 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,050,000 | Bart Bryant (2) | |
| Aug 26 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,100,000 | Scott Parel (1) | |
| Sep 2 | Shaw Charity Classic | Canada | 2,350,000 | Scott McCarron (8) | |
| Sep 16 | The Ally Challenge | Michigan | 2,000,000 | Paul Broadhurst (5) | New tournament |
| Sep 23 | Sanford International | South Dakota | 1,800,000 | Steve Stricker (3) | New tournament |
| Sep 30 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,100,000 | Ken Tanigawa (1) | |
| Oct 14 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Bernhard Langer (38) | |
| Oct 21 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,000,000 | Woody Austin (4) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Oct 28 | Invesco QQQ Championship | California | 2,000,000 | Scott Parel (2) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Nov 11 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | Vijay Singh (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 ($) | Winner(s) | Notes |
| Jan 14 | Diamond Resorts Invitational | Florida | 760,000 | Scott Parel | |
| Dec 16 | PNC Father-Son Challenge | Florida | 1,085,000 | Davis Love III and son Dru Love | Team event |

## Charles Schwab Cup

The Charles Schwab Cup was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
| Position | Player | Points |
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 2,525,404 |
| 2 | Scott McCarron | 2,256,618 |
| 3 | Scott Parel | 2,254,856 |
| 4 | Vijay Singh | 2,237,619 |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 2,038,918 |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | 2,222,154 |
| 2 | Scott McCarron | 2,008,618 |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1,939,093 |
| 4 | Jerry Kelly | 1,922,495 |
| 5 | Scott Parel | 1,854,190 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Bernhard Langer |
| Rookie of the Year | Ken Tanigawa |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Bernhard Langer |