# 2019 PGA Tour Champions season

The 2019 PGA Tour Champions season was the 40th 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 2019 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 19 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | Tom Lehman (12) | |
| Feb 10 | Oasis Championship | Florida | 1,700,000 | Bernhard Langer (39) | |
| Feb 17 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (7) | |
| Mar 3 | Cologuard Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 | Mark O'Meara (3) | |
| Mar 10 | Hoag Classic | California | 1,800,000 | Kirk Triplett (7) | |
| Mar 31 | Rapiscan Systems Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | Kevin Sutherland (2) | |
| Apr 21 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | Scott McCarron (9) | |
| Apr 28 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf | Missouri | 1,800,000 | Scott Hoch (4) and Tom Pernice Jr. (6) | Team event |
| May 5 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,200,000 | Scott McCarron (10) | |
| May 13 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,400,000 | Steve Stricker (4) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| May 26 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | New York | 3,250,000 | Ken Tanigawa (2) | Senior major championship |
| Jun 2 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,850,000 | Kevin Sutherland (3) | |
| Jun 9 | MasterCard Japan Championship | Japan | 2,500,000 | Scott McCarron (11) | |
| Jun 23 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,000,000 | Jerry Kelly (4) | |
| Jun 30 | U.S. Senior Open | Indiana | 4,000,000 | Steve Stricker (5) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 14 | Bridgestone Senior Players Championship | Ohio | 2,800,000 | Retief Goosen (1) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| Jul 28 | The Senior Open Championship | England | 2,000,000 | Bernhard Langer (40) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 18 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,050,000 | Doug Barron (1) | |
| Aug 25 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,100,000 | Brandt Jobe (2) | |
| Sep 1 | Shaw Charity Classic | Canada | 2,350,000 | Wes Short Jr. (2) | |
| Sep 15 | The Ally Challenge | Michigan | 2,000,000 | Jerry Kelly (5) | |
| Sep 22 | Sanford International | South Dakota | 1,800,000 | Rocco Mediate (4) | |
| Sep 29 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,100,000 | Kirk Triplett (8) | |
| Oct 13 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Jerry Kelly (6) | |
| Oct 21 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (8) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Nov 3 | Invesco QQQ Championship | California | 2,000,000 | Colin Montgomerie (7) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Nov 10 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | Jeff Maggert (6) | 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 8 | PNC Father-Son Challenge | Florida | 1,085,000 | Bernhard Langer and son Jason Langer | 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 | Scott McCarron | 2,534,090 |
| 2 | Jerry Kelly | 2,510,865 |
| 3 | Retief Goosen | 2,290,985 |
| 4 | Bernhard Langer | 2,247,434 |
| 5 | Colin Montgomerie | 2,100,177 |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Scott McCarron | 2,534,090 |
| 2 | Jerry Kelly | 2,382,675 |
| 3 | Retief Goosen | 1,859,085 |
| 4 | Bernhard Langer | 1,831,622 |
| 5 | Woody Austin | 1,733,517 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Scott McCarron |
| Rookie of the Year | Retief Goosen |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Retief Goosen |