# 2016 PGA Tour Champions season

The 2016 PGA Tour Champions season was the 37th 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.

## Changes for 2016

The 2016 season saw the introduction of a playoff system to determine the winner of the Charles Schwab Cup, with the tour being rebranded as PGA Tour Champions. The playoffs, similar to that used by the regular PGA Tour for the FedEx Cup, consisted of three events and ended with the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 23 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | Duffy Waldorf (2) | |
| Feb 7 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,750,000 | Esteban Toledo (4) | |
| Feb 14 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Bernhard Langer (26) | |
| Mar 20 | Tucson Conquistadores Classic | Arizona | 1,700,000 | Woody Austin (1) | |
| Apr 3 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (3) | |
| Apr 17 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | Woody Austin (2) | |
| Apr 24 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf | Missouri | 2,400,000 | Michael Allen (8) and Woody Austin (3) | Team event |
| May 8 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,100,000 | Jesper Parnevik (1) | |
| May 22 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,300,000 | Bernhard Langer (27) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| May 29 | Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | 2,800,000 | Rocco Mediate (3) | Senior major championship |
| Jun 5 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,750,000 | Scott McCarron (1) | |
| Jun 12 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | Pennsylvania | 2,800,000 | Bernhard Langer (28) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| Jun 26 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,000,000 | Kirk Triplett (5) | New tournament |
| Jul 10 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,000,000 | Paul Goydos (3) | |
| Jul 24 | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | £1,350,000 | Paul Broadhurst (1) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 7 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Joe Durant (2) | |
| Aug 14 | U.S. Senior Open | Ohio | 3,750,000 | Gene Sauers (1) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 28 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,000,000 | Bernhard Langer (29) | |
| Sep 4 | Shaw Charity Classic | Canada | 2,350,000 | Carlos Franco (1) | |
| Sep 18 | Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 2,000,000 | Paul Broadhurst (2) | |
| Sep 25 | Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship | Canada | 2,500,000 | Colin Montgomerie (4) | |
| Oct 9 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,800,000 | Jay Haas (18) | |
| Oct 16 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Doug Garwood (1) | |
| Oct 30 | PowerShares QQQ Championship | California | 2,000,000 | Tom Pernice Jr. (5) | New tournament Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Nov 6 | Dominion Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,000,000 | Scott McCarron (2) | New tournament Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Nov 13 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,000,000 | Paul Goydos (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 11 | PNC Father-Son Challenge | Florida | 1,085,000 | David Duval and stepson Nick Karavites | 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 | 3,200 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie | 2,400 |
| 3 | Paul Goydos | 2,216 |
| 4 | Scott McCarron | 2,004 |
| 5 | Joe Durant | 1,658 |

## 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 | 3,016,959 |
| 2 | Colin Montgomerie | 1,723,318 |
| 3 | Joe Durant | 1,635,147 |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 1,613,820 |
| 5 | Scott McCarron | 1,562,802 |

## Awards

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