# 2009 Champions Tour

The 2009 Champions Tour was the 30th 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.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 25 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | Bernhard Langer (5) | |
| Feb 15 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,700,000 | Mike Goodes (1) | |
| Feb 22 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Loren Roberts (9) | |
| Mar 8 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,700,000 | Eduardo Romero (5) | |
| Mar 15 | AT&T Champions Classic | California | 1,600,000 | Dan Forsman (1) | |
| Mar 29 | Cap Cana Championship | Dominican Republic | 2,100,000 | Keith Fergus (2) | |
| Apr 19 | Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am | Florida | 1,700,000 | Nick Price (1) | Pro-Am |
| Apr 26 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Georgia | 2,600,000 | Bernhard Langer (6) and Tom Lehman (1) | Team event |
| May 17 | Regions Charity Classic | Alabama | 1,700,000 | Keith Fergus (3) | |
| May 24 | Senior PGA Championship | Ohio | 2,000,000 | Michael Allen (1) | Senior major championship |
| May 31 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,725,000 | Mark McNulty (7) | |
| Jun 7 | Triton Financial Classic | Texas | 1,600,000 | Bernhard Langer (7) | |
| Jun 28 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,650,000 | Lonnie Nielsen (2) | |
| Jul 12 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 | Bernhard Langer (8) | |
| Jul 26 | The Senior Open Championship | England | 2,000,000 | Loren Roberts (10) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 2 | U.S. Senior Open | Indiana | 2,600,000 | Fred Funk (5) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 23 | JELD-WEN Tradition | Oregon | 2,700,000 | Mike Reid (2) | Champions Tour major championship |
| Aug 30 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 1,800,000 | Loren Roberts (11) | |
| Sep 6 | Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 2,100,000 | Jeff Sluman (3) | |
| Sep 20 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,750,000 | Jay Haas (13) | |
| Sep 27 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Tom Pernice Jr. (1) | |
| Oct 4 | Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship | Maryland | 2,700,000 | Jay Haas (14) | Champions Tour major championship |
| Oct 18 | Administaff Small Business Classic | Texas | 1,700,000 | John Cook (3) | |
| Oct 25 | AT&T Championship | Texas | 1,700,000 | Phil Blackmar (1) | |
| Nov 1 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | California | 2,500,000 | John Cook (4) | Tour Championship |

## 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 | Loren Roberts | 2,670 |
| 2 | John Cook | 2,351 |
| 3 | Fred Funk | 2,349 |
| 4 | Bernhard Langer | 2,322 |
| 5 | Jay Haas | 1,984 |

## 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 | 2,139,451 |
| 2 | Loren Roberts | 1,960,613 |
| 3 | John Cook | 1,798,664 |
| 4 | Jay Haas | 1,758,395 |
| 5 | Fred Funk | 1,563,810 |

## Awards

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