# 2023 PGA Tour Champions season

The 2023 PGA Tour Champions season was the 43rd 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 2023 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | Notes |
| Jan 21 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 2,000,000 | Steve Stricker (12) | |
| Feb 11 | Trophy Hassan II | Morocco | 2,000,000 | Stephen Ames (3) | New to PGA Tour Champions |
| Feb 19 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,800,000 | Bernhard Langer (45) | |
| Mar 5 | Cologuard Classic | Arizona | 2,200,000 | David Toms (3) | |
| Mar 19 | Hoag Classic | California | 2,000,000 | Ernie Els (3) | |
| Mar 26 | Galleri Classic | California | 2,200,000 | David Toms (4) | New tournament |
| Apr 23 | Invited Celebrity Classic | Texas | 2,000,000 | Mark Hensby (1) | |
| Apr 30 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,700,000 | Steven Alker (6) | |
| May 7 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | Stephen Ames (4) | |
| May 14 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,500,000 | Steve Stricker (13) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| May 28 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Texas | 3,500,000 | Steve Stricker (14) | Senior major championship |
| Jun 4 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 2,000,000 | Stephen Ames (5) | |
| Jun 11 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,400,000 | Steve Stricker (15) | |
| Jun 25 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,100,000 | Pádraig Harrington (5) | |
| Jul 2 | U.S. Senior Open | Wisconsin | 4,000,000 | Bernhard Langer (46) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 16 | Kaulig Companies Championship | Ohio | 3,500,000 | Steve Stricker (16) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| Jul 30 | The Senior Open Championship | Wales | 2,750,000 | Alex Čejka (3) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 13 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,200,000 | Stephen Ames (6) | |
| Aug 20 | Shaw Charity Classic | Canada | 2,400,000 | Ken Duke (1) | |
| Aug 27 | The Ally Challenge | Michigan | 2,000,000 | Vijay Singh (5) | |
| Sep 10 | Ascension Charity Classic | Missouri | 2,000,000 | Steve Flesch (4) | |
| Sep 17 | Sanford International | South Dakota | 2,000,000 | Steve Stricker (17) | |
| Sep 24 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,300,000 | Thongchai Jaidee (2) | |
| Oct 8 | Constellation Furyk and Friends | Florida | 2,000,000 | Brett Quigley (2) | |
| Oct 15 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Rod Pampling (2) | |
| Oct 22 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,200,000 | Harrison Frazar (1) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Nov 5 | TimberTech Championship | Florida | 2,200,000 | Pádraig Harrington (6) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Nov 12 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 3,000,000 | Steven Alker (7) | 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 10 | World Champions Cup | Florida | 1,350,000 | Team USA | New team event |
| Dec 17 | PNC Championship | 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 | Steve Stricker | 3,986,063 |
| 2 | Steven Alker | 3,173,127 |
| 3 | Ernie Els | 2,642,983 |
| 4 | Pádraig Harrington | 2,614,746 |
| 5 | Bernhard Langer | 2,532,490 |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Steve Stricker | 3,986,063 |
| 2 | Steven Alker | 2,607,089 |
| 3 | Bernhard Langer | 2,240,016 |
| 4 | Ernie Els | 2,166,383 |
| 5 | Stephen Ames | 2,130,194 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Ref. |
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Steve Stricker | |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Steve Stricker | |