The
PGA Champions Tour run by the
Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) hosts 30 events annually in the
United States and
Canada for golfers over the age of fifty.
Formerly known as the Senior PGA Tour, it offers approximately $50 million in prize money. Upon eligilibilty, some of the greatest names in golf history have participated in the tour.
Tour leading money winners:
- 1980 - Don January[?] - $44,100
- 1981 - Miller Barber[?] - $83,136
- 1982 - Miller Barber[?] - $106,890
- 1983 - Don January[?] - $237,571
- 1984 - Don January[?] - $328,597
- 1985 - Peter Thomson[?] - $386,724
- 1986 - Bruce Crampton[?] - $454,299
- 1987 - Chi Chi Rodriguez[?] - $509,145
- 1988 - Bob Charles[?] - $533,929
- 1989 - Bob Charles[?] - $725,887
- 1990 - Lee Trevino[?] - $1,190,518
- 1991 - Mike Hill[?] - $1,065,657
- 1992 - Lee Trevino[?] - $1,027,002
- 1993 - Dave Stockton[?] - $1,175,944
- 1994 - Dave Stockton[?] - $1,402,519
- 1995 - Jim Colbert[?] - $1,444,386
- 1996 - Jim Colbert[?] - $1,627,890
- 1997 - Hale Irwin[?] - $2,343,364
- 1998 - Hale Irwin[?] - $2,861,945
- 1999 - Bruce Fleisher[?] - $2,515,705
- 2000 - Larry Nelson[?] - $2,708,005
- 2001 - Allen Doyle[?]- $2,553,582
- 2002 - Hale Irwin[?] - $3,028,304
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