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Individual scoring records

Stroke totals *72 holes :257 – Pádraig Harrington, 2022 Charles Schwab Cup Championship *54 holes :191 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002
RJR Championship The RJR Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1987 to 2002. It was played in Clemmons, North Carolina at Tanglewood Park. The purse for the 2002 tournament was US$1,600,000, with $240,000 going to the winner. The tournament ...
:191 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai :191 – Bernhard Langer, 2007
Administaff Small Business Classic The Insperity Invitational is a professional golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour Champions. It debuted in 2004 as the Administaff Small Business Classic, and is played in suburban Houston. The first four editions were at Augusta Pines Golf Cl ...
:191 –
David Frost Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a British television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme ' ...
, 2013
3M Championship The 3M Championship was a professional golf tournament in Minnesota on the PGA Tour Champions, played annually at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, a suburb north of Minneapolis. Based in Saint Paul, 3M was the main sponsor of the tournament. I ...
:191 –
Rocco Mediate Rocco Anthony Mediate (born December 17, 1962) is an American professional golfer who has won List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins, six times on the PGA Tour and three times on the PGA Tour Champions. In the 2008 U.S. Open (golf), 2008 U.S. Ope ...
, 2013
Shaw Charity Classic The Shaw Charity Classic is a professional golf tournament in Canada on the Champions Tour, played at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club in Calgary, Alberta. The 54-hole tournament was first played in 2013, and Rocco Mediate won with a 22-und ...
:191 – Phil Mickelson, 2020 Charles Schwab Series at Ozarks National *36 holes, opening rounds :124 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002
RJR Championship The RJR Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1987 to 2002. It was played in Clemmons, North Carolina at Tanglewood Park. The purse for the 2002 tournament was US$1,600,000, with $240,000 going to the winner. The tournament ...
*36 holes, consecutive rounds :124 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002
RJR Championship The RJR Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1987 to 2002. It was played in Clemmons, North Carolina at Tanglewood Park. The purse for the 2002 tournament was US$1,600,000, with $240,000 going to the winner. The tournament ...
*18 holes :59 – Kevin Sutherland, 2014
Dick's Sporting Goods Open The Dick's Sporting Goods Open is a PGA Tour Champions event in Endicott, New York. It debuted in July 2007, supplanting the B.C. Open, a former PGA Tour event from 1971 through 2006. It is sponsored by Dick's Sporting Goods, founded in adjacent B ...
, second round *9 holes, front or back nine :27 – Jay Sigel, 1998 Bell Atlantic Classic, front nine, second round :27 –
Seiji Ebihara is a Japanese professional golfer. Ebihara was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He won one tournament on the Japan Golf Tour and had career earnings of over ¥260 million. Ebihara joined the European Seniors Tour in 2000 and has won six tournam ...
, 2002
Senior PGA Championship The Senior PGA Championship, established in 1937, is the oldest of the five major championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognized as a major championship by both PGA ...
, front nine, fourth round *Lowest non-winning stroke total, 72 holes :264 –
Jay Haas Jay Dean Haas (born December 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Early life and amateur career Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Belleville, Illinois. ...
, 2012 Charles Schwab Cup Championship *Lowest non-winning stroke total, 54 holes :192 –
Don Pooley Sheldon George "Don" Pooley, Jr. (born August 27, 1951) is an American professional golfer who has won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Pooley was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He grew up in Riverside, California. He attended ...
, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai Strokes to par *72 holes :27-under –
Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is a retired American professional golfer and List of golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest go ...
, 1990
Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship The Senior Players Championship, stylised by the PGA Tour as The SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, is one of the five major championships on golf's PGA Tour Champions. The inaugural event was played in 1983 and the age minimum is 50, the standard f ...
:27-under – Pádraig Harrington, 2022 Charles Schwab Cup Championship *54 holes :25-under – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai :25-under – Bernhard Langer, 2007
Administaff Small Business Classic The Insperity Invitational is a professional golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour Champions. It debuted in 2004 as the Administaff Small Business Classic, and is played in suburban Houston. The first four editions were at Augusta Pines Golf Cl ...
:25-under –
David Frost Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a British television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme ' ...
, 2010
3M Championship The 3M Championship was a professional golf tournament in Minnesota on the PGA Tour Champions, played annually at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, a suburb north of Minneapolis. Based in Saint Paul, 3M was the main sponsor of the tournament. I ...
Largest leads *54 holes, 72-hole tournament :8 strokes –
Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is a retired American professional golfer and List of golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest go ...
, 1991 PGA Seniors' Championship :8 strokes – Bernhard Langer, 2014
Senior Open Championship The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (and originally known as the Senior British Open) is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Pr ...
:8 strokes – Bernhard Langer, 2015
Constellation Senior Players Championship The Senior Players Championship, stylised by the PGA Tour as The SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, is one of the five major championships on golf's PGA Tour Champions. The inaugural event was played in 1983 and the age minimum is 50, the standard f ...
*36 holes :8 strokes – Arnold Palmer, 1984 PGA Seniors' Championship :8 strokes – Don Bies, 1989
Murata Seniors Reunion The Dallas Reunion Pro-Am was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1985 to 1995. It was played at a number of locations in the greater Dallas, Texas area: Bent Tree Country Club (1985–1988), Stonebriar Country Club (1989–1993) in Frisco ...
:8 strokes – Larry Nelson, 1998
Pittsburgh Senior Classic The Pittsburgh Senior Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1993 to 1998. It was played in the greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area; first in Midway, Pennsylvania at the Quicksilver Golf Club (1993-1997) and then in Sewickley He ...
:8 strokes – Isao Aoki, 1998 BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland :8 strokes – Hale Irwin, 1998 Ameritech Senior Open *18 holes :5 strokes –
Lee Elder Robert Lee Elder (July 14, 1934 – November 28, 2021) was an American professional golfer. In 1975, he became the first African-American to play in the Masters Tournament, where he missed the cut. Elder was invited to the tournament after he w ...
, 1985
Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am The NYNEX Commemorative was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1982 to 1993. It was played in Newport, Rhode Island at the Newport Country Club (1982–1985) and in Scarborough, New York at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club (1986–1993). ...
:5 strokes – Bob Charles, 1988 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship :5 strokes –
Bob Murphy Robert, Rob, Bob or Bobby Murphy may refer to: Sports Ice hockey *Robert Ronald Murphy or Ron Murphy (1933–2014), Canadian ice hockey player * Bob Murphy (ice hockey) (born 1951), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player *Rob Murphy (ice ...
, 1996
Cadillac NFL Golf Classic The NFL Golf Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1993 to 2002. It was played in May or June at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey. It was a joint production with the NFL and attracted top NFL talent to pla ...
:5 strokes – Walter Morgan, 1996 Ameritech Senior Open :5 strokes – Allen Doyle, 2000 IR Senior Tour Championship :5 strokes – Nick Price, 2011 Toshiba Classic Largest winning margins *72 holes :13 strokes – Bernhard Langer, 2014
Senior Open Championship The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (and originally known as the Senior British Open) is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Pr ...
*54 holes :11 strokes –
Fred Funk Frederick Funk (born June 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. Early life Fred Funk was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. He tried several sports, and even boxed for eight years for a junior ...
, 2007
Turtle Bay Championship The Turtle Bay Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1987 to 2008. The tournament was founded in 1987 as the GTE Kaanapali Classic when it was played at Kāʻanapali on the island of Maui. History It was played annually in ...
Miscellaneous *Best scoring average, season :67.96 –
Fred Couples Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament ...
, 2010 *Most consecutive rounds of par or less :38 –
Jay Haas Jay Dean Haas (born December 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Early life and amateur career Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Belleville, Illinois. ...
, 2014 *Most consecutive sub-par rounds :31 – Gil Morgan, 2000 *Most consecutive sub-70 rounds :13 – Hale Irwin, 1999 :13 –
Corey Pavin Corey Allen Pavin (born November 16, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and currently on the PGA Tour Champions. He spent over 150 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1986 and 1997 ...
, 2010 *Lowest start by a winner :60 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002
RJR Championship The RJR Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1987 to 2002. It was played in Clemmons, North Carolina at Tanglewood Park. The purse for the 2002 tournament was US$1,600,000, with $240,000 going to the winner. The tournament ...
:60 –
Tom Purtzer Thomas Warren Purtzer (born December 5, 1951) is an American professional golfer who has won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Purtzer was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended Arizona State University in Tempe, where he ...
, 2004
Toshiba Senior Classic The Hoag Classic (formerly Toshiba Classic) is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions. The Hoag Classic is played annually in March in Newport Beach, California at the Newport Beach Country Club. Newport Beach Country Club was designed by Will ...
:60 – Nick Price, 2011 Toshiba Classic :60 – Michael Allen, 2014
Allianz Championship :''There was also a tournament by the same name now called the Principal Charity Classic'' The Boca Raton Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions. Since 2007, it has been played at the Old Course at Broken Sound Club in Boca R ...
*Highest start by a winner :77 – Hale Irwin, 1998 U.S. Senior Open *Lowest finish by a winner :61 –
Rocky Thompson Rocky Lee Thompson (born August 8, 1977) is a Canadian former ice hockey right wing, who is currently an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL. He was drafted in the third round, 72nd overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 1995 N ...
, 1994
GTE Suncoast Classic The Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour. It was played annually in April in Lutz, Florida at the TPC Tampa Bay. Outback Steakhouse was the main sponsor of the tournament from 2004 to 2011. The purse ...
:61 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai :61 –
David Frost Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a British television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme ' ...
, 2010
3M Championship The 3M Championship was a professional golf tournament in Minnesota on the PGA Tour Champions, played annually at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, a suburb north of Minneapolis. Based in Saint Paul, 3M was the main sponsor of the tournament. I ...
:61 –
Gary Hallberg Gary George Hallberg (born May 31, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour. Amateur career Hallberg was born in Berwyn, Illinois. He attended Wake Forest University in Winston ...
, 2010 Ensure Classic at Rock Barn :61 –
Fred Couples Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament ...
, 2014
Shaw Charity Classic The Shaw Charity Classic is a professional golf tournament in Canada on the Champions Tour, played at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club in Calgary, Alberta. The 54-hole tournament was first played in 2013, and Rocco Mediate won with a 22-und ...
*Highest finish by a winner :76 –
Lee Elder Robert Lee Elder (July 14, 1934 – November 28, 2021) was an American professional golfer. In 1975, he became the first African-American to play in the Masters Tournament, where he missed the cut. Elder was invited to the tournament after he w ...
, 1985
Denver Post Champions of Golf The Denver Champions of Golf was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1982 to 1987. It was played in Denver, Colorado, US, at the Pinehurst Country Club (1982), at the Green Gables Country Club (1983), and in Castle Rock at the TPC at Plum ...
*Best birdie streak, round :8 –
Chi-Chi Rodríguez Juan Antonio "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez (born October 23, 1935) is a Puerto Rican professional golfer. The winner of eight PGA Tour events, he was the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Early years Rodríguez was bor ...
, 1987
Silver Pages Classic Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...
:8 –
Jim Colbert James Joseph Colbert (born March 9, 1941) is an American professional golfer. Colbert was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He attended Kansas State University, where he finished second in the NCAA golf championships in 1964, before graduating and ...
, 2000
TD Waterhouse Championship The Greater Kansas City Golf Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1987 to 2006. The tournament which first took place in Oklahoma, was last played in Overland Park, Kansas at The Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate. The purse for t ...
:8 – Dana Quigley, 2005 Bruno's Memorial Classic :8 – Naomichi Ozaki, 2006
Ford Senior Players Championship The Senior Players Championship, stylised by the PGA Tour as The SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, is one of the five major championships on golf's PGA Tour Champions. The inaugural event was played in 1983 and the age minimum is 50, the standard fo ...
*Best eagle-birdie streak, round :1-7 — Jay Sigel, 1998 Bell Atlantic Classic :1-7 — Kevin Sutherland, 2014
Dick's Sporting Goods Open The Dick's Sporting Goods Open is a PGA Tour Champions event in Endicott, New York. It debuted in July 2007, supplanting the B.C. Open, a former PGA Tour event from 1971 through 2006. It is sponsored by Dick's Sporting Goods, founded in adjacent B ...
, second round (birdies on holes 1–4, eagle on 5, birdies on 6–8) *Eagles, round :3 – Don January, 1985
Senior PGA Tour Roundup The MONY Arizona Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1984 to 1989. It was played in Sun City West, Arizona at the Hillcrest Golf Club (1984–1988) and in Phoenix, Arizona at the Pointe Golf Club (1989). The purse for the 1989 ...
:3 – Jimmy Powell, 1985 The Greenbrier American Express Championship :3 –
Rocky Thompson Rocky Lee Thompson (born August 8, 1977) is a Canadian former ice hockey right wing, who is currently an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL. He was drafted in the third round, 72nd overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 1995 N ...
, 1992
Kaanapali Classic The Turtle Bay Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1987 to 2008. The tournament was founded in 1987 as the GTE Kaanapali Classic when it was played at Kāʻanapali on the island of Maui. History It was played annually in ...
:3 – Bruce Lietzke, 2003
MasterCard Championship The Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions in Hawaii, on the Big Island. It is played annually in January at the Hualalai Resort Golf Club in Kaūpūlehu in the Kona district, and Mitsubishi E ...
:3 – Curt Byrum, 2009
Senior Open Championship The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (and originally known as the Senior British Open) is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Pr ...
:3 – Tom Kite, 2011 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn :3 –
Jay Don Blake Jay Don Blake (born October 28, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Blake was born and raised in St. George, Utah, where he attended Dixie ...
, 2013
Shaw Charity Classic The Shaw Charity Classic is a professional golf tournament in Canada on the Champions Tour, played at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club in Calgary, Alberta. The 54-hole tournament was first played in 2013, and Rocco Mediate won with a 22-und ...
:3 –
Tom Lehman Thomas Edward Lehman (born March 7, 1959) is an American professional golfer. A former number 1 ranked golfer, his tournament wins include one major title, the 1996 Open Championship; and he is the only golfer in history to have been awarded th ...
, 2016 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai :3 –
Wes Short Jr. Wesley Earl Short Jr. (born December 4, 1963) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and PGA Tour Champions. Short was born, raised and has lived his entire life in Austin, Texas. He attended the Uni ...
, 2016 Tucson Conquistadores Classic :3 –
Fran Quinn Fran Quinn Jr. (born March 11, 1965) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He previously played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Quinn was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and attended Sain ...
, 2016
Principal Charity Classic The Principal Charity Classic is an annual PGA Tour Champions golf tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. It has been held at the William Langford-designed Wakonda Club since 2013. Founded in 2001 as the Allianz Championship, that name has been used by a ...
*Fewest putts, round :17 –
Bob Brue Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: Places *Mount Bob, New York, United States *Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica People, fictional characters, and named animals *Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Bob (surname) ...
, 1994
Kroger Senior Classic The Kroger Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1990 to 2004. It was played in Mason, Ohio at the Golf Center at Kings Island (1990–2001) and Maineville, Ohio at the TPC at River's Bend (2002–2004). The purse for the 2004 t ...
, second round *Fewest putts, 9 holes :7 –
Bob Brue Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: Places *Mount Bob, New York, United States *Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica People, fictional characters, and named animals *Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Bob (surname) ...
, 1994
Kroger Senior Classic The Kroger Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1990 to 2004. It was played in Mason, Ohio at the Golf Center at Kings Island (1990–2001) and Maineville, Ohio at the TPC at River's Bend (2002–2004). The purse for the 2004 t ...
, back nine, second round


Tournament scoring records (full-field)

Highest averages *Event :78.634 – 1989
Murata Seniors Reunion The Dallas Reunion Pro-Am was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1985 to 1995. It was played at a number of locations in the greater Dallas, Texas area: Bent Tree Country Club (1985–1988), Stonebriar Country Club (1989–1993) in Frisco ...
*First round :80.118 – 2005
Senior British Open The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (and originally known as the Senior British Open) is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Pr ...
*Second round :79.420 – 1989
Murata Seniors Reunion The Dallas Reunion Pro-Am was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1985 to 1995. It was played at a number of locations in the greater Dallas, Texas area: Bent Tree Country Club (1985–1988), Stonebriar Country Club (1989–1993) in Frisco ...
*Third round :79.205 – 1990
GTE Kaanapali Classic The Turtle Bay Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1987 to 2008. The tournament was founded in 1987 as the GTE Kaanapali Classic when it was played at Kāʻanapali on the island of Maui. History It was played annually in ...
*Fourth round :76.474 – 1998 Las Vegas Senior Classic Lowest averages *Event :68.175 – 2005 Blue Angels Classic *First round :68.346 – 2005 Blue Angels Classic *Second round :68.128 – 2005 Blue Angels Classic *Third round :68.051 – 2005 Blue Angels Classic *Fourth round :70.662 – 2003
Senior British Open The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (and originally known as the Senior British Open) is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Pr ...


Victory records

Career records * Most victories :45 – Bernhard Langer, Hale Irwin *Most victories, Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions :35 – Don January *Most consecutive seasons with a victory :17 – Bernhard Langer, 2007–2023 *Most consecutive seasons with multiple victories :11 – Hale Irwin, 1995–2005 *Most consecutive victories :4 –
Chi-Chi Rodríguez Juan Antonio "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez (born October 23, 1935) is a Puerto Rican professional golfer. The winner of eight PGA Tour events, he was the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Early years Rodríguez was bor ...
, 1987 Vantage at The Dominion, 1987 United Hospitals Classic, 1987
Silver Pages Classic Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...
, 1987 Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am *Most consecutive victories, tour debut :2 – Bruce Fleisher, 1999 Royal Caribbean Classic, 1999
American Express Invitational The LiquidGolf.com Invitational was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1996 to 2000. It was played in Sarasota, Florida at the TPC at Prestancia. The purse for the 2000 tournament was US$1,200,000, with $180,000 going to the winner. T ...
*Longest time between victories :8 years, 8 months, 28 days – Craig Stadler *Longest time between first and last Champions Tour victories : 15 years, 4 months, 6 days – Bernhard Langer *Longest time between last PGA Tour victory and first Champions Tour victory :28 years, 9 months, 27 days –
Mike Fetchick Michael Fetchick (October 13, 1922 – March 8, 2012) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour. Fetchick was born in Yonkers, New York. He turned pro in 1950 and joined the PGA Tour in 1952. He won ...
*Winning Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions event and overall tournament :2 – Jimmy Powell, 1995 First of America Classic, 1996 Brickyard Crossing Championship * Most Champions Tour major victories :11 – Bernhard Langer, 2010-2019 *Most
Senior PGA Championship The Senior PGA Championship, established in 1937, is the oldest of the five major championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognized as a major championship by both PGA ...
major victories :4 – Hale Irwin, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004 *Most
Senior Players Championship The Senior Players Championship, stylised by the PGA Tour as The SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, is one of the five major championships on golf's PGA Tour Champions. The inaugural event was played in 1983 and the age minimum is 50, the standard fo ...
major victories :3 – Bernhard Langer, 2014, 2015, 2016 *Most
Senior British Open The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (and originally known as the Senior British Open) is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Pr ...
major victories :4 – Bernhard Langer, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2019 *Most U.S. Senior Open major victories :3 –
Miller Barber Miller Westford Barber, Jr. (March 31, 1931 – June 11, 2013) was an American professional golfer who enjoyed significant success on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s, and a greater degree of success on the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions T ...
, 1982, 1984, 1985 *Most
The Tradition The Tradition (known as the Regions Tradition for sponsorship reasons) is an event on the PGA Tour Champions. First staged in 1989, the PGA Tour recognizes the event as one of the five senior major golf championships. Unlike the U.S. Senior Op ...
major victories :4 –
Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is a retired American professional golfer and List of golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest go ...
, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996 Season records *Most victories :9 –
Peter Thomson Peter Thomson may refer to: * Peter Thomson (golfer) (1929–2018), Australian golfer * Peter Thomson (diplomat) (born 1948), Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations * Peter Thomson (footballer) (born 1977), English footballer * Peter ...
, 1985 :9 – Hale Irwin, 1997 *Most victories, Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions :9 –
Joe Jimenez Joe Jimenez (June 10, 1926 – August 11, 2007) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1978 PGA Seniors' Championship. Jimenez, who was of Mexican American descent, was born in Kerrville, Texas. He was a 1952 graduate o ...
, 1989 :9 –
Joe Jimenez Joe Jimenez (June 10, 1926 – August 11, 2007) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1978 PGA Seniors' Championship. Jimenez, who was of Mexican American descent, was born in Kerrville, Texas. He was a 1952 graduate o ...
, 1990 :9 – Don January, 1990 :9 – Don January, 1991 :9 –
Jim Ferree Purvis Jennings "Jim" Ferree (born June 10, 1931) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour. Born in Pinebluff, North Carolina, Ferree grew up in Winston-Salem and graduated from Reynolds High Sch ...
, 1993 *Most different winners :25 – 1995, 2003 *Most first-time winners :11 – 1999 *Most rookie winners :5 – 1989, 1999, 2007, 2013 (7 events), 2014 *Most multiple winners :10 – 1987, 1988, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2008 *Most title defenses :6 – 1991, 2000 Tournament records *Most victories :6 – Hale Irwin, 1997 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic, 2000 EMC Kaanapali Classic, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
Turtle Bay Championship The Turtle Bay Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1987 to 2008. The tournament was founded in 1987 as the GTE Kaanapali Classic when it was played at Kāʻanapali on the island of Maui. History It was played annually in ...
*Most consecutive victories :5 – Hale Irwin, 2000 EMC Kaanapali Classic & 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
Turtle Bay Championship The Turtle Bay Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1987 to 2008. The tournament was founded in 1987 as the GTE Kaanapali Classic when it was played at Kāʻanapali on the island of Maui. History It was played annually in ...
(no event in 2004) *Biggest come-from-behind victory, final round :10 strokes – Jay Sigel, 1994 GTE West Classic Playoff records *Most playoffs, season :9 – 2002 *Most sudden-death holes :10 – 1998 Royal Caribbean Classic *Most players in sudden-death playoff :7 – 2007
Boeing Classic The Boeing Classic is a professional golf tournament in Washington on the PGA Tour Champions, founded in 2005. The 54-hole event is played annually in late August in Snoqualmie, east of Seattle. It was titled the "Boeing Greater Seattle Classic ...


Single tournament records

Scoring *Most birdies, 72-hole tournament :28 –
Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is a retired American professional golfer and List of golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest go ...
, 1990
Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship The Senior Players Championship, stylised by the PGA Tour as The SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, is one of the five major championships on golf's PGA Tour Champions. The inaugural event was played in 1983 and the age minimum is 50, the standard f ...
*Most birdies, 54-hole tournament :26 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai :26 –
Fred Couples Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament ...
, 2011
AT&T Championship The San Antonio Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour. It was played annually in October in San Antonio, Texas, and was the final full-field event of the Champions Tour season. AT&T was the main sponsor of the tournament from 20 ...
:26 –
Duffy Waldorf James Joseph "Duffy" Waldorf, Jr. (born August 20, 1962) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he won four times. Biography Waldorf was born in Los Angeles, Cali ...
, 2015 Toshiba Classic *Largest scoring swing from one round to the next :21 strokes – Jimmy Powell, 93 to 72 strokes, second and third rounds, 1990
Murata Reunion Pro-Am The Dallas Reunion Pro-Am was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1985 to 1995. It was played at a number of locations in the greater Dallas, Texas area: Bent Tree Country Club (1985–1988), Stonebriar Country Club (1989–1993) in Frisco ...
Statistics *Best driving distance average :344.2 yards –
Andy Bean Thomas Andrew Bean (born March 13, 1953) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Bean has won numerous tournaments at both the amateur and professional level. Bean won 11 PGA Tour victories, includi ...
, 2003
Allianz Championship :''There was also a tournament by the same name now called the Principal Charity Classic'' The Boca Raton Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions. Since 2007, it has been played at the Old Course at Broken Sound Club in Boca R ...
*Longest drive :422 yards – Jim Dent, 1996
The Tradition The Tradition (known as the Regions Tradition for sponsorship reasons) is an event on the PGA Tour Champions. First staged in 1989, the PGA Tour recognizes the event as one of the five senior major golf championships. Unlike the U.S. Senior Op ...
:422 yards – Jay Sigel, 1996
The Tradition The Tradition (known as the Regions Tradition for sponsorship reasons) is an event on the PGA Tour Champions. First staged in 1989, the PGA Tour recognizes the event as one of the five senior major golf championships. Unlike the U.S. Senior Op ...
*Best driving accuracy, 54-hole tournament :42 of 42 fairways – Calvin Peete, 1996 VFW Senior Championship :42 of 42 fairways –
Ed Dougherty Edward Matthew "Doc" Dougherty (born November 4, 1947) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. Dougherty was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was drafted into the Army after high school and served a ...
, 2005
The ACE Group Classic The Chubb Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions, held annually in February in Naples, Florida. It has been played at a variety of courses, and Chubb Corporation is the main sponsor. It debuted in 1988 as the Aetna Challenge,. T ...
:42 of 42 fairways – Hale Irwin, 2010 Ensure Classic at Rock Barn *Best total driving :2 – Charles Coody, 1990 Las Vegas Senior Classic :2 –
Raymond Floyd Raymond Loran Floyd (born September 4, 1942) is an American retired golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour, including four majors and four senior majors. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame ...
, 1993 Hyatt Senior TOUR Championship :2 –
J. C. Snead Jesse Carlyle "J. C." Snead (born October 14, 1940) is an American professional golfer who won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. Snead is the nephew of hall of famer Sam Snead. Snead, who prefers that people called him by hi ...
, 1996
The Tradition The Tradition (known as the Regions Tradition for sponsorship reasons) is an event on the PGA Tour Champions. First staged in 1989, the PGA Tour recognizes the event as one of the five senior major golf championships. Unlike the U.S. Senior Op ...
*Best greens in regulation, 54-hole tournament :53 of 54 –
John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered ...
, 2006
Regions Charity Classic The Regions Charity Classic, formerly known as the Bruno's Memorial Classic, was an American golf tournament on the Champions Tour. It was originally held at Greystone Golf & Country Club and moved to Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa, one of ten ...
*Fewest putts :69 –
Lee Elder Robert Lee Elder (July 14, 1934 – November 28, 2021) was an American professional golfer. In 1975, he became the first African-American to play in the Masters Tournament, where he missed the cut. Elder was invited to the tournament after he w ...
, 1988 Gus Machado Senior Classic Age *Youngest winner :50 years, 10 days –
Bobby Wadkins Robert Edwin Wadkins (born July 26, 1951) is an American professional golfer. His older brother, Lanny, won 21 times on the PGA Tour, including the 1977 PGA Championship, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Wadkins was born in Richmon ...
, 2001
Lightpath Long Island Classic The Commerce Bank Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour. It started as non-sanctioned event in 1987, before becoming a regular Senior event in 1988. The tournament was played annually in either June or July until 2008. It was la ...
*Oldest winner :65 years, 5 months, 23 days – Bernhard Langer, 2023 Chubb Classic *Oldest major winner : – Bernhard Langer, 2019
Senior Open Championship The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (and originally known as the Senior British Open) is a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and over. It is run by The R&A, the same body that organises The Open Championship. Pr ...
*Youngest to shoot their age or better :61 years old – Walter Morgan, 60 strokes, 2002 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship *Oldest to shoot their age or better :85 years old –
Harold "Jug" McSpaden Harold Lee "Jug" McSpaden (July 21, 1908 – April 22, 1996) was an American professional golfer, and golf course architect. Early career Born in Monticello, Kansas, McSpaden became interested in golf at the age of ten, after seeing Harry Va ...
, 81 strokes, 1994 PGA Seniors' Championship


Awards

*Most Jack Nicklaus Trophies :9 – Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020-21 *Most Arnold Palmer Awards :11 – Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020-21 *Most Charles Schwab Cups :6 – Bernhard Langer, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020-21 *Most Charles Schwab Cup points, career :25,680 – Bernhard Langer, 2007–2017 (n.b. system changed in 2018 to make the points equal to money earned on tour that year) *Most Charles Schwab Cup points, season :4,370 – Tom Watson, 2003 (n.b. system changed in 2018 to make the points equal to money earned on tour that year) *Most Charles Schwab Cup money earned, career :$8,200,000 – Bernhard Langer, 2008–2021 *Most Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year Awards :2 – Hubert Green, 2002, 2004 *Most Byron Nelson Awards :6 – Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018


Miscellaneous records

Earnings *Money earned, career :$34,057,198 – Bernhard Langer, 2007-2023 (as of 2023 Chubb Classic) *Money earned, Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions career :$1,951,663 – Bob Charles *Money earned, season :$3,677,359 – Bernhard Langer, 2017 *Money earned, Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions season :$364,988 – George Archer, 2000 *Money earned, rookie :$2,515,705 – Bruce Fleisher, 1999 *Money earned without a victory, season :$1,549,819 – Tom Kite, 2003 *Most consecutive seasons leading money list :7 – Bernhard Langer, 2012–2018 *Most years in top 10 on money list :12 – Hale Irwin and Bernhard Langer *Most consecutive years in top 10 on money list :11 – Hale Irwin, 1995–2005 *Most consecutive $1-million seasons :11 – Gil Morgan, 1997–2007 *Most consecutive $2-million seasons :7 – Bernhard Langer, 2012–2018 Finishes *Most top ten finishes, season :26 –
Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is an American retired professional golfer who is regarded as one of the greatest players in golf history. He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981. Trevino won six major championships and ...
, 1990 *Most top ten finishes, career :210 – Hale Irwin *Most consecutive top five finishes :19 – Hale Irwin, 1997-1998 *Most consecutive top ten finishes :36 – Don January, 1980-1984 Participation *Most tournaments played, season :39 – Dana Quigley, 2000 *Most consecutive eligible tournaments played :278 – Dana Quigley, 1997-2005 *Most consecutive tournaments played :264 – Dana Quigley, 1998-2005 *Most rounds played, season :119 –
Bruce Summerhays Bruce Patton Summerhays (born February 14, 1944) is an American professional golfer. He served as a mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tampa, Florida. Career Summerhays was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He at ...
, 1996 :119 – Dana Quigley, 1998 :119 – Dana Quigley, 1999 Scoring *Most sub-70 rounds, season :59 – Larry Nelson, 2000 *Most sub-par rounds, season :82 – Tom Wargo, 1994 *Most bogey-free tournaments :4 – Hale Irwin, 1995
Vantage Championship The Texas Open, known as the Valero Texas Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played near San Antonio, Texas. It dates back years to 1922, when it was first called the Texas Open; San Antonio-based Val ...
, 1996
American Express Invitational The LiquidGolf.com Invitational was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1996 to 2000. It was played in Sarasota, Florida at the TPC at Prestancia. The purse for the 2000 tournament was US$1,200,000, with $180,000 going to the winner. T ...
, 1997 Boone Valley Classic, 1997
Vantage Championship The Texas Open, known as the Valero Texas Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played near San Antonio, Texas. It dates back years to 1922, when it was first called the Texas Open; San Antonio-based Val ...
*Longest bogey-free streak :98 holes – Morris Hatalsky, 2003 Season statistics *Driving distance (1988–present) :301.5 yards – Steve Thomas, 2009 *Driving accuracy (1988–present) :85.87% – Joe Durant, 2014 *Total driving (1991–present) :13 – Larry Gilbert, 1993 :13 – Joe Durant, 2014 *Greens in regulation (1988–present) :78.35% – Bernhard Langer, 2014 *Putting (1988–present) :1.693 –
Fred Couples Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament ...
, 2010 *Sand saves (1988–present) :69.64% –
Ron Streck Ronald Raymond Streck (born July 17, 1954) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, and is a current player on the Champions Tour. Career Streck was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His father started him ...
, 2008 *All-around (1988–present) :22 –
Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is an American retired professional golfer who is regarded as one of the greatest players in golf history. He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981. Trevino won six major championships and ...
, 1990


References


External links


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