2022 PGA Tour Champions season
| Duration | January 20, 2022 – November 13, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 27 |
| Most wins | Steven Alker (4) Pádraig Harrington (4) Steve Stricker (4) |
| Charles Schwab Cup | Steven Alker |
| Money list | Steven Alker |
| Player of the Year | Steven Alker |
| Rookie of the Year | Pádraig Harrington |
← 2020–21 2023 → | |
The 2022 PGA Tour Champions season was the 42nd 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 2022 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 2,000,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (11) | |
| Feb 20 | Chubb Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Bernhard Langer (43) | |
| Feb 27 | Cologuard Classic | Arizona | 1,800,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (12) | |
| Mar 6 | Hoag Classic | California | 2,000,000 | Retief Goosen (2) | |
| Trophy Hassan II | Morocco | – | Removed | New to PGA Tour Champions | |
| Apr 3 | Rapiscan Systems Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | Steven Alker (2) | |
| Apr 24 | ClubCorp Classic | Texas | 2,000,000 | Scott Parel (4) | New tournament |
| May 1 | Insperity Invitational | Texas | 2,300,000 | Steven Alker (3) | |
| May 8 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | Georgia | 1,800,000 | Steve Flesch (2) | |
| May 15 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,500,000 | Steve Stricker (8) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| May 29 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | 3,500,000 | Steven Alker (4) | Senior major championship |
| Jun 5 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,850,000 | Jerry Kelly (9) | |
| Jun 12 | American Family Insurance Championship | Wisconsin | 2,400,000 | Thongchai Jaidee (1) | |
| Jun 26 | U.S. Senior Open | Pennsylvania | 4,000,000 | Pádraig Harrington (1) | Senior major championship |
| Jul 10 | Bridgestone Senior Players Championship | Ohio | 3,000,000 | Jerry Kelly (10) | PGA Tour Champions major championship |
| Jul 24 | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | 2,500,000 | Darren Clarke (4) | Senior major championship |
| Aug 7 | Shaw Charity Classic | Canada | 2,350,000 | Jerry Kelly (11) | |
| Aug 14 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,200,000 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez (13) | |
| Aug 21 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 2,100,000 | Pádraig Harrington (2) | |
| Aug 28 | The Ally Challenge | Michigan | 2,000,000 | Steve Stricker (9) | |
| Sep 11 | Ascension Charity Classic | Missouri | 2,000,000 | Pádraig Harrington (3) | |
| Sep 18 | Sanford International | South Dakota | 2,000,000 | Steve Stricker (10) | |
| Sep 25 | PURE Insurance Championship | California | 2,200,000 | Steve Flesch (3) | |
| Oct 9 | Constellation Furyk and Friends | Florida | 2,000,000 | Steve Stricker (11) | |
| Oct 16 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Fred Couples (14) | |
| Oct 23 | Dominion Energy Charity Classic | Virginia | 2,200,000 | Steven Alker (5) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Nov 6 | TimberTech Championship | Florida | 2,200,000 | Bernhard Langer (44) | Charles Schwab Cup playoff event |
| Nov 13 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | Pádraig Harrington (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 18 | PNC Championship | Florida | 1,085,000 | Vijay Singh and son Qass Singh |
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 | Steven Alker | 4,173,435 |
| 2 | Pádraig Harrington | 4,015,455 |
| 3 | Jerry Kelly | 2,570,225 |
| 4 | Steve Stricker | 2,473,725 |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 2,461,086 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Alker | 3,544,425 |
| 2 | Pádraig Harrington | 3,293,255 |
| 3 | Steve Stricker | 2,473,725 |
| 4 | Jerry Kelly | 2,364,329 |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 2,247,749 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Steven Alker | |
| Rookie of the Year | Pádraig Harrington | |
| Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) | Steven Alker |