Champions Tour records
These are achievements of play on Champions Tour and Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions events.
Records of 2012 are as of the date of the record unless otherwise noted. All other records (including "present") are through the 2010 season.
Individual scoring records
Stroke totals
- 72 holes
- 258 – Tom Lehman, 2012 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
- 54 holes
- 191 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
- 191 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
- 191 – Bernhard Langer, 2007 Administaff Small Business Classic
- 191 – Rocco Mediate, 2013 Shaw Charity Classic
- 36 holes, opening rounds
- 124 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
- 36 holes, consecutive rounds
- 124 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
- 18 holes
- 59 – Kevin Sutherland, 2014 Dick's Sporting Goods Open, second round
- 9 holes, front or back nine
- 27 – Jay Sigel, 1998 Bell Atlantic Classic, front nine, second round
- 27 – Seiji Ebihara, 2002 Senior PGA Championship, front nine, fourth round
- Lowest non-winning stroke total, 72 holes
- 264 – Jay Haas, 2012 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
- Lowest non-winning stroke total, 54 holes
- 192 – Don Pooley, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
Strokes to par
- 72 holes
- 27-under – Jack Nicklaus, 1990 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship
- 54 holes
- 25-under – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
- 25-under – Bernhard Langer, 2007 Administaff Small Business Classic
- 36 holes
- 19-under – Gil Morgan, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, second and third rounds
- 18 holes
- 11-under – Walter Morgan, 2002 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship
- 11-under – Tom Kite, 2003 SAS Championship
- 11-under – Tom Purtzer, 2004 Toshiba Senior Classic
- 11-under – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
- 11-under – Nick Price, 2011 Toshiba Classic
- 11–under – Rocco Mediate, 2013 Allianz Championship
- 9 holes
- 9-under – Jay Sigel, 1998 Bell Atlantic Classic, front nine, second round
- Lowest non-winning strokes to par, 54-hole tournament
- 24-under – Don Pooley, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
Largest leads
- 54 holes, 72-hole tournament
- 8 strokes – Jack Nicklaus, 1991 PGA Seniors' Championship
- 36 holes
- 8 strokes – Arnold Palmer, 1984 PGA Seniors' Championship
- 8 strokes – Don Bies, 1989 Murata Seniors Reunion
- 8 strokes – Larry Nelson, 1998 Pittsburgh Senior Classic
- 8 strokes – Isao Aoki, 1998 BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland
- 8 strokes – Hale Irwin, 1998 Ameritech Senior Open
- 18 holes
- 5 strokes – Lee Elder, 1985 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am
- 5 strokes – Bob Charles, 1988 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship
- 5 strokes – Bob Murphy, 1996 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic
- 5 strokes – Walter Morgan, 1996 Ameritech Senior Open
- 5 strokes – Allen Doyle, 2000 IR SENIOR TOUR Championship
Largest winning margins
- 72 holes
- 13 strokes – Bernhard Langer, 2014 Senior Open Championship
- 54 holes
- 11 strokes – Fred Funk, 2007 Turtle Bay Championship
Miscellaneous
- Best scoring average, season
- 67.96 – Fred Couples, 2010
- Most consecutive holes of par or less
- 98 – Morris Hatalsky, 2003
- Most consecutive rounds of par or less
- 37 – Loren Roberts, 2006-2007
- Most consecutive sub-par rounds
- 31 – Gil Morgan, 2000
- Most consecutive sub-70 rounds
- 13 – Hale Irwin, 1999
- Lowest start by a winner
- 60 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
- 60 – Tom Purtzer, 2004 Toshiba Senior Classic
- 60 – Nick Price, 2011 Toshiba Classic
- Highest start by a winner
- 77 – Hale Irwin, 1998 U.S. Senior Open
- Lowest finish by a winner
- 61 – Rocky Thompson, 1994 GTE Suncoast Classic
- 61 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
- Highest finish by a winner
- 76 – Lee Elder, 1985 Denver Post Champions of Golf
- Best birdie streak, round
- 8 – Chi Chi Rodriguez, 1987 Silver Pages Classic
- 8 – Jim Colbert, 2000 TD Waterhouse Championship
- 8 – Dana Quigley, 2005 Bruno's Memorial Classic
- 8 – Joe Ozaki, 2006 Ford Senior Players Championship
- Birdies per round, season (1996-present)
- 5.00 – Fred Couples, 2010
- Best eagle-birdie streak, round
- 1-7 — Jay Sigel, 1998 Bell Atlantic Classic
- 1-7 — Kevin Sutherland, 2014 Dick's Sporting Goods Open, second round (birdies on holes 1–4, eagle on 5, birdies on 6–8)
- Eagles, round
- 3 – Don January, 1985 Senior PGA Tour Roundup
- 3 – Jimmy Powell, 1985 The Greenbrier American Express Championship
- 3 – Rocky Thompson, 1992 Kaanapali Classic
- 3 – Bruce Lietzke, 2003 MasterCard Championship
- Fewest putts, round
- 17 – Bob Brue, 1994 Kroger Senior Classic, second round
- Fewest putts, 9 holes
- 7 – Bob Brue, 1994 Kroger Senior Classic, back nine, second round
Tournament scoring records (full-field)
Highest averages
- Event
- 78.634 – 1989 Murata Seniors Reunion
- First round
- 80.118 – 2005 Senior British Open
- Second round
- 79.420 – 1989 Murata Seniors Reunion
- Third round
- 79.205 – 1990 GTE Kaanapali Classic
- 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
Victory records
Career records
- 45 – Hale Irwin
- Most victories, Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions
- 35 – Don January
- Most consecutive seasons with a victory
- 11 – Hale Irwin, 1995-2005
- Most consecutive seasons with multiple victories
- 11 – Hale Irwin, 1995-2005
- Most consecutive victories
- 4 – Chi Chi Rodriguez, 1987 Vantage at The Dominion, 1987 United Hospitals Classic, 1987 Silver Pages Classic, 1987 Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am
- Most consecutive full-field victories to start season
- 3 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, 2006 Turtle Bay Championship, 2006 The ACE Group Classic
- Most consecutive victories, tour debut
- 2 – Bruce Fleisher, 1999 Royal Caribbean Classic, 1999 American Express Invitational
- Longest time between victories
- 6 years, 11 months, 7 days – J. C. Snead
- Longest time between first and last Champions Tour victories
- 12 years, 9 months, 0 days – Gary Player
- Longest time between last PGA Tour victory and first Champions Tour victory
- 28 years, 9 months, 27 days – Mike Fetchick
- Winning Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions event and overall tournament
- 2 – Jimmy Powell, 1995 First of America Classic, 1996 Brickyard Crossing Championship
- 8 – Jack Nicklaus, 1990-1996
- Most Senior PGA Championship major victories
- 4 – Hale Irwin, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004
- Most Senior Players Championship major victories
- 2 – Arnold Palmer, 1984, 1985
- 2 – Raymond Floyd, 1996, 2000
- Most Senior British Open major victories
- 3 – Tom Watson, 2003, 2005, 2007
- Most U.S. Senior Open major victories
- 3 – Miller Barber, 1982, 1984, 1985
- Most The Tradition major victories
- 4 – Jack Nicklaus, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996
Season records
- Most victories
- 9 – Peter Thomson, 1985
- 9 – Hale Irwin, 1997
- Most victories, Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions
- 9 – Joe Jimenez, 1989
- 9 – Joe Jimenez, 1990
- 9 – Don January, 1990
- 9 – Don January, 1991
- 9 – Jim Ferree, 1993
- Most different winners
- 25 – 1995, 2003
- Most first-time winners
- 11 – 1999
- Most rookie winners
- 5 – 1989, 1999, 2007
- 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
- Most consecutive victories
- 5 – Hale Irwin, 2000 EMC Kaanapali Classic & 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 Turtle Bay Championship (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
Single tournament records
Scoring
- Most birdies, 72-hole tournament
- Most birdies, 54-hole tournament
- 26 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
- Most eagles
- 4 – Rocky Thompson, 1992 Kaanapali Classic
- 4 – Bob Charles, 1996 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic
- 4 – Gary McCord, 2001 Gold Rush Classic
- 4 – Bruce Lietzke, 2003 MasterCard Championship
- 4 – Brad Bryant, 2007 Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort
- 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
Statistics
- Best driving distance average
- 344.2 yards – Andy Bean, 2003 Allianz Championship
- Longest drive
- 422 yards – Jim Dent, 1996 The Tradition
- 422 yards – Jay Sigel, 1996 The Tradition
- Best driving accuracy, 54-hole tournament
- 42 of 42 fairways – Calvin Peete, 1996 VFW Senior Championship
- 42 of 42 fairways – Ed Dougherty, 2005 The ACE Group Classic
- Best total driving
- 2 – Charles Coody, 1990 Las Vegas Senior Classic
- 2 – Raymond Floyd, 1993 Hyatt Senior TOUR Championship
- 2 – J. C. Snead, 1996 The Tradition
- Best greens in regulation, 54-hole tournament
- 53 of 54 – John Huston, 2006 Regions Charity Classic
- Fewest putts
- 69 – Lee Elder, 1988 Gus Machado Senior Classic
Age
- Youngest winner
- 50 years, 10 days – Bobby Wadkins, 2001 Lightpath Long Island Classic
- Oldest winner
- 63 years, 0 months, 0 days – Mike Fetchick, 1985 Hilton Head Seniors International
- Oldest major winner
- 61 years, 267 days – Tom Watson, 2011 Senior PGA Championship
- 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, 81 strokes, 1994 PGA Seniors' Championship
Awards
- Most Jack Nicklaus Trophies
- 4 – Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014
- Most Arnold Palmer Awards
- 7 – Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Most Charles Schwab Cups
- 3 – Bernhard Langer, 2010, 2014, 2015
- Most Charles Schwab Cup points, career
- 22,480 – Bernhard Langer, 2007–present
- Most Charles Schwab Cup points, season
- 4,370 – Tom Watson, 2003
- Most Charles Schwab Cup money earned, career
- $4,500,000 – Bernhard Langer, 2008–15
- Most Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year Awards
- 2 – Hubert Green, 2002, 2004
- Most Byron Nelson Awards
- 5 – Don January, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Miscellaneous records
Earnings
- Money earned, career
- $26,908,249 – Hale Irwin, 1995–2014
- Money earned, Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions career
- $1,951,663 – Bob Charles
- Money earned, season
- $3,074,189 – Bernhard Langer, 2014
- 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
- 4 – Bernhard Langer, 2012–2015
- Most years in top 10 on money list
- 12 – Hale Irwin
- Most consecutive years in top 10 on money list
- 11 – Hale Irwin, 1995–2005
- Most consecutive $1-million seasons
- 12 – Gil Morgan, 1997–2008
- Most consecutive $2-million seasons
- 6 – Hale Irwin, 1997–2002
Finishes
- Most top ten finishes, season
- 26 – Lee Trevino, 1990
- Most top ten finishes, career
- 203 – Bob Charles, 1986-present
- 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, 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, 1996 American Express Invitational, 1997 Boone Valley Classic, 1997 Vantage Championship
- 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)
- 84.2% – John Bland, 2005
- Total driving (1991-present)
- 13 – Larry Gilbert, 1993
- Greens in regulation (1988-present)
- 78.0% – Tom Kite, 2000
- Putting (1988-present)
- 1.693 – Fred Couples, 2010
- Sand saves (1988-present)
- 69.64% – Ron Streck, 2008
- All-around (1988-present)
- 22 – Lee Trevino, 1990
External links
- Official site
- Champions Tour records (through 2008)
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