Champions Tour records

These are achievements of play on Champions Tour and Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions events.

Records of 2010 are as of the date of the record unless otherwise noted. All other records (including "present") are through the 2010 season.

Contents

Individual scoring records

Stroke totals

261 — Jack Nicklaus, 1990 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship
191 — Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
191 — Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
191 — Bernhard Langer, 2007 Administaff Small Business Classic
124 — Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
124 — Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
60 — Isao Aoki, 1997 Emerald Coast Classic, second round
60 — Walter Morgan, 2002 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship, second round
60 — Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship, first round
60 — Jim Thorpe, 2003 Long Island Classic, second round
60 — Tom Purtzer, 2004 Toshiba Senior Classic, first round
60 — Craig Stadler, 2005 Blue Angels Classic, second round
60 — Nick Price, 2011 Toshiba Classic, first round
27 — Jay Sigel, 1998 Bell Atlantic Classic, front nine, second round
27 — Seiji Ebihara, 2002 Senior PGA Championship, front nine, fourth round
267 — Lee Trevino, 1990 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship
192 — Don Pooley, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai

Strokes to par

27-under — Jack Nicklaus, 1990 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship
25-under — Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
25-under — Bernhard Langer, 2007 Administaff Small Business Classic
19-under — Gil Morgan, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, second and third rounds
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
9-under — Jay Sigel, 1998 Bell Atlantic Classic, front nine, second round
24-under — Don Pooley, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai

Largest leads

8 strokes — Jack Nicklaus, 1991 PGA Seniors' Championship
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
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

12 strokes — Hale Irwin, 1997 PGA Seniors' Championship
11 strokes — Fred Funk, 2007 Turtle Bay Championship

Miscellaneous

67.96 — Fred Couples, 2010
98 — Morris Hatalsky, 2003
37 — Loren Roberts, 2006-2007
31 — Gil Morgan, 2000
13 — Hale Irwin, 1999
60 — Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
60 — Tom Purtzer, 2004 Toshiba Senior Classic
60 — Nick Price, 2011 Toshiba Classic
77 — Hale Irwin, 1998 U.S. Senior Open
61 — Rocky Thompson, 1994 GTE Suncoast Classic
61 — Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
76 — Lee Elder, 1985 Denver Post Champions of Golf
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
4.80 — Hale Irwin, 1998
1-7 — Jay Sigel, 1998 Bell Atlantic Classic
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
17 — Bob Brue, 1994 Kroger Senior Classic, second round
7 — Bob Brue, 1994 Kroger Senior Classic, back nine, second round

Tournament scoring records (full-field)

Highest averages

78.634 — 1989 Murata Seniors Reunion
80.118 — 2005 Senior British Open
79.420 — 1989 Murata Seniors Reunion
79.205 — 1990 GTE Kaanapali Classic
76.474 — 1998 Las Vegas Senior Classic

Lowest averages

68.175 — 2005 Blue Angels Classic
68.346 — 2005 Blue Angels Classic
68.128 — 2005 Blue Angels Classic
68.051 — 2005 Blue Angels Classic
70.662 — 2003 Senior British Open

Victory records

Career records

45 — Hale Irwin
35 — Don January
11 — Hale Irwin, 1995-2005
11 — Hale Irwin, 1995-2005
4 — Chi Chi Rodriguez, 1987 Vantage at The Dominion, 1987 United Hospitals Classic, 1987 Silver Pages Classic, 1987 Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am
3 — Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, 2006 Turtle Bay Championship, 2006 The ACE Group Classic
2 — Bruce Fleisher, 1999 Royal Caribbean Classic, 1999 American Express Invitational
6 years, 11 months, 7 days — J. C. Snead
12 years, 9 months, 0 days — Gary Player
28 years, 9 months, 27 days — Mike Fetchick
2 — Jimmy Powell, 1995 First of America Classic, 1996 Brickyard Crossing Championship
8 — Jack Nicklaus, 1990-1996
4 — Hale Irwin, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004
2 — Arnold Palmer, 1984, 1985
2 — Raymond Floyd, 1996, 2000
3 — Tom Watson, 2003, 2005, 2007
3 — Miller Barber, 1982, 1984, 1985
4 — Jack Nicklaus, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996

Season records

9 — Peter Thomson, 1985
9 — Hale Irwin, 1997
9 — Joe Jimenez, 1989
9 — Joe Jimenez, 1990
9 — Don January, 1990
9 — Don January, 1991
9 — Jim Ferree, 1993
25 — 1995, 2003
11 — 1999
5 — 1989, 1999, 2007
10 — 1987, 1988, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2008
6 — 1991, 2000

Tournament records

6 — Hale Irwin, 1997 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic, 2000 EMC Kaanapali Classic, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 Turtle Bay Championship
5 — Hale Irwin, 2000 EMC Kaanapali Classic & 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 Turtle Bay Championship (no event in 2004)
10 strokes — Jay Sigel, 1994 GTE West Classic

Playoff records

9 — 2002
10 — 1998 Royal Caribbean Classic
7 — 2007 Boeing Classic

Single tournament records

Scoring

28 — Jack Nicklaus, 1990 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship
26 — Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
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
21 strokes — Jimmy Powell, 93 to 72 strokes, second and third rounds, 1990 Murata Reunion Pro-Am

Statistics

344.2 yards — Andy Bean, 2003 Allianz Championship
422 yards — Jim Dent, 1996 The Tradition
422 yards — Jay Sigel, 1996 The Tradition
42 of 42 fairways — Calvin Peete, 1996 VFW Senior Championship
42 of 42 fairways — Ed Dougherty, 2005 The ACE Group Classic
2 — Charles Coody, 1990 Las Vegas Senior Classic
2 — Raymond Floyd, 1993 Hyatt Senior TOUR Championship
2 — J. C. Snead, 1996 The Tradition
53 of 54 — John Huston, 2006 Regions Charity Classic
69 — Lee Elder, 1988 Gus Machado Senior Classic

Age

50 years, 10 days — Bobby Wadkins, 2001 Lightpath Long Island Classic
63 years, 0 months, 0 days — Mike Fetchick, 1985 Hilton Head Seniors International
&1000000000000006100000061 years, &10000000000000267000000267 days — Tom Watson, 2011 Senior PGA Championship
61 years old — Walter Morgan, 60 strokes, 2002 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship
85 years old — Harold "Jug" McSpaden, 81 strokes, 1994 PGA Seniors' Championship

Awards

3 — Lee Trevino, 1990, 1992, 1994
3 — Hale Irwin. 1997, 1998, 2002
3 — Don January, 1980, 1983, 1984
3 — Hale Irwin, 1997, 1998, 2002
3 — Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2009, 2010
2 — Hale Irwin, 2002, 2004
2 — Tom Watson, 2003, 2005
2 — Jay Haas, 2006, 2008
2 — Loren Roberts, 2007, 2009
12,514 — Hale Irwin, 2001–present
4,370 — Tom Watson, 2003
$2,600,000 — Loren Roberts, 2005–present
2 — Hubert Green, 2002, 2004
5 — Don January, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985

Miscellaneous records

Earnings

$26,195,615 — Hale Irwin, 1995–2011
$1,951,663 — Bob Charles
$3,028,304 — Hale Irwin, 2002
$364,988 — George Archer, 2000
$2,515,705 — Bruce Fleisher, 1999
$1,549,819 — Tom Kite, 2003
3 — Don January, 1980, 1983, 1984
3 — Hale Irwin, 1997, 1998, 2002
3 — Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2009, 2010
3 — Bernhard Langer, 2008–2010
12 — Hale Irwin
11 — Hale Irwin, 1995–2005
12 — Gil Morgan, 1997–2008
6 — Hale Irwin, 1997–2002

Finishes

26 — Lee Trevino, 1990
203 — Bob Charles, 1986-present
19 — Hale Irwin, 1997-1998
36 — Don January, 1980-1984

Participation

39 — Dana Quigley, 2000
278 — Dana Quigley, 1997-2005
264 — Dana Quigley, 1998-2005
119 — Bruce Summerhays, 1996
119 — Dana Quigley, 1998
119 — Dana Quigley, 1999

Scoring

59 — Larry Nelson, 2000
82 — Tom Wargo, 1994
4 — Hale Irwin, 1995 Vantage Championship, 1996 American Express Invitational, 1997 Boone Valley Classic, 1997 Vantage Championship
98 holes — Morris Hatalsky, 2003

Season statistics

301.5 yards — Steve Thomas, 2009
84.2% — John Bland, 2005
13 — Larry Gilbert, 1993
78.0% — Tom Kite, 2000
1.700 — Hale Irwin, 1998
69.64% — Ron Streck, 2008
22 — Lee Trevino, 1990

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