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About the Champions Tour
The 2005 season marked the 26th year of the Champions Tour, one of the most successful sports ventures in recent history.
As part of a re-branding effort in October of 2002, the former Senior PGA Tour was renamed the PGA Tour's Champions Tour, more closely aligning it under the PGA Tour umbrella.
The Champions Tour has earned a reputation as the most approachable of all major league sports, a place where champions of the profession welcome their fans to be a part of the experience.
Followers of the Champions Tour can get the most out of golf, thanks to new "fan-friendly" programs that enhance the experience of attending each tournament, including:
- Greater gallery accessibility, including allowing fans in the fairways on the final few holes behind the last pairing on Sunday, as commonly seen in the British Open. In addition, the Champions Tour offers a unique Honorary Observer, in which select fans are allowed to walk inside the ropes with the players and their caddies.
- Teaching clinics, like the one at the Toshiba Classic, where Chi Chi Rodriguez, Fuzzy Zoeller and Andy Bean gave hands-on lessons to sponsors and their children on the driving range one evening.
- Pro-am participation, with the Champions Tour professionals actively involving themselves not just in a round of golf with sponsors but also attending pro-am parties and dining with the players before or after play.
In addition, The Golf Channel became the home of the Champions Tour telecasts in 2004, delivering a high-end golf audience that is unrivaled in the world. The Golf Channel reaches more than 60 million households in America, with a viewership that offers stellar demographics for sponsors. The Champions Tour will also gain synergy from increased coverage on The Golf Channel's popular programming such as Golf Central and Golf Talk Live.
PGA Champions Tour Coming Attractions
Players currently become eligible for the Champions Tour upon reaching the age of 50. The following list includes some of the prominent prospects who might join the Tour in the coming years. Their birthdays are listed in parenthesis.
2009
Michael Allen (January 31, 1959)
Tom Lehman (March 7, 1959)
Bob Tway (May 4, 1959)
Robin Freeman (May 7, 1959)
Olin Browne (May 22, 1959)
Jim Rutledge (August 26, 1959)
Tom Pernice Jr. (September 5, 1959)
David Frost (September 11, 1959)
Fred Couples (October 3, 1959)
Tommy Armour III (October 8, 1959)
Corey Pavin (November 16, 1959)
2010
Paul Azinger (January 6, 1960)
David Peoples (January 9, 1960)
Bobby Clampett (April 22, 1960)
Bill Glasson (April 29, 1960)
Frank Nobilo (May 14, 1960)
Mark Calcavecchia (June 12,1960)
J.L.Lewis (July 18, 1960)
Kenny Perry (August 10, 1960)
Tom Byrum (September 28, 1960)
Willie Wood (October 1, 1960)
Steve Lowery (October 12, 1960)
Jay Delsing (October 17, 1960)
Ian Baker-Finch (October 24, 1960)
2011
Jim Gallagher, Jr. (March 24, 1961)
John Huston (June 1, 1961)
Mark Brooks (March 25, 1961)
Steve Pate (May 26, 1961)
Brad Faxon (August 1, 1961)
Chris Perry (September 27, 1961)
Joel Edwards (November 22, 1961)
Player Bios
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