2009 CHAMPIONS TOUR OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE - Section 8: Champions Tour Awards

World Golf Hall of Fame member Tom Kite earned his 10th Champions Tour victory in his ninth season on Tour.

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8 Champions TOUR Awards

Champions Tour Awards Champions Tour Player of The Year/Jack Nicklaus Trophy The award is based on balloting by Champions Tour players

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Champions TOUR Awards

1990

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1997

Hale Irwin

2004 Craig Stadler

1991 Mike Hill/George Archer

Lee Trevino

1998

Hale Irwin

2005

Dana Quigley

1992

Lee Trevino

1999

Bruce Fleisher

2006

Jay Haas

1993

Dave Stockton

2000

Larry Nelson

2007

Jay Haas

2008

Bernhard Langer

2000

Larry Nelson

1994

Lee Trevino

2001 Allen Doyle

1995

Jim Colbert

2002

1996

Jim Colbert

2003 Tom Watson

Hale Irwin

Arnold Palmer Award Awarded each year to the Champions Tour leading money-winner Don January

$44,100

1981 Miller Barber

1980

77,500

1982 Miller Barber 1983 1984

1990

Lee Trevino

$1,190,518

$2,708,005

1991 Mike Hill

1,065,657

2001 Allen Doyle

2,553,582

106,890

1992

Lee Trevino

1,027,002

2002

3,028,304

Don January

237,510

1993

Dave Stockton

1,175,944

2003 Tom Watson

1,853,108

Don January

328,597

1994

Dave Stockton

1,402,519

2004 Craig Stadler

2,306,066

1985 Peter Thomson

386,724

1995

Jim Colbert

1,444,386

2005

Dana Quigley

2,170,258

1986

454,299

1996

Jim Colbert

1,627,890

2006

Jay Haas

2,420,227 2,581,001

Bruce Crampton

Hale Irwin

1987 Chi Chi Rodriguez

509,145

1997

Hale Irwin

2,343,354

2007

Jay Haas

1988

Bob Charles

533,929

1998

Hale Irwin

2,861,945

2008

Bernhard Langer 2,035,073

1989

Bob Charles

725,887

1999

Bruce Fleisher

2,515,705

2001 Allen Doyle

2007

Loren Roberts

2002

2008

Jay Haas

Charles Schwab Cup Hale Irwin

2003 Tom Watson 2004

Hale Irwin

2005 Tom Watson 2006

Jay Haas

Champions Tour Rookie of The Year The award is based on balloting by Champions Tour players 1990

Lee Trevino

1997 Gil Morgan

2004 Mark McNulty

1991

Jim Colbert

1998

Joe Inman

2005

Jay Haas

1992

Dave Stockton

1999

Bruce Fleisher

2006

Eduardo Romero

1993

Bob Murphy

2000

Doug Tewell

2007

Denis Watson

1994

Jay Sigel

2001

Bob Gilder

2008

Bernhard Langer

1995

Hale Irwin

2002 Morris Hatalsky

1996

John Bland

2003 Craig Stadler

1997 George Archer

2003

Don Pooley

1992 Tommy Aaron

1998

2004

Hubert Green

1993

Jim Ferree

1999 Tom Jenkins

2005 Peter Jacobsen

1994

Dave Eichelberger

2000 Ray Floyd

2006 Tim Simpson

1995

Walter Morgan

2001

John Schroeder

2007 R.W. Eaks

2002

Hubert Green

2008

Champions Tour Comeback Player of The Year The award is based on balloting by Champions Tour players 1991

Larry Laoretti

1996 Al Geiberger

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Jim Colbert

No award given

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Champions Tour Awards Byron Nelson Award Presented each year to the Champions Tour scoring leader.

1980

Don January

71.00

1990

Lee Trevino

68.89

2000 Gil Morgan

68.83

1981 Miller Barber

69.57

1991

Lee Trevino

69.50

2001 Gil Morgan

69.20

1982

Don January

70.03

1992

Lee Trevino

69.46

2002

68.93

1983

Don January

69.46

1993

Bob Charles

69.59

2003 Tom Watson

68.81

1984

Don January

70.68

1994 Raymond Floyd

69.08

2004 Craig Stadler

69.30

1985

Don January

70.11

1995 Raymond Floyd

69.47

2005 Mark McNulty

69.41

1986 Chi Chi Rodriguez

69.65

1996

Hale Irwin

69.47

2006

Loren Roberts

69.01

1987 Chi Chi Rodriguez

70.07

1997

Hale Irwin

68.92

2007

Loren Roberts

69.31

1988

Bob Charles

70.05

1998

Hale Irwin

68.59

2008

Bernhard Langer

69.65

1989

Bob Charles

69.78

1999

Bruce Fleisher

69.19

Hale Irwin

Other Awards Won By PGA TOUR/Champions Tour Players

2004 Arnold Palmer 2005 Jack Nicklaus

Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year

1971

Lee Trevino

Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1960 Arnold Palmer 1964

Ken Venturi

1971

Lee Trevino

1978

Jack Nicklaus

1996 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods

Sports Illustrated 20th Century Sports Awards

1999

Jack Nicklaus Individual Sport, Men

Payne Stewart Award 2003 Tom Watson 2004 Jay Haas 2006 Gary Player 2007 Hal Sutton

1983 Jack Nicklaus 1986 Chi Chi Rodriguez 2003 Tom Watson

Bob Jones Award 1960 Charles Evans, Jr. 1962 Horton Smith 1966 Gary Player 1968 Bob Dickson 1970 Roberto De Vicenzo 1971 Arnold Palmer 1973 Gene Littler 1974 Byron Nelson 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Ben Hogan 1979 Tom Kite 1985 Fuzzy Zoeller 1987 Tom Watson 1989 Chi Chi Rodriguez 1991 Ben Crenshaw 1992 Gene Sarazen 2004 Jack Burke, Jr. 2005 Nick Price 2006 Jay Haas

Hal Sutton with 2007 Payne Stewart Award

Champions TOUR Awards

Sporting News Man of the Year

Card Walker Award

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1932 Gene Sarazen 1944 Byron Nelson 1945 Byron Nelson 1953 Ben Hogan 1971 Lee Trevino 1997 Tiger Woods 1999 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods

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Presidential Medal of Freedom

CTTA “Bruno” Award Presented annually by the Champions Tour Tournament Association to an individual or organization who has made outstanding contributions to the Champions Tour. This award is named in honor of long-time Champions Tour Vice President of Competitions Brian “Bruno” Henning.

2001

Brian Henning

2004 Mark Kizziar

2007

Jack Russell

2002

Fred Raphael

2005

Liberty Mutual Group

2008

Bob Goalby

2003

Deane Beman

2006

No award given

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Champions Tour Awards Champions Tour Charity of The Year 1998

Hoag Hospital Foundation Toshiba Senior Classic

1999

Schneider’s Children’s Hospital

Lightpath Long Island Classic

2000 St. Louis Children’s Hospital Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Championship 2001

Baptist LifeFlight

Emerald Coast Classic

2002

Boys & Girls Club of Assabet Valley

FleetBoston Classic

2003 Communities in Schools of Wake County SAS Championship 2004 Camp Miracle/Sacred Heart Foundation Blue Angels Classic 2005

Blank Children’s Hospital Allianz Championship

2006 The Corner Table Greater Hickory Classic

at Rock Barn 2007 Diabetic Charitable Services Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am

Champions Tour Volunteer of The Year The award is based on nominees submitted by individual tournaments to the Champions Tour Tournament Association. Champions Tour events combined have approximately 25,000 volunteers. The 2008 Volunteer of the Year will be announced in February 2009.

1998

Don Johnson

Vantage Championship

2003 Richard Chesnutt

SBC Classic

1999 Pete Ziner

FleetBoston Classic

2004 Paul Ross

Bruno’s Memorial Classic

2000

Skip Davis

Verizon Classic

2005

Nicole Anderson

3M Championship

2001

Barbara Quinn

Lightpath Long Island Classic

2006

Joe MacDonald Turtle Bay Championship

Kroger Classic

2007 Al Tervo

2002 Mary Wright

3M Championship

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The award is based on nominees submitted by individual tournaments to the Champions Tour Tournament Association. The Charity of the Year receives $30,000 from the Champions Tour. The 2008 Charity of the Year will be announced in February 2009.

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Champions Tour Players of the Month (1994-2008) A Champions Tour Player of the Month is selected from January through October by a three-member media panel. The monthly winners receive special medals commemorating their selection.

1994

February Mike Hill March Jay Sigel April Raymond Floyd May Lee Trevino June Dave Stockton July Jim Colbert August Dave Stockton September Isao Aoki October Bob Murphy

1995

1996

February David Graham March David Graham April Hale Irwin May Jay Sigel June Graham Marsh July Larry Gilbert August Hugh Baiocchi September David Graham October Hale Irwin November Gil Morgan

1998

February March April May June July August September October November

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February Bruce Fleisher March Gil Morgan April Larry Nelson May Larry Nelson June Hale Irwin July Ray Floyd August Ed Dougherty September Larry Nelson October Jim Thorpe

2001

February Gil Morgan March Jose Maria Canizares April Doug Tewell May Tom Watson June Tom Kite July Allen Doyle August Walter Hall September Jim Thorpe October Bob Gilder

2002

February Hale Irwin March Dana Quigley April Jim Thorpe May Sammy Rachels June Don Pooley July Bob Gilder August Hale Irwin September Bob Gilder October Tom Watson

2003 Larry Nelson Lee Trevino Hale Irwin Jay Sigel John Jacobs Hale Irwin Hale Irwin Hugh Baiocchi Dana Quigley Hale Irwin

February Dave Barr March David Eger April Bob Gilder May Hale Irwin June Bruce Lietzke July Craig Stadler/Tom Watson August Jim Thorpe September Larry Nelson October Jim Thorpe

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February Fuzzy Zoeller March Tom Purtzer April Gil Morgan May D.A. Weibring June Allen Doyle July Mark James August Craig Stadler September Craig Stadler October Mark McNulty

2005

January/February Hale Irwin March Mark James April Jim Thorpe May Mike Reid June D.A. Weibring July Tom Watson August Loren Roberts September Hale Irwin October Jay Haas

2006

January/February Loren Roberts March Morris Hatalsky April Jay Haas May Brad Bryant June Gil Morgan July Loren Roberts August Tom Kite September Bob Gilder October Jim Thorpe

2007

January/February Loren Roberts March Tom Purtzer April Jay Haas May Denis Watson June Jay Haas July Tom Watson August D.A. Weibring September Gil Morgan October Loren Roberts

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1997

2000

2004

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February Hale Irwin March Walter Morgan April Hale Irwin May Isao Aoki June Isao Aoki July Dave Stockton August Graham Marsh September Mike Hill October Jim Colbert November Jay Sigel

February Bruce Fleisher March Gary McCord April Allen Doyle May Hale Irwin June Bruce Fleisher July Hale Irwin August Hale Irwin September Gil Morgan October Bruce Fleisher November Gary McCord

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February J.C. Snead March Jim Albus April Raymond Floyd May Bob Murphy June Bob Murphy July Tom Weiskopf August Bob Murphy September Walter Morgan October Lee Trevino

1999

2008

January/February Scott Hoch March Bernhard Langer April Tom Watson May Jay Haas June Loren Roberts July Bruce Vaughan August Fred Funk September Tom Kite October D.A. Weibring

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Players of the Month Sept ’94, May ’96, June ’96

Graham Marsh (2) Aug ’96, June ’97

Hugh Baiocchi (2) Aug ’97, Sept ’98

Gary McCord (2) Mar ’99, Nov ’99

Dave Barr

Mark McNulty Oct ’04

Feb ‘03

Brad Bryant May ‘06

Gil Morgan (7)

Nov ’97, Sept ’99, Mar ’00, Feb ’01, Apr ‘04,

Jim Colbert (2)

June ‘06, Sept ‘07

July ’94, Oct ’96

Allen Doyle (3) Apr ’99, July ’01, June ‘04

Walter Morgan (2) Sept ’95, Mar ’96

David Eger Mar ‘03

Bob Murphy (4) Oct ’94, May ’95, June ’95, Aug ’95

Bruce Fleisher (4) Feb ’99, June ’99, Oct ’99, Feb ’00

Larry Nelson (5)

Raymond Floyd (3) Apr ’94, Apr ’95, July ’00

Tom Purtzer (2) Mar ‘04, Mar ‘07

Fred Funk

Dana Quigley (2) Oct ’98, Mar ’02

Jan-Feb ‘08

Feb ’98, Apr ’00, May ’00, Sept ’00, Sept ‘03

Bob Gilder (5) Oct ’01, July ’02, Sept ’02, Apr ‘03, Sept ’06

Mike Reid May ‘05

David Graham (3) Feb ’97, Mar ’97, Sept ’97

Loren Roberts (6) Aug ‘05, Jan/Feb ‘06, July ‘06, Jan/Feb ‘07, Oct ‘07, June ‘08

Jay Haas (5) Oct ‘05, Apr ‘06, Apr ‘07, June ‘07, May ‘08

Jay Sigel (4) Mar ’94, Nov ’96, May ’97, May ’98

Morris Hatalsky Mar ‘06

Craig Stadler (3)

Mike Hill (2)

Feb ’94, Sept ’96

Dave Stockton (3) June ’94, Aug ’94, July ’96

Scott Hoch

Jan-Feb ‘08

Jim Thorpe (7) Oct ’00, Sept ’01, Apr ’02, Aug ‘03, Oct ‘03, Apr ‘05, Oct ‘06

Hale Irwin (17)

Feb ’96, Apr ’96, Apr ’97, Oct ’97, Apr ’98, July ’98, Aug ’98,

Lee Trevino (3) May ’94, Oct ’95, Mar ’98

Nov ’98, May ’99, July ’99, Aug ’99, June ’00, Feb ’02,

Bruce Vaughan

July ‘03, Aug ‘04, Sept ‘04

Jul ‘08

Aug ’02, May ‘03, Jan/Feb ‘05, Sept ‘05

Denis Watson May ‘07

Mark James (2)

Tom Watson (6) May ’01, Oct ’02, July ‘03, July ‘05, July ‘07, Apr ‘08

July ‘04, Mar ‘05

Tom Kite (2) Aug ‘06, Sep ‘08

D.A. Weibring (4) May ‘04, June ‘05, Aug ‘07, Aug ‘08

Bernhard Langer Mar ‘08

Fuzzy Zoeller

Bruce Lietzke

Feb ‘04

June ‘03

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Isao Aoki (3)

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