Virginia Golfer Jan / Feb 2019 | Page 28

Pro Tours 2019 David Toms is the reigning champion of the U.S. Senior Open. Battle of the Best The 2019 PGA Tour Champions Schedule Dates | Tournament | Course | Location | Purse | Defending champion *denotes playoff event Jan. 17-19: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hualalai GC | Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii | $1.8M | Jerry Kelly Feb. 8-10: Boca Raton Championship | The Old Course at Broken Sound | Boca Raton, Fla. | $1.7M | Mark Calcavecchia Feb. 15-17: Chubb Classic | The Classics @ Lely Resort | Naples, Fla. | $1.6M | Joe Durant March 1-3: Cologuard Classic | Omni Tucson National | Tuc- son, Ariz. | $1.7M | Steve Stricker March 8-10: Hoag Classic | Newport Beach CC | Newport Beach, Calif. | $1.8M | Vijay Singh March 29-31: Rapiscan Systems Classic | Fallen Oak | Biloxi, Miss. | $1.6M | Steve Stricker April 19-21: Mitsubishi Electric Classic | TPC Sugarloaf | Duluth, Ga. | $1.8M | Steve Flesch April 26-28: Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge | Top of the Rock | Ridgedale, Mo. | $1.8M | Paul Broadhurst/Kirk Triplett May 3-5: Insperity Invitational | The Woodlands CC | The Woodlands, Texas | $2.2M | Bernhard Langer May 9-12: Regions Tradition | Greystone G&CC | Birmingham, Ala. | $2.4M | Miguel Angel Jimenez May 23-26: KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | Oak Hill CC | Rochester, N.Y. | $3.25M | Paul Broadhurst May 31-June 2: Principal Charity Classic | Wakonda Club | Des Moines, Iowa | $1.8M | Tom Lehman 26 V I R G I N I A G O L F E R | J A N UA R Y / F E B R UA R Y 2 0 1 9 June 7-9: Mastercard Japan Championship | Narita GC-Ac- cordia Golf | Narita-shi, Japan | $2.5M | Colin Montgomerie June 21-23: American Family Insurance Championship | University Ridge GC | Madison, Wis. | $2M | Scott McCarron June 27-30: U.S. Senior Open | Warren GC | Notre Dame, Ind. | $4M | David Toms July 11-14: Bridgestone Senior Players Championship | Firestone CC | Akron, Ohio | $2.8M | Vijay Singh July 25-28: The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex | Royal Lytham and St. Annes | Lancashire, England | $2M | Miguel Angel Jimenez Aug. 16-18: DICK’S Sporting Goods Open | En-Joie GC | Endicott, N.Y. | $2.05M | Bart Bryant Aug. 23-25: Boeing Classic | The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge | Snoqualmie, Wash. | $2.1M | Scott Parel Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Shaw Charity Classic | Canyon Meadows G&CC | Calgary, Alberta | $2.35M | Scott McCarron Sept. 13-15: The Ally Challenge | Warwick Hills G&CC | Grand Blanc, Mich. | $2M | Paul Broadhurst Sept. 20-22: Sanford International | Minnehaha CC | Sioux Falls, S.D. | $1.8M | Steve Stricker Sept. 27-29: PURE Insurance Championship | Pebble Beach GL | Pebble Beach, Calif. | $2.1M | Ken Tanigawa Oct. 11-13: SAS Championship | Prestonwood CC | Cary, N.C. | $2.1M | Bernhard Langer *Oct. 18-20: Dominion Energy Charity Classic CC of Virginia, James River | Richmond | $2M | Woody Austin *Nov. 1-3: Invesco QQQ Championship | Sherwood CC | Thousand Oaks, Calif. | $2M | Scott Parel *Nov. 7-10: Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Phoenix CC | Phoenix | $2.5M | Vijay Singh vsga.org THE PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS PLAYOFFS WILL BEGIN at The Country Club of Virginia for the foreseeable future after the Tour and Dominion Energy signed a 10-year pact to keep the Dominion Energy Charity Classic in Richmond until at least 2029. Rookies to watch on the circuit in 2019 include major champions Angel Cabrera and Retief Goosen.