The 2012 Champions Tour was the 33rd season for the golf tour now known as PGA Tour Champions since it officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour. The season consisted of 24 official money events with purses totaling $$46,700,000, including five majors. Bernhard Langer topped the end-of-season money list, winning $2,140,296. Eight golfers won two tournaments each. Fred Couples led the tour in scoring average. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 2012 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold. No golfer won on his Champions Tour debut this season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) | Winner | Score | Winner's
share ($) |
|---|
| Jan 22 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | Hawaii | 1,800,000 |  Dan Forsman (3) | 201 (−15) | 307,000 |
| Feb 12 | Allianz Championship | Florida | 1,800,000 | Corey Pavin (1) | 205 (−11) | 270,000 |
| Feb 19 | ACE Group Classic | Florida | 1,600,000 | Kenny Perry (2) | 196 (−20) | 240,000 |
| Mar 18 | Toshiba Classic | California | 1,750,000 | Loren Roberts (13) | 205 (−8) | 262,500 |
| Mar 25 | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Mississippi | 1,600,000 | Fred Couples (7) | 202 (−14) | 240,000 |
| Apr 15 | Encompass Insurance Pro-Am of Tampa Bay | Florida | 1,600,000 | Michael Allen (2) | 201 (−12) | 240,000 |
| Apr 22 | Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf | Georgia | 2,700,000 | Michael Allen (3) &
 David Frost (2) | 187 (−29) | 230,000
(each) |
| May 6 | Insperity Championship | Texas | 1,700,000 | Fred Funk (7) | 202 (−14) | 255,000 |
| May 27 | Senior PGA Championship | Michigan | 2,000,000 |  Roger Chapman (1) | 271 (−17) | 378,000 |
| Jun 3 | Principal Charity Classic | Iowa | 1,750,000 | Jay Haas (16) | 197 (−16) | 262,500 |
| Jun 10 | Regions Tradition | Alabama | 2,200,000 | Tom Lehman (6) | 274 (−14) | 335,000 |
| Jun 24 | Montreal Championship | Quebec, Canada | 1,800,000 | Mark Calcavecchia (2) | 200 (−16) | 270,000 |
| Jul 1 | Constellation Senior Players Championship | Pennsylvania | 2,700,000 | Joe Daley (1) | 266 (−14) | 405,000 |
| Jul 8 | Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | California | 1,700,000 | Kirk Triplett (1) | 206 (−10) | 255,000 |
| Jul 15 | U.S. Senior Open | Michigan | 2,600,000 | Roger Chapman (2) | 270 (−10) | 500,000 |
| Jul 29 | The Senior Open Championship | Scotland | 2,000,000 | Fred Couples (8) | 271 (−9) | 315,600 |
| Aug 5 | 3M Championship | Minnesota | 1,750,000 |  Bernhard Langer (15) | 198 (−18) | 262,500 |
| Aug 19 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | New York | 1,800,000 | Willie Wood (1) | 203 (−13) | 270,000 |
| Aug 26 | Boeing Classic | Washington | 2,000,000 | Jay Don Blake (3) | 206 (−10) | 300,000 |
| Sep 16 | Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship | Hawaii | 1,800,000 | Willie Wood (2) | 202 (−14) | 270,000 |
| Oct 7 | SAS Championship | North Carolina | 2,100,000 | Bernhard Langer (16) | 203 (−13) | 315,000 |
| Oct 14 | Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn | North Carolina | 1,600,000 | Fred Funk (8) | 201 (−15) | 240,000 |
| Oct 28 | AT&T Championship | Texas | 1,850,000 | David Frost (3) | 208 (−8) | 277,500 |
| Nov 4 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Arizona | 2,500,000 | Tom Lehman (7) | 258 (−22) | 440,000 |
Leaders
Scoring Average leaders
Source:[1]
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | 2,140,296 | 20 | 2 |
| 2 | Tom Lehman | United States | 1,982,575 | 19 | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Allen | United States | 1,686,488 | 22 | 2 |
| 4 | Fred Funk | United States | 1,427,937 | 22 | 2 |
| 5 | Jay Don Blake | United States | 1,378,180 | 24 | 1 |
Source:[2]
Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
|---|
| 1 | Hale Irwin | United States | 26,587,272 | 45 |
| 2 | Gil Morgan | United States | 20,223,660 | 25 |
| 3 | Tom Kite | United States | 15,395,838 | 10 |
| 4 | Dana Quigley | United States | 14,836,336 | 11 |
| 5 | Bruce Fleisher | United States | 14,813,815 | 18 |
Source:[3]