Ernie Els earns first PGA Tour Champions title in just third appearance

In just his third start on the senior tour, Ernie Els won his first PGA Tour Champions event at the Hoag Classic.

A big win for Big Ernie.

In just his third start on the PGA Tour Champions, Ernie Els won his first senior tour event on Sunday at the Hoag Classic at Newport Beach Country Club in Newport Beach, California.

Els shot a final-round 4-under 67 thanks to birdies on the par-5 15th and 18th holes to reach 16 under.

Glen Day, Fred Couples and Robert Karlsson all finished T-2 at 14 under, followed by Scott McCarron in fifth at 13 under.

In his previous two senior tour events, Els lost in a playoff to Miguel Angel Jimenez at the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship and finished T-34 at last week’s Cologuard Classic.

Hoag Classic: Leaderboard

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2020 PGA Tour Champions schedule, results

Here is the upcoming schedule and the results for the 2020 PGA Tour Champions season.

Here is the 2020 PGA Tour Champions schedule, with each of the 29 events listed with its date, name, course, location, purse and, once determined, winner.

Date Tournament Course Location Purse Winner
Jan. 16-18 Mitsubishi Electric Championship Hualalai GC Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii $1.8 million TBD
Jan. 30-Feb. 1 Morocco Champions Samanah GC Marrakech, Morocco $2 million TBD
Feb. 14-16 Chubb Classic The Classics at Lely Resort Naples, Florida $1.6 million TBD
Feb. 28-March 1 Cologuard Classic Omni Tucson National Tucson, Arizona $1.7 million TBD
March 6-8 Hoag Classic Newport Beach CC Newport Beach, California $1.8 million TBD
March 27-29 Rapiscan Systems Classic Fallen Oak Biloxi, Mississippi $1.6 million TBD
April 17-19 Mitsubishi Electric Classic TPC Sugarloaf Duluth, Georgia $1.8 million TBD
May 1-3 Insperity Invitational The Woodlands CC The Woodlands, Texas $2.25 million TBD
May 7-10 Regios Tradition Greystone Golf & CC Birningham, Alabama $2.4 million
May 21-24 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship Harbor Shores Benton Harbor, Michigan $3.25 million TBD
May 29-31 Principal Charity Classic Wakonda Club Des Moines, Iowa $1.85 million TBD
June 5-7 American Family Insurance Championship University Ridge GC Madison, Wisconsin $2.4 million TBD
June 12-14 Mastercard Japan Championship Narita GC Narita-shi, Chiba, Japan $2.5 million TBD
June 25-28 U.S. Senior Open Newport CC Newport, Rhode Island $4 million TBD
July 9-12 Bridgestone Senior Players Championship Firestone CC Akron, Ohio $2.8 million TBD
July 23-26 The Senior Open Championship Sunningdale GC Bershire, England $2 million TBD
July 31-Aug. 2 The Ally Challenge Warwick Hills Grand Blanc, Michigan $2 million TBD
Aug. 14-16 DICK’S Sporting Goods Open En-Joie GC Endicott, New York $2.05 million TBD
Aug. 21-23 Boeing Classic The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge Snoqualmie, Washington $2.1 million TBD
Aug. 28-30 Shaw Charity Classic Canyon Meadows Calgary, Alberta, Canada $2.35 million TBD
Sept. 11-13 Sanford International Minnehaha CC Sioux Falls, South Dakota $1.8 million TBD
Sept. 18-20 PURE Insurance Championship Pebble Beach Monterey Peninsula, California $2.2 million TBD
Oct. 2-4 Ascension Charity Classic Norwood Hills CC St. Louis, Missouri $2 million TBD
Oct. 9-11 SAS Championship Prestonwood CC Cary, North Carolina $2.1 million TBD
Oct. 16-18 Dominion Energy Charity Classic Country Club of Virginia Richmond, Virginia $2 million TBD
Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Boca Raton Championship The Old Course at Broken Sound Boca Raton, Florida $2 million TBD
Nov. 5-8 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Phoenix Country Club Phoenix, Arizona $2.5 million TBD
Nov. 17-20 2021 PGA Tour Champions Qualifying-Final Stage TPC Tampa Bay Lutz, Florida $2 million TBD
Dec. 17-20 PNC Father Son Challenge Ritz-Carlton GC Orlando, Florida $1.085 million TBD