Senior PGA Championship
May 23 – 26, 2013
Bellerive C.C.
St. Louis, Mo.
Par: 71 / Yardage: 6,959
Purse: $2 million
with $378,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Roger Chapman


This week’s field includes:
The field includes 47 of the Top 50 on this year’s PGA Tour money list. The players that decided not to play are Tom Lehman and Corey Pavin, who are playing at Colonial instead and Larry Nelson.
The field includes nine past champions: Roger Chapman (2012), Tom Watson (2011 & ’01), Michael Allen (2009), Jay Haas (2008 & ’06), Denis Watson (2007), Mike Reid (2005), Hale Irwin (2004, ’98, ’97 & ’96), John Jacobs (2003) and Tom Wargo (1993).
The field includes all eight players that have won on the Champions Tour this year: John Cook (Mitsubishi Electric Championship), Rocco Mediate (Allianz Championship), Bernhard Langer (ACE Group Classic & Greater Gwinnet), David Frost (Toshiba Classic), Michael Allen (Misissippi Gulf Resort), Jeff Sluman (Liberty Mutual Legends), Brad Faxon (Liberty Mutual Legends) and Esteban Toledo (Insperity Championship).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in Senior PGA Championship field is our performance chart listed by average finish.
One last way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at Senior PGA Championship in the last five years or check out our brand new and sortable 8-year glance of the Senior PGA Championship.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Senior PGA Championship
Player | Insperity Championship | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Greater Gwinnett Championship | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Toshiba Classic | ACE Group Classic | Allianz Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Esteban Toledo (275.33 pts) |
Win (150) |
T4 (53.33) |
T7 (36.67) |
T18 (10.67) |
T6 (20) |
T36 (4.67) |
DNP |
Bernhard Langer (242.33 pts) |
T25 (25) |
T14 (24) |
Win (100) |
2 (33.33) |
T20 (10) |
Win (50) |
DNP |
Gene Sauers (230.67 pts) |
T2 (100) |
T2 (66.67) |
T17 (22) |
T3 (30) |
DNP |
T14 (12) |
DNP |
Jeff Sluman (207.33 pts) |
T8 (50) |
Win (100) |
T7 (36.67) |
T27 (7.67) |
T14 (12) |
T62 (1) |
DNP |
Mike Goodes (207 pts) |
T2 (100) |
T2 (66.67) |
T17 (22) |
T48 (2.67) |
T39 (3.67) |
T14 (12) |
DNP |
Michael Allen (181.67 pts) |
T16 (34) |
T4 (53.33) |
T13 (24.67) |
Win (50) |
T8 (16.67) |
T41 (3) |
DNP |
Jay Haas (180.33 pts) |
T6 (60) |
T4 (53.33) |
T21 (19.33) |
T18 (10.67) |
T3 (30) |
T29 (7) |
DNP |
Mark Calcavecchia (180 pts) |
T4 (80) |
T4 (53.33) |
T5 (46.67) |
T58 (1.67) |
T72 (0) |
WD (-1.67) |
DNP |
Tom Pernice, Jr. (165.33 pts) |
T40 (10) |
T16 (22.67) |
T2 (66.67) |
T3 (30) |
T32 (6) |
T3 (30) |
DNP |
Mark O’Meara (163 pts) |
T8 (50) |
T4 (53.33) |
T30 (13.33) |
T6 (20) |
T26 (8) |
T7 (18.33) |
DNP |
Fred Funk (153.67 pts) |
T25 (25) |
T2 (66.67) |
T7 (36.67) |
T48 (2.67) |
T14 (12) |
T18 (10.67) |
DNP |
Peter Senior (144 pts) |
T20 (30) |
T4 (53.33) |
T36 (9.33) |
T6 (20) |
T3 (30) |
T60 (1.33) |
DNP |
Loren Roberts (137.33 pts) |
T4 (80) |
T29 (14) |
T70 (0.67) |
T44 (3) |
T39 (3.67) |
T46 (2.67) |
2 (33.33) |
Jay Don Blake (126.67 pts) |
T16 (34) |
T16 (22.67) |
T26 (16) |
T12 (12.67) |
T26 (8) |
2 (33.33) |
DNP |
Brad Faxon (120.67 pts) |
77 (0) |
Win (100) |
T30 (13.33) |
T70 (0.33) |
T76 (0) |
T29 (7) |
DNP |
Kenny Perry (114.33 pts) |
T25 (25) |
T2 (66.67) |
T36 (9.33) |
DNP |
DNP |
T10 (13.33) |
DNP |
Dan Forsman (113 pts) |
T8 (50) |
T16 (22.67) |
T30 (13.33) |
T27 (7.67) |
T8 (16.67) |
T46 (2.67) |
DNP |
Hal Sutton (106.67 pts) |
T14 (36) |
T4 (53.33) |
T52 (4.67) |
T18 (10.67) |
T72 (0) |
T53 (2) |
DNP |
Gil Morgan (105 pts) |
T43 (9) |
T16 (22.67) |
T36 (9.33) |
DNP |
T32 (6) |
T26 (8) |
Win (50) |
Steve Elkington (104.67 pts) |
T16 (34) |
T12 (25.33) |
T45 (5.33) |
T10 (13.33) |
T8 (16.67) |
T20 (10) |
DNP |
David Eger (102 pts) |
T8 (50) |
T12 (25.33) |
T36 (9.33) |
T18 (10.67) |
T39 (3.67) |
T66 (0.67) |
T52 (2.33) |
Rocco Mediate (101 pts) |
WD (-5) |
T12 (25.33) |
T24 (17.33) |
T6 (20) |
T6 (20) |
T5 (23.33) |
DNP |
Tom Purtzer (100 pts) |
T25 (25) |
T4 (53.33) |
T47 (5.33) |
67 (0.67) |
T76 (0) |
T51 (2.33) |
T10 (13.33) |
Fred Couples (99.33 pts) |
DNP |
T4 (53.33) |
DNP |
T12 (12.67) |
2 (33.33) |
DNP |
DNP |
Tom Watson (98.67 pts) |
DNP |
T4 (53.33) |
T17 (22) |
DNP |
5 (23.33) |
DNP |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Senior PGA Championship
Player | Insperity Championship | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | Greater Gwinnett Championship | Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | Toshiba Classic | ACE Group Classic | Allianz Championship |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Karbowski (0 pts) |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T74 (0) |
Mike Hulbert (0.67 pts) |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T66 (0.67) |
DNP |
Vicente Fernandez (0.67 pts) |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T65 (0.67) |
Des Smyth (1.33 pts) |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T61 (1.33) |
Mark James (2.33 pts) |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T52 (2.33) |
Joel Edwards (2.67 pts) |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T48 (2.67) |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
Jerry Pate (2.67 pts) |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T46 (2.67) |
Tom Wargo (3 pts) |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T41 (3) |
Joey Sindelar (3 pts) |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T41 (3) |
DNP |
Anders Forsbrand (4.67 pts) |
T74 (0) |
DNP |
T60 (2.67) |
T54 (2) |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Senior PGA Championship
Best Bets:
Peter Senior
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | T5 | T11 |
Has knocked on the door and is close to coming through. This guy can really play, just look at how he has won the Australian Open and Australian PGA Championship over 50, yes he could take this title.
Fred Couples
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T2 |
Always your top pick, the weather will be important as if it’s warm it will help his back. On paper he is the best on the Champions Tour, but things beyond his control could doom him.
Bernhard Langer
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | T23 | T17 | 2 |
Always knocks on the door at Champions majors, is the tour’s only multiple winner and someone that will be contending on Sunday.
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Best of the rest:
Jeff Sluman
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T44 | T18 | T21 | T5 | T9 |
Another of those that plays well on tough courses, which will give him an advantage.
Rocco Mediate
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Playing in this event for the first time, has had a great start to his Senior career and you have to think he can win a Senior major.
Kenny Perry
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | T22 |
Have no idea on why he hasn’t dominated this tour, he played well on the PGA Tour in his late 40s but when he joined the Champions Tour it was like he stopped working on his game and has just floated through.
Solid contenders
Michael Allen
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | T11 | T11 | Win |
Always a guy you don’t think of but his record on tough courses on the Champions Tour shows that he is someone you have to think of. Did win this event back in 2009.
Mark Calcavecchia
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T13 |
This guy has the game and could do it, his problem is nerves so he needs to either back into a win or be able to control those nerves.
Tom Pernice, Jr.
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T38 | T18 |
Could be the dark horse of the field. He can win this and play well, but he has to be playing better than he has in the last month.
Long shots that could come through:
Tom Watson
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T18 | 4 | T16 | T52 | T23 | T27 | T4 | T17 | T18 | Win |
Many will think that he is past his prime, but he won this event two years ago and still has the game.
Steve Pate
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | T8 |
He has been in the top-ten twice, the only question is if he can handle the pressure if leading
Esteban Toledo
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Playing in this event for the first time, he is hot and really wants to dominate. Look for him to do well
Duffy Waldorf
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Another first-timer, he too has been playing well and could surprise a lot of folks
Lightning can’t strike three times
Roger Chapman
2012 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T27 | T69 | T59 |
I am still shocked that Roger has been able to get it going not once, but twice to win the two most prestige events on the Champions Tour. Wisdom says that he should be a lock to contend, but on the Champions Tour he has only had one top-ten other than those two wins, so I just can’t see it happening. Come on Roger, make me look bad.
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