Statistical Awards
The Arnold Palmer Award is given to the player who earns the most Champions Tour money in a season. The Byron Nelson Award goes to the player who has the lowest scoring average (strokes-per-round).
| Year | Arnold Palmer Award | Byron Nelson Award | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Player | Country | Scoring Average | |
| 1980 | Don January | United States | 44,100 | Don January | United States | 71.00 |
| 1981 | Miller Barber | United States | 83,136 | Miller Barber | United States | 69.57 |
| 1982 | Miller Barber | United States | 106,890 | Don January | United States | 70.03 |
| 1983 | Don January | United States | 237,571 | Don January | United States | 69.46 |
| 1984 | Don January | United States | 328,597 | Don January | United States | 70.68 |
| 1985 | Peter Thomson | Australia | 386,724 | Don January | United States | 70.11 |
| 1986 | Bruce Crampton | Australia | 454,299 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | Puerto Rico | 69.65 |
| 1987 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | Puerto Rico | 509,145 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | Puerto Rico | 70.07 |
| 1988 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 533,929 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 70.05 |
| 1989 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 725,887 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 69.78 |
| 1990 | Lee Trevino | United States | 1,190,518 | Lee Trevino | United States | 68.89 |
| 1991 | Mike Hill | United States | 1,065,657 | Lee Trevino | United States | 69.50 |
| 1992 | Lee Trevino | United States | 1,027,002 | Lee Trevino | United States | 69.46 |
| 1993 | Dave Stockton | United States | 1,175,944 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | 69.59 |
| 1994 | Dave Stockton | United States | 1,402,519 | Raymond Floyd | United States | 69.08 |
| 1995 | Jim Colbert | United States | 1,444,386 | Raymond Floyd | United States | 69.47 |
| 1996 | Jim Colbert | United States | 1,627,890 | Hale Irwin | United States | 69.47 |
| 1997 | Hale Irwin | United States | 2,343,364 | Hale Irwin | United States | 68.92 |
| 1998 | Hale Irwin | United States | 2,861,945 | Hale Irwin | United States | 68.59 |
| 1999 | Bruce Fleisher | United States | 2,515,705 | Bruce Fleisher | United States | 69.19 |
| 2000 | Larry Nelson | United States | 2,708,005 | Gil Morgan | United States | 68.83 |
| 2001 | Allen Doyle | United States | 2,553,582 | Gil Morgan | United States | 69.20 |
| 2002 | Hale Irwin | United States | 3,028,304 | Hale Irwin | United States | 68.93 |
| 2003 | Tom Watson | United States | 1,853,108 | Tom Watson | United States | 68.81 |
| 2004 | Craig Stadler | United States | 2,306,066 | Craig Stadler | United States | 69.30 |
| 2005 | Dana Quigley | United States | 2,170,258 | Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe Ireland |
69.41 |
| 2006 | Jay Haas | United States | 2,420,227 | Loren Roberts | United States | 69.01 |
| 2007 | Jay Haas | United States | 2,581,001 | Loren Roberts | United States | 69.31 |
| 2008 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | 2,035,073 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | 69.65 |
| 2009 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | 2,139,451 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | 68.92 |
| 2010 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | 2,648,939 | Fred Couples | United States | 67.96 |
| 2011 | Tom Lehman | United States | 2,081,526 | Mark Calcavecchia | United States | 69.04 |
| 2012 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | 2,140,296 | Fred Couples | United States | 68.52 |
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