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Pro since 1990

54 years old (born on February 3, 1969)

Retief Goosen

  • 36 victories worldwide including 2 US Open in 2001 and 2004
  • 2022 Champions Tour ranking: 12th

In 2019, the year of his promotion to the senior circuit, Goosen won a major for his first title on the Champions Tour: the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship. He concluded that season with the honorary title of Rookie of the year. Last year, Retief Goosen won his 2nd tournament of the Champions Tour, the Hoag Classic, scoring in 63 (-8) during the last round. Thanks to four more top 10’s, Retief ranked 12th in the final standings. As a matter of interest, the former European No. 1 in 2001 and 2002 was struck and severely injured by lightning while playing on a golf course at the age of 15.

Pro since 1976

59 years old (born 5 January 1964)

Miguel Ángel Jiménez

  • 13 Champions Tour wins
  • 21 European Tour victories
  • 2022 Champions Tour ranking : 5th

Miguel Ángel Jiménez is one of the most endearing players in professional golf. The Spaniard from Malaga is a fan of fast cars and cigars. At age 50, he was able to get the better of younger opponents and won the Spanish Open in a play-off. He, thus, became the oldest winner of the European Tour. Since he switched to the Champions Tour, “The Mechanic” as he is nicknamed, has been just as prolific. Already 13 victories including one major, the Senior Open Championship. The Spaniard is in great shape as he won three times in the United States last year.

Pro since 1972

65 years old (born on August 27, 1957)

Bernhard Langer

  • 110 victories worldwide including 44 on the Champions Tour
  • Winner of 11 majors on the Champions Tour
  • 2022 Champions Tour ranking: 6th

Bernhard Langer is an example of longevity for all players. Age limit does not seem to affect the German player. He has been playing on the Champions Tour for 16 years, and is still performing well. He wins at least one tournament every season. The latest one dates back to November. He held the Champions Tour number one title 11 times including 7 successive ones. This record will be difficult to beat in the future. Before playing in the seniors, Langer had distinguished himself by his 2 victories at the Masters of Augusta (1985 and 1993) and his place of world No.1 on the day the World Ranking was established.

Pro since 1982

60 years old (born 29 November 1962)

Santiago Luna

  • Three-time winner of the Hassan II Trophy: 1998, 2002, 2003
  • 5 wins including 4 wins on the European Senior Tour

Santiago Luna could not miss an edition of the Champions Tour at the Royal Golf Dar Es Salaam. The Spaniard is indeed the record holder of victories at the Hassan II Trophy with three successes. He is even the only player with the late Payne Stewart to have won the tournament two years in a row. When he joined the senior ranks, he established himself in his first season. Today, he has four victories on the European Legends Tour and returns to Rabat on the land of his exploits.

Pro since 1987

59 years old (born June 23, 1963)

Colin Montgomerie

  • Winner of the Hassan II Trophy in 1997
  • 54 world victories including 7 on the Champions Tour
  • 8 times European n°1 and 2 times European Senior Tour n°1

Colin Montgomerie is a European golf monument. He reigned supreme from 1993 to 2005. His domination continued when he became 50 and joined the ranks of seniors. An eight-time member of the European Ryder Cup team, Monty has never lost a singles match. In the United States, he won three Champions Tour majors: 2 Senior PGA Championship in 2014 and 2015, and the 2014 US Senior Open. From 2014 to 2016, the Scot, beholder of the Order of the British Empire decoration, ranked second of the Champions Tour Order of Merit.

Pro since 1985

57 years old (born on February 5, 1966)

José María Olazábal

  • 29 victories worldwide including the 1994 and 1999 Masters
  • 2022 Champions Tour ranking: 95th

Being a green keeper’s son and grandson, José María Olazábal hit his first balls at the age of 2. Severiano Ballesteros, then, spotted this Basque young prodigy. Both players have maintained a perfect bond that shows when they play the doubles in the Ryder Cup together: they make an almost unbeatable pair. In 2012, he was the captain of a team who made an unthinkable comeback to beat the Americans in Chicago. Individually, Chemma (that is his nickname) won 2 Masters of Augusta and 21 tournaments on the European Tour. At the Morocco Champions 2020, in Marrakech, he was the author of a hole-in-one during the 2nd round of the PGA Champions Tour tournament.