Champions Tour Midseason Report

3
Wins by the usually dominant 50-year-olds, in this case Bernhard Langer (two) and Mark Wiebe (one).

9
Winners who have come from behind in the final round.

68.2
The average final-round score of the year's winners, including the 74 shot by Senior PGA Championship winner Jay Haas under brutal conditions at Oak Hill.

5
Winners who have made a birdie on the final hole. (Three winners have closed with consecutive birdies.)

1
First-time winner (the tour has averaged seven a year since 1997): Andy North (far left), teaming with Tom Watson at the Legends.

7
Number of strokes made up by winner Denis Watson in the final round of the AT&T Champions Classic, the biggest comeback on tour since 2005.

2
Haas 's score on the par-4 17th hole during the third round of the Senior PGA . Haas hit a 162-yard eight-iron from the rough that bounced through the fringe and rolled into the cup to give him a share of the lead. It was the shot of the half year.

9
Number of events out of 11 in which Haas has finished sixth or better—a major win, another win, two seconds, two thirds, two fourths and a sixth—making him our player of the half year.