Rankings
2025 Rankings
PGA Tour Champions Players
Through The James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational
April 23, 2025
Angel Cabrera won his first PGA Tour Champions event at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational. He was the second alternate and only got into the field when Mark Hensby withdrew from the tournament.
The victory gives Cabrera an exemption on PGA TOUR Champions through the end of 2026.
As a member of the European Tour, Cabrera won the U.S. Open in 2007, beating Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk who finished second. Two seasons later, in 2009, he won the Masters in a playoff defeating Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry.
As a member of the DP World Tour, Cabrera was in the top 15 in the Order of Merit 15 times.
In a story that could only happen in golf, Cabrera was playing the Masters with Rory McIlroy on the Sunday in 2011 when McIlroy had the lead and proceeded to hit his tee shot on the 10th hole toward a tree. The ball ricocheted off the tree and landed between two cabins to the left of the hole. McIlroy made mistake after mistake on the back nine that day, losing what seemed like a perfect chance to win his first green jacket. Charl Schwartzel won by making birdies on the last four holes.
In the recent Masters, McIlroy, after finally winning the tournament, told a story about Cabrera.
“I got to my locker this morning and I opened it up,” McIlroy said, “and there was a note in there from Angel Cabrera, and just wishing me luck. And Angel Cabrera was the player I played with on the final day in 2011, it was a nice touch and a little bit ironic at the same time.”
Stricker still leads in the Power Performance Rankings. He remains 3.19 points ahead of Stewart Cink who is second.
In addition to the regular event, on Friday and Saturday, there were 26 two-person teams comprised of one Champions Tour player and one NFL Hall of Famer, playing a Best Ball format. The counted score for each hole in the Pro-Am competition was either the Champions Tour player’s gross score or the football legend’s net score, which ever was lower.
Tim Brown (Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015), playing with Tim O’Neal, won the inaugural team competition. They were four strokes ahead of all other teams.
Biggest Move Up: Retief Goosen, from 41st to 37th.
Biggest Moves Down: K.J. Choi, from 11th to 15th; Charlie Wi, from 34th to 38th.
Dropped for Insufficient Points: David Toms, Brian Gay.
Debuting: Freddie Jacobson, Angel Cabrera
Rankings are based on 12-month performances of Champions Tour players. When a tournament is played, the previous year’s results are dropped. Losing a high finish, dropping a low finish, adding a new high finish or a new low finish affects standings. Players must have a minimum number of points to be included in the rankings, but all players are tracked.
In the chart: Blue bold italic indicates change from last week. Shaded with yellow indicates largest changes. Orange is for dropped players and Green is for returning or entering players. Red is for winners. $$ column of numbers reflects position on Champions Tour money list.
For more information on the Power Performance Rankings, contact Kathy Bissell. Email golfshow4653@gmail.com. This system is not compiled by the PGA Tour.