2010 Year in Review: Here's how it happened

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Watson kicked off his 2010 season by shooting 63-66-65 to win the Mitsubishi Electric Championship.

Editor's note: In case you've forgotten, PGA TOUR media officials Dave Senko and Phil Stambaugh took at look back at how the 2010 season unfolded.

Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai: Tom Watson played the back nine in an impressive 17-under par and made birdies in all three rounds on Nos. 10, 11 and 12.

Allianz Championship: In addition to chipping in from a greenside bunker to win a playoff, Bernhard Langer birdied No. 18 in all three rounds.

Toshiba Classic: Fred Couples birdied No. 18 all three days and was 10-under par on the three par 5s at Newport Beach Country Club, with six birdies and two eagles.

The Cap Cana Championship: Fred Couples played the four par 5s in 12-under par, with 10 birdies and an eagle. He also set a course record with a closing-round, 10-under-par 62.

Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf: The team of Mark O'Meara and Nick Price played all 54 holes without a bogey and finished with 24 birdies and two eagles.

Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic: Despite starting with consecutive bogeys on his first two holes in the first round and a bogey on his 54th hole, David Eger emerged with a one-stroke win over Tommy Armour III.

Regions Charity Classic: Long-hitting Dan Forsman was 11-under par on the par 5s, including six birdies and three eagles. Forsman also posted nine-hole scores of 6-under-par 30 on his closing nine in the second round and his opening-nine on the final day.

Senior PGA Championship: Tom Lehman overcame numerous bumps in the road on his way to his first major title on the Champions Tour. Lehman started and finished his opening round with a bogey, made a triple bogey on No. 17 in the third round and then made bogeys on Nos. 2, 3 and 5 on Sunday. However, he was the only player in the field to post four sub-par rounds and defeated Fred Couples and David Frost in a one-hole playoff.

The Principal Charity Classic: A year after losing in a playoff in Iowa, Nick Price parlayed strong play on the par 5s (six birdies and an eagle) to avenge his 2009 defeat at the Glen Oaks CC.

Montreal Championship: Larry Mize matched his career-low round on the Champions Tour with a closing-round 64 to overtake John Cook in Quebec. Mize had an eagle and three birdies on the back nine and ended a victory drought of 16 years, 10 months, 26 days. His last PGA TOUR win came at the 1993 Buick Open in Michigan.

Senior British Open: After having finished second twice and third three times in the British Open, Bernhard Langer broke through at the Senior British Open, holding off Corey Pavin by a stroke at Carnoustie for his first major title on the Champions Tour. Langer led by three strokes at the start of the final round and survived three-putting both the eighth and ninth greens. After making birdie at No. 15, he parred his way to his 11th career win in three years on the circuit.

U.S. Senior Open Championship: Bernhard Langer became the first USGA champion from Germany, posting four straight rounds in the 60s at Sahalee Country Club including a bogey-free 67 on Sunday, to win the U.S. Senior Open by three strokes over Fred Couples who was making his first appearance in the championship. Langer thwarted Couples' bid to win the prestigious event in his hometown of Seattle. The win gave Langer consecutive major titles, a first since Tom Watson in 2003.

3M Championship: David Frost made it almost look too easy. After sharing the 36-hole lead with Mark Calcavecchia, Frost started his final round birdie-birdie-eagle on his way to a 7-under-par 29 on the front nine. Birdies at Nos. 10 and 11 helped him build a seven-stroke margin and he cruised to his first Champions Tour win in his 20th start on the Champions Tour. After his 25-foot eagle putt on No. 18, Frost finished with an 11-under-par total of 61 and a 54-hole record-tying score of 191 (25-under-par).

JELD-WEN Tradition: Fred Funk birdied the 16th hole in the final round to break away from a crowded leaderboard and win the event for the second time in three years. Funk had missed a short birdie opportunity on the previous hole, but his 12-foot putt gave him a one-stroke advantage over Michael Allen which held up. Allen tied for second along with Chien-Soon Lu, who nearly made birdie from the bunker on the final hole which would have got tenhim in a playoff with Funk. Funk's win marked the third year in succession he had one a major title. He won the 2009 U.S. Senior Open.

Boeing Classic: Bernhard Langer celebrated his 53rd birthday by winning his fifth event of 2010 at the Boeing Classic. The victory, coupled with Langer's triumph three weeks earlier at the U.S. Senior Open, made him just the third player ever to claim a pair of Champions Tour events in the same metropolitan area (Seattle). Langer took the lead late in the second round en route to a 9-under-par 63 and then increased his margin early in the final round when Nick Price, the first-round leader, made three consecutive bogeys. Price battled back to within two strokes of Langer early on the back nine but could get no closer and Langer eventually won by three shots.

Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach: Just before Tom Pernice, Jr. was lining up his birdie bid from 25 feet to take the lead, Ted Schulz made a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th hole. Pernice Jr. missed and that, along with a fat third shot with a sand wedge by Tom Kite, allowed Schulz to make a routine par on the final hole for his first-ever win on the Champions Tour. The victory was the first on TOUR for Schulz since the 1991 Nissan Los Angeles Open and ended a drought of 19 years, 6 months and 12 days.

Posco E&C Songdo Championship: Russ Cochran won the Champions Tour's first foray into Asia with an official tournament when he defeated Fred Funk in a playoff for the Posco E&C Songdo Championship in South Korea. Cochran sank a short birdie putt on the first extra hole for the win. Funk appeared in position to win in regulation but he missed a 2-foot birdie putt to force the overtime session. Cochran's winning putt came moments after he hit a perfect bunker shot to within 2 feet of the hole.

SAS Championship: Russ Cochran won a second consecutive event thanks to two birdies on his last three holes. Cochran made a key 7-foot birdie putt at No. 16 to forge a three-stroke lead over defending champion Tom Pernice, Jr. His lead was briefly reduced to one shot after Pernice holed a short eagle putt at the par-5 17th hole at Prestonwood. However, Cochran answered moments later with a two-putt birdie from 22 feet at No. 17 which allowed him to play the final hole with a two-stroke lead. Cochran's drive at No. 18 ended up near the front lip of a fairway bunker and he could only advance his second shot 30 yards down the fairway on the par-4 hole. He then hit a wedge 4feet from the hole and then saved par to preserve a two-stroke win in Cary, N.C.

Ensure Classic at Rock Barn: Gary Hallberg tied the Champions Tour record for lowest final round by a tournament winner when he closed with an 11-under-par 61 to defeat Fred Couples by one stroke. Hallberg birdied his final hole to finish at 18 under and then had to wait as three groups made a run at him. After birdies at Nos. 14, 15 and 16 got Couples to within one stroke at 17 under, he was unable to convert chances on the final two holes, missing a chance to extend the tournament when he missed a birdie putt from 8 feet on No. 18. It was Hallberg's first win since winning on the Nationwide Tour in 2002.

Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship: Mark O'Meara made par on the first extra hole to defeat Michael Allen. O'Meara started the day with a two-stroke advantage over three players, but Allen birdied three of his final five holes to pull even after 17 holes. Allen missed a 7-foot birdie chance at No. 18 and then O'Meara, playing one group behind, saw his 35-footer for birdie and the win stop 2 inches short. On the extra hole, Allen's drive went right off the tee into the rough and his shot from there fell short of the green. O'Meara hit a perfect drive and 7-iron to 25 feet and two putted for the win after Allen's missed his par putt from 15 feet.

Administaff Small Business Classic: After making a double-bogey at No. 8 on Sunday, Fred Couples appeared like he would be chasing leader Corey Pavin for the rest of the day. Pavin maintained his two-stroke advantage over Couples through the 10th hole but just over an hour later, he found himself five behind the former Houston Cougar. Couples first tied Pavin with birdies at Nos. 11 and 12, but the big turnaround in the event came at No. 13. After his drive landed near the lip of a fairway bunker, Pavin went on to miss a 7-foot par putt. Couples meanwhile, holed a 20-foot eagle putt on the par to take the lead for good. Another Pavin bogey at the 14th hole ended his chances. Couples had all the momentum and finished with birdies at Nos. 14, 16 and 18 for a final-round 63 that included a record 7-under 29 on his last nine holes. He forged a seven-stroke triumph over Mark Wiebe who was even par on his final nine.

AT&T Championship: Rod Spittle open qualified on Monday and then won a one-hole playoff against Jeff Sluman to become the 10th open qualifier to win an event. He was also the first since Pete Oakley did at the 2004 Senior British Open. Sluman grabbed the lead with a birdie at No. 16 to go to 12 under before Spittle made successive birdies on Nos. 15-17 to pull even. After each made par on No. 18, Spittle won when he made a 4-foot par putt on the first extra hole. Sluman hit it into the bunker in the playoff and then blasted out to 14 feet and missed the putt. Spittle's tee shot landed just inches from the back bunker and despite a awkward spot, Spittle wedged it to 4 feet for his winner.

Charles Schwab Cup Championship: After Michael Allen first made a 30-foot birdie from the fringe at No. 10, John Cook topped him with a 15-foot birdie of his own to preserve a one-stroke lead. Both players made pars over the next five holes before Cook widened his margin to two shots with a two-putt birdie from the front fringe at the drivable par-4 16th hole. Allen was unable to get up and down from the greenside bunker, missing a 12-foot birdie putt. Cook held a two-stroke lead going to No. 18 and sealed his win when he made a par putt from 18 feet.