Opened his season with a runner-up finish at the MasterCard Championship at Hualalai. Shared the first-round lead with Loren Roberts and Tom Watson after carding a 9-under 63 and then took sole possession of the 36-hole lead with a tournament-record 17-under 127. Two-day score on the Big Island matched the Champions Tour all-time record in relation to par. Seemed poised for victory until Roberts passed him on the back nine Sunday, and he eventually ended one stroke short despite shooting a final-round 65. His 24-under 192 at Hualalai was the lowest 54-hole score ever posted on the Champions Tour that didn't win.

Was the 36-hole leader at the Constellation Energy Classic, but eventually was among three players who finished T2, three strokes back of Bob Gilder.

Had a pair of eagles in the second round of The Senior Open Championship that led to a 63, matching his Champions Tour career low.