Was one of 15 players to surpass the $1-million mark in season earnings. Player of the Month for May. Continued to play selected events on the European Senior Tour, and won the John Jacobs Trophy as that circuit's Order of Merit winner.

Started the year as a non-exempt player and turned his career around in his first start of the campaign when he won the Senior PGA Championship by two strokes over John Cook, becoming just the third Englishman to win on the PGA TOUR Champions and second (Mark James) to claim a major championship. Led or shared the lead in each of the four rounds at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Mich. Victory came in his 16th career PGA TOUR Champions start. Enjoyed a five-stroke lead after 54 holes, and his advantage reached nine strokes early Sunday before he held on for a two-shot victory that made him immediately exempt on the PGA TOUR Champions.

Returned to Michigan and won the U.S. Senior Open just north of Detroit, at Indianwood CC. Rallied from four strokes back of Bernhard Langer, overtaking him late on the front nine and then held off Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin and Fred Funk down the stretch, to become the first Englishman to win a USGA event since Tony Jacklin at the 1970 U.S. Open at Hazeltine CC. Secured the victory by hitting a career 5-iron shot to within inches of the cup at the 205-yard, par-3 17th hole for a tap-in birdie that moved his lead back to two strokes, his eventual winning margin. Became the eighth player to win the U.S. Senior Open in his first appearance and the third international winner of the championship in the last five years. Victory at Indianwood, coupled with his Senior PGA Championship triumph, made him just the first player since Langer in 2010 to claim a pair of majors in the same year. He also joined Gary Player (1987), Jack Nicklaus (1991) and Hale Irwin (1998) as the fourth player to claim the Senior PGA Championship and U.S. Senior Open in the same year. Also became the first player since Mike Reid at the 2009 Tradition, whose first two PGA TOUR Champions wins came in majors. He was the fifth player overall to pull off that feat.

Garnered a $200,000 annuity by finishing fourth in the season-long Charles Schwab Cup race.

Forced to withdraw after the opening round of The Senior Open Championship with a neck injury.