2018 PGA Tour

The 2018 PGA Tour was the 103rd season of the PGA Tour, and the 51st since separating from the PGA of America. The season began on October 5, 2017.

Schedule

The following table lists official events for 2017–18.[1]

The schedule contains 48 events, including two new ones: The CJ Cup in South Korea and the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, a former event on the Web.com Tour based out of the Dominican Republic. The Barbasol Championship will be played in Kentucky, the first non-major PGA Tour event in the state since 1959. The Puerto Rico Open became an unofficial charity event in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerOWGR
points
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
Notes
Oct 8 Safeway Open California United States Brendan Steele (3) 26 6,200,000 1,116,000
Oct 15 CIMB Classic Malaysia United States Pat Perez (3) 48 7,000,000 1,260,000 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
Oct 22 CJ Cup South Korea United States Justin Thomas (7) 50 9,250,000 1,665,000 New tournament
Oct 29 WGC-HSBC Champions China England Justin Rose (8) 64 9,750,000 1,660,000 World Golf Championships
Oct 29 Sanderson Farms Championship Mississippi United States Ryan Armour (1) 24 4,300,000 774,000 Alternate event
Nov 5 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada United States Patrick Cantlay (1) 30 6,800,000 1,224,000
Nov 12 OHL Classic at Mayakoba Mexico United States Patton Kizzire (1) 32 7,100,000 1,278,000
Nov 19 RSM Classic Georgia United States Austin Cook (1) 30 6,200,000 1,116,000
Jan 7 Sentry Tournament of Champions Hawaii United States Dustin Johnson (17) 56 6,300,000 1,260,000 Winners-only event
Jan 14 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii United States Patton Kizzire (2) 48 6,200,000 1,116,000
Jan 21 CareerBuilder Challenge California Spain Jon Rahm (2) 40 5,900,000 1,062,000 Celebrity pro-am
Jan 29[n 1] Farmers Insurance Open California Australia Jason Day (11) 54 6,900,000 1,242,000
Feb 4 Waste Management Phoenix Open Arizona United States Gary Woodland (3) 60 6,900,000 1,242,000
Feb 11 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am California United States Ted Potter Jr. (2) 54 7,400,000 1,332,000 Celebrity pro-am
Feb 18 Genesis Open California United States Bubba Watson (10) 62 7,200,000 1,296,000
Feb 25 The Honda Classic Florida United States Justin Thomas (8) 52 6,600,000 1,188,000
Mar 4 WGC-Mexico Championship Mexico United States Phil Mickelson (43) 72 10,000,000 1,700,000 World Golf Championships
Mar 11 Valspar Championship Florida England Paul Casey (2) 52 6,500,000 1,170,000
Mar 18 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (14) 58 8,900,000 1,602,000 Invitational
Mar 25 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Texas United States Bubba Watson (11) 74 10,000,000 1,700,000 World Golf Championships
Mar 25 Corales Puntacana Resort
and Club Championship
Dominican Republic United States Brice Garnett (1) 24 3,000,000 540,000 New to the PGA Tour
Alternate event
Apr 1 Houston Open Texas England Ian Poulter (3) 48 7,000,000 1,260,000
Apr 8 Masters Tournament Georgia United States Patrick Reed (6) 100 11,000,000 1,980,000 Major championship
Apr 15 RBC Heritage South Carolina Japan Satoshi Kodaira (1) 52 6,700,000 1,206,000 Invitational
Apr 22 Valero Texas Open Texas United States Andrew Landry (1) 40 6,200,000 1,116,000
Apr 29 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana United States Billy Horschel (5) &
United States Scott Piercy (4)
n/a 7,200,000 1,036,800
(each)
Team event
May 6 Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina Australia Jason Day (12) 60 7,700,000 1,386,000
May 13 The Players Championship Florida United States Webb Simpson (5) 80 11,000,000 1,980,000 Flagship event
May 20 AT&T Byron Nelson Texas United States Aaron Wise (1) 34 7,700,000 1,386,000
May 27 Fort Worth Invitational Texas England Justin Rose (9) 56 7,100,000 1,278,000 Invitational
Jun 3 The Memorial Tournament Ohio United States Bryson DeChambeau (2) 70 8,900,000 1,602,000 Invitational
Jun 10 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee United States Dustin Johnson (18) 36 6,600,000 1,188,000
Jun 17 U.S. Open New York United States Brooks Koepka (3) 100 12,000,000 2,160,000 Major championship
Jun 24 Travelers Championship Connecticut United States Bubba Watson (12) 58 7,000,000 1,260,000
Jul 1 Quicken Loans National Maryland Italy Francesco Molinari (1) 34 7,100,000 1,278,000 Invitational
Jul 8 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier West Virginia United States Kevin Na (2) 34 7,300,000 1,314,000
Jul 15 John Deere Classic Illinois United States Michael Kim (1) 24 5,800,000 1,044,000
Jul 22 The Open Championship
(British Open)
Scotland Italy Francesco Molinari (2) 100 10,500,000 1,890,000 Major championship
Jul 23[n 2] Barbasol Championship Kentucky United States Troy Merritt (2) 24 3,500,000 630,000 Alternate event
Jul 29 RBC Canadian Open Ontario United States Dustin Johnson (19) 46 6,200,000 1,116,000
Aug 5 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio United States Justin Thomas (9) 74 10,000,000 1,700,000 World Golf Championships
Aug 5 Barracuda Championship Nevada United States Andrew Putnam (1) 24 3,400,000 612,000 Alternate event
Aug 12 PGA Championship Missouri United States Brooks Koepka (4) 100 11,000,000 1,980,000 Major championship
Aug 19 Wyndham Championship North Carolina United States Brandt Snedeker (9) 34 6,000,000 1,080,000
Aug 26 The Northern Trust New Jersey United States Bryson DeChambeau (3) 76 9,000,000 1,620,000 FedEx Cup Playoffs
Sep 3 Dell Technologies Championship Massachusetts United States Bryson DeChambeau (4) 76 9,000,000 1,620,000 FedEx Cup Playoffs
Sep 10[n 2] BMW Championship Pennsylvania United States Keegan Bradley (4) 72 9,000,000 1,620,000 FedEx Cup Playoffs
Sep 23 Tour Championship Georgia United States Tiger Woods (80) 62 9,000,000 1,620,000 FedEx Cup Playoffs
  1. Finished on Monday due to darkness.
  2. 1 2 Finished on Monday due to weather.

Unofficial events

The following events do not carry FedEx Cup points or official money, although some do give out OWGR points.

DateTournamentLocationWinner(s)OWGR
points
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
Notes
Dec 3 Hero World Challenge Bahamas United States Rickie Fowler 48 3,500,000 1,000,000 18-player field
Dec 10 QBE Shootout Florida United States Sean O'Hair &
United States Steve Stricker
n/a 3,300,000 410,000
(each)
12 two-player teams
Dec 17 PNC Father-Son Challenge Florida Argentina Ángel Cabrera
& Ángel Cabrera Jr
n/a 1,085,000 200,000 20 two-player teams
Mar 4 Puerto Rico Open Charity Day Puerto Rico United States Cheyenne Woods &
United States George McNeill
n/a 3,000,000 540,000 Hurricane Maria relief tournament
Jun 25 CVS Health Charity Classic Rhode Island United States Billy Andrade,
United States Keegan Bradley, &
Canada Brooke Henderson
n/a 1,500,000 140,000
(each)
Six three-player teams
Sep 30 Ryder Cup France Europe Team Europe n/a Two 12-man teams

Money leaders

This section shows the final money leaders table.

RankPlayerCountryEventsPrize money ($)
1Justin Thomas United States238,694,821
2Dustin Johnson United States208,457,352
3Justin Rose England188,130,678
4Bryson DeChambeau United States268,094,489
5Brooks Koepka United States177,094,047
6Bubba Watson United States245,793,748
7Tony Finau United States285,620,138
8Tiger Woods United States185,443,841
9Webb Simpson United States265,376,417
10Jason Day Australia205,087,461

Source:[2]

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)Brooks Koepka United States
PGA Player of the YearBrooks Koepka United States
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award)Justin Thomas United States
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)Dustin Johnson United States
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)Dustin Johnson United States
Rookie of the Year
FedEx CupJustin Rose England

See also

References

  1. "PGA Tour releases 2017–18 Season schedule". PGA Tour. September 19, 2017.
  2. "Money Leaders – 2018". PGA Tour.
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