2018 in golf
This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2018.
Men's professional golf
- 5–8 April: Masters Tournament – Patrick Reed won by one stroke over Rickie Fowler. It was his first major victory.[1]
- 14–17 June: U.S. Open – Brooks Koepka won by one stroke over Tommy Fleetwood. It was his second straight U.S. Open championship.[2]
- 19–22 July: The Open Championship – Francesco Molinari won by two strokes over Kevin Kisner, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, and Xander Schauffele. He was the first Italian to win a major championship.[3]
- 9–12 August: PGA Championship – Brooks Koepka won by two strokes over Tiger Woods. He is the first player since Woods in 2000 to win both the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship in the same year.[4]
- 1–4 March WGC-Mexico Championship – Phil Mickelson won in a playoff over Justin Thomas. It was his second WGC-Mexico Championship win, and his third WGC win overall.[5]
- 21–25 March: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play – Bubba Watson defeated Kevin Kisner, 7 & 6, in the championship match. It was the first time he won the Match Play event, and the second time he has won any WGC event.[6]
- 2–5 August: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational – Justin Thomas won by four stokes over Kyle Stanley. It was his first WGC win.[7]
- 25–28 October: WGC-HSBC Champions –
FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs
- 23–26 August: The Northern Trust – Bryson DeChambeau won by four strokes over Tony Finau.[8]
- 31 August – 3 September: Dell Technologies Championship – Bryson DeChambeau won his second straight playoff event by two strokes over Justin Rose.[9]
- 6–9 September: BMW Championship – Keegan Bradley won in a playoff over Justin Rose.[10]
- 20–23 September: Tour Championship – Tiger Woods won by two strokes over Billy Horschel. Justin Rose's T4 finish gave Rose the FedEx Cup.[11][12]
Other leading PGA Tour events
- 10–13 May: The Players Championship – Webb Simpson won by four strokes over Xander Schauffele, Charl Schwartzel, and Jimmy Walker.[13]
For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2018 PGA Tour.
Leading European Tour events
- 24–27 May: BMW PGA Championship – Francesco Molinari won by two strokes over Rory McIlroy.[14]
- 15–18 November: DP World Tour Championship, Dubai –
For a complete list of European Tour results see 2018 European Tour.
Team events
- 12–14 January: EurAsia Cup – Europe defeated Asia by a score of 14 to 10.[15]
- 28–30 September: Ryder Cup – Europe defeated USA by a score of 17.5 to 10.5.[16]
- 22–25 November: World Cup of Golf –
Tour leaders
- PGA Tour –
- This total does not include FedEx Cup bonuses.
- European Tour
- Japan Golf Tour –
- Asian Tour –
- PGA Tour of Australasia –
- Sunshine Tour –
Awards
- PGA Tour –
- FedEx Cup –
- PGA Player of the Year –
- Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) –
- Leading money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) –
- Vardon Trophy –
- Byron Nelson Award –
- Rookie of the Year –
- Payne Stewart Award –
- FedEx Cup –
- European Tour
- Golfer of the Year –
- Rookie of the Year –
- Web.com Tour
Results from other tours
- 2018 Asian Tour
- 2018 PGA Tour of Australasia
- 2018 PGA Tour Canada
- 2018 Challenge Tour
- 2018 Japan Golf Tour
- 2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
- 2018–19 Sunshine Tour
- 2018 Web.com Tour
Other happenings
- 7 January: Three tours were added to the Official World Golf Ranking: Big Easy Tour, China Tour, and PGA Tour China, which returned after a one-year hiatus.[17][18]
- 2 May: The Official World Golf Ranking Board removed OneAsia from the list of eligible tours.[19]
- 13 May: Justin Thomas took over the world number one ranking from Dustin Johnson.[20]
- 10 June: Johnson regained the world number one ranking from Thomas.[21]
- 20 July: The OWGR board announced the addition of three tours starting in 2019: Professional Golf Tour of India, All Thailand Golf Tour, and Abema TV Tour (Japan Challenge Tour).[22] The move expands the number of tours in the OWGR to 23.
- 10 September: Justin Rose took over the world number one ranking from Johnson. It is his first time at number one.[10]
- 21 September: Oliver Fisher shot the first 59 (12-under-par) in European Tour history, in the second round of the Portugal Masters at Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course in Vilamoura, Portugal.[23]
- 23 September: Tiger Woods got his first victory in over five years, by winning the Tour Championship. It was his 80th victory on the PGA Tour. It also enabled him to finish second in the FedEx Cup standings.[11]
- 23 September: Johnson regained the world number one ranking from Rose with a third place finish at the Tour Championship.[24]
Women's professional golf
- 29 March – 1 April: ANA Inspiration – Pernilla Lindberg won in a playoff over Inbee Park and Jennifer Song. It was her first major victory, as well as her first professional victory.[25]
- 31 May – 3 June: U.S. Women's Open – Ariya Jutanugarn won in a playoff over Kim Hyo-joo. It was her first U.S. Women's Open championship, and her second major championship.[26]
- 28 June – 1 July: KPMG Women's PGA Championship – Park Sung-hyun won the championship in a playoff over Nasa Hataoka and Ryu So-yeon.[27] It was Park's second major win.
- 2–5 August: Women's British Open – Georgia Hall won her first major by two strokes over Pornanong Phatlum.[28]
- 13–16 September: The Evian Championship – Angela Stanford won her first major championship by one stroke over four other players.[29]
For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2018 LPGA Tour.
Additional LPGA Tour events
- 15–18 November: CME Group Tour Championship –
For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see 2018 Ladies European Tour.
Team events
- 4–7 October: International Crown – Host South Korea won by four points over the United States and England teams.[30]
Money list leaders
- LPGA Tour –
- LPGA of Japan Tour –
- Ladies European Tour –
- LPGA of Korea Tour –
- Ladies Asian Golf Tour –
- ALPG Tour –
- Symetra Tour –
Awards
- LPGA Tour Player of the Year –
- LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year –
- LPGA Tour Vare Trophy –
- LET Player of the Year –
- LET Rookie of the Year –
Other tour results
Other happenings
- 7 March: The LPGA announced that starting in 2019, The Evian Championship, currently the final major championship of its season, will move from September to July. At that time, the prize fund will increase to US$4.1 million.[31]
- 23 April: Inbee Park rose to number one in the Women's World Golf Rankings after finishing second at the Hugel-JTBC LA Open, replacing Shanshan Feng.[32]
- 8 July: Kim Sei-young posted the lowest 72-hole score (257) and the lowest to-par score (−31) in LPGA Tour history at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic.[33]
- 30 July: Ariya Jutanugarn regained the number one world ranking (last held in June 2017) after winning the Ladies Scottish Open.[34]
- 20 August : Park Sung-hyun rose to number one in the Women's World Golf Rankings after winning the Indy Women in Tech Championship.[35]
Senior men's professional golf
- 17–20 May: Regions Tradition – Miguel Ángel Jiménez won by three strokes over Joe Durant, Gene Sauers, and Steve Stricker. It is his first major championship, and his fifth PGA Tour Champions victory. He became the first Spaniard to win a senior major championship.[36]
- 24–27 May: Senior PGA Championship – Paul Broadhurst won by four strokes over Tim Petrovic. It was his first Senior PGA win and second senior major win.[37]
- 28 June – 1 July: U.S. Senior Open – David Toms won his senior major by one stroke over three other golfers.[38]
- 12–15 July: Senior Players Championship – Vijay Singh won his first senior major in a playoff over Jeff Maggert.[39]
- 26–29 July: Senior Open Championship – Miguel Ángel Jiménez won his second major of the year, beating Bernhard Langer by one stroke.[40]
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events
- 19–21 October: Dominion Charity Classic –
- 26–28 October: PowerShares QQQ Championship –
- 9–11 November: Charles Schwab Cup Championship –
Full results
Money list leaders
Awards
Amateur golf
- 20–23 January: Latin America Amateur Championship – World number 1 Joaquín Niemann from Chile won by five strokes over Alvaro Ortiz from Mexico.[41]
- 18–23 May: NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships – Jennifer Kupcho (Wake Forest) took the individual title[42] and Arizona won its third team title, defeating Alabama, 3−2, in the final.[43]
- 25–30 May: NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships – Broc Everett (Augusta), won the individual title in a sudden-death playoff over Brandon Mancheno (Auburn).[44] Oklahoma State won its 11th team title, defeating Alabama 5–0 in the finals.[45]
- 8–10 June: Curtis Cup – The United States defeated Great Britain and Ireland, 17–3, the largest margin of victory in Cup history.[46]
- 18–23 June: The Amateur Championship – Jovan Rebula of South Africa defeated Robin Dawson of Ireland, 3 and 2, in the final.[47]
- 26–30 June: British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship – Leonie Harm of Germany won, 3 & 2, in the final against American Stephanie Lau.[48]
- 6–12 August: U.S. Women's Amateur – Kristen Gillman defeated Jeon Ji-won in the final, 7 & 6. It was Gillman's second U.S. Women's Amateur, having won the 2014 title.[49]
- 13–19 August: U.S. Amateur – Viktor Hovland defeated Devon Bling, 6 & 5 in the final.[50]
- 29 August – 1 September: Espirito Santo Trophy – The United States team won for the 14th time, besting Japan by 10 strokes.[51]
- 5–8 September: Eisenhower Trophy – Denmark won its first Eisenhower Trophy by one stroke over the United States.[52]
- 4–7 October: Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship – Takumi Kanaya of Japan won by two strokes over Keita Nakajima and Rayhan Thomas.[53]
Other happenings
Golf in multi-sport events
- 25–28 June: Mediterranean Games – Spain swept the gold medals with Mario Galiano winning the men's individual gold, Marta Sanz winning the women's individual gold, and both men's and women's teams taking gold.[54]
- 30 July – 2 August: Central American and Caribbean Games – Marcelo Rozo of Colombia won the men's gold and Alazne Urizar of Venezuela took the women's gold.[55]
- 8–12 August: European Championships – The gold medals went to Pedro Oriol and Scott Fernández of Spain in the men's team event, Cajsa Persson and Linda Wessberg of Sweden in the women's team event, and Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir, Birgir Hafþórsson, Valdis Thora Jonsdottir, and Axel Bóasson of Iceland in the mixed team event.[56][57]
- 23–26 August: Asian Games – Keita Nakajima took the men's individual gold and led the Japanese men's team to the team gold while Yuka Saso took the women's individual gold and led the Filipino women's team to the team gold.[58]
- 9–15 October: Summer Youth Olympics –
Deaths
- 3 March – Lally Segard (born 1921), French amateur golfer who won the 1950 British Ladies Amateur.[59]
- 9 March – Jerry Anderson (born 1955), Canadian golfer who won once on the European Tour.[60]
- 13 March – Dave Ragan (born 1935), American golfer who won three times on the PGA Tour.[61]
- 20 March – Bobby Mitchell (born 1943), American golfer who won twice on the PGA Tour.[62]
- 22 March – Lyn Lott (born 1950), American golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.[63]
- 14 May – Doug Ford (born 1922), American golfer who won 19 times on the PGA Tour including two majors; World Golf Hall of Fame member.[64]
- 20 May – Carol Mann (born 1941), American golfer who won 38 times on the LPGA Tour including two majors; World Golf Hall of Fame member.[65]
- 19 June – Hubert Green (born 1946), American golfer who won 19 times on the PGA Tour including two majors; World Golf Hall of Fame member.[66]
- 20 June – Peter Thomson (born 1929), Australian golfer who won The Open Championship five times; World Golf Hall of Fame member.[67]
- 26 June – Phil Rodgers (born 1938), American golfer who won six times on the PGA Tour.[68]
- 17 July – Mark Hayes (born 1949), American golfer who won three times on the PGA Tour, including the 1977 Tournament Players Championship.[69]
- 28 July – Bruce Lietzke (born 1951), American golfer who won 13 times on the PGA Tour.[70]
- 29 July – Ian Stanley (born 1948), Australian golfer who won 30 times worldwide.[71]
- 8 August – Jarrod Lyle (born 1981), Australian golfer who won twice on the Nationwide Tour[72]
- 17 August – Bunky Henry (born 1944), American golfer who won once on the PGA Tour.[73]
Table of results
This table summarizes all the results referred to above in date order.
References
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- ↑ DiMeglio, Steve (17 June 2018). "Brooks Koepka wins U.S. Open to become first repeat champion in 29 years". USA Today.
- ↑ "Francesco Molinari wins The Open for 1st career major championship". ESPN. 22 July 2018.
- ↑ Gittings, Paul (13 August 2018). "PGA Championship: Brooks Koepka holds off Tiger Woods to triumph". CNN.
- ↑ "Phil Mickelson wins playoff in Mexico, ends long drought". USA Today. Associated Press. 4 March 2018.
- ↑ "Bubba Watson takes out Justin Thomas en route to Match Play win". ESPN. Associated Press. 26 March 2018.
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- ↑ "Bryson DeChambeau tops FedEx Cup standings after Northern Trust win". ESPN. Associated Press. 26 August 2018.
- ↑ "Bryson DeChambeau wins at Dell for 2nd straight FedEx Cup playoff victory". ESPN. Associated Press. 3 September 2018.
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- ↑ "Green passes away at age 71". PGA Tour. 20 June 2018.
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External links
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Rankings
- Official World Golf Ranking – updated each Monday
- Women's World Rankings – updated each Monday
- World Amateur Golf Ranking – updated each Wednesday
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