2014 in golf

This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2014.

Years in golf

2014 in sports

Men's professional golf

Major championships

  • 10–13 April: Masters Tournament – Bubba Watson won by three strokes to claim his second Masters championship.
  • 12–15 June: U.S. Open – Martin Kaymer won by eight strokes, becoming the first German player to win the U.S. Open, and the first player to win the Players Championship and the U.S. Open in the same year. This was his second major victory.
  • 17–20 July: The Open Championship – Rory McIlroy won by two strokes over Rickie Fowler and Sergio García. It was his third career major championship, and his first Open Championship. With the win, he became the fourth player ever of 25 years old or under to have won at least three majors.
  • 7–10 August: PGA Championship – Rory McIlroy won by one stroke over Phil Mickelson. It was his fourth career major and his second PGA Championship. It was also his third win in three starts, dating back to the Open Championship three weeks earlier.

World Golf Championships

FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs

Other leading PGA Tour events

For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2014 PGA Tour.

Leading European Tour events

For a complete list of European Tour results see 2014 European Tour.

Team events

  • 28–30 March: EurAsia Cup – The first EurAsia Cup ended in a 10–10 tie with the European and Asian teams sharing the Cup.
  • 26–28 September: Ryder Cup – Team Europe defeated Team USA by a score of 16½ – 11½. It was the third consecutive Ryder Cup victory for Europe, and also Europe's fifth consecutive home victory in the Ryder Cup.

Tour leaders

Awards

Results from other tours

Other happenings

  • 11 May: Ian MacGregor, caddie for Alastair Forsyth, died of an apparent heart attack during the final round of the Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI, a tournament dual-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Challenge Tour.[1]
  • 18 May: For the second time, Miguel Ángel Jiménez extended his own record as the oldest golfer to win on the European Tour, winning the Open de España at age 50 years, 133 days.[2]
  • 18 May: Adam Scott became the world's number one golfer.
  • 4 August: Rory McIlroy regained the world number one position, last held in March 2013.

Women's professional golf

LPGA majors

Additional LPGA Tour events

For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2014 LPGA Tour.
For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see 2014 Ladies European Tour.

Team events

  • 24–27 July: International Crown – Spain swept all four of its singles matches and won with 15 points, four points better than Sweden.

Money list leaders

Awards

Other tour results

Other happenings

  • 8 January – The LPGA announced a renamed CME Group Tour Championship and season-long points race, the "Race to the CME Globe". The winner of the Race will receive a $1 million bonus. The Race is similar to the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup and the European Tour's Race to Dubai.[3]
  • 29 May – The LPGA announced that the LPGA Championship will become the "KPMG Women's PGA Championship" in 2015 and be conducted by the PGA of America.[4]
  • 11 September – On her way to the Evian Championship title, Kim Hyo-joo shot 61 in the first round, the lowest round ever in a major championship for either sex.[5]
  • 12 October - With her win at Hite Jinro Championship, Kim Hyo-joo became the first LPGA of Korea Tour player to earn more than 1 billion KRW during one season.
  • 18 November – The LPGA announces that the first major of its season will be renamed from the Kraft Nabisco Championship to the ANA Inspiration effective with the 2015 edition. The new title sponsor is All Nippon Airways, replacing the former Kraft Foods (now Mondelēz International) and its Nabisco subsidiary, which had sponsored the tournament since 1982.[6]

Senior men's professional golf

Senior majors

  • 15–18 May: Regions Tradition - Kenny Perry won his third Champions Tour major and his first Regions Tradition, winning by one stroke over Mark Calcavecchia. Perry became the first golfer to win three consecutive Champions Tour major starts since Gary Player in 1987–88 (in 2013, Perry won the Senior Players Championship and U.S. Senior Open before skipping The Senior Open Championship).[7]
  • 22–25 May: Senior PGA Championship – Colin Montgomerie won his first major of any kind, finishing four strokes ahead of Tom Watson. It is his first win on U.S. soil.
  • 26–29 June: Constellation Senior Players Championship - German Bernhard Langer won his first Senior Players Championship and his third career senior major, by defeating Jeff Sluman in a playoff. It was also his 21st career Champions Tour victory, as well as his 92nd career professional victory.
  • 10–13 July: U.S. Senior Open – Colin Montgomerie won his second major of the 2014 season, defeating Gene Sauers in a 3-hole aggregate playoff.
  • 24–27 July: The Senior Open Championship – German Bernhard Langer won his second major of the year by a record 13 strokes over Colin Montgomerie.

Full results

Money list leaders

Awards

Other happenings

Amateur golf
  • 20–23 May: NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships – Duke won its sixth team title and Doris Chen of Southern California claimed the individual title.
  • 23–28 May: NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships – Alabama won its second consecutive team title, and Cameron Wilson of Stanford claimed the individual title.
  • 6–8 June: Curtis Cup – The United States defeated Great Britain and Ireland by a score of 13–7, giving the United States team five consecutive home victories in the competition.
  • 16–21 June: The Amateur Championship – Bradley Neil of Scotland defeated Zander Lombard of South Africa in the final match by a score of 2 & 1.
  • 24–28 June: British Ladies Amateur – Emily Kristine Pedersen of Denmark defeated Leslie Cloots of Belgium in the final match by a score of 3 & 1.
  • 4–10 August: U.S. Women's Amateur – American Kristen Gillman defeated Canada's Brooke Henderson, 2 up, in the final.
  • 11–17 August: U.S. Amateur – South Korean Gunn Yang defeated Canada's Corey Conners in the final match by a score of 2 & 1.
  • 3–6 September Espirito Santo Trophy – Australia beat Canada by two strokes to claim its third trophy.
  • 10–13 September Eisenhower Trophy – The United States won by two strokes over Canada, their 15th win in 29 playings.
  • 21–26 October: Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship – Australian Antonio Murdaca won by seven strokes.

Other happenings

  • 22 January – Augusta National Golf Club, The R&A, and the USGA jointly announced the creation of a new major men's amateur tournament, the Latin America Amateur Championship. The tournament, set to hold its first edition in January 2015, will be open to amateurs from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. The winner will receive invitations to the Masters, The Amateur Championship, the U.S. Amateur, and any other USGA event for which he is eligible apart from the U.S. Open. In addition, the winner and runner-up will receive automatic entry to final qualifying for the U.S. Open and The Open Championship.[9]

World Golf Hall of Fame inductees

Changes to the induction process were announced in March 2014.[10][11] The following individuals were announced as new inductees on 15 October 2014, with induction occurring on 13 July 2015 in conjunction with the 2015 Open Championship at St Andrews:[12]

Deaths
  • 30 January – Danielle Downey (born 1980), LPGA and Futures Tour player
  • 21 March – Jack Fleck (born 1921), PGA Tour player, best known for defeating Ben Hogan in a playoff at the 1955 U.S. Open
  • 12 April – Beverly Hanson (born 1924), three-time LPGA Tour major winner
  • 2 July – Errie Ball (born 1910), oldest living player from first Masters Tournament
  • 22 August – Jack Harris (born 1922), life member of PGA Australia
  • 12 September – Hugh Royer, Jr. (born 1936), PGA Tour player. He won the 1970 Western Open
  • 9 November – Rubén Alvarez (born 1961), European Tour player from Argentina
  • 6 December – Fred Hawkins (born 1923), PGA Tour winner, runner-up at 1958 Masters Tournament
  • 21 December – Tom Nieporte (born 1928), three-time PGA Tour winner

Table of results

This table summarizes all the results referred to above in date order.

DatesTournamentStatus or tourWinner
19–23 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipWorld Golf Championships Jason Day
6–9 MarWGC-Cadillac ChampionshipWorld Golf Championships Patrick Reed
28–30 MarEurAsia CupEurope v Asia
men's professional team event		Tied
3–6 AprKraft Nabisco ChampionshipLPGA major Lexi Thompson
10–13 AprMasters TournamentMen's major Bubba Watson
8–11 MayThe Players ChampionshipPGA Tour Martin Kaymer
15–18 MayRegions TraditionSenior major Kenny Perry
20–23 MayNCAA Division I Women's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championshipDuke / Doris Chen
22–25 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEuropean Tour Rory McIlroy
22–25 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipSenior major Colin Montgomerie
23–28 MayNCAA Division I Men's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championshipAlabama / Cameron Wilson
6–8 JunCurtis CupAmateur women's team tournament United States
12–15 JunU.S. OpenMen's major Martin Kaymer
16–21 JunThe Amateur ChampionshipAmateur men's individual tournament Bradley Neil
19–22 JunU.S. Women's OpenLPGA major Michelle Wie
24–28 JunBritish Ladies AmateurAmateur women's individual tournament Emily Kristine Pedersen
26–29 JunConstellation Senior Players ChampionshipSenior major Bernhard Langer
10–13 JulU.S. Senior OpenSenior major Colin Montgomerie
10–13 JulRicoh Women's British OpenLPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour major Mo Martin
17–20 JulThe Open ChampionshipMen's major Rory McIlroy
24–27 JulInternational CrownLPGA Tour team event Spain
24–27 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipSenior major Bernhard Langer
31 Jul – 3 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalWorld Golf Championships Rory McIlroy
4–10 AugU.S. Women's AmateurAmateur women's individual tournament Kristen Gillman
7–10 AugPGA ChampionshipMen's major Rory McIlroy
14–17 AugWegmans LPGA ChampionshipLPGA major Inbee Park
11–17 AugU.S. AmateurAmateur men's individual tournament Gunn Yang
21–24 AugThe BarclaysPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Hunter Mahan
29 Aug – 1 SepDeutsche Bank ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Chris Kirk
3–6 SepEspirito Santo TrophyWomen's amateur team event Australia
4–7 SepBMW ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Billy Horschel
10–13 SepEisenhower TrophyMen's amateur team event United States
11–14 SepThe Evian ChampionshipLPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour major Kim Hyo-joo
11–14 SepThe Tour ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Billy Horschel
26–28 SepRyder CupUnited States v. Europe
men's professional team event		 Team Europe
21–26 OctAsia-Pacific Amateur ChampionshipAmateur men's individual tournament Antonio Murdaca
6–9 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsWorld Golf Championships Bubba Watson
20–23 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiEuropean Tour Henrik Stenson
20–23 NovCME Group Tour ChampionshipLPGA Tour Lydia Ko

The following biennial events will next be played in 2015: Solheim Cup, Walker Cup, Presidents Cup, Seve Trophy, World Cup.

References
  1. "Caddie Ian MacGregor dies after suffering a heart attack during the final round of the Madeira Islands Open". Golf.com. Associated Press. 11 May 2014.
  2. "Jimenez Rewrites History on Home Soil" (Press release). PGA European Tour. 18 May 2014.
  3. "The Race is On! LPGA Launches Inaugural "Race to the CME Globe"" (Press release). LPGA. 8 January 2014.
  4. "PGA of America, LPGA, KPMG join forces for KPMG Women's PGA Championship" (Press release). PGA of America. 29 May 2014.
  5. "Hyo-Joo Kim shoots record 61". ESPN. 11 September 2014.
  6. "All Nippon Airways (ANA) Takes Flight as Title Sponsor of LPGA's "ANA Inspiration"" (Press release). LPGA. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  7. Zenor, John (18 May 2014). "Kenny Perry wins Regions Tradition by a stroke". Yahoo! News. Associated Press.
  8. "Kevin Sutherland sinks 12 birdies". ESPN. Associated Press. 16 August 2014.
  9. Harig, Bob (22 January 2014). "Masters, Latin America team up". ESPN.
  10. "World Golf Hall of Fame announces changes to enshrinement process". PGA Tour. 23 March 2014.
  11. "Criteria & Process". World Golf Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  12. "World Golf Hall of Fame Welcomes Davies, Graham, O'Meara and Tillinghast as the Class of 2015" (Press release). World Golf Hall of Fame. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.


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