2017–18 PGA Tour

The 2017–18 PGA Tour was the 103rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 50th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the 12th edition of the FedEx Cup.

2017–18 PGA Tour season
DurationOctober 5, 2017 (2017-10-05) – September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)
Number of official events48
Most winsUnited States Bryson DeChambeau (3)
United States Dustin Johnson (3)
United States Justin Thomas (3)
United States Bubba Watson (3)
FedEx CupEngland Justin Rose
Money listUnited States Justin Thomas
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Brooks Koepka
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Brooks Koepka
Rookie of the YearUnited States Aaron Wise

Changes for 2017–18

The schedule contained 48 events, including two new tournaments; the CJ Cup in South Korea and the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, a former event on the Web.com Tour based in the Dominican Republic. The Barbasol Championship was 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.[1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017–18 season.[2][3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner(s)[a]OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
Oct 8Safeway OpenCalifornia6,200,000 Brendan Steele (3)26
Oct 15CIMB ClassicMalaysia7,000,000 Pat Perez (3)48ASALimited-field event
Oct 22CJ CupSouth Korea9,250,000 Justin Thomas (7)50New tournament
Limited-field event
Oct 29WGC-HSBC ChampionsChina9,750,000 Justin Rose (8)64World Golf Championship
Oct 29Sanderson Farms ChampionshipMississippi4,300,000 Ryan Armour (1)24Alternate event
Nov 5Shriners Hospitals for Children OpenNevada6,800,000 Patrick Cantlay (1)30
Nov 12OHL Classic at MayakobaMexico7,100,000 Patton Kizzire (1)32
Nov 19RSM ClassicGeorgia6,200,000 Austin Cook (1)30
Jan 7Sentry Tournament of ChampionsHawaii6,300,000 Dustin Johnson (17)56Winners-only event
Jan 14Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii6,200,000 Patton Kizzire (2)48
Jan 21CareerBuilder ChallengeCalifornia5,900,000 Jon Rahm (2)40Pro-Am
Jan 29Farmers Insurance OpenCalifornia6,900,000 Jason Day (11)54
Feb 4Waste Management Phoenix OpenArizona6,900,000 Gary Woodland (3)60
Feb 11AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmCalifornia7,400,000 Ted Potter Jr. (2)54Pro-Am
Feb 18Genesis OpenCalifornia7,200,000 Bubba Watson (10)62
Feb 25The Honda ClassicFlorida6,600,000 Justin Thomas (8)52
Mar 4WGC-Mexico ChampionshipMexico10,000,000 Phil Mickelson (43)72World Golf Championship
Mar 11Valspar ChampionshipFlorida6,500,000 Paul Casey (2)52
Mar 18Arnold Palmer InvitationalFlorida8,900,000 Rory McIlroy (14)58Invitational
Mar 25WGC-Dell Technologies Match PlayTexas10,000,000 Bubba Watson (11)74World Golf Championship
Mar 25Corales Puntacana Resort and Club ChampionshipDominican Republic3,000,000 Brice Garnett (1)24New to PGA Tour
Alternate event
Apr 1Houston OpenTexas7,000,000 Ian Poulter (3)48
Apr 8Masters TournamentGeorgia11,000,000 Patrick Reed (6)100Major championship
Apr 15RBC HeritageSouth Carolina6,700,000 Satoshi Kodaira (1)52Invitational
Apr 22Valero Texas OpenTexas6,200,000 Andrew Landry (1)40
Apr 29Zurich Classic of New OrleansLouisiana7,200,000 Billy Horschel (5) and
Scott Piercy (4)
n/aTeam event
May 6Wells Fargo ChampionshipNorth Carolina7,700,000 Jason Day (12)60
May 13The Players ChampionshipFlorida11,000,000 Webb Simpson (5)80Flagship event
May 20AT&T Byron NelsonTexas7,700,000 Aaron Wise (1)34
May 27Fort Worth InvitationalTexas7,100,000 Justin Rose (9)56Invitational
Jun 3Memorial TournamentOhio8,900,000 Bryson DeChambeau (2)70Invitational
Jun 10FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee6,600,000 Dustin Johnson (18)36
Jun 17U.S. OpenNew York12,000,000 Brooks Koepka (3)100Major championship
Jun 24Travelers ChampionshipConnecticut7,000,000 Bubba Watson (12)58
Jul 1Quicken Loans NationalMaryland7,100,000 Francesco Molinari (1)34Invitational
Jul 8A Military Tribute at The GreenbrierWest Virginia7,300,000 Kevin Na (2)34
Jul 15John Deere ClassicIllinois5,800,000 Michael Kim (1)24
Jul 22The Open ChampionshipScotland10,500,000 Francesco Molinari (2)100Major championship
Jul 23Barbasol ChampionshipKentucky3,500,000 Troy Merritt (2)24Alternate event
Jul 29RBC Canadian OpenCanada6,200,000 Dustin Johnson (19)46
Aug 5WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalOhio10,000,000 Justin Thomas (9)74World Golf Championship
Aug 5Barracuda ChampionshipNevada3,400,000 Andrew Putnam (1)24Alternate event
Aug 12PGA ChampionshipMissouri11,000,000 Brooks Koepka (4)100Major championship
Aug 19Wyndham ChampionshipNorth Carolina6,000,000 Brandt Snedeker (9)34
Aug 26The Northern TrustNew Jersey9,000,000 Bryson DeChambeau (3)76FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 3Dell Technologies ChampionshipMassachusetts9,000,000 Bryson DeChambeau (4)76FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 10BMW ChampionshipPennsylvania9,000,000 Keegan Bradley (4)72FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 23Tour ChampionshipGeorgia9,000,000 Tiger Woods (80)62FedEx Cup playoff event

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry FedEx Cup points or official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s)OWGR
points
Notes
Dec 3Hero World ChallengeBahamas3,500,000 Rickie Fowler48Limited-field event
Dec 10QBE ShootoutFlorida3,300,000 Sean O'Hair and
Steve Stricker
n/aTeam event
Jun 25CVS Health Charity ClassicRhode Island1,500,000 Billy Andrade,
Keegan Bradley and
Brooke Henderson
n/aTeam event
Sep 30Ryder CupFrancen/a Team Europen/aTeam event

Location of tournaments

FedEx Cup

Final standings

For full rankings, see 2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:[4][5]

PositionPlayerPointsBonus money ($)
1 Justin Rose2,26010,000,000
2 Tiger Woods2,2193,000,000
3 Bryson DeChambeau2,1882,000,000
4 Dustin Johnson2,0561,500,000
5 Billy Horschel1,8401,000,000
6 Tony Finau1,732800,000
7 Justin Thomas1,610700,000
8 Keegan Bradley1,253600,000
9 Brooks Koepka1,093550,000
10 Bubba Watson918500,000

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[6][7]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Justin Thomas8,694,821
2 Dustin Johnson8,457,352
3 Justin Rose8,130,678
4 Bryson DeChambeau8,094,489
5 Brooks Koepka7,094,047
6 Bubba Watson5,793,748
7 Tony Finau5,620,138
8 Tiger Woods5,443,841
9 Webb Simpson5,376,417
10 Jason Day5,087,461

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Brooks Koepka[8]
PGA Player of the Year Brooks Koepka[9]
Rookie of the Year Aaron Wise[10]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Dustin Johnson[11]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Dustin Johnson[9]

See also

Notes

References