2010 in golf explained

This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2010.

Men's professional golf

Major championships

World Golf Championships

FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs

Other leading PGA Tour events

For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2010 PGA Tour.

Other leading European Tour events

For a complete list of European Tour results see 2010 European Tour.

Team events

Tour leaders

Awards

Other tour results

Other happenings

Women's professional golf

LPGA majors

Ladies European Tour major (in addition to the Women's British Open)

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

Additional LPGA Tour events

For a complete list of LPGA Tour results see 2010 LPGA Tour.

Money list leaders

Awards

Other happenings

Senior men's professional golf

Senior majors

Full results

Money list leaders

Awards

Amateur golf

World Golf Hall of Fame inductees

The Hall inducted no class in 2010. On 22 July, it announced that it would move future induction ceremonies to May, on the Monday before The Players Championship. The next class would be inducted on 9 May 2011.[2]

Table of results

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

DatesTournamentStatus or tourWinner
18-21 Feb Ian Poulter
11-14 Mar Ernie Els
1-4 Apr Yani Tseng
8-11 Apr Phil Mickelson
6–9 MayThe Players ChampionshipPGA Tour Tim Clark
18–21 MayNCAA Division I Women's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championshipPurdue / Caroline Hedwall
20–23 MayEuropean Tour Simon Khan
27–30 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipSenior major Tom Lehman
1-6 JunNCAA Division I Men's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championshipAugusta State / Scott Langley
11-13 JunCurtis CupUnited States v Great Britain & Ireland
women's amateur team event
14-19 Jun Amateur men's individual tournament Jin Jeong
17-20 Jun
24-27 JunLPGA ChampionshipLPGA major Cristie Kerr
8-11 Jul Paula Creamer
15-18 Jul Louis Oosthuizen
22-25 Jul Evian MastersLadies European Tour major and
LPGA Tour regular event
Jiyai Shin
22-25 JulSenior British Open Bernhard Langer
29-1 AugWomen's British Open Yani Tseng
29 Jul-1 AugU.S. Senior Open Bernhard Langer
5-8 Aug WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Hunter Mahan
9-15 Aug U.S. Women's AmateurAmateur women's individual tournament Danielle Kang
12-15 Aug Martin Kaymer
19-22 Aug Fred Funk
23-29 AugU.S. AmateurAmateur men's individual tournament Peter Uihlein
26-29 AugThe BarclaysPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Matt Kuchar
4-7 SepDeutsche Bank ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Charley Hoffman
3-6 SepBMW ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Dustin Johnson
23-26 Sep PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Jim Furyk
1-3 Oct Ryder CupEurope v United States
men's professional team event
Team Europe
7-10 Oct Mark O'Meara
20-23 Oct Women's amateur team event
28-31 Oct Men's amateur team event
4-7 Nov Francesco Molinari
25-28 NovDubai World ChampionshipEuropean Tour Robert Karlsson
2-5 DecLPGA Tour ChampionshipLPGA Tour Maria Hjorth
The following biennial events will next be played in 2011: Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, Seve Trophy, Mission Hills World Cup, Walker Cup.

Notes and References

  1. News: Ryo Ishikawa shoots 58 to win Japan Tour event . Associated Press . PGA Tour . 2 May 2010 . 2 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100505131237/http://www.pgatour.com/2010/r/05/02/ishikawa-58.ap/index.html . 5 May 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Moves to May 2011 . World Golf Hall of Fame . 22 July 2010 . 23 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604062512/http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/media/press_release.php?pr=hof69 . 4 June 2011 . dead . dmy-all .