2017–18 PGA Tour explained
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.
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]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(US$) | Winner(s) | OWGR
points | Other
tours | Notes |
|---|
| Oct 8 | Safeway Open | California | 6,200,000 |  Brendan Steele (3) | 26 | | |
| Oct 15 | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 7,000,000 | Pat Perez (3) | 48 | ASA | Limited-field event |
| Oct 22 | CJ Cup | South Korea | 9,250,000 | Justin Thomas (7) | 50 | | New limited-field event |
| Oct 29 | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | 9,750,000 | Justin Rose (8) | 64 | | World Golf Championship |
| Oct 29 | Sanderson Farms Championship | Mississippi | 4,300,000 | Ryan Armour (1) | 24 | | Alternate event |
| Nov 5 | Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Nevada | 6,800,000 | Patrick Cantlay (1) | 30 | | |
| Nov 12 | OHL Classic at Mayakoba | Mexico | 7,100,000 | Patton Kizzire (1) | 32 | | |
| Nov 19 | RSM Classic | Georgia | 6,200,000 | Austin Cook (1) | 30 | | |
| Jan 7 | Sentry Tournament of Champions | Hawaii | 6,300,000 | Dustin Johnson (17) | 56 | | Winners-only event |
| Jan 14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 6,200,000 | Patton Kizzire (2) | 48 | | |
| Jan 21 | CareerBuilder Challenge | California | 5,900,000 |  Jon Rahm (2) | 40 | | Pro-Am |
| Jan 29 | Farmers Insurance Open | California | 6,900,000 |  Jason Day (11) | 54 | | |
| Feb 4 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | Arizona | 6,900,000 | Gary Woodland (3) | 60 | | |
| Feb 11 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | California | 7,400,000 | Ted Potter Jr. (2) | 54 | | Pro-Am |
| Feb 18 | Genesis Open | California | 7,200,000 | Bubba Watson (10) | 62 | | |
| Feb 25 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 6,600,000 | Justin Thomas (8) | 52 | | |
| Mar 4 | WGC-Mexico Championship | Mexico | 10,000,000 | Phil Mickelson (43) | 72 | | World Golf Championship |
| Mar 11 | Valspar Championship | Florida | 6,500,000 | Paul Casey (2) | 52 | | |
| Mar 18 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida | 8,900,000 | Rory McIlroy (14) | 58 | | Invitational |
| Mar 25 | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | Texas | 10,000,000 | Bubba Watson (11) | 74 | | World Golf Championship |
| Mar 25 | Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship | Dominican Republic | 3,000,000 | Brice Garnett (1) | 24 | | New to PGA Tour
Alternate event |
| Apr 1 | Houston Open | Texas | 7,000,000 | Ian Poulter (3) | 48 | | |
| Apr 8 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 11,000,000 | Patrick Reed (6) | 100 | | Major championship |
| Apr 15 | RBC Heritage | South Carolina | 6,700,000 |  Satoshi Kodaira (1) | 52 | | Invitational |
| Apr 22 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 6,200,000 | Andrew Landry (1) | 40 | | |
| Apr 29 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 7,200,000 | Billy Horschel (5) and
Scott Piercy (4) | n/a | | Team event |
| May 6 | Wells Fargo Championship | North Carolina | 7,700,000 | Jason Day (12) | 60 | | |
| May 13 | The Players Championship | Florida | 11,000,000 | Webb Simpson (5) | 80 | | Flagship event |
| May 20 | AT&T Byron Nelson | Texas | 7,700,000 | Aaron Wise (1) | 34 | | |
| May 27 | Fort Worth Invitational | Texas | 7,100,000 | Justin Rose (9) | 56 | | Invitational |
| Jun 3 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 8,900,000 | Bryson DeChambeau (2) | 70 | | Invitational |
| Jun 10 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 6,600,000 | Dustin Johnson (18) | 36 | | |
| Jun 17 | U.S. Open | New York | 12,000,000 | Brooks Koepka (3) | 100 | | Major championship |
| Jun 24 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | 7,000,000 | Bubba Watson (12) | 58 | | |
| Jul 1 | Quicken Loans National | Maryland | 7,100,000 |  Francesco Molinari (1) | 34 | | Invitational |
| Jul 8 | A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier | West Virginia | 7,300,000 | Kevin Na (2) | 34 | | |
| Jul 15 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 5,800,000 | Michael Kim (1) | 24 | | |
| Jul 22 | The Open Championship | Scotland | 10,500,000 | Francesco Molinari (2) | 100 | | Major championship |
| Jul 23 | Barbasol Championship | Kentucky | 3,500,000 | Troy Merritt (2) | 24 | | Alternate event |
| Jul 29 | RBC Canadian Open | Canada | 6,200,000 | Dustin Johnson (19) | 46 | | |
| Aug 5 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | 10,000,000 | Justin Thomas (9) | 74 | | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 5 | Barracuda Championship | Nevada | 3,400,000 | Andrew Putnam (1) | 24 | | Alternate event |
| Aug 12 | PGA Championship | Missouri | 11,000,000 | Brooks Koepka (4) | 100 | | Major championship |
| Aug 19 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | 6,000,000 | Brandt Snedeker (9) | 34 | | |
| Aug 26 | The Northern Trust | New Jersey | 9,000,000 | Bryson DeChambeau (3) | 76 | | FedEx Cup playoff event |
| Sep 3 | Dell Technologies Championship | Massachusetts | 9,000,000 | Bryson DeChambeau (4) | 76 | | FedEx Cup playoff event |
| Sep 10 | BMW Championship | Pennsylvania | 9,000,000 | Keegan Bradley (4) | 72 | | FedEx Cup playoff event |
| Sep 23 | Tour Championship | Georgia | 9,000,000 | Tiger Woods (80) | 62 | | FedEx 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.
FedEx Cup
Final standings
For full rankings, see 2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:[4] [5]
| Position | Player | Points | Bonus money ($) |
|---|
| 1 | | 2,260 | 10,000,000 |
| 2 | | 2,219 | 3,000,000 |
| 3 | | 2,188 | 2,000,000 |
| 4 | | 2,056 | 1,500,000 |
| 5 | | 1,840 | 1,000,000 |
| 6 | | 1,732 | 800,000 |
| 7 | | 1,610 | 700,000 |
| 8 | | 1,253 | 600,000 |
| 9 | | 1,093 | 550,000 |
| 10 | | 918 | 500,000 | |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[6] [7]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|
| 1 | | 8,694,821 |
| 2 | | 8,457,352 |
| 3 | | 8,130,678 |
| 4 | | 8,094,489 |
| 5 | | 7,094,047 |
| 6 | | 5,793,748 |
| 7 | | 5,620,138 |
| 8 | | 5,443,841 |
| 9 | | 5,376,417 |
| 10 | | 5,087,461 | |
Awards
See also
Notes and References
- Puerto Rico Open to be replaced by PGA Tour charity benefit in 2018 . Golf Magazine . December 21, 2017 . May 5, 2022.
- Web site: 2017–18 Tournament schedule . PGA Tour . 24 October 2023.
- Web site: PGA Tour releases 2017–18 Season schedule . PGA Tour . September 19, 2017 . 24 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170920041129/https://www.pgatour.com/news/2017/09/19/pga-tour-schedule-2017-2018-season-released.html . 20 September 2017.
- Web site: 2018 FedEx Cup . PGA Tour . 24 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180927221755/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.02671.html . 27 September 2018.
- News: Justin Rose wins $10 million FedExCup . CNN . 24 September 2018 . 24 October 2023.
- Web site: 2017–18 Official money . PGA Tour . 24 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190418162743/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.2018.html . 18 April 2019.
- Web site: 2017-2018 PGA Tour money list: See who earned the most total money . Golf News Net . 3 October 2018 . 24 October 2023.
- Brooks Koepka named 2018 PGA Tour Player of the Year . Golfweek . Kevin . Casey . 9 October 2018 . 24 October 2023.
- Brooks Koepka captures PGA of America Player of the Year Award — and it wasn't even close . Golf Digest . Alex . Myers . 26 September 2018 . 24 October 2023 . In other golf award season news, Dustin Johnson officially won a close race for the Vardon Trophy, which is given out to the player with the best season-long adjusted scoring average on the PGA Tour..
- Aaron Wise Named PGA Tour Rookie Of The Year 2018 . Golf Monthly . Elliott . Heath . 31 October 2018 . 24 October 2023.
- Web site: 2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide Awards . PGA Tour . 22 October 2023.
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