2007 PGA Tour
The 2007 PGA Tour season ran from January 4, 2007 to November 4, 2007. The season consisted of 47 official money events. This included four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the European Tour. There were also five unofficial events played in November and December. Tiger Woods swept all the major awards for a sixth time.
Twelve players won three million dollars, 34 won two million or more and 99 won one million or more. The cut off to make the top 125 on the money list and retain a tour card was a record $785,180.
The total prize money, as stated on the 2007 schedule of tournaments page of the PGA Tour website, was $271.1 million.[1] The actual prize money was slightly higher – $272,304,886.89 (due to more than 70 players making the cut at most tournaments). If one player had played and won each of the 44 events (excluding the three alternate events), he would have won $46,787,450.
Schedule[]
The following table lists the main season events. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.
| Week | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR points[2] |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Hawaii |  Vijay Singh (30)
|
50 | 5,500,000 | 1,100,000 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii |  Paul Goydos (2)
|
56 | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | |
| Jan 21 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | Charley Hoffman (1)
|
40 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | Celebrity pro-am |
| Jan 28 | Buick Invitational | California | Tiger Woods (55)
|
50 | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | |
| Feb 4 | FBR Open | Arizona |  Aaron Baddeley (2)
|
54 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
| Feb 11 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | Phil Mickelson (30)
|
48 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | Celebrity pro-am |
| Feb 18 | Nissan Open | California | Charles Howell III (2)
|
70 | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | |
| Feb 25 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | Arizona |  Henrik Stenson (1)
|
76 | 8,000,000 | 1,350,000 | World Golf Championships |
| Feb 25 | Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun | Mexico | Fred Funk (8)
|
24 | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | New tournament Alternate event |
| Mar 4 | The Honda Classic | Florida | Mark Wilson (1)
|
50 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
| Mar 11 | PODS Championship | Florida | Mark Calcavecchia (13)
|
48 | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
| Mar 18 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida | Vijay Singh (31)
|
68 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | Invitational |
| Mar 25 | WGC-CA Championship | Florida | Tiger Woods (56)
|
76 | 8,000,000 | 1,350,000 | World Golf Championships |
| Apr 1 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | Adam Scott (5)
|
46 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
| Apr 8 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Zach Johnson (2)
|
100 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | Major championship |
| Apr 15 | Verizon Heritage | South Carolina | Boo Weekley (1)
|
54 | 5,400,000 | 972,000 | Invitational |
| Apr 22 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | Nick Watney (1)
|
28 | 6,100,000 | 1,098,000 | |
| Apr 29 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | Scott Verplank (5)
|
52 | 6,300,000 | 1,134,000 | |
| May 6 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | Tiger Woods (57)
|
74 | 6,400,000 | 1,152,000 | |
| May 13 | The Players Championship | Florida | Phil Mickelson (31)
|
80 | 9,000,000 | 1,620,000 | Flagship event |
| May 20 | AT&T Classic | Georgia | Zach Johnson (3)
|
36 | 5,400,000 | 972,000 | |
| May 27 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Texas |  Rory Sabbatini (4)
|
52 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | Invitational |
| Jun 3 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio |  K. J. Choi (5)
|
70 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | Invitational |
| Jun 10 | Stanford St. Jude Championship | Tennessee | Woody Austin (3)
|
50 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
| Jun 17 | U.S. Open | Pennsylvania |  Ángel Cabrera (1)
|
100 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | Major championship |
| Jun 24 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | Hunter Mahan (1)
|
46 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
| Jul 1 | Buick Open | Michigan | Brian Bateman (1)
|
38 | 4,900,000 | 882,000 | |
| Jul 8 | AT&T National | Maryland | K. J. Choi (6)
|
62 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | New tournament Invitational |
| Jul 15 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | Jonathan Byrd (3)
|
24 | 4,100,000 | 738,000 | |
| Jul 22 | The Open Championship (British Open) | Scotland |  Pádraig Harrington (3)
|
100 | 8,637,720 | 1,542,450 | Major championship |
| Jul 22 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Joe Ogilvie (1)
|
24 | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | Alternate event |
| Jul 29 | Canadian Open | Ontario | Jim Furyk (13)
|
32 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
| Aug 5 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | Tiger Woods (58)
|
76 | 8,000,000 | 1,350,000 | World Golf Championships |
| Aug 5 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | Steve Flesch (3)
|
24 | 3,000,000 | 630,000 | Alternate event |
| Aug 12 | PGA Championship | Oklahoma | Tiger Woods (59)
|
100 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | Major championship |
| Aug 19 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | Brandt Snedeker (1)
|
24 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
| Aug 26 | The Barclays | New York | Steve Stricker (4)
|
74 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
| Sep 3 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | Phil Mickelson (32)
|
74 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
| Sep 9 | BMW Championship | Illinois | Tiger Woods (60)
|
68 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
| Sep 16 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | Tiger Woods (61)
|
60 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
| Sep 23 | Turning Stone Resort Championship | New York | Steve Flesch (4)
|
30 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | New tournament Fall Series |
| Sep 30 | Viking Classic | Mississippi | Chad Campbell (4)
|
24 | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | Fall Series |
| Oct 7 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | Justin Leonard (11)
|
24 | 4,500,000 | 810,000 | Fall Series |
| Oct 14 | Frys.com Open | Nevada | George McNeill (1)
|
26 | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | Fall Series |
| Oct 21 | Fry's Electronics Open | Arizona |  Mike Weir (8)
|
38 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | New tournament Fall Series |
| Oct 28 | Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro | Florida | Daniel Chopra (1)
|
24 | 4,500,000 | 810,000 | New tournament Fall Series |
| Nov 4 | Children's Miracle Network Classic | Florida | Stephen Ames (3)
|
34 | 4,600,000 | 828,000 | Fall Series |
Unofficial events[]
The following events did not carry official money.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner(s) | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | Team Lake Nona | 3,500,000 | 1,000,000 | Two 10-player teams |
| Jun 19 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic | Rhode Island | Stewart Cink & J. J. Henry
|
1,350,000 | 125,000 each |
10 two-player teams |
| Sep 30 | Presidents Cup | Canada | United States
|
n/a | Two 12-man teams | |
| Oct 17 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Bermuda | Ángel Cabrera
|
1,350,000 | 600,000 | Four-player field |
| Nov 5 | ADT Skills Challenge | Florida | John Elway & Natalie Gulbis
|
800,000 | 155,000 | |
| Nov 13 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | LPGA Tour team | 1,000,000 | 166,666 | Three three-player teams |
| Nov 25 | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China |  Colin Montgomerie& Marc Warren |
5,000,000 | 1,650,000 | 28 two-man teams |
| Nov 25 | LG Skins Game | California |  Stephen Ames
|
1,000,000 | 675,000 | Four-player field |
| Dec 2 | Del Webb Father/Son Challenge | Florida | Larry Nelson & |
1,085,000 | 200,000 | |
| Dec 3 | PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament | Florida | Frank Lickliter
|
1,057,500 | 50,000 | |
| Dec 9 | Merrill Lynch Shootout | Florida | Woody Austin & Mark Calcavecchia
|
2,800,000 | 350,000 | 12 two-player teams |
| Dec 16 | Target World Challenge | California | Tiger Woods
|
5,750,000 | 1,350,000 | 16-player field |
Source:[1]
Location of tournaments[]
       4,950-point event (Players & Majors) 4,725-point event (World Golf Championships) 4,500-point event (Regular events) 2,250-point event (Alternate events) FedEx Cup playoff event Fall Series event |
|
Leaders[]
Scoring Average leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
67.79 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
69.29 |
| 3 | Justin Rose |  England |
69.30 |
| 4 | Steve Stricker | United States |
69.39 |
| 5 | Phil Mickelson | United States |
69.46 |
Source:[3]
Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Events | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
10,867,052 | 16 | 7 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | United States |
5,819,988 | 22 | 3 |
| 3 | Vijay Singh | Fiji |
4,728,376 | 27 | 2 |
| 4 | Steve Stricker | United States |
4,663,077 | 23 | 1 |
| 5 | K. J. Choi |  South Korea |
4,587,859 | 25 | 2 |
Source:[4]
Career Money List leaders
| Rank | Player | Country | Earnings ($) | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States |
76,579,376 | 61 |
| 2 | Vijay Singh | Fiji |
54,108,218 | 31 |
| 3 | Phil Mickelson | United States |
45,334,026 | 32 |
| 4 | Davis Love III | United States |
35,630,313 | 19 |
| 5 | Jim Furyk | United States |
35,354,112 | 13 |
Source:[5]
Awards[]
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Tiger Woods | United States
|
| PGA Player of the Year | Tiger Woods | United States
|
| Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Tiger Woods | United States
|
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Tiger Woods | United States
|
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Tiger Woods | United States
|
| Rookie of the Year | Brandt Snedeker | United States
|
| Comeback Player of the Year | Steve Stricker | United States
|
| FedEx Cup | Tiger Woods | United States
|
Notes
- Tiger Woods was the PGA Tour Player of the Year for a record ninth time, and for the third consecutive year
- Tiger Woods was the Money Winner for a record-tying eighth time, and for the third consecutive year
- Tiger Woods won the Byron Nelson Award for a record eighth time, and for the third consecutive year
- Tiger Woods won the three most prestigious awards given by the PGA Tour (Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Byron Nelson Awards) in the same year for a record seventh time
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "2007 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- ^ Each tournament is allocated a certain number of Official World Golf Ranking points for its champion, and points for lower finishes are based on a sliding scale. The major championships and the Players Championship have fixed allocations, but the points of the other tournaments depend on the strength of the field.
- ^ "Scoring Average – 2007". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 2007". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders – 2007". PGA Tour.
External links[]
Categories:
- PGA Tour seasons
- 2007 in golf