2017–18 PGA Tour
| Duration | October 5, 2017 – September 23, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 48 |
| Most wins | 3 (tie): Bryson DeChambeau Dustin Johnson Justin Thomas Bubba Watson |
| FedEx Cup winner |  Justin Rose |
| Money leader | Justin Thomas |
| Player of the Year | Brooks Koepka |
| Rookie of the Year | Aaron Wise |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The 2018 PGA Tour was the 103rd season of the PGA Tour, and the 51st since separating from the PGA of America. The season began on October 5, 2017.
Schedule[]
The following table lists official events for 2017–18.[1]
The schedule contained 48 events, including two new ones: The CJ Cup in South Korea and the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, a former event on the Web.com Tour based out of the Dominican Republic. The Barbasol Championship will be 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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR points |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | Safeway Open | California | Brendan Steele (3)
|
26 | 6,200,000 | 1,116,000 | |
| Oct 15 | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | Pat Perez (3)
|
48 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
| Oct 22 | CJ Cup | South Korea | Justin Thomas (7)
|
50 | 9,250,000 | 1,665,000 | New tournament |
| Oct 29 | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | Justin Rose (8)
|
64 | 9,750,000 | 1,660,000 | World Golf Championships |
| Oct 29 | Sanderson Farms Championship | Mississippi | Ryan Armour (1)
|
24 | 4,300,000 | 774,000 | Alternate event |
| Nov 5 | Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Nevada | Patrick Cantlay (1)
|
30 | 6,800,000 | 1,224,000 | |
| Nov 12 | OHL Classic at Mayakoba | Mexico | Patton Kizzire (1)
|
32 | 7,100,000 | 1,278,000 | |
| Nov 19 | RSM Classic | Georgia | Austin Cook (1)
|
30 | 6,200,000 | 1,116,000 | |
| Jan 7 | Sentry Tournament of Champions | Hawaii | Dustin Johnson (17)
|
56 | 6,300,000 | 1,260,000 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | Patton Kizzire (2)
|
48 | 6,200,000 | 1,116,000 | |
| Jan 21 | CareerBuilder Challenge | California |  Jon Rahm (2)
|
40 | 5,900,000 | 1,062,000 | Pro-am |
| Jan 29[n 1] | Farmers Insurance Open | California |  Jason Day (11)
|
54 | 6,900,000 | 1,242,000 | |
| Feb 4 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | Arizona | Gary Woodland (3)
|
60 | 6,900,000 | 1,242,000 | |
| Feb 11 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | California | Ted Potter Jr. (2)
|
54 | 7,400,000 | 1,332,000 | Celebrity pro-am |
| Feb 18 | Genesis Open | California | Bubba Watson (10)
|
62 | 7,200,000 | 1,296,000 | |
| Feb 25 | The Honda Classic | Florida | Justin Thomas (8)
|
52 | 6,600,000 | 1,188,000 | |
| Mar 4 | WGC-Mexico Championship | Mexico | Phil Mickelson (43)
|
72 | 10,000,000 | 1,700,000 | World Golf Championships |
| Mar 11 | Valspar Championship | Florida | Paul Casey (2)
|
52 | 6,500,000 | 1,170,000 | |
| Mar 18 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida |  Rory McIlroy (14)
|
58 | 8,900,000 | 1,602,000 | Invitational |
| Mar 25 | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | Texas | Bubba Watson (11)
|
74 | 10,000,000 | 1,700,000 | World Golf Championships |
| Mar 25 | Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship |
Dominican Republic | Brice Garnett (1)
|
24 | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | New to the PGA Tour Alternate event |
| Apr 1 | Houston Open | Texas | Ian Poulter (3)
|
48 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | |
| Apr 8 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Patrick Reed (6)
|
100 | 11,000,000 | 1,980,000 | Major championship |
| Apr 15 | RBC Heritage | South Carolina |  Satoshi Kodaira (1)
|
52 | 6,700,000 | 1,206,000 | Invitational |
| Apr 22 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | Andrew Landry (1)
|
40 | 6,200,000 | 1,116,000 | |
| Apr 29 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | Billy Horschel (5) & Scott Piercy (4)
|
n/a | 7,200,000 | 1,036,800 (each) |
Team event |
| May 6 | Wells Fargo Championship | North Carolina | Jason Day (12)
|
60 | 7,700,000 | 1,386,000 | |
| May 13 | The Players Championship | Florida | Webb Simpson (5)
|
80 | 11,000,000 | 1,980,000 | Flagship event |
| May 20 | AT&T Byron Nelson | Texas | Aaron Wise (1)
|
34 | 7,700,000 | 1,386,000 | |
| May 27 | Fort Worth Invitational | Texas | Justin Rose (9)
|
56 | 7,100,000 | 1,278,000 | Invitational |
| Jun 3 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | Bryson DeChambeau (2)
|
70 | 8,900,000 | 1,602,000 | Invitational |
| Jun 10 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | Dustin Johnson (18)
|
36 | 6,600,000 | 1,188,000 | |
| Jun 17 | U.S. Open | New York | Brooks Koepka (3)
|
100 | 12,000,000 | 2,160,000 | Major championship |
| Jun 24 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | Bubba Watson (12)
|
58 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | |
| Jul 1 | Quicken Loans National | Maryland |  Francesco Molinari (1)
|
34 | 7,100,000 | 1,278,000 | Invitational |
| Jul 8 | A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier | West Virginia | Kevin Na (2)
|
34 | 7,300,000 | 1,314,000 | |
| Jul 15 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | Michael Kim (1)
|
24 | 5,800,000 | 1,044,000 | |
| Jul 22 | The Open Championship (British Open) |
Scotland | Francesco Molinari (2)
|
100 | 10,500,000 | 1,890,000 | Major championship |
| Jul 23[n 2] | Barbasol Championship | Kentucky | Troy Merritt (2)
|
24 | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | Alternate event |
| Jul 29 | RBC Canadian Open | Ontario | Dustin Johnson (19)
|
46 | 6,200,000 | 1,116,000 | |
| Aug 5 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | Justin Thomas (9)
|
74 | 10,000,000 | 1,700,000 | World Golf Championships |
| Aug 5 | Barracuda Championship | Nevada | Andrew Putnam (1)
|
24 | 3,400,000 | 612,000 | Alternate event |
| Aug 12 | PGA Championship | Missouri | Brooks Koepka (4)
|
100 | 11,000,000 | 1,980,000 | Major championship |
| Aug 19 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | Brandt Snedeker (9)
|
34 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
| Aug 26 | The Northern Trust | New Jersey | Bryson DeChambeau (3)
|
76 | 9,000,000 | 1,620,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
| Sep 3 | Dell Technologies Championship | Massachusetts | Bryson DeChambeau (4)
|
76 | 9,000,000 | 1,620,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
| Sep 10[n 2] | BMW Championship | Pennsylvania | Keegan Bradley (4)
|
72 | 9,000,000 | 1,620,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
| Sep 23 | Tour Championship | Georgia | Tiger Woods (80)
|
62 | 9,000,000 | 1,620,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
Unofficial events[]
The following events do not carry FedEx Cup points or official money, although some do give out OWGR points.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3 | Hero World Challenge | Bahamas | Rickie Fowler
|
48 | 3,500,000 | 1,000,000 | 18-player field |
| Dec 10 | QBE Shootout | Florida | Sean O'Hair & Steve Stricker
|
n/a | 3,300,000 | 410,000 (each) |
12 two-player teams |
| Dec 17 | PNC Father-Son Challenge | Florida |  Ángel Cabrera& Ángel Cabrera Jr |
n/a | 1,085,000 | 200,000 | 20 two-player teams |
| Mar 4 | Puerto Rico Open Charity Day | Puerto Rico | Cheyenne Woods & George McNeill
|
n/a | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | Hurricane Maria relief tournament |
| Jun 25 | CVS Health Charity Classic | Rhode Island | Billy Andrade, Keegan Bradley, & Brooke Henderson
|
n/a | 1,500,000 | 140,000 (each) |
Six three-player teams |
| Sep 30 | Ryder Cup | France |  Team Europe
|
n/a | Two 12-man teams | ||
Location of tournaments[]
       class=notpageimage| Location of official tournaments of the 2018 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. 600-point event (Players & Majors) 550-point event (World Golf Championships) 500-point event (Regular events) Official team event 300-point event (Alternate events) FedEx Cup playoff event |
 class=notpageimage| Location of official tournaments of the 2018 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada. 600-point event (Players & Majors) 550-point event (World Golf Championships) 500-point event (Regular events) 300-point event (Alternate events)
|
Money leaders[]
This section shows the final money leaders table.
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Thomas | United States |
23 | 8,694,821 |
| 2 | Dustin Johnson | United States |
20 | 8,457,352 |
| 3 | Justin Rose | England |
18 | 8,130,678 |
| 4 | Bryson DeChambeau | United States |
26 | 8,094,489 |
| 5 | Brooks Koepka | United States |
17 | 7,094,047 |
| 6 | Bubba Watson | United States |
24 | 5,793,748 |
| 7 | Tony Finau | United States |
28 | 5,620,138 |
| 8 | Tiger Woods | United States |
18 | 5,443,841 |
| 9 | Webb Simpson | United States |
26 | 5,376,417 |
| 10 | Jason Day | Australia |
20 | 5,087,461 |
Source:[2]
Awards[]
| Award | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Brooks Koepka | United States
|
| PGA Player of the Year | Brooks Koepka | United States
|
| Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) | Justin Thomas | United States
|
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Dustin Johnson | United States
|
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Dustin Johnson | United States
|
| Rookie of the Year | Aaron Wise | United States
|
| FedEx Cup | Justin Rose | England
|
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "PGA Tour releases 2017–18 Season schedule". PGA Tour. September 19, 2017.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 2018". PGA Tour.
External links[]
Categories:
- PGA Tour seasons
- 2017 in golf
- 2018 in golf