2010 PGA Tour
| Duration | January 7, 2010 – November 14, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 46 |
| Most wins | 3: Jim Furyk |
| FedEx Cup | Jim Furyk |
| Money winner | Matt Kuchar |
| Player of the Year | Jim Furyk |
| Rookie of the Year | Rickie Fowler |
← 2009 2011 → | |
The 2010 PGA Tour was the 43rd season since the Tour became independent from the PGA of America. The season ran from January 7 to November 14 and consisted of 46 official money events. This included four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the European Tour.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 | SBS Championship | Hawaii | 5,600,000 |  Geoff Ogilvy (7)
|
46 | Winners-only event | |
| Jan 17 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 5,500,000 | Ryan Palmer (3)
|
50 | ||
| Jan 25 | Bob Hope Classic | California | 5,000,000 | Bill Haas (1)
|
30 | Pro-Am | |
| Jan 31 | Farmers Insurance Open | California | 5,300,000 | Ben Crane (3)
|
42 | ||
| Feb 7 | Northern Trust Open | California | 6,400,000 | Steve Stricker (8)
|
58 | ||
| Feb 14 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 6,200,000 | Dustin Johnson (3)
|
48 | Pro-Am | |
| Feb 21 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | Arizona | 8,500,000 |  Ian Poulter (1)
|
74 | World Golf Championship | |
| Feb 21 | Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun | Mexico | 3,600,000 | Cameron Beckman (3)
|
24 | Alternate event | |
| Feb 28 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | Arizona | 6,000,000 | Hunter Mahan (2)
|
56 | ||
| Mar 7 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 5,600,000 |  Camilo Villegas (3)
|
50 | ||
| Mar 14 | WGC-CA Championship | Florida | 8,500,000 |  Ernie Els (17)
|
74 | World Golf Championship | |
| Mar 15 | Puerto Rico Open | Puerto Rico | 3,500,000 | Derek Lamely (1)
|
24 | Alternate event | |
| Mar 21 | Transitions Championship | Florida | 5,400,000 | Jim Furyk (14)
|
58 | ||
| Mar 29 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida | 6,000,000 | Ernie Els (18)
|
60 | Invitational | |
| Apr 4 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 5,800,000 | Anthony Kim (3)
|
52 | ||
| Apr 11 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 7,500,000 | Phil Mickelson (38)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| Apr 18 | Verizon Heritage | South Carolina | 5,700,000 | Jim Furyk (15)
|
48 | ||
| Apr 25 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 6,400,000 | Jason Bohn (2)
|
28 | ||
| May 2 | Quail Hollow Championship | North Carolina | 6,500,000 |  Rory McIlroy (1)
|
64 | ||
| May 9 | The Players Championship | Florida | 9,500,000 | Tim Clark (1)
|
80 | Flagship event | |
| May 16 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 6,100,000 | Adam Scott (7)
|
26 | ||
| May 23 | HP Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | 6,500,000 | Jason Day (1)
|
38 | ||
| May 30 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Texas | 6,200,000 | Zach Johnson (7)
|
62 | Invitational | |
| Jun 6 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 6,000,000 | Justin Rose (1)
|
66 | Invitational | |
| Jun 13 | St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 5,600,000 | Lee Westwood (2)
|
44 | ||
| Jun 20 | U.S. Open | California | 7,500,000 | Graeme McDowell (1)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| Jun 27 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | 6,000,000 | Bubba Watson (1)
|
38 | ||
| Jul 4 | AT&T National | Pennsylvania | 6,200,000 | Justin Rose (2)
|
48 | Invitational | |
| Jul 11 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 4,400,000 | Steve Stricker (9)
|
34 | ||
| Jul 18 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £4,800,000 | Louis Oosthuizen (1)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| Jul 18 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | Matt Bettencourt (1)
|
24 | Alternate event | |
| Jul 25 | RBC Canadian Open | Canada | 5,100,000 |  Carl Pettersson (4)
|
34 | ||
| Aug 1 | Greenbrier Classic | West Virginia | 6,000,000 | Stuart Appleby (9)
|
32 | New tournament | |
| Aug 8 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | 8,500,000 | Hunter Mahan (3)
|
76 | World Golf Championship | |
| Aug 8 | Turning Stone Resort Championship | New York | 4,000,000 | Bill Lunde (1)
|
24 | Alternate event | |
| Aug 15 | PGA Championship | Wisconsin | 7,500,000 |  Martin Kaymer (1)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| Aug 22 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | 5,100,000 |  Arjun Atwal (1)
|
28 | ||
| Aug 29 | The Barclays | New Jersey | 7,500,000 | Matt Kuchar (3)
|
70 | FedEx Cup playoff event | |
| Sep 6 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | 7,500,000 | Charley Hoffman (2)
|
70 | FedEx Cup playoff event | |
| Sep 12 | BMW Championship | Illinois | 7,500,000 | Dustin Johnson (4)
|
70 | FedEx Cup playoff event | |
| Sep 26 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | 7,500,000 | Jim Furyk (16)
|
54 | FedEx Cup playoff event | |
| Oct 3 | Viking Classic | Mississippi | 3,600,000 | Bill Haas (2)
|
24 | Fall Series | |
| Oct 10 | McGladrey Classic | Georgia | 4,000,000 | Heath Slocum (4)
|
30 | New tournament Fall Series | |
| Oct 17 | Frys.com Open | California | 5,000,000 | Rocco Mediate (6)
|
24 | Fall Series | |
| Oct 24 | Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Nevada | 4,300,000 | Jonathan Byrd (4)
|
26 | Fall Series | |
| Nov 14 | Children's Miracle Network Classic | Florida | 4,700,000 | Robert Garrigus (1)
|
24 | Fall Series |
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.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ($) |
Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | 2,450,000 | Team Lake Nona | n/a | Team event | |
| Jun 29 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,500,000 | Ricky Barnes and J. B. Holmes
|
n/a | Team event | |
| Oct 4 | Ryder Cup | Wales | n/a |  Team Europe
|
n/a | Team event | |
| Oct 20 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Bermuda | 1,350,000 | Ernie Els
|
n/a | Limited-field event | |
| Oct 31 | CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia | Malaysia | 6,000,000 | Ben Crane
|
38 | ASA | New tournament |
| Nov 7 | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | 7,000,000 |  Francesco Molinari
|
68 | World Golf Championship | |
| Nov 9 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | 1,000,000 | PGA Tour | n/a | Team event | |
| Dec 5 | Chevron World Challenge | California | 5,000,000 | Graeme McDowell
|
50 | Limited-field event | |
| Dec 12 | Shark Shootout | Florida | 3,000,000 | Dustin Johnson and Ian Poulter
|
n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
    (&  )   Location of official tournaments of the 2010 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) 250-point event (Alternate events) FedEx Cup playoff event Fall Series event |
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Money leaders
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]
| Position | Player | Events | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Kuchar |
26 | 4,910,477 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk |
21 | 4,809,622 |
| 3 | Ernie Els |
20 | 4,558,861 |
| 4 | Dustin Johnson |
23 | 4,473,122 |
| 5 | Steve Stricker |
19 | 4,190,235 |
Awards
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
- ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour.
References
- ^ "2010 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Money Leaders – 2010". PGA Tour.