2010 PGA Tour

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.

2010 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 2010 (2010-01-07) – November 14, 2010 (2010-11-14)
Number of official events46
Most wins3:
Jim Furyk
FedEx Cup Jim Furyk
Money winner Matt Kuchar
Player of the Year Jim Furyk
Rookie of the Year Rickie Fowler
2009
2011

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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
Limited-field event
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

Money leaders

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

PositionPlayerEventsPrize money ($)
1 Matt Kuchar264,910,477
2 Jim Furyk214,809,622
3 Ernie Els204,558,861
4 Dustin Johnson234,473,122
5 Steve Stricker194,190,235

Awards

AwardWinner
FedEx Cup Jim Furyk
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) Matt Kuchar
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Jim Furyk
PGA Player of the Year Jim Furyk
Rookie of the Year Rickie Fowler
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Matt Kuchar
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Matt Kuchar
Comeback Player of the Year Stuart Appleby

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour members.
  2. ASA − Asian Tour.

References

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