The 2007 PGA Tour was the 92nd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 39th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the inaugural edition of the FedEx Cup.

2007 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 2007 (2007-01-04) – November 4, 2007 (2007-11-04)
Number of official events47
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (7)
FedEx CupUnited States Tiger Woods
Money listUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
Rookie of the YearUnited States Brandt Snedeker
2006
2008

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Notes
Jan 7 Mercedes-Benz Championship Hawaii 5,500,000   Vijay Singh (30) 50 Winners-only event
Jan 14 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 5,200,000   Paul Goydos (2) 56
Jan 21 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 5,000,000   Charley Hoffman (1) 40 Pro-Am
Jan 28 Buick Invitational California 5,200,000   Tiger Woods (55) 50
Feb 4 FBR Open Arizona 6,000,000   Aaron Baddeley (2) 54
Feb 11 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 5,500,000   Phil Mickelson (30) 48 Pro-Am
Feb 18 Nissan Open California 5,200,000   Charles Howell III (2) 70
Feb 25 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Arizona 8,000,000   Henrik Stenson (1) 76 World Golf Championship
Feb 25 Mayakoba Golf Classic Mexico 3,500,000   Fred Funk (8) 24 New tournament
Alternate event
Mar 4 The Honda Classic Florida 5,500,000   Mark Wilson (1) 50
Mar 11 PODS Championship Florida 5,300,000   Mark Calcavecchia (13) 48
Mar 18 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 5,500,000   Vijay Singh (31) 68 Invitational
Mar 25 WGC-CA Championship Florida 8,000,000   Tiger Woods (56) 76 World Golf Championship
Apr 1 Shell Houston Open Texas 5,500,000   Adam Scott (5) 46
Apr 8 Masters Tournament Georgia 7,000,000   Zach Johnson (2) 100 Major championship
Apr 15 Verizon Heritage South Carolina 5,400,000   Boo Weekley (1) 54 Invitational
Apr 22 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 6,100,000   Nick Watney (1) 28
Apr 29 EDS Byron Nelson Championship Texas 6,300,000   Scott Verplank (5) 52
May 6 Wachovia Championship North Carolina 6,400,000   Tiger Woods (57) 74
May 13 The Players Championship Florida 9,000,000   Phil Mickelson (31) 80 Flagship event
May 20 AT&T Classic Georgia 5,400,000   Zach Johnson (3) 36
May 27 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Texas 6,000,000   Rory Sabbatini (4) 52 Invitational
Jun 3 Memorial Tournament Ohio 6,000,000   K. J. Choi (5) 70 Invitational
Jun 10 Stanford St. Jude Championship Tennessee 6,000,000   Woody Austin (3) 50
Jun 17 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 7,000,000   Ángel Cabrera (1) 100 Major championship
Jun 24 Travelers Championship Connecticut 6,000,000   Hunter Mahan (1) 46
Jul 1 Buick Open Michigan 4,900,000   Brian Bateman (1) 38
Jul 8 AT&T National Maryland 6,000,000   K. J. Choi (6) 62 New tournament
Invitational
Jul 15 John Deere Classic Illinois 4,100,000   Jonathan Byrd (3) 24
Jul 22 The Open Championship Scotland £4,200,000   Pádraig Harrington (3) 100 Major championship
Jul 22 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Wisconsin 4,000,000   Joe Ogilvie (1) 24 Alternate event
Jul 29 Canadian Open Canada 5,000,000   Jim Furyk (13) 32
Aug 5 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 8,000,000   Tiger Woods (58) 76 World Golf Championship
Aug 5 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000   Steve Flesch (3) 24 Alternate event
Aug 12 PGA Championship Oklahoma 7,000,000   Tiger Woods (59) 100 Major championship
Aug 19 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 5,000,000   Brandt Snedeker (1) 24
Aug 26 The Barclays New York 7,000,000   Steve Stricker (4) 74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 3 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 7,000,000   Phil Mickelson (32) 74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 9 BMW Championship Illinois 7,000,000   Tiger Woods (60) 68 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 16 The Tour Championship Georgia 7,000,000   Tiger Woods (61) 60 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 23 Turning Stone Resort Championship New York 6,000,000   Steve Flesch (4) 30 New tournament
Fall Series
Sep 30 Viking Classic Mississippi 3,500,000   Chad Campbell (4) 24 Fall Series
Oct 7 Valero Texas Open Texas 4,500,000   Justin Leonard (11) 24 Fall Series
Oct 14 Frys.com Open Nevada 4,000,000   George McNeill (1) 26 Fall Series
Oct 21 Fry's Electronics Open Arizona 5,000,000   Mike Weir (8) 38 New tournament
Fall Series
Oct 28 Ginn sur Mer Classic Florida 4,500,000   Daniel Chopra (1) 24 New tournament
Fall Series
Nov 4 Children's Miracle Network Classic Florida 4,600,000   Stephen Ames (3) 34 Fall Series

Unofficial events edit

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) Notes
Mar 27 Tavistock Cup Florida 3,500,000 Team Lake Nona Team event
Jun 19 CVS Caremark Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,350,000   Stewart Cink and
  J. J. Henry
Team event
Sep 30 Presidents Cup Canada n/a   Team USA Team event
Oct 17 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Bermuda 1,350,000   Ángel Cabrera Limited-field event
Nov 13 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Nevada 1,000,000 LPGA Tour Team event
Nov 25 Omega Mission Hills World Cup China 5,000,000   Colin Montgomerie and
  Marc Warren
Team event
Nov 25 LG Skins Game California 1,000,000   Stephen Ames Limited-field event
Dec 9 Merrill Lynch Shootout Florida 2,800,000   Woody Austin and
  Mark Calcavecchia
Team event
Dec 16 Target World Challenge California 5,750,000   Tiger Woods Limited-field event

Location of tournaments edit

FedEx Cup edit

Final standings edit

For full rankings, see 2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:[2][3]

Position Player Points Bonus money ($)
1   Tiger Woods 123,033 10,000,000
2   Steve Stricker 110,455 3,000,000
3   Phil Mickelson 109,357 2,000,000
4   Rory Sabbatini 105,192 1,500,000
5   K. J. Choi 103,765 1,000,000
6   Aaron Baddeley 103,350 800,000
7   Zach Johnson 102,872 700,000
8   Mark Calcavecchia 102,068 600,000
9   Sergio García 101,076 550,000
10   Vijay Singh 101,064 500,000

Money list edit

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Tiger Woods 10,867,052
2   Phil Mickelson 5,819,988
3   Vijay Singh 4,728,376
4   Steve Stricker 4,663,077
5   K. J. Choi 4,587,859
6   Rory Sabbatini 4,550,040
7   Jim Furyk 4,154,046
8   Zach Johnson 3,922,338
9   Sergio García 3,721,185
10   Aaron Baddeley 3,441,119

Awards edit

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Tiger Woods [5]
PGA Player of the Year   Tiger Woods [6]
Rookie of the Year   Brandt Snedeker [7]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)   Tiger Woods [5]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)   Tiger Woods [8]
Comeback Player of the Year   Steve Stricker [9]

See also edit

Notes edit

  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.

References edit

  1. ^ "2007 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "2007 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tiger Overwhelms The Field". Golf Digest. September 15, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "2007 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Woods named PGA Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. December 10, 2007. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2023. Finally, Woods took home his eighth Byron Nelson Trophy for leading the Tour in scoring average as his 67.79 mark equaled the lowest average in Tour history.
  6. ^ "Tiger Woods Caps Memorable Year By Capturing A Ninth PGA Player Of The Year Award". The Golf Wire. September 26, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Wyndham Championship winner named 2007 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year". Wyndham Championship. December 12, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Scoring Machine". PGA of America. November 6, 2007. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "King of the Comeback if Not of the PGA Tour". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 16, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

External links edit