The 2010 PGA Tour was the 95th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 42nd season since separating from the PGA of America, and the fourth edition of the FedEx Cup.
| Duration | January 7, 2010 – November 14, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 46 |
| Most wins |  Jim Furyk (3) |
| FedEx Cup | Jim Furyk |
| Money list | Matt Kuchar |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year | Jim Furyk |
| PGA Player of the Year | Jim Furyk |
| Rookie of the Year | Rickie Fowler |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Schedule edit
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 | 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 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) | 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 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 edit
    (&  )    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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FedEx Cup edit
Final standings edit
For full rankings, see 2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:[2][3]
| Position | Player | Points | Bonus money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk |
2,980 | 10,000,000 |
| 2 | Matt Kuchar |
2,728 | 3,000,000 |
| 3 | Luke Donald |
2,700 | 2,000,000 |
| 4 | Charley Hoffman |
2,500 | 1,500,000 |
| 5 | Dustin Johnson |
2,493 | 1,000,000 |
| 6 | Paul Casey |
2,250 | 800,000 |
| 7 | Steve Stricker |
2,028 | 700,000 |
| 8 | Jason Day |
1,660 | 600,000 |
| 9 | Ernie Els |
1,438 | 550,000 |
| 10 | Retief Goosen |
1,360 | 500,000 |
Money list edit
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Kuchar |
4,910,477 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk |
4,809,622 |
| 3 | Ernie Els |
4,558,861 |
| 4 | Dustin Johnson |
4,473,122 |
| 5 | Steve Stricker |
4,190,235 |
| 6 | Phil Mickelson |
3,821,733 |
| 7 | Luke Donald |
3,665,234 |
| 8 | Paul Casey |
3,613,194 |
| 9 | Justin Rose |
3,603,331 |
| 10 | Hunter Mahan |
3,574,550 |
Awards edit
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour.
References edit
- ^ "2010 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "2010 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "Jim Furyk wins Tour Championship, FedEx Cup and $10 million". Los Angeles Times. Sports Network. September 26, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "2010 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Kuchar wins multiple Tour season-ending awards". PGA Tour. November 14, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
In winning the PGA Tour official money title over Jim Furyk by $100,855 with $4,910,477, Kuchar will receive the Arnold Palmer Award... In addition to the official money title, Kuchar will also take home the Byron Nelson Award for low adjusted scoring average (69.61) over Steve Stricker (69.66).
- ^ "Furyk voted Player of 2010". Sky Sports. December 5, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Furyk wins his first PGA Player of Year award". Golfweek. November 16, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
Kuchar, who topped the money list with $4,910,977, held on to a slim lead over the past month to capture his first Vardon Trophy in the tighest race in years.
- ^ Smith, Jeremy (December 7, 2010). "Rickie Fowler Named PGA Rookie Of The Year, Topping Rory McIlroy". SB Nation. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "Appleby wins comeback award". Sky Sports. December 13, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.