The 2017–18 PGA Tour was the 103rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 50th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the 12th edition of the FedEx Cup.

2017–18 PGA Tour season
DurationOctober 5, 2017 (2017-10-05) – September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)
Number of official events48
Most winsUnited States Bryson DeChambeau (3)
United States Dustin Johnson (3)
United States Justin Thomas (3)
United States Bubba Watson (3)
FedEx CupEngland Justin Rose
Money listUnited States Justin Thomas
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Brooks Koepka
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Brooks Koepka
Rookie of the YearUnited States Aaron Wise

Changes for 2017–18

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The schedule contained 48 events, including two new tournaments; the CJ Cup in South Korea and the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, a former event on the Web.com Tour based in the Dominican Republic. The Barbasol Championship was 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.[1]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2017–18 season.[2][3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner(s)[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
Oct 8 Safeway Open California 6,200,000   Brendan Steele (3) 26
Oct 15 CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000   Pat Perez (3) 48 ASA Limited-field event
Oct 22 CJ Cup South Korea 9,250,000   Justin Thomas (7) 50 New limited-field event
Oct 29 WGC-HSBC Champions China 9,750,000   Justin Rose (8) 64 World Golf Championship
Oct 29 Sanderson Farms Championship Mississippi 4,300,000   Ryan Armour (1) 24 Alternate event
Nov 5 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada 6,800,000   Patrick Cantlay (1) 30
Nov 12 OHL Classic at Mayakoba Mexico 7,100,000   Patton Kizzire (1) 32
Nov 19 RSM Classic Georgia 6,200,000   Austin Cook (1) 30
Jan 7 Sentry Tournament of Champions Hawaii 6,300,000   Dustin Johnson (17) 56 Winners-only event
Jan 14 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 6,200,000   Patton Kizzire (2) 48
Jan 21 CareerBuilder Challenge California 5,900,000   Jon Rahm (2) 40 Pro-Am
Jan 29 Farmers Insurance Open California 6,900,000   Jason Day (11) 54
Feb 4 Waste Management Phoenix Open Arizona 6,900,000   Gary Woodland (3) 60
Feb 11 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am California 7,400,000   Ted Potter Jr. (2) 54 Pro-Am
Feb 18 Genesis Open California 7,200,000   Bubba Watson (10) 62
Feb 25 The Honda Classic Florida 6,600,000   Justin Thomas (8) 52
Mar 4 WGC-Mexico Championship Mexico 10,000,000   Phil Mickelson (43) 72 World Golf Championship
Mar 11 Valspar Championship Florida 6,500,000   Paul Casey (2) 52
Mar 18 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 8,900,000   Rory McIlroy (14) 58 Invitational
Mar 25 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Texas 10,000,000   Bubba Watson (11) 74 World Golf Championship
Mar 25 Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship Dominican Republic 3,000,000   Brice Garnett (1) 24 New to PGA Tour
Alternate event
Apr 1 Houston Open Texas 7,000,000   Ian Poulter (3) 48
Apr 8 Masters Tournament Georgia 11,000,000   Patrick Reed (6) 100 Major championship
Apr 15 RBC Heritage South Carolina 6,700,000   Satoshi Kodaira (1) 52 Invitational
Apr 22 Valero Texas Open Texas 6,200,000   Andrew Landry (1) 40
Apr 29 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 7,200,000   Billy Horschel (5) and
  Scott Piercy (4)
n/a Team event
May 6 Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina 7,700,000   Jason Day (12) 60
May 13 The Players Championship Florida 11,000,000   Webb Simpson (5) 80 Flagship event
May 20 AT&T Byron Nelson Texas 7,700,000   Aaron Wise (1) 34
May 27 Fort Worth Invitational Texas 7,100,000   Justin Rose (9) 56 Invitational
Jun 3 Memorial Tournament Ohio 8,900,000   Bryson DeChambeau (2) 70 Invitational
Jun 10 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 6,600,000   Dustin Johnson (18) 36
Jun 17 U.S. Open New York 12,000,000   Brooks Koepka (3) 100 Major championship
Jun 24 Travelers Championship Connecticut 7,000,000   Bubba Watson (12) 58
Jul 1 Quicken Loans National Maryland 7,100,000   Francesco Molinari (1) 34 Invitational
Jul 8 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier West Virginia 7,300,000   Kevin Na (2) 34
Jul 15 John Deere Classic Illinois 5,800,000   Michael Kim (1) 24
Jul 22 The Open Championship Scotland 10,500,000   Francesco Molinari (2) 100 Major championship
Jul 23 Barbasol Championship Kentucky 3,500,000   Troy Merritt (2) 24 Alternate event
Jul 29 RBC Canadian Open Canada 6,200,000   Dustin Johnson (19) 46
Aug 5 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 10,000,000   Justin Thomas (9) 74 World Golf Championship
Aug 5 Barracuda Championship Nevada 3,400,000   Andrew Putnam (1) 24 Alternate event
Aug 12 PGA Championship Missouri 11,000,000   Brooks Koepka (4) 100 Major championship
Aug 19 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 6,000,000   Brandt Snedeker (9) 34
Aug 26 The Northern Trust New Jersey 9,000,000   Bryson DeChambeau (3) 76 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 3 Dell Technologies Championship Massachusetts 9,000,000   Bryson DeChambeau (4) 76 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 10 BMW Championship Pennsylvania 9,000,000   Keegan Bradley (4) 72 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 23 Tour Championship Georgia 9,000,000   Tiger Woods (80) 62 FedEx Cup playoff event

Unofficial events

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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
Notes
Dec 3 Hero World Challenge Bahamas 3,500,000   Rickie Fowler 48 Limited-field event
Dec 10 QBE Shootout Florida 3,300,000   Sean O'Hair and
  Steve Stricker
n/a Team event
Jun 25 CVS Health Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,500,000   Billy Andrade,
  Keegan Bradley and
  Brooke Henderson
n/a Team event
Sep 30 Ryder Cup France n/a   Team Europe n/a Team event

Location of tournaments

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FedEx Cup

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Final standings

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For full rankings, see 2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:[4][5]

Position Player Points Bonus money ($)
1   Justin Rose 2,260 10,000,000
2   Tiger Woods 2,219 3,000,000
3   Bryson DeChambeau 2,188 2,000,000
4   Dustin Johnson 2,056 1,500,000
5   Billy Horschel 1,840 1,000,000
6   Tony Finau 1,732 800,000
7   Justin Thomas 1,610 700,000
8   Keegan Bradley 1,253 600,000
9   Brooks Koepka 1,093 550,000
10   Bubba Watson 918 500,000

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[6][7]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Justin Thomas 8,694,821
2   Dustin Johnson 8,457,352
3   Justin Rose 8,130,678
4   Bryson DeChambeau 8,094,489
5   Brooks Koepka 7,094,047
6   Bubba Watson 5,793,748
7   Tony Finau 5,620,138
8   Tiger Woods 5,443,841
9   Webb Simpson 5,376,417
10   Jason Day 5,087,461

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Brooks Koepka [8]
PGA Player of the Year   Brooks Koepka [9]
Rookie of the Year   Aaron Wise [10]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)   Dustin Johnson [11]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)   Dustin Johnson [9]

See also

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Notes

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  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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  1. ^ "Puerto Rico Open to be replaced by PGA Tour charity benefit in 2018". Golf Magazine. December 21, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "2017–18 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "PGA Tour releases 2017–18 Season schedule". PGA Tour. September 19, 2017. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "2018 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Justin Rose wins $10 million FedExCup". CNN. September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "2017–18 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "2017-2018 PGA Tour money list: See who earned the most total money". Golf News Net. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  8. ^ Casey, Kevin (October 9, 2018). "Brooks Koepka named 2018 PGA Tour Player of the Year". Golfweek. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Myers, Alex (September 26, 2018). "Brooks Koepka captures PGA of America Player of the Year Award — and it wasn't even close". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 24, 2023. In other golf award season news, Dustin Johnson officially won a close race for the Vardon Trophy, which is given out to the player with the best season-long adjusted scoring average on the PGA Tour.
  10. ^ Heath, Elliott (October 31, 2018). "Aaron Wise Named PGA Tour Rookie Of The Year 2018". Golf Monthly. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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