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2010 PGA Tour

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2010 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 2010 (2010-01-07) – November 14, 2010 (2010-11-14)
Number of official events46
Most winsUnited States Jim Furyk (3)
FedEx CupUnited States Jim Furyk
Money listUnited States Matt Kuchar
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Jim Furyk
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Jim Furyk
Rookie of the YearUnited States Rickie Fowler
2009
2011

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.

Schedule

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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 Australia Geoff Ogilvy (7) 46 Winners-only event
Jan 17 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 5,500,000 United States Ryan Palmer (3) 50
Jan 25 Bob Hope Classic California 5,000,000 United States Bill Haas (1) 30 Pro-Am
Jan 31 Farmers Insurance Open California 5,300,000 United States Ben Crane (3) 42
Feb 7 Northern Trust Open California 6,400,000 United States Steve Stricker (8) 58
Feb 14 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 6,200,000 United States Dustin Johnson (3) 48 Pro-Am
Feb 21 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Arizona 8,500,000 England Ian Poulter (1) 74 World Golf Championship
Feb 21 Mayakoba Golf Classic Mexico 3,600,000 United States Cameron Beckman (3) 24 Alternate event
Feb 28 Waste Management Phoenix Open Arizona 6,000,000 United States Hunter Mahan (2) 56
Mar 7 The Honda Classic Florida 5,600,000 Colombia Camilo Villegas (3) 50
Mar 14 WGC-CA Championship Florida 8,500,000 South Africa Ernie Els (17) 74 World Golf Championship
Mar 15 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 3,500,000 United States Derek Lamely (1) 24 Alternate event
Mar 21 Transitions Championship Florida 5,400,000 United States Jim Furyk (14) 58
Mar 29 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 6,000,000 South Africa Ernie Els (18) 60 Invitational
Apr 4 Shell Houston Open Texas 5,800,000 United States Anthony Kim (3) 52
Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia 7,500,000 United States Phil Mickelson (38) 100 Major championship
Apr 18 Verizon Heritage South Carolina 5,700,000 United States Jim Furyk (15) 48
Apr 25 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 6,400,000 United States Jason Bohn (2) 28
May 2 Quail Hollow Championship North Carolina 6,500,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (1) 64
May 9 The Players Championship Florida 9,500,000 South Africa Tim Clark (1) 80 Flagship event
May 16 Valero Texas Open Texas 6,100,000 Australia Adam Scott (7) 26
May 23 HP Byron Nelson Championship Texas 6,500,000 Australia Jason Day (1) 38
May 30 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Texas 6,200,000 United States Zach Johnson (7) 62 Invitational
Jun 6 Memorial Tournament Ohio 6,000,000 England Justin Rose (1) 66 Invitational
Jun 13 St. Jude Classic Tennessee 5,600,000 England Lee Westwood (2) 44
Jun 20 U.S. Open California 7,500,000 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (1) 100 Major championship
Jun 27 Travelers Championship Connecticut 6,000,000 United States Bubba Watson (1) 38
Jul 4 AT&T National Pennsylvania 6,200,000 England Justin Rose (2) 48 Invitational
Jul 11 John Deere Classic Illinois 4,400,000 United States Steve Stricker (9) 34
Jul 18 The Open Championship Scotland £4,800,000 South Africa Louis Oosthuizen (1) 100 Major championship
Jul 18 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000 United States Matt Bettencourt (1) 24 Alternate event
Jul 25 RBC Canadian Open Canada 5,100,000 Sweden Carl Pettersson (4) 34
Aug 1 Greenbrier Classic West Virginia 6,000,000 Australia Stuart Appleby (9) 32 New tournament
Aug 8 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 8,500,000 United States Hunter Mahan (3) 76 World Golf Championship
Aug 8 Turning Stone Resort Championship New York 4,000,000 United States Bill Lunde (1) 24 Alternate event
Aug 15 PGA Championship Wisconsin 7,500,000 Germany Martin Kaymer (1) 100 Major championship
Aug 22 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 5,100,000 India Arjun Atwal (1) 28
Aug 29 The Barclays New Jersey 7,500,000 United States Matt Kuchar (3) 70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 6 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 7,500,000 United States Charley Hoffman (2) 70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 12 BMW Championship Illinois 7,500,000 United States Dustin Johnson (4) 70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 26 The Tour Championship Georgia 7,500,000 United States Jim Furyk (16) 54 FedEx Cup playoff event
Oct 3 Viking Classic Mississippi 3,600,000 United States Bill Haas (2) 24 Fall Series
Oct 10 McGladrey Classic Georgia 4,000,000 United States Heath Slocum (4) 30 New tournament
Fall Series
Oct 17 Frys.com Open California 5,000,000 United States Rocco Mediate (6) 24 Fall Series
Oct 24 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada 4,300,000 United States Jonathan Byrd (4) 26 Fall Series
Nov 14 Children's Miracle Network Classic Florida 4,700,000 United States Robert Garrigus (1) 24 Fall Series

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
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 United States Ricky Barnes and
United States 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 South Africa Ernie Els n/a Limited-field event
Oct 31 CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia Malaysia 6,000,000 United States Ben Crane 38 ASA New limited-field event
Nov 7 WGC-HSBC Champions China 7,000,000 Italy 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 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 50 Limited-field event
Dec 12 Shark Shootout Florida 3,000,000 United States Dustin Johnson and
England Ian Poulter
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 2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

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

Position Player Points Bonus money ($)
1 United States Jim Furyk 2,980 10,000,000
2 United States Matt Kuchar 2,728 3,000,000
3 England Luke Donald 2,700 2,000,000
4 United States Charley Hoffman 2,500 1,500,000
5 United States Dustin Johnson 2,493 1,000,000
6 England Paul Casey 2,250 800,000
7 United States Steve Stricker 2,028 700,000
8 Australia Jason Day 1,660 600,000
9 South Africa Ernie Els 1,438 550,000
10 South Africa Retief Goosen 1,360 500,000

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4][5]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Matt Kuchar 4,910,477
2 United States Jim Furyk 4,809,622
3 South Africa Ernie Els 4,558,861
4 United States Dustin Johnson 4,473,122
5 United States Steve Stricker 4,190,235
6 United States Phil Mickelson 3,821,733
7 England Luke Donald 3,665,234
8 England Paul Casey 3,613,194
9 England Justin Rose 3,603,331
10 United States Hunter Mahan 3,574,550

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Jim Furyk [6]
PGA Player of the Year United States Jim Furyk [7]
Rookie of the Year United States Rickie Fowler [8]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) United States Matt Kuchar [5]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) United States Matt Kuchar [7]
Comeback Player of the Year Australia Stuart Appleby [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. ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2010 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "2010 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jim Furyk wins Tour Championship, FedEx Cup and $10 million". Los Angeles Times. Sports Network. September 26, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "2010 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  5. ^ 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).
  6. ^ "Furyk voted Player of 2010". Sky Sports. December 5, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Smith, Jeremy (December 7, 2010). "Rickie Fowler Named PGA Rookie Of The Year, Topping Rory McIlroy". SB Nation. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "Appleby wins comeback award". Sky Sports. December 13, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
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