2014–15 PGA Tour
| Duration | October 9, 2014 – September 27, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 47 |
| Most wins |  Jason Day (5) Jordan Spieth (5) |
| FedEx Cup | Jordan Spieth |
| Money list | Jordan Spieth |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year | Jordan Spieth |
| PGA Player of the Year | Jordan Spieth |
| Rookie of the Year | Daniel Berger |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
The 2014–15 PGA Tour was the 100th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 47th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the ninth edition of the FedEx Cup.
Changes for 2014–15
[edit]- One new event was added (Barbasol Championship) and the Sanderson Farms Championship made a return.
- Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Memorial Tournament were for the first time given three-year exemptions and invitations to the next three Players Championships.
- For the first time, the conditional status category (126th to 150th in the FedEx Cup) was regularly reshuffled, like the Web.com Tour graduate and past champion categories.
The McGladrey Classic was moved up two weeks from 2014. The CIMB Classic and WGC-HSBC Champions have each been moved back one week from 2014. The Sanderson Farms Championship became an alternate event to the WGC-HSBC Champions, instead of being an alternate to The Open Championship as in years previous. The new Barbasol Championship was an alternate event to The Open Championship. It also marked the first time the PGA Tour hosted an event in Alabama in 25 years, when the state hosted the 1990 PGA Championship. The WGC-Cadillac Match Play was moved back two and a half months to May, and relocated back to California, its primary home from 1999 to 2006.[1]
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2014–15 season.[2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | Frys.com Open | California | 6,000,000 |  Bae Sang-moon (2)
|
36 | ||
| Oct 19 | Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Nevada | 6,200,000 | Ben Martin (1)
|
36 | ||
| Oct 26 | McGladrey Classic | Georgia | 5,600,000 | Robert Streb (1)
|
32 | ||
| Nov 2 | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 7,000,000 | Ryan Moore (4)
|
42 | ASA | Limited-field event |
| Nov 9 | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | 8,500,000 | Bubba Watson (7)
|
68 | World Golf Championship | |
| Nov 9 | Sanderson Farms Championship | Mississippi | 4,000,000 |  Nick Taylor (1)
|
24 | Alternate event | |
| Nov 16 | OHL Classic at Mayakoba | Mexico | 6,100,000 | Charley Hoffman (3)
|
24 | ||
| Jan 12 | Hyundai Tournament of Champions | Hawaii | 5,700,000 | Patrick Reed (4)
|
46 | Winners-only event | |
| Jan 18 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 5,600,000 | Jimmy Walker (4)
|
46 | ||
| Jan 25 | Humana Challenge | California | 5,700,000 | Bill Haas (6)
|
46 | Pro-Am | |
| Feb 1 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | Arizona | 6,300,000 | Brooks Koepka (1)
|
54 | ||
| Feb 8 | Farmers Insurance Open | California | 6,300,000 | Jason Day (3)
|
52 | ||
| Feb 15 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 6,800,000 | Brandt Snedeker (7)
|
46 | Pro-Am | |
| Feb 22 | Northern Trust Open | California | 6,700,000 | James Hahn (1)
|
54 | ||
| Mar 2 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 6,100,000 |  Pádraig Harrington (6)
|
60 | ||
| Mar 8 | WGC-Cadillac Championship | Florida | 9,250,000 | Dustin Johnson (9)
|
76 | World Golf Championship | |
| Mar 8 | Puerto Rico Open | Puerto Rico | 3,000,000 |  Alex Čejka (1)
|
24 | Alternate event | |
| Mar 15 | Valspar Championship | Florida | 5,900,000 | Jordan Spieth (2)
|
52 | ||
| Mar 22 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida | 6,300,000 | Matt Every (2)
|
60 | Invitational | |
| Mar 29 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 6,200,000 | Jimmy Walker (5)
|
52 | ||
| Apr 5 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 6,600,000 | J. B. Holmes (4)
|
54 | ||
| Apr 12 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 10,000,000 | Jordan Spieth (3)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| Apr 19 | RBC Heritage | South Carolina | 5,900,000 | Jim Furyk (17)
|
52 | Invitational | |
| Apr 26 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 6,900,000 |  Justin Rose (7)
|
40 | ||
| May 3 | WGC-Cadillac Match Play | California | 9,250,000 |  Rory McIlroy (10)
|
76 | World Golf Championship | |
| May 10 | The Players Championship | Florida | 10,000,000 | Rickie Fowler (2)
|
80 | Flagship event | |
| May 17 | Wells Fargo Championship | North Carolina | 7,100,000 | Rory McIlroy (11)
|
52 | ||
| May 24 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Texas | 6,500,000 | Chris Kirk (4)
|
48 | Invitational | |
| May 31 | AT&T Byron Nelson | Texas | 7,100,000 | Steven Bowditch (2)
|
46 | ||
| Jun 7 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 6,200,000 |  David Lingmerth (1)
|
60 | Invitational | |
| Jun 14 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 6,000,000 |  Fabián Gómez (1)
|
34 | ||
| Jun 21 | U.S. Open | Washington | 10,000,000 | Jordan Spieth (4)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| Jun 28 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | 6,400,000 | Bubba Watson (8)
|
46 | ||
| Jul 5 | Greenbrier Classic | West Virginia | 6,700,000 |  Danny Lee (1)
|
40 | ||
| Jul 12 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 4,700,000 | Jordan Spieth (5)
|
30 | ||
| Jul 19 | Barbasol Championship | Alabama | 3,500,000 | Scott Piercy (3)
|
24 | New tournament Alternate event | |
| Jul 20 | The Open Championship | Scotland | £6,300,000 | Zach Johnson (12)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| Jul 26 | RBC Canadian Open | Canada | 5,800,000 | Jason Day (4)
|
40 | ||
| Aug 2 | Quicken Loans National | Virginia | 6,700,000 | Troy Merritt (1)
|
34 | Invitational | |
| Aug 9 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | 9,250,000 | Shane Lowry (1)
|
74 | World Golf Championship | |
| Aug 9 | Barracuda Championship | Nevada | 3,100,000 | J. J. Henry (3)
|
24 | Alternate event | |
| Aug 16 | PGA Championship | Wisconsin | 10,000,000 | Jason Day (5)
|
100 | Major championship | |
| Aug 23 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | 5,400,000 | Davis Love III (21)
|
40 | ||
| Aug 30 | The Barclays | New Jersey | 8,250,000 | Jason Day (6)
|
72 | FedEx Cup playoff event | |
| Sep 7 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | 8,250,000 | Rickie Fowler (3)
|
72 | FedEx Cup playoff event | |
| Sep 20 | BMW Championship | Illinois | 8,250,000 | Jason Day (7)
|
72 | FedEx Cup playoff event | |
| Sep 27 | Tour Championship | Georgia | 8,250,000 | Jordan Spieth (6)
|
58 | FedEx Cup playoff event |
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 |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Bermuda | 1,350,000 | Martin Kaymer
|
n/a | Limited-field event |
| Dec 7 | Hero World Challenge | Florida | 3,500,000 | Jordan Spieth
|
46 | Limited-field event |
| Dec 13 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 3,100,000 | Jason Day and Cameron Tringale
|
n/a | Team event |
| Jun 30 | CVS Health Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,500,000 | Keegan Bradley and Jon Curran
|
n/a | Team event |
| Oct 11 | Presidents Cup | South Korea | n/a | Team USA
|
n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
[edit]
      Location of official tournaments of the 2014–15 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) 300-point event (Alternate events) FedEx Cup playoff event |
.svg) Location of official tournaments of the 2014–15 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada. 600-point event (Players & Majors) 550-point event (World Golf Championships) 500-point event (Regular events) 300-point event (Alternate events)
|
FedEx Cup
[edit]Final standings
[edit]For full rankings, see 2015 FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:[4][5]
| Position | Player | Points | Bonus money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Spieth |
3,800 | 10,000,000 |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson |
2,307 | 3,000,000 |
| 3 | Jason Day |
2,290 | 2,000,000 |
| 4 | Rickie Fowler |
1,838 | 1,500,000 |
| 5 | Bubba Watson |
1,680 | 1,000,000 |
| 6 | Zach Johnson |
1,450 | 800,000 |
| 7 | Dustin Johnson |
1,360 | 700,000 |
| 8 | Justin Rose |
1,235 | 600,000 |
| 9 | Danny Lee |
1,123 | 550,000 |
| 10 | Charley Hoffman |
992 | 500,000 |
Money list
[edit]The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[6][7]
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Spieth |
12,030,465 |
| 2 | Jason Day |
9,403,330 |
| 3 | Bubba Watson |
6,876,797 |
| 4 | Rickie Fowler |
5,773,430 |
| 5 | Dustin Johnson |
5,509,467 |
| 6 | Justin Rose |
5,462,677 |
| 7 | Rory McIlroy |
4,863,312 |
| 8 | Zach Johnson |
4,801,487 |
| 9 | Henrik Stenson |
4,755,070 |
| 10 | Jimmy Walker |
4,521,350 |
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.
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ Bolton, Rob (October 1, 2014). "Power Rankings: 2014–15 full-membership players". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014.
- ^ "2014–15 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "2014–15 schedule". PGA Tour. August 13, 2014. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014.
- ^ "2015 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Spieth wins Tour Championship, FedEx Cup title and £7.5m". The Guardian. Press Association. September 27, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "2014–15 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Porter, Kyle (September 27, 2015). "Jordan Spieth breaks PGA Tour record, makes $22 million in 2015". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
That's because Spieth ended with just a hair over $12 million after winning the $1.5 million first prize.
- ^ Strege, John (October 2, 2015). "Jordan Spieth is your 2015 PGA Tour Player of the Year". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ a b Verschueren, Gianni (September 28, 2015). "Jordan Spieth Wins 2015 Vardon Trophy, PGA of America Player of the Year Award". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Berger Named 2014-15 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year". Golf Magazine. October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Hennessey, Stephen (December 1, 2015). "Jarrod Lyle receives the PGA Tour Courage Award". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 26, 2023.