2017–18 PGA Tour

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

Duration	October 5, 2017 (2017-10-05) – September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)
Number of official events	48
Most wins	Bryson DeChambeau (3) Dustin Johnson (3) Justin Thomas (3) Bubba Watson (3)
FedEx Cup	Justin Rose
Money list	Justin Thomas
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Brooks Koepka
PGA Player of the Year	Brooks Koepka
Rookie of the Year	Aaron Wise
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Changes for 2017–18

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

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

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

Location of official tournaments of the 2017–18 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) Official team event 300-point event (Alternate events) FedEx Cup playoff event

Location of official tournaments of the 2017–18 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

Final standings

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

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

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

• 2017 in golf
• 2018 in golf
• 2018 PGA Tour Champions season
• 2018 Web.com Tour

Notes

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

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. 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.

External links

• Official website