2019–20 PGA Tour

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2019–20 PGA Tour season
DurationSeptember 12, 2019 (2019-09-12) – September 7, 2020 (2020-09-07)
Number of official events36[a]
Most winsUnited States Dustin Johnson (3)
United States Justin Thomas (3)
FedEx CupUnited States Dustin Johnson
Money listUnited States Justin Thomas
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Dustin Johnson
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Justin Thomas
Rookie of the YearUnited States Scottie Scheffler

The 2019–20 PGA Tour was the 105th season of the

PGA of America, and the 14th edition of the FedEx Cup
.

Changes for 2019–20

Rule changes

The number of players making a 36-hole cut was reduced from top 70 and ties to top 65 and ties. The 54-hole secondary cut, previously in effect when more than 78 players made a 36-hole cut, was eliminated.[1][2]

Tournament changes

COVID-19 pandemic impact

The season was effectively suspended on March 12 with the cancellation of

Charles Schwab Challenge, with measures in place to mitigate the risk of virus transmission. The following week at the RBC Heritage, Nick Watney became to first player to test positive for coronavirus.[5]

The tournament schedule was significantly impacted by the

On April 16, the tour announced several changes to the remaining schedule, with the intention of restarting with the

RBC Canadian Open. Furthermore, the tour also announced that three invitationals (Colonial, Heritage, Memorial) would be expanded from the usual 120-player field to become full-field (144 golfer) events.[10]

During the hiatus, two charity exhibition matches were held. The first was a

.

The tour resumed without spectators in mid-June with the Charles Schwab Challenge. The Memorial Tournament in mid-July was planned to be the first event to welcome back fans, but those plans were canceled the week before the tournament.[13] On July 13, the tour announced that the remainder of the season would be played behind closed doors.[14]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2019–20 season.[15]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[b] OWGR
points
Other
tours[c]
Notes
Sep 15
A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
West Virginia 7,500,000 Chile Joaquín Niemann (1) 32
Sep 22 Sanderson Farms Championship Mississippi 6,600,000 Colombia Sebastián Muñoz (1) 26
Sep 29
Safeway Open
California 6,600,000 United States Cameron Champ (2) 48
Oct 6
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
Nevada 7,000,000 United States Kevin Na (4) 54
Oct 13 Houston Open Texas 7,500,000 United States Lanto Griffin (1) 24
Oct 20 CJ Cup South Korea 9,750,000 United States Justin Thomas (11) 52 Limited-field event
Oct 28 Zozo Championship Japan 9,750,000 United States Tiger Woods (82) 64 JPN New tournament
Limited-field event
Nov 3 WGC-HSBC Champions China 10,250,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (18) 60 World Golf Championship
Nov 3 Bermuda Championship Bermuda 3,000,000 United States Brendon Todd (2) 24 New tournament
Alternate event
Nov 18
Mayakoba Golf Classic
Mexico 7,200,000 United States Brendon Todd (3) 34
Nov 24 RSM Classic Georgia 6,600,000 United States Tyler Duncan (1) 28
Jan 5
Sentry Tournament of Champions
Hawaii 6,700,000 United States Justin Thomas (12) 48 Winners-only event
Jan 12 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 6,600,000 Australia Cameron Smith (2) 46
Jan 19
The American Express
California 6,700,000 United States Andrew Landry (2) 40 Pro-Am
Jan 26 Farmers Insurance Open California 7,500,000 Australia Marc Leishman (5) 54
Feb 2
Waste Management Phoenix Open
Arizona 7,300,000 United States Webb Simpson (6) 54
Feb 9 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am California 7,800,000 Canada Nick Taylor (2) 42 Pro-Am
Feb 16
Genesis Invitational
California 9,300,000 Australia Adam Scott (14) 70 Invitational
Feb 23 WGC-Mexico Championship Mexico 10,500,000 United States Patrick Reed (8) 70 World Golf Championship
Feb 23 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 3,000,000 Norway Viktor Hovland (1) 24 Alternate event
Mar 1
The Honda Classic
Florida 7,000,000 South Korea Im Sung-jae (1) 46
Mar 8 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 9,300,000 England Tyrrell Hatton (1) 66 Invitational
Mar 15 The Players Championship Florida Canceled after round one[d] Flagship event
Mar 22 Valspar Championship Florida Canceled[d]
Mar 29
WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
Texas Canceled[d] World Golf Championship
Mar 29
Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship
Dominican Republic Postponed[e] Alternate event
Apr 5 Valero Texas Open Texas Canceled[d]
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia Postponed[e] Major championship
Apr 26 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana Canceled[d] Team event
May 3 Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina Canceled[d]
May 10 AT&T Byron Nelson Texas Canceled[d]
Jun 14
RBC Canadian Open
Canada Canceled[d]
Jun 14
May 24
Charles Schwab Challenge
Texas 7,500,000 United States Daniel Berger (3) 72
Jun 21 U.S. Open New York Postponed[e] Major championship
Jun 21
Apr 19
RBC Heritage South Carolina 7,100,000 United States Webb Simpson (7) 72
Jun 28 Travelers Championship Connecticut 7,400,000 United States Dustin Johnson (21) 68
Jul 5
May 31
Rocket Mortgage Classic Michigan 7,500,000 United States Bryson DeChambeau (6) 48
Jul 12 John Deere Classic Illinois Canceled[d]
Jul 12 Workday Charity Open Ohio 6,200,000 United States Collin Morikawa (2) 62 New tournament
Jul 19
The Open Championship

England Canceled[d] Major championship
Jul 19 Barbasol Championship Kentucky Canceled[d] Alternate event
Jul 19
Jun 7
Memorial Tournament Ohio 9,300,000 Spain Jon Rahm (4) 76
Jul 26 3M Open Minnesota 6,600,000 United States Michael Thompson (2) 38
Aug 2
Jul 5
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational Tennessee 10,500,000 United States Justin Thomas (13) 76 World Golf Championship
Aug 2
Jul 5
Barracuda Championship
California 3,500,000 United States Richy Werenski (1) 24 Alternate event
Aug 9
May 17
PGA Championship California 11,000,000 United States Collin Morikawa (3) 100 Major championship
Aug 16
Aug 9
Wyndham Championship North Carolina 6,400,000 United States Jim Herman (3) 50
Aug 23
Aug 16
The Northern Trust
Massachusetts 9,500,000 United States Dustin Johnson (22) 76 FedEx Cup playoff event
Aug 30
Aug 23
BMW Championship Illinois 9,500,000 Spain Jon Rahm (5) 70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 7
Aug 30
Tour Championship Georgia n/a[f] United States Dustin Johnson (23) 58[g] 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
Oct 21 MGM Resorts The Challenge: Japan Skins Japan 350,000 Australia Jason Day n/a Limited-field event
Dec 7 Hero World Challenge Bahamas 3,500,000 Sweden Henrik Stenson 46 Limited-field event
Dec 15 Presidents Cup Australia n/a Team USA n/a Team event
Dec 15 QBE Shootout Florida 3,300,000 Slovakia Rory Sabbatini and
United States Kevin Tway
n/a Team event
May 17 TaylorMade Driving Relief Florida n/a United States Dustin Johnson and
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
n/a Team event
May 24
The Match: Champions for Charity
Florida n/a United States Peyton Manning and
United States Tiger Woods
n/a Team event
Aug 2 Olympic Games Japan n/a Postponed[e] Limited-field event

Location of tournaments

The tournament locations below represent the original schedule, before any changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FedEx Cup

Points distribution

The distribution of points for 2019–20 PGA Tour events were as follows:

Finishing position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 20th 30th 40th 50th 60th
Majors & Players Championship 600 330 210 150 120 110 100 94 88 82 51 32 18 10 6
World Golf Championships 550 315 200 140 115 105 95 89 83 78 51 32 18 10 6
Other PGA Tour events 500 300 190 135 110 100 90 85 80 75 45 28 16 8.5 5
Team event (each player) 400 163 105 88 78 68 59 54 50 46 17 5 2 0 0
Alternate events 300 165 105 80 65 60 55 50 45 40 28 17 10 5 3
Playoff events[h] 1500 900 570 405 440 330 270 255 240 225 135 84 48 25.5 15

Tour Championship starting score (to par), based on position in the FedEx Cup rankings after the BMW Championship:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th–10th 11th–15th 16th–20th 21st–25th 26th–30th
Starting score −10 −8 −7 −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 E

Final standings

For full rankings, see 2020 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final FedEx Cup standings of the 30 qualifiers for the Tour Championship:[22][23]

Pos. Player Majors & The Players WGCs Top 10s in other PGA Tour events Regular
season
points
Playoffs[i] Total
points
Tour C'ship[j] Tmts Money ($m)[k]
Nat. Name Ply Mas PGA USO
Opn
WGC Cha WGC
Mex
WGC
MP
WGC
Inv
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
NTr
BMW Start Final Basic Wynd
Top10
FedEx
Bonus
1 United States D. Johnson C
A
N
C
E
L
E
D
P
O
S
T
P
O
N
E
D

T
O

2
0
2
0
-
2
1

S
E
A
S
O
N
T2 P
O
S
T
P
O
N
E
D

T
O

2
0
2
0
-
2
1

S
E
A
S
O
N
C
A
N
C
E
L
E
D
T48 C
A
N
C
E
L
E
D
T12
T7
T10
1st 1,071 1st 2nd 3,471 −10 –21 13 5.84 15.00
T2 United States Schauffele T10 2nd T14 T6 T10 T2
T3
1,258 T25 T25 1,449 −3 –18 17 3.81 4.50
United States Thomas T37 T6 1st
T4
1st 1st
T3
T10
T8 2nd 2,458 T49 T25 2,570 −7 17 7.34 2.00
4 Spain Rahm T13 T3 T52 2nd
T9
1st 1,295 T6 1st 3,080 −8 –17 14 5.96 0.50 3.00
5 United States Scheffler T4 T26 T15
T7
T3 T5
3rd
900 T4 T20 1,391 −2 –14 22 2.83 2.50
6 United States Morikawa 1st T42 T12
T10
T7
T9
2nd
1st 1,902 CUT T20 2,025 −5 –13 20 5.26 1.50 1.90
7 England Hatton CUT T14 T6 T69 T6 1st T3 T4 1,025 T25 T16 1,275 −2 –12 10 3.43 1.30
T8 Northern Ireland McIlroy T33 1st 5th T47 T3 T3
T5
T5 1,327 T65 T12 1,516 −3 –11 14 4.41 0.60 0.96
Colombia Muñoz CUT T14
T7
1st 3rd 1,045 T18 T8 1,421 −3 25 2.86
United States Reed T13 T8 1st T47 T2 T6
T7
T10 T9 1,426 T49 T40 1,485 −3 19 4.25 0.85
11 South Korea Im CUT T11 T29 T35 2nd T3
T10
1st
3rd
T10
T9 1,633 CUT T56 1,650 −4 –10 25 4.34 1.00 0.75
T12 United States English T19
T3
T6 T4
5th
T9 867 2nd T40 1,805 −4 –9 19 3.30 0.68
United States Simpson T37 T61 T12
T7
2nd 3rd
1st
1st T8 T3 1,878 T6 2,163 −6 13 5.10 1.20
14 Canada Hughes T58 T44
2nd
T3 T6 842 T13 T10 996 E –8 21 2.08 0.62
T15 United States Berger T13 T2
T9
T5
T4
1st
T3 1,347 3rd T25 2,007 −4 –7 16 4.44 0.70 0.58
Japan Matsuyama T22 T11 T6 T20 T3 2nd
T5
1,030 T29 T3 1,587 −4 19 3.67
17 United States Finau T4 T53 T65
T9
T6
2nd
8th T3 907 CUT T5 1,237 −2 –6 19 2.93 0.55
T18 Mexico Ancer T43 T4 T12 T15
T8
2nd
2nd 1,099 CUT T33 1,159 −1 –5 19 2.90 0.53
United States Griffin T19 T29 1st T7 T9 1,159 T58 T10 1,392 −2 26 3.19
T20 Norway Hovland T33 T59
T10
1st 3rd 842 T18 T40 1,009 E –4 19 1.98 0.50
United States Todd T17 37 T15 1st
1st
4th 1,316 64th T8 1,576 −3 24 3.39 0.55
22 United States DeChambeau T4 2nd T30
T4
T5
4th
T3
T8 T6 1st 1,657 CUT T50 1,682 −4 –3 16 5.00 1.10 0.48
23 United States Kisner T19 T28 T18 T25 T4 3rd T3 710 T4 T25 1,169 −1 –1 20 2.27 0.47
T24 United States Champ T10 T25
1st
951 CUT T65 963 E E 19 2.29 0.45
United States Palmer T43 T15 T4 T8 2nd 837 T8 T40 1,116 −1 18 2.72
Australia Ca. Smith T43 T60 T22 T59 T3 1st 807 T18 T20 1,059 E 18 2.37
T27 United States Na CUT T9 T35
1st
5th 9th 1,036 T39 T51 1,102 −1 +1 20 2.79 0.42
Chile Niemann CUT T52
1st
T5 T5 878 CUT T3 1,366 −2 22 2.91
29 Australia Leishman CUT T42 T52
3rd
1st 2nd 1,086 CUT 69th 1,096 −1 +2 17 3.11 0.41
30 United States Horschel T43 T24 T9 T25 T6
T8
T9
T7 2nd 893 CUT T33 953 E +4 21 2.38 0.40
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
 Did not play

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[24][25]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Justin Thomas 7,344,040
2 Spain Jon Rahm 5,959,819
3 United States Dustin Johnson 5,837,267
4 United States Collin Morikawa 5,250,868
5 United States Webb Simpson 5,097,742
6 United States Bryson DeChambeau 4,998,495
7 United States Daniel Berger 4,439,420
8 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 4,408,415
9 South Korea Im Sung-jae 4,337,811
10 United States Patrick Reed 4,250,060

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)
United States Dustin Johnson [26]
PGA Player of the Year
United States Justin Thomas [27]
Rookie of the Year (Arnold Palmer Award)
United States Scottie Scheffler [26]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) United States Webb Simpson [28]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) United States Webb Simpson [27]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A further 13 tournaments were scheduled but were either canceled or postponed.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ JPN − Japan Golf Tour.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][16][17]
  5. ^ a b c d Postponed into the 2020–21 season.
  6. ^ The Tour Championship has no stand-alone purse and does not carry official money; the tournament directly determines the assignment of the FedEx Cup bonus pool money, including US$15,000,000 to the winner.[18]
  7. ^ OWGR points at the Tour Championship were awarded based on aggregate scores only (see Tour Championship format).[19] Xander Schauffele had the lowest aggregate score and was awarded with the 58 points. Johnson, who tied for third-lowest aggregate score, received 20.3 points.[20]
  8. ^ Due to the shortened regular-season schedule, points awarded in FedEx Cup playoff events were reduced to 3 times those of a regular event (usually 4 times).[21]
  9. The Northern Trust. The top 70 points scorers after The Northern Trust qualify for the BMW Championship
    .
  10. ^ The top 30 point scorers after the BMW Championship qualify for the Tour Championship. Each player begins with a score adjustment to par determined by their point ranking, the lowest scorers in the Tour Championship in addition to this adjustment win the FedEx Cup.
  11. ^ In addition to tournament prize money, the top ten regular season point scorers receive a share of a US$10,000,000 bonus, and the US$60,000,000 FedEx Cup postseason bonus money is distributed based upon standings after the Tour Championship.

References

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