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2011 PGA Tour
Golf tour season
Golf tour season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2011 |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| regular_season | – |
| no_of_events | 45 |
| most_wins | USA Keegan Bradley (2) |
| ENG Luke Donald (2) | |
| USA Webb Simpson (2) | |
| USA Steve Stricker (2) | |
| USA Nick Watney (2) | |
| USA Bubba Watson (2) | |
| USA Mark Wilson (2) | |
| honor1 | FedEx Cup |
| honoree1 | USA Bill Haas |
| honor2 | Money list |
| honoree2 | ENG Luke Donald |
| honor3 | PGA Tour Player of the Year |
| honoree3 | ENG Luke Donald |
| honor4 | PGA Player of the Year |
| honoree4 | ENG Luke Donald |
| honor5 | Rookie of the Year |
| honoree5 | USA Keegan Bradley |
| prevseason | 2010 |
| nextseason | 2012 |
ENG Luke Donald (2) USA Webb Simpson (2) USA Steve Stricker (2) USA Nick Watney (2) USA Bubba Watson (2) USA Mark Wilson (2) The 2011 PGA Tour was the 96th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 43rd season since separating from the PGA of America, and the fifth edition of the FedEx Cup.
Changes for 2011
The schedule was announced on December 2, 2010 and had four phases:
- Regular season: Consisted of 37 events (one less than in 2010) and started on January 6 with the limited-field Hyundai Tournament of Champions and ended with the Wyndham Championship on August 21.
- FedEx Cup Playoffs: As in previous seasons, this was a series of four tournaments. It started with The Barclays on August 25 and ended with the Tour Championship on September 25.
- Fall Series: After the Tour Championship, the principal portion of the season ended with a series of four tournaments (down from five in the previous season). These tournaments, generally passed on by elite players, offer an additional opportunity for players to secure their tour cards for the following season by finishing in the top 125 on the money list, or to gain a two-year exemption by winning a tournament with a slightly weaker field than usual.
- After the main season, the tour went into an Asia-Pacific swing consisting of four events, none of which offered official prize money.
- The CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia, a limited-field event held in Malaysia that debuted in 2010.
- The WGC-HSBC Champions, a World Golf Championships event held in China. Founded in 2005, it was elevated to WGC status in 2009, when it also became an event on the PGA Tour schedule. Although the prize money is unofficial, it now counts as an official PGA Tour win, if it is won by a PGA Tour member.
- The 2011 Presidents Cup, a biennial team competition involving a United States side and an "International" side drawn from non-European players (European players play against the USA in the Ryder Cup). This was held in Melbourne, Australia.
- The Omega Mission Hills World Cup, a team event featuring two-man teams from countries around the world and also held in China. This was the first World Cup of the event's new biennial schedule; it had been an annual event through 2009.
The regular season included all four major championships and three of the World Golf Championships events. All four majors and all four WGC events were also sanctioned by the European Tour.
In late 2009, after the 2010 schedule had been announced, it was noted by golf media that most of the Tour's contracts for sponsorship of individual tournaments were locked in through that season. However, it was speculated that the expiration of those sponsorship contracts in 2011 would see substantial changes in the PGA Tour landscape.
As it turned out, the 2011 schedule was largely the same as in 2010. The number of official money events was reduced by one with the demise of the Turning Stone Resort Championship, but the tour's total prize money remained virtually the same.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (US$) | Winner | OWGR | |||||
| points | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| Jan 9 | Hyundai Tournament of Champions | Hawaii | 5,600,000 | USA Jonathan Byrd (5) | 50 | Winners-only event | |
| Jan 16 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 5,500,000 | USA Mark Wilson (3) | 48 | ||
| Jan 23 | Bob Hope Classic | California | 5,000,000 | VEN Jhonattan Vegas (1) | 32 | Pro-Am | |
| Jan 30 | Farmers Insurance Open | California | 5,800,000 | USA Bubba Watson (2) | 48 | ||
| Feb 7 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | Arizona | 6,100,000 | USA Mark Wilson (4) | 50 | ||
| Feb 13 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 6,300,000 | USA D. A. Points (1) | 42 | Pro-Am | |
| Feb 20 | Northern Trust Open | California | 6,500,000 | AUS Aaron Baddeley (3) | 62 | ||
| Feb 27 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | Arizona | 8,500,000 | ENG Luke Donald (3) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| Feb 27 | Mayakoba Golf Classic | Mexico | 3,700,000 | USA Johnson Wagner (2) | 24 | Alternate event | |
| Mar 6 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 5,700,000 | ZAF Rory Sabbatini (6) | 54 | ||
| Mar 13 | WGC-Cadillac Championship | Florida | 8,500,000 | USA Nick Watney (3) | 74 | World Golf Championship | |
| Mar 13 | Puerto Rico Open | Puerto Rico | 3,500,000 | USA Michael Bradley (4) | 24 | Alternate event | |
| Mar 20 | Transitions Championship | Florida | 5,500,000 | USA Gary Woodland (1) | 52 | ||
| Mar 27 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida | 6,000,000 | SCO Martin Laird (2) | 58 | Invitational | |
| Apr 3 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 5,900,000 | USA Phil Mickelson (39) | 52 | ||
| Apr 10 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 8,000,000 | ZAF Charl Schwartzel (1) | 100 | Major championship | |
| Apr 17 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 6,200,000 | USA Brendan Steele (1) | 28 | ||
| Apr 24 | The Heritage | South Carolina | 5,700,000 | USA Brandt Snedeker (2) | 50 | Invitational | |
| May 1 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 6,400,000 | USA Bubba Watson (3) | 46 | ||
| May 8 | Wells Fargo Championship | North Carolina | 6,500,000 | USA Lucas Glover (3) | 58 | ||
| May 15 | The Players Championship | Florida | 9,500,000 | KOR K. J. Choi (8) | 80 | Flagship event | |
| May 22 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Texas | 6,200,000 | USA David Toms (13) | 46 | Invitational | |
| May 29 | HP Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | 6,500,000 | USA Keegan Bradley (1) | 38 | ||
| Jun 5 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 6,200,000 | USA Steve Stricker (10) | 62 | Invitational | |
| Jun 12 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 5,600,000 | USA Harrison Frazar (1) | 38 | ||
| Jun 19 | U.S. Open | Maryland | 8,000,000 | NIR Rory McIlroy (2) | 100 | Major championship | |
| Jun 26 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | 6,000,000 | SWE Freddie Jacobson (1) | 44 | ||
| Jul 3 | AT&T National | Pennsylvania | 6,200,000 | USA Nick Watney (4) | 44 | Invitational | |
| Jul 10 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 4,500,000 | USA Steve Stricker (11) | 30 | ||
| Jul 17 | The Open Championship | England | £5,000,000 | NIR Darren Clarke (3) | 100 | Major championship | |
| Jul 17 | Viking Classic | Mississippi | 3,600,000 | USA Chris Kirk (1) | 24 | Alternate event | |
| Jul 24 | RBC Canadian Open | Canada | 5,200,000 | USA Sean O'Hair (4) | 46 | ||
| Jul 31 | Greenbrier Classic | West Virginia | 6,000,000 | USA Scott Stallings (1) | 32 | ||
| Aug 7 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | 8,500,000 | AUS Adam Scott (8) | 76 | World Golf Championship | |
| Aug 7 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | USA Scott Piercy (1) | 24 | Alternate event | |
| Aug 14 | PGA Championship | Georgia | 8,000,000 | USA Keegan Bradley (2) | 100 | Major championship | |
| Aug 21 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | 5,200,000 | USA Webb Simpson (1) | 38 | ||
| Aug 27 | The Barclays | New Jersey | 8,000,000 | USA Dustin Johnson (5) | 70 | FedEx Cup playoff event | |
| Sep 5 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | 8,000,000 | USA Webb Simpson (2) | 70 | FedEx Cup playoff event | |
| Sep 18 | BMW Championship | Illinois | 8,000,000 | ENG Justin Rose (3) | 66 | FedEx Cup playoff event | |
| Sep 25 | Tour Championship | Georgia | 8,000,000 | USA Bill Haas (3) | 54 | FedEx Cup playoff event | |
| Oct 2 | Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Nevada | 4,400,000 | USA Kevin Na (1) | 24 | Fall Series | |
| Oct 9 | Frys.com Open | California | 5,000,000 | USA Bryce Molder (1) | 24 | Fall Series | |
| Oct 16 | McGladrey Classic | Georgia | 4,000,000 | USA Ben Crane (4) | 42 | Fall Series | |
| Oct 23 | Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic | Florida | 4,700,000 | ENG Luke Donald (4) | 32 | Fall Series |
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 | Other | ||||||
| tours | Notes | ||||||
| Mar 15 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | 2,150,000 | Team Lake Nona | n/a | Team event | |
| Jun 21 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,550,000 | USA Zach Johnson and | |||
| USA Matt Kuchar | n/a | Team event | |||||
| Oct 19 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Bermuda | 1,350,000 | USA Keegan Bradley | n/a | Limited-field event | |
| Oct 30 | CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia | Malaysia | 6,100,000 | USA Bo Van Pelt | 30 | ASA | Limited-field event |
| Nov 6 | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | 7,000,000 | DEU Martin Kaymer | 62 | World Golf Championship | |
| Nov 8 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | 1,000,000 | Champions Tour | n/a | Team event | |
| Nov 20 | Presidents Cup | Australia | n/a | USA Team USA | n/a | Team event | |
| Nov 27 | Omega Mission Hills World Cup | China | 7,500,000 | USA Matt Kuchar and | |||
| USA Gary Woodland | n/a | Team event | |||||
| Dec 4 | Chevron World Challenge | California | 5,000,000 | USA Tiger Woods | 44 | Limited-field event | |
| Dec 11 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 3,000,000 | USA Keegan Bradley and | |||
| USA Brendan Steele | n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
FedEx Cup
Final standings
For full rankings, see 2011 FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:
| Position | Player | Points | Bonus money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Bill Haas | 2,760 | 10,000,000 |
| 2 | USA Webb Simpson | 2,745 | 3,000,000 |
| 3 | ENG Luke Donald | 2,567 | 2,000,000 |
| 4 | USA Dustin Johnson | 2,488 | 1,500,000 |
| 5 | ENG Justin Rose | 2,253 | 1,000,000 |
| 6 | USA Matt Kuchar | 1,853 | 800,000 |
| 7 | USA Hunter Mahan | 1,800 | 700,000 |
| 8 | USA Brandt Snedeker | 1,668 | 600,000 |
| 9 | USA Nick Watney | 1,420 | 550,000 |
| 10 | USA Chez Reavie | 1,220 | 500,000 |
Money list
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Luke Donald | 6,683,214 |
| 2 | USA Webb Simpson | 6,347,353 |
| 3 | USA Nick Watney | 5,290,673 |
| 4 | KOR K. J. Choi | 4,434,691 |
| 5 | USA Dustin Johnson | 4,309,961 |
| 6 | USA Matt Kuchar | 4,233,920 |
| 7 | USA Bill Haas | 4,088,637 |
| 8 | USA Steve Stricker | 3,992,785 |
| 9 | AUS Jason Day | 3,962,647 |
| 10 | USA David Toms | 3,858,090 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | ENG Luke Donald | |||||
| PGA Player of the Year | ENG Luke Donald | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/15431641 | title=Luke Donald wins PGA award and Vardon Trophy | work=BBC Sport | date=25 October 2011 | access-date=27 October 2023}} |
| Rookie of the Year | USA Keegan Bradley | |||||
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | ENG Luke Donald | |||||
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | ENG Luke Donald |
Notes
References
References
- (December 2, 2010). "2011 schedule includes key change during the Playoffs". PGA Tour.
- (November 3, 2009). "With 2010 status quo, 2011 up in the air". ESPN.
- (December 2, 2010). "PGA Tour releases '11 schedule". ESPN.
- "2011 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour.
- (December 2, 2010). "2011 PGA Tour schedule". PGA Tour.
- "2011 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour.
- (26 September 2011). "Bill Haas wins FedEx Cup after dramatic play-off with Hunter Mahan". The Guardian.
- "2011 Official money". PGA Tour.
- (27 June 2013). "Donald wins PGA money list".
- (13 December 2011). "Donald named PGA Tour Player of the Year for 2011". Reuters.
- (25 October 2011). "Luke Donald wins PGA award and Vardon Trophy". BBC Sport.
- (13 December 2011). "Keegan Bradley Named 2011 PGA Tour Rookie Of The Year". [[St. John's Red Storm]].
- "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide {{!}} Awards". PGA Tour.
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