2018 PGA Tour - wikipedia 2018 PGA Tour The 2018 PGA Tour was the 103rd season of the PGA Tour, and the 51st since separating from the PGA of America. The season began on October 5, 2017. Contents 1 Schedule 1.1 Unofficial events 2 Money leaders 3 Awards 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Schedule The following table lists official events for 2017 -- 18. The schedule contains 48 events, including two new ones : The CJ Cup in South Korea and the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, a former event on the Web.com Tour based out of the Dominican Republic. The Barbasol Championship will be 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. Date Tournament Location Winner OWGR points Purse ( $ ) Winner 's share ( $ ) Notes Oct 8 Safeway Open California Brendan Steele ( 3 ) 26 6,200,000 1,116,000 Oct 15 CIMB Classic Malaysia Pat Perez ( 3 ) 48 7,000,000 1,260,000 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour Oct 22 CJ Cup South Korea Justin Thomas ( 7 ) 50 9,250,000 1,665,000 New tournament Oct 29 WGC - HSBC Champions China Justin Rose ( 8 ) 64 9,750,000 1,660,000 World Golf Championships Oct 29 Sanderson Farms Championship Mississippi Ryan Armour ( 1 ) 24 4,300,000 774,000 Alternate event Nov 5 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada Patrick Cantlay ( 1 ) 30 6,800,000 1,224,000 Nov 12 OHL Classic at Mayakoba Mexico Patton Kizzire ( 1 ) 32 7,100,000 1,278,000 Nov 19 RSM Classic Georgia Austin Cook ( 1 ) 30 6,200,000 1,116,000 Jan 7 Sentry Tournament of Champions Hawaii Dustin Johnson ( 17 ) 56 6,300,000 1,260,000 Winners - only event Jan 14 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii Patton Kizzire ( 2 ) 48 6,200,000 1,116,000 Jan 21 CareerBuilder Challenge California Jon Rahm ( 2 ) 40 5,900,000 1,062,000 Celebrity pro-am Jan 29 Farmers Insurance Open California Jason Day ( 11 ) 54 6,900,000 1,242,000 Feb 4 Waste Management Phoenix Open Arizona Gary Woodland ( 3 ) 60 6,900,000 1,242,000 Feb 11 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am California Ted Potter Jr. ( 2 ) 54 7,400,000 1,332,000 Celebrity pro-am Feb 18 Genesis Open California Bubba Watson ( 10 ) 62 7,200,000 1,296,000 Feb 25 The Honda Classic Florida Justin Thomas ( 8 ) 52 6,600,000 1,188,000 Mar 4 WGC - Mexico Championship Mexico Phil Mickelson ( 43 ) 72 10,000,000 1,700,000 World Golf Championships Mar 11 Valspar Championship Florida Paul Casey ( 2 ) 52 6,500,000 1,170,000 Mar 18 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida Rory McIlroy ( 14 ) 58 8,900,000 1,602,000 Invitational Mar 25 WGC - Dell Technologies Match Play Texas Bubba Watson ( 11 ) 74 10,000,000 1,700,000 World Golf Championships Mar 25 Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship Dominican Republic Brice Garnett ( 1 ) 24 3,000,000 540,000 New to the PGA Tour Alternate event Apr 1 Houston Open Texas Ian Poulter ( 3 ) 48 7,000,000 1,260,000 Apr 8 Masters Tournament Georgia Patrick Reed ( 6 ) 100 11,000,000 1,980,000 Major championship Apr 15 RBC Heritage South Carolina Satoshi Kodaira ( 1 ) 52 6,700,000 1,206,000 Invitational Apr 22 Valero Texas Open Texas Andrew Landry ( 1 ) 40 6,200,000 1,116,000 Apr 29 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana Billy Horschel ( 5 ) & Scott Piercy ( 4 ) n / a 7,200,000 1,036,800 ( each ) Team event May 6 Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina Jason Day ( 12 ) 60 7,700,000 1,386,000 May 13 The Players Championship Florida Webb Simpson ( 5 ) 80 11,000,000 1,980,000 Flagship event May 20 AT&T Byron Nelson Texas Aaron Wise ( 1 ) 34 7,700,000 1,386,000 May 27 Fort Worth Invitational Texas Justin Rose ( 9 ) 56 7,100,000 1,278,000 Invitational Jun 3 The Memorial Tournament Ohio Bryson DeChambeau ( 2 ) 70 8,900,000 1,602,000 Invitational Jun 10 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee Dustin Johnson ( 18 ) 36 6,600,000 1,188,000 Jun 17 U.S. Open New York Brooks Koepka ( 3 ) 100 12,000,000 2,160,000 Major championship Jun 24 Travelers Championship Connecticut Bubba Watson ( 12 ) 58 7,000,000 1,260,000 Jul 1 Quicken Loans National Maryland Francesco Molinari ( 1 ) 34 7,100,000 1,278,000 Invitational Jul 8 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier West Virginia Kevin Na ( 2 ) 34 7,300,000 1,314,000 Jul 15 John Deere Classic Illinois Michael Kim ( 1 ) 24 5,800,000 1,044,000 Jul 22 The Open Championship ( British Open ) Scotland Francesco Molinari ( 2 ) 100 10,500,000 1,890,000 Major championship Jul 23 Barbasol Championship Kentucky Troy Merritt ( 2 ) 24 3,500,000 630,000 Alternate event Jul 29 RBC Canadian Open Ontario Dustin Johnson ( 19 ) 46 6,200,000 1,116,000 Aug 5 WGC - Bridgestone Invitational Ohio Justin Thomas ( 9 ) 74 10,000,000 1,700,000 World Golf Championships Aug 5 Barracuda Championship Nevada Andrew Putnam ( 1 ) 24 3,400,000 612,000 Alternate event Aug 12 PGA Championship Missouri Brooks Koepka ( 4 ) 100 11,000,000 1,980,000 Major championship Aug 19 Wyndham Championship North Carolina Brandt Snedeker ( 9 ) 34 6,000,000 1,080,000 Aug 26 The Northern Trust New Jersey Bryson DeChambeau ( 3 ) 76 9,000,000 1,620,000 FedEx Cup Playoffs Sep 3 Dell Technologies Championship Massachusetts Bryson DeChambeau ( 4 ) 76 9,000,000 1,620,000 FedEx Cup Playoffs Sep 10 BMW Championship Pennsylvania Keegan Bradley ( 4 ) 72 9,000,000 1,620,000 FedEx Cup Playoffs Sep 23 Tour Championship Georgia Tiger Woods ( 80 ) 62 9,000,000 1,620,000 FedEx Cup Playoffs Jump up ^ Finished on Monday due to darkness. ^ Jump up to : Finished on Monday due to weather. Unofficial events The following events do not carry FedEx Cup points or official money, although some do give out OWGR points. Date Tournament Location Winner ( s ) OWGR points Purse ( $ ) Winner 's share ( $ ) Notes Dec 3 Hero World Challenge Bahamas Rickie Fowler 48 3,500,000 1,000,000 18 - player field Dec 10 QBE Shootout Florida Sean O'Hair & Steve Stricker n / a 3,300,000 410,000 ( each ) 12 two - player teams Dec 17 PNC Father - Son Challenge Florida Ángel Cabrera & Ángel Cabrera Jr n / a 1,085,000 200,000 20 two - player teams Mar 4 Puerto Rico Open Charity Day Puerto Rico Cheyenne Woods & George McNeill n / a 3,000,000 540,000 Hurricane Maria relief tournament Jun 25 CVS Health Charity Classic Rhode Island Billy Andrade, Keegan Bradley, & Brooke Henderson n / a 1,500,000 140,000 ( each ) Six three - player teams Sep 30 Ryder Cup France Team Europe n / a Two 12 - man teams Money leaders This section shows the final money leaders table. Rank Player Country Events Prize money ( $ ) Justin Thomas United States 23 8,694,821 Dustin Johnson United States 20 8,457,352 Justin Rose England 18 8,130,678 Bryson DeChambeau United States 26 8,094,489 5 Brooks Koepka United States 17 7,094,047 6 Bubba Watson United States 24 5,793,748 7 Tony Finau United States 28 5,620,138 8 Tiger Woods United States 18 5,443,841 9 Webb Simpson United States 26 5,376,417 10 Jason Day Australia 20 5,087,461 Source : Awards Award Winner Country PGA Tour Player of the Year ( Jack Nicklaus Trophy ) Brooks Koepka United States PGA Player of the Year Brooks Koepka United States Money winner ( Arnold Palmer Award ) Justin Thomas United States Scoring leader ( PGA -- Vardon Trophy ) Dustin Johnson United States Scoring leader ( PGA Tour -- Byron Nelson Award ) Dustin Johnson United States Rookie of the Year Aaron Wise United States FedEx Cup Justin Rose England See also 2017 in golf 2018 in golf 2018 Web.com Tour 2018 PGA Tour Champions season 2018 European Tour References Jump up ^ `` PGA Tour releases 2017 -- 18 Season schedule ''. PGA Tour. September 19, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Money Leaders -- 2018 ''. PGA Tour. External links Official site PGA Tour seasons 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_PGA_Tour&oldid=866507085 '' Categories : PGA Tour seasons 2017 in golf 2018 in golf Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2018, at 19 : 19 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

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