# 2018–19 PGA Tour

The 2018–19 PGA Tour was the 104th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 51st season since separating from the PGA of America, and the 13th edition of the FedEx Cup.

## Changes for 2018–19
### Schedule

The schedule contained 46 events, two fewer than the previous season. The schedule was shortened in an effort to complete the FedEx Cup Playoffs by the end of August.
As announced in 2017, the PGA Championship was moved from August to May on the weekend before Memorial Day, starting in 2019. The PGA of America cited the addition of golf to the Summer Olympics, as well as cooler weather enabling a wider array of options for host courses, as reasoning for the change. It was also believed that the PGA Tour wished to re-align its season so that the FedEx Cup Playoffs would not have to compete with the start of football season in late-August. Consequently, The Players Championship was moved from May back to March for the first time since 2006.

### New exemption

The PGA Tour added a one-time exemption for those who made 300 career cuts. J. J. Henry was the first to take advantage.

### Events

On hiatus: The Houston Open and Greenbrier Classic were not included in the shortened season, but they did return in the autumn of 2019 as part of the 2019–20 PGA Tour schedule.
New: Two new events were added to the schedule: the Rocket Mortgage Classic, played at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan, and the 3M Open, played at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.
Relocations: The WGC Invitational was relocated from Akron, Ohio to Memphis, Tennessee when FedEx took over sponsorship of the event.
Canceled: The FedEx St. Jude Classic ceased due to the WGC event; the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, was played at the Classic's former location in Memphis. The Quicken Loans National; played in the Washington, D.C. area, no longer appeared on the PGA Tour schedule. The FedEx Cup playoff event; the Dell Technologies Championship, was also removed from the schedule with the number of playoff events reducing to three. The Northern Trust alternated between New Jersey, and Boston (the site of the Dell Technologies Championship).

### Rules

From January 1, 2019 onwards, tournaments followed the new rules released by the USGA and The R&A which were designed to speed up the pace of play. The most noticeable changes included golfers being able to putt on the green with the flag remaining in, and drops being made from knee rather than shoulder height.

### Prize money

As well as changes to individual tournament prize funds, the FedEx Cup postseason bonus money increased by $25 million to $60 million, with the FedEx Cup champion getting $15 million. The winner of the Tour Championship will be the FedEx Cup champion. The Tour Championship begins with each player having an adjusted score relative to par which relates to the amount of FedEx Cup points accumulated (previously the Tour Championship was structured similar to other tournaments, and awarded FedEx Cup points). The Tour Championship no longer have its own separate prize fund.
In addition, the Wyndham Rewards Top 10 was introduced, a $10 million bonus to be divided among the FedEx Cup top 10 regular season finishers.
The tour also introduced the Aon Risk Reward Challenge. In most tournaments, a single hole is allocated to contribute to the challenge. A player's best two scores from every participating event a player competes in throughout the season is used. The player with the lowest average to par score wins $1m. The initiative is replicated on the LPGA Tour.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018–19 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner(s) | OWGR points | Other tours | Notes |
| Oct 7 | Safeway Open | California | 6,400,000 | Kevin Tway (1) | 28 | | |
| Oct 14 | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 7,000,000 | Marc Leishman (4) | 48 | ASA | Limited-field event |
| Oct 21 | CJ Cup | South Korea | 9,500,000 | Brooks Koepka (5) | 54 | | Limited-field event |
| Oct 28 | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | 10,000,000 | Xander Schauffele (3) | 66 | | World Golf Championship |
| Oct 28 | Sanderson Farms Championship | Mississippi | 4,400,000 | Cameron Champ (1) | 24 | | Alternate event |
| Nov 4 | Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Nevada | 7,000,000 | Bryson DeChambeau (5) | 40 | | |
| Nov 11 | Mayakoba Golf Classic | Mexico | 7,200,000 | Matt Kuchar (8) | 40 | | |
| Nov 18 | RSM Classic | Georgia | 6,400,000 | Charles Howell III (3) | 24 | | |
| Jan 6 | Sentry Tournament of Champions | Hawaii | 6,500,000 | Xander Schauffele (4) | 56 | | Winners-only event |
| Jan 13 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 6,400,000 | Matt Kuchar (9) | 50 | | |
| Jan 20 | Desert Classic | California | 5,900,000 | Adam Long (1) | 42 | | Pro-Am |
| Jan 27 | Farmers Insurance Open | California | 7,100,000 | Justin Rose (10) | 60 | | |
| Feb 3 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | Arizona | 7,100,000 | Rickie Fowler (5) | 56 | | |
| Feb 11 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | California | 7,600,000 | Phil Mickelson (44) | 46 | | Pro-Am |
| Feb 17 | Genesis Open | California | 7,400,000 | J. B. Holmes (5) | 64 | | |
| Feb 24 | WGC-Mexico Championship | Mexico | 10,250,000 | Dustin Johnson (20) | 72 | | World Golf Championship |
| Feb 24 | Puerto Rico Open | Puerto Rico | 3,000,000 | Martin Trainer (1) | 24 | | Alternate event |
| Mar 3 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 6,800,000 | Keith Mitchell (1) | 48 | | |
| Mar 10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida | 9,100,000 | Francesco Molinari (3) | 64 | | Invitational |
| Mar 17 | The Players Championship | Florida | 12,500,000 | Rory McIlroy (15) | 80 | | Flagship event |
| Mar 24 | Valspar Championship | Florida | 6,700,000 | Paul Casey (3) | 50 | | |
| Mar 31 | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | Texas | 10,250,000 | Kevin Kisner (3) | 76 | | World Golf Championship |
| Mar 31 | Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship | Dominican Republic | 3,000,000 | Graeme McDowell (4) | 24 | | Alternate event |
| Apr 7 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 7,500,000 | Corey Conners (1) | 40 | | |
| Apr 14 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 11,500,000 | Tiger Woods (81) | 100 | | Major championship |
| Apr 21 | RBC Heritage | South Carolina | 6,900,000 | Pan Cheng-tsung (1) | 58 | | Invitational |
| Apr 28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 7,300,000 | Ryan Palmer (4) and Jon Rahm (3) | n/a | | Team event |
| May 5 | Wells Fargo Championship | North Carolina | 7,900,000 | Max Homa (1) | 50 | | |
| May 12 | AT&T Byron Nelson | Texas | 7,900,000 | Kang Sung-hoon (1) | 40 | | |
| May 19 | PGA Championship | New York | 11,000,000 | Brooks Koepka (6) | 100 | | Major championship |
| May 26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | Texas | 7,300,000 | Kevin Na (3) | 54 | | Invitational |
| Jun 2 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 9,100,000 | Patrick Cantlay (2) | 68 | | Invitational |
| Jun 9 | RBC Canadian Open | Canada | 7,600,000 | Rory McIlroy (16) | 48 | | |
| Jun 16 | U.S. Open | California | 12,500,000 | Gary Woodland (4) | 100 | | Major championship |
| Jun 23 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | 7,200,000 | Chez Reavie (2) | 58 | | |
| Jun 30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | Michigan | 7,300,000 | Nate Lashley (1) | 46 | | New tournament |
| Jul 7 | 3M Open | Minnesota | 6,400,000 | Matthew Wolff (1) | 44 | | New tournament |
| Jul 14 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 6,000,000 | Dylan Frittelli (1) | 24 | | |
| Jul 21 | The Open Championship | Northern Ireland | 10,750,000 | Shane Lowry (2) | 100 | | Major championship |
| Jul 21 | Barbasol Championship | Kentucky | 3,500,000 | Jim Herman (2) | 24 | | Alternate event |
| Jul 28 | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational | Tennessee | 10,250,000 | Brooks Koepka (7) | 72 | | World Golf Championship |
| Jul 28 | Barracuda Championship | Nevada | 3,500,000 | Collin Morikawa (1) | 24 | | Alternate event |
| Aug 4 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | 6,200,000 | J. T. Poston (1) | 44 | | |
| Aug 11 | The Northern Trust | New Jersey | 9,250,000 | Patrick Reed (7) | 76 | | FedEx Cup playoff event |
| Aug 18 | BMW Championship | Illinois | 9,250,000 | Justin Thomas (10) | 72 | | FedEx Cup playoff event |
| Aug 25 | Tour Championship | Georgia | n/a | Rory McIlroy (17) | 60 | | 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 |
| Nov 23 | The Match: Tiger vs. Phil | Nevada | 9,000,000 | Phil Mickelson | n/a | 2-man match |
| Nov 25 | ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf | Australia | 7,000,000 | Thomas Detry and Thomas Pieters | n/a | Team event |
| Dec 2 | Hero World Challenge | Bahamas | 3,500,000 | Jon Rahm | 48 | Limited-field event |
| Dec 9 | QBE Shootout | Florida | 3,300,000 | Brian Harman and Patton Kizzire | n/a | Team event |

## FedEx Cup
### Points distribution

The distribution of points for 2018–19 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 | 2000 | 1200 | 760 | 540 | 440 | 400 | 360 | 340 | 320 | 300 | 180 | 112 | 64 | 34 | 20 |
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 2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Final FedEx Cup standings of the 30 qualifiers for the Tour Championship:
| Pos. | Player | Player | Majors & The Players | Majors & The Players | Majors & The Players | Majors & The Players | Majors & The Players | WGCs | WGCs | WGCs | WGCs | Top 10s in other PGA Tour events | Top 10s in other PGA Tour events | Top 10s in other PGA Tour events | Top 10s in other PGA Tour events | Top 10s in other PGA Tour events | Top 10s in other PGA Tour events | Top 10s in other PGA Tour events | Regular season points | Playoffs | Playoffs | Total points | Tour C'ship | Tour C'ship | Tmts | Money ($m) | Money ($m) | Money ($m) |
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Ply | Mas | PGA | USO | Opn | WGC Cha | WGC Mex | WGC MP | WGC Inv | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Regular season points | NTr | BMW | Total points | Start | Final | Tmts | Basic | Wynd Top10 | FedEx Bonus |
| 1 | | McIlroy | 1st | T21 | T8 | T9 | CUT | T54 | 2nd | T9 | T4 | T4 | T5 | T4 | T6 | T9 | 1st | | 2,315 | T6 | T19 | 2,842 | −5 | −18 | 19 | 7.79 | 1.50 | 15.00 |
| 2 | | Schauffele | CUT | T2 | T16 | T3 | T41 | 1st | T14 | T24 | T27 | 1st | T10 | | | | | | 1,858 | CUT | T16 | 2,030 | −4 | −14 | 21 | 5.61 | 1.10 | 5.00 |
| T3 | | Koepka | T56 | T2 | 1st | 2nd | T4 | T16 | T27 | T56 | 1st | 1st | T2 | 4th | | | | | 2,887 | T30 | T24 | 3,119 | −7 | −13 | 21 | 9.68 | 2.00 | 3.50 |
| T3 | | Thomas | T35 | T12 | • | CUT | T11 | • | 9th | T24 | T12 | T5 | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | | | | 1,247 | T12 | 1st | 3,475 | −10 | −13 | 20 | 5.01 | | 3.50 |
| 5 | | Casey | CUT | CUT | T29 | T21 | T57 | T16 | T3 | T9 | T27 | 2nd | 1st | T4 | T5 | | | | 1,629 | • | T24 | 1,768 | −2 | −9 | 22 | 4.26 | 0.60 | 2.50 |
| 6 | | Scott | T12 | T18 | T8 | T7 | CUT | T18 | • | • | T40 | T10 | 2nd | T7 | 2nd | | | | 1,124 | 5th | T9 | 1,874 | −3 | −8 | 18 | 4.08 | | 1.90 |
| 7 | | Finau | T22 | T5 | T64 | CUT | 3rd | 2nd | T25 | T40 | T27 | 2nd | | | | | | | 1,279 | T30 | 4th | 1,911 | −3 | −7 | 25 | 4.34 | | 1.30 |
| 8 | | Reavie | CUT | • | T14 | T3 | CUT | T35 | T65 | T56 | T27 | T7 | T3 | T4 | 1st | | | | 1,309 | T38 | T57 | 1,394 | −1 | −6 | 28 | 3.66 | | 1.10 |
| T9 | | Kisner | T22 | T21 | CUT | T49 | T30 | • | T27 | 1st | T27 | T7 | T5 | | | | | | 1,098 | T12 | T9 | 1,639 | −2 | −5 | 25 | 3.49 | | 0.84 |
| T9 | | Matsuyama | T8 | T32 | T16 | T21 | CUT | T30 | T19 | T24 | T43 | T3 | T9 | 6th | T7 | | | | 969 | T59 | 3rd | 1,821 | −3 | −5 | 24 | 3.34 | | 0.84 |
| T9 | | Reed | T47 | T36 | CUT | T32 | 10th | T7 | T14 | T24 | T12 | T5 | | | | | | | 774 | 1st | T19 | 2,946 | −6 | −5 | 25 | 3.59 | | 0.84 |
| T12 | | DeChambeau | T20 | T29 | CUT | T35 | CUT | • | T56 | T40 | T48 | 1st | 7th | T10 | T8 | T2 | | | 1,203 | T24 | T48 | 1,371 | E | −4 | 21 | 3.19 | | 0.68 |
| T12 | | Rahm | T12 | T9 | CUT | T3 | T11 | T22 | T45 | T24 | 7th | T8 | 6th | T5 | T10 | T9 | T6 | 1st | 1,447 | T3 | T5 | 2,517 | −4 | −4 | 20 | 4.99 | 0.50 | 0.68 |
| 14 | | Kokrak | T47 | • | T23 | • | T32 | • | • | • | • | T9 | T10 | T2 | T7 | T6 | | | 721 | T12 | T19 | 1,254 | E | −3 | 24 | 2.33 | | 0.62 |
| 15 | | Woodland | T30 | T32 | T8 | 1st | CUT | • | T17 | T17 | T55 | T5 | 2nd | T10 | 2nd | T9 | T7 | | 1,795 | T52 | T31 | 1,912 | −3 | −2 | 24 | 5.69 | 1.00 | 0.60 |
| T16 | | Fleetwood | T5 | T36 | T48 | T65 | 2nd | T7 | T19 | T24 | T4 | T3 | 2nd | | | | | | 1,193 | T43 | T11 | 1,479 | −1 | −1 | 18 | 3.85 | | 0.55 |
| T16 | | Kuchar | T26 | T12 | T8 | T16 | T41 | • | 50th | 2nd | T43 | 1st | 1st | T4 | T7 | 2nd | T4 | | 2,313 | CUT | T52 | 2,339 | −4 | −1 | 22 | 6.29 | 1.20 | 0.55 |
| T16 | | Simpson | T16 | T5 | T29 | T16 | T30 | • | T39 | T56 | 2nd | 3rd | T8 | T2 | 2nd | | | | 1,619 | T18 | T24 | 1,946 | −4 | −1 | 21 | 4.69 | 0.55 | 0.55 |
| T19 | | Fowler | T47 | T9 | T36 | T43 | T6 | • | T36 | • | • | T4 | 1st | T2 | T4 | | | | 1,391 | CUT | T11 | 1,637 | −2 | E | 20 | 3.95 | | 0.51 |
| T19 | | Im | CUT | • | CUT | • | CUT | • | • | • | • | T4 | T7 | T3 | T4 | T7 | 7th | T6 | 1,097 | T38 | T11 | 1,407 | −1 | E | 35 | 2.85 | | 0.51 |
| T21 | | Ancer | T12 | • | T16 | T49 | CUT | • | T39 | T17 | • | T5 | T4 | T8 | | | | | 622 | 2nd | T28 | 1,940 | −4 | +1 | 27 | 2.69 | | 0.48 |
| T21 | | Cantlay | CUT | T9 | T3 | T21 | T41 | T7 | T6 | T24 | T12 | 2nd | T9 | T3 | 1st | | | | 1,730 | T12 | 2nd | 3,157 | −8 | +1 | 21 | 6.12 | 0.85 | 0.48 |
| T21 | | Oosthuizen | T56 | T29 | T60 | T7 | T20 | • | T25 | T5 | T20 | T5 | T2 | | | | | | 754 | T6 | T11 | 1,355 | E | +1 | 19 | 2.94 | | 0.48 |
| T24 | | Leishman | CUT | T49 | CUT | T35 | CUT | • | T62 | T9 | 3rd | 1st | T4 | T3 | T4 | 5th | | | 1,415 | CUT | T19 | 1,587 | −1 | +2 | 21 | 3.89 | | 0.45 |
| T24 | | Snedeker | T5 | CUT | T16 | 77th | CUT | T30 | • | T24 | T27 | T2 | T4 | T5 | | | | | 934 | T6 | T5 | 1,709 | −2 | +2 | 27 | 3.12 | | 0.45 |
| T26 | | Conners | T41 | T46 | T64 | • | CUT | • | • | • | T27 | 2nd | T3 | 1st | | | | | 962 | T21 | T7 | 1,476 | −1 | +3 | 28 | 2.92 | | 0.43 |
| T26 | | Rose | T8 | CUT | T29 | T3 | T20 | 3rd | • | T9 | 11th | 1st | 3rd | | | | | | 1,423 | T10 | T52 | 1,739 | −2 | +3 | 17 | 4.36 | | 0.43 |
| 28 | | Howell III | T35 | T32 | T41 | T52 | • | • | T14 | T24 | • | T5 | 1st | T8 | 6th | T6 | | | 1,279 | CUT | T37 | 1,345 | E | +4 | 27 | 3.04 | | 0.43 |
| T29 | | Glover | CUT | • | T16 | CUT | T20 | • | • | • | • | T7 | T7 | T4 | T10 | T7 | T10 | | 944 | T43 | T7 | 1,337 | E | +10 | 26 | 2.61 | | 0.40 |
| T29 | | D. Johnson | T5 | T2 | 2nd | T35 | T51 | T30 | 1st | T40 | T20 | T4 | T9 | T6 | | | | | 1,686 | T24 | T57 | 1,840 | −3 | +10 | 19 | 5.53 | 0.70 | 0.40 |

## Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
| Position | Player | Prize money ($) |
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | 9,684,006 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 7,785,286 |
| 3 | Matt Kuchar | 6,294,690 |
| 4 | Patrick Cantlay | 6,121,488 |
| 5 | Gary Woodland | 5,690,965 |
| 6 | Xander Schauffele | 5,609,456 |
| 7 | Dustin Johnson | 5,534,619 |
| 8 | Justin Thomas | 5,013,084 |
| 9 | Jon Rahm | 4,990,110 |
| 10 | Webb Simpson | 4,690,572 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Rory McIlroy |
| PGA Player of the Year | Brooks Koepka |
| Rookie of the Year (Arnold Palmer Award) | Im Sung-jae |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Rory McIlroy |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Rory McIlroy |