# 2012 PGA Tour

The 2012 PGA Tour was the 97th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 44th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the sixth edition of the FedEx Cup.

## Changes for 2012

The schedule was announced on October 19, 2011 and had four phases:
* Regular season: Consisted of 37 events and started on January 5 with the limited-field Hyundai Tournament of Champions and ended with the Wyndham Championship on August 19.
* FedEx Cup Playoffs: As in previous seasons, this was a series of four tournaments. It started with The Barclays on August 23 and ended with the Tour Championship on September 23.
* Fall Series: After the Tour Championship, the principal portion of the season ended with a series of four tournaments. These tournaments, generally passed on by the elite players, offered 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.
* Between the regular season and the end of the Fall Series, the tour had three events, none of which offered official prize money.
** The 2012 Ryder Cup, a biennial team competition involving the United States team and the European team. In 2012, this event was held in Illinois.
** The CIMB Classic, 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 was unofficial, it counted as an official PGA Tour win, if it was won by a PGA Tour member.
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.

## Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (US$) | Winner | OWGR points | Notes |
| Jan 9 | Hyundai Tournament of Champions | Hawaii | 5,600,000 | Steve Stricker (12) | 38 | Winners-only event |
| Jan 15 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | 5,500,000 | Johnson Wagner (3) | 42 | |
| Jan 22 | Humana Challenge | California | 5,600,000 | Mark Wilson (5) | 44 | Pro-Am |
| Jan 29 | Farmers Insurance Open | California | 6,000,000 | Brandt Snedeker (3) | 48 | |
| Feb 5 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | Arizona | 6,100,000 | Kyle Stanley (1) | 50 | |
| Feb 12 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | 6,400,000 | Phil Mickelson (40) | 38 | Pro-Am |
| Feb 19 | Northern Trust Open | California | 6,600,000 | Bill Haas (4) | 62 | |
| Feb 26 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | Arizona | 8,500,000 | Hunter Mahan (4) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Feb 26 | Mayakoba Golf Classic | Mexico | 3,700,000 | John Huh (1) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 4 | The Honda Classic | Florida | 5,700,000 | Rory McIlroy (3) | 50 | |
| Mar 11 | WGC-Cadillac Championship | Florida | 8,500,000 | Justin Rose (4) | 78 | World Golf Championship |
| Mar 11 | Puerto Rico Open | Puerto Rico | 3,500,000 | George McNeill (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Mar 18 | Transitions Championship | Florida | 5,500,000 | Luke Donald (5) | 58 | |
| Mar 25 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida | 6,000,000 | Tiger Woods (72) | 56 | Invitational |
| Apr 1 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | 6,000,000 | Hunter Mahan (5) | 50 | |
| Apr 8 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | 8,000,000 | Bubba Watson (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Apr 15 | RBC Heritage | South Carolina | 5,700,000 | Carl Pettersson (5) | 50 | Invitational |
| Apr 22 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | 6,200,000 | Ben Curtis (4) | 24 | |
| Apr 29 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | 6,400,000 | Jason Dufner (1) | 52 | |
| May 6 | Wells Fargo Championship | North Carolina | 6,500,000 | Rickie Fowler (1) | 58 | |
| May 13 | The Players Championship | Florida | 9,500,000 | Matt Kuchar (4) | 80 | Flagship event |
| May 20 | HP Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | 6,500,000 | Jason Dufner (2) | 38 | |
| May 27 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Texas | 6,400,000 | Zach Johnson (8) | 50 | Invitational |
| Jun 3 | Memorial Tournament | Ohio | 6,200,000 | Tiger Woods (73) | 68 | Invitational |
| Jun 10 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | 5,600,000 | Dustin Johnson (6) | 34 | |
| Jun 17 | U.S. Open | California | 8,000,000 | Webb Simpson (3) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jun 24 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | 6,000,000 | Marc Leishman (1) | 46 | |
| Jul 1 | AT&T National | Maryland | 6,500,000 | Tiger Woods (74) | 48 | Invitational |
| Jul 8 | Greenbrier Classic | West Virginia | 6,100,000 | Ted Potter Jr. (1) | 48 | |
| Jul 15 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | 4,600,000 | Zach Johnson (9) | 36 | |
| Jul 22 | The Open Championship | England | £5,000,000 | Ernie Els (19) | 100 | Major championship |
| Jul 22 | True South Classic | Mississippi | 3,000,000 | Scott Stallings (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Jul 29 | RBC Canadian Open | Canada | 5,200,000 | Scott Piercy (2) | 36 | |
| Aug 5 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | 8,500,000 | Keegan Bradley (3) | 76 | World Golf Championship |
| Aug 5 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Nevada | 3,000,000 | J. J. Henry (2) | 24 | Alternate event |
| Aug 12 | PGA Championship | South Carolina | 8,000,000 | Rory McIlroy (4) | 100 | Major championship |
| Aug 20 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | 5,200,000 | Sergio García (8) | 42 | |
| Aug 26 | The Barclays | New York | 8,000,000 | Nick Watney (5) | 74 | FedEx Cup playoff event |
| Sep 3 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | 8,000,000 | Rory McIlroy (5) | 74 | FedEx Cup playoff event |
| Sep 9 | BMW Championship | Indiana | 8,000,000 | Rory McIlroy (6) | 70 | FedEx Cup playoff event |
| Sep 23 | Tour Championship | Georgia | 8,000,000 | Brandt Snedeker (4) | 62 | FedEx Cup playoff event |
| Oct 7 | Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Nevada | 4,500,000 | Ryan Moore (2) | 30 | Fall Series |
| Oct 14 | Frys.com Open | California | 5,000,000 | Jonas Blixt (1) | 24 | Fall Series |
| Oct 21 | McGladrey Classic | Georgia | 4,000,000 | Tommy Gainey (1) | 26 | Fall Series |
| Nov 11 | Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic | Florida | 4,700,000 | Charlie Beljan (1) | 24 | 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 20 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | 2,170,000 | Team Lake Nona | n/a | | Team event |
| Jun 19 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,300,000 | Jay Haas and Morgan Pressel | n/a | | Team event |
| Sep 30 | Ryder Cup | Illinois | n/a | Team Europe | n/a | | Team event |
| Oct 24 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Bermuda | 1,350,000 | Pádraig Harrington | n/a | | Limited-field event |
| Oct 28 | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 6,100,000 | Nick Watney | 36 | ASA | Limited-field event |
| Nov 4 | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | 7,000,000 | Ian Poulter (2) | 64 | | World Golf Championship |
| Nov 13 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | 1,000,000 | PGA Tour | n/a | | Team event |
| Dec 2 | World Challenge | California | 4,000,000 | Graeme McDowell | 44 | | Limited-field event |
| Dec 9 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 3,000,000 | Sean O'Hair and Kenny Perry | n/a | | Team event |

## FedEx Cup
### Final standings

For full rankings, see 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:
| Position | Player | Points | Bonus money ($) |
| 1 | Brandt Snedeker | 4,100 | 10,000,000 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 2,827 | 3,000,000 |
| 3 | Tiger Woods | 2,663 | 2,000,000 |
| 4 | Nick Watney | 2,215 | 1,500,000 |
| 5 | Phil Mickelson | 2,073 | 1,000,000 |
| 6 | Justin Rose | 1,770 | 800,000 |
| 7 | Louis Oosthuizen | 1,635 | 700,000 |
| 8 | Dustin Johnson | 1,527 | 600,000 |
| 9 | Luke Donald | 1,275 | 550,000 |
| 10 | Lee Westwood | 1,205 | 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 | Rory McIlroy | 8,047,952 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 6,133,158 |
| 3 | Brandt Snedeker | 4,989,739 |
| 4 | Jason Dufner | 4,869,304 |
| 5 | Bubba Watson | 4,644,997 |
| 6 | Zach Johnson | 4,504,244 |
| 7 | Justin Rose | 4,290,930 |
| 8 | Phil Mickelson | 4,203,821 |
| 9 | Hunter Mahan | 4,019,193 |
| 10 | Keegan Bradley | 3,910,658 |

## Awards

| Award | Winner |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) | Rory McIlroy |
| PGA Player of the Year | Rory McIlroy |
| Rookie of the Year | John Huh |
| Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) | Rory McIlroy |
| Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) | Rory McIlroy |