2010 PGA Tour

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2010 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 7, 2010 (2010-01-07) – November 14, 2010 (2010-11-14)
Number of official events46
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk (3)
FedEx Cup Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar
PGA Tour Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Rickie Fowler
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The 2010 PGA Tour was the 95th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 42nd season since separating from the PGA of America, and the fourth edition of the FedEx Cup.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
Jan 10 SBS Championship Hawaii5,600,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Ogilvy (7)46Winners-only event
Jan 17 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii5,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Palmer (3)50
Jan 25 Bob Hope Classic California5,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Haas (1)30Pro-Am
Jan 31 Farmers Insurance Open California5,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crane (3)42
Feb 7 Northern Trust Open California6,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker (8)58
Feb 14 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California6,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson (3)48Pro-Am
Feb 21 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Arizona8,500,000 Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter (1)74 World Golf Championship
Feb 21 Mayakoba Golf Classic Mexico3,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Beckman (3)24Alternate event
Feb 28 Waste Management Phoenix Open Arizona6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Mahan (2)56
Mar 7 The Honda Classic Florida5,600,000 Flag of Colombia.svg Camilo Villegas (3)50
Mar 14 WGC-CA Championship Florida8,500,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (17)74 World Golf Championship
Mar 15 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico3,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Derek Lamely (1)24Alternate event
Mar 21 Transitions Championship Florida5,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk (14)58
Mar 29 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida6,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (18)60Invitational
Apr 4 Shell Houston Open Texas5,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Kim (3)52
Apr 11 Masters Tournament Georgia7,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (38)100 Major championship
Apr 18 Verizon Heritage South Carolina5,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk (15)48
Apr 25 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana6,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Bohn (2)28
May 2 Quail Hollow Championship North Carolina6,500,000 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (1)64
May 9 The Players Championship Florida9,500,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Tim Clark (1)80Flagship event
May 16 Valero Texas Open Texas6,100,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott (7)26
May 23 HP Byron Nelson Championship Texas6,500,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day (1)38
May 30 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Texas6,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson (7)62Invitational
Jun 6 Memorial Tournament Ohio6,000,000 Flag of England.svg Justin Rose (1)66Invitational
Jun 13 St. Jude Classic Tennessee5,600,000 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood (2)44
Jun 20 U.S. Open California7,500,000 Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell (1)100 Major championship
Jun 27 Travelers Championship Connecticut6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson (1)38
Jul 4 AT&T National Pennsylvania6,200,000 Flag of England.svg Justin Rose (2)48Invitational
Jul 11 John Deere Classic Illinois4,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker (9)34
Jul 18 The Open Championship Scotland£4,800,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen (1)100 Major championship
Jul 18 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Bettencourt (1)24Alternate event
Jul 25 RBC Canadian Open Canada5,100,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Pettersson (4)34
Aug 1 Greenbrier Classic West Virginia6,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby (9)32New tournament
Aug 8 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio8,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Mahan (3)76 World Golf Championship
Aug 8 Turning Stone Resort Championship New York4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Lunde (1)24Alternate event
Aug 15 PGA Championship Wisconsin7,500,000 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer (1)100 Major championship
Aug 22 Wyndham Championship North Carolina5,100,000 Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal (1)28
Aug 29 The Barclays New Jersey7,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar (3)70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 6 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts7,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Charley Hoffman (2)70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 12 BMW Championship Illinois7,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson (4)70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 26 The Tour Championship Georgia7,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk (16)54 FedEx Cup playoff event
Oct 3 Viking Classic Mississippi3,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Haas (2)24 Fall Series
Oct 10 McGladrey Classic Georgia4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Heath Slocum (4)30New tournament
Fall Series
Oct 17 Frys.com Open California5,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate (6)24 Fall Series
Oct 24 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada4,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Byrd (4)26 Fall Series
Nov 14 Children's Miracle Network Classic Florida4,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Garrigus (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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)		Winner(s) OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 2] 		Notes
Mar 23 Tavistock Cup Florida2,450,000Team Lake Nonan/aTeam event
Jun 29 CVS Caremark Charity Classic Rhode Island1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Barnes and
Flag of the United States.svg J. B. Holmes 		n/aTeam event
Oct 4 Ryder Cup Walesn/aFlag of Europe.svg Team Europen/aTeam event
Oct 20 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Bermuda1,350,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els n/aLimited-field event
Oct 31 CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia Malaysia6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crane 38 ASA New limited-field event
Nov 7 WGC-HSBC Champions China7,000,000 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari 68 World Golf Championship
Nov 9 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Nevada1,000,000 PGA Tour n/aTeam event
Dec 5 Chevron World Challenge California5,000,000 Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell 50Limited-field event
Dec 12 Shark Shootout Florida3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson and
Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter 		n/aTeam event

Location of tournaments

FedEx Cup

Final standings

For full rankings, see 2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup: [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPointsBonus money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk 2,98010,000,000
2 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar 2,7283,000,000
3 Flag of England.svg Luke Donald 2,7002,000,000
4 Flag of the United States.svg Charley Hoffman 2,5001,500,000
5 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 2,4931,000,000
6 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey 2,250800,000
7 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker 2,028700,000
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day 1,660600,000
9 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 1,438550,000
10 Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen 1,360500,000

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [4] [5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar 4,910,477
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk 4,809,622
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 4,558,861
4 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 4,473,122
5 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker 4,190,235
6 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 3,821,733
7 Flag of England.svg Luke Donald 3,665,234
8 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey 3,613,194
9 Flag of England.svg Justin Rose 3,603,331
10 Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Mahan 3,574,550

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk [6]
PGA Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk [7]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Rickie Fowler [8]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar [5]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar [7]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby [9]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 ASA − Asian Tour.

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  4. ↑ "2010 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Kuchar wins multiple Tour season-ending awards". PGA Tour. November 14, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2023. In winning the PGA Tour official money title over Jim Furyk by $100,855 with $4,910,477, Kuchar will receive the Arnold Palmer Award... In addition to the official money title, Kuchar will also take home the Byron Nelson Award for low adjusted scoring average (69.61) over Steve Stricker (69.66).
  6. ↑ "Furyk voted Player of 2010". Sky Sports. December 5, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Furyk wins his first PGA Player of Year award". Golfweek. November 16, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023. Kuchar, who topped the money list with $4,910,977, held on to a slim lead over the past month to capture his first Vardon Trophy in the tighest race in years.
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