2012 PGA Tour

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2012 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 2012 (2012-01-05) – November 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)
Number of official events45
Most wins Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (4)
FedEx Cup Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Snedeker
Money list Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
PGA Tour Player of the Year Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
PGA Player of the Year Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg John Huh
2011
2013

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.

Contents

Changes for 2012

The schedule was announced on October 19, 2011 and had four phases: [1]

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. [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
Jan 9 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Hawaii5,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker (12)38Winners-only event
Jan 15 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii5,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson Wagner (3)42
Jan 22 Humana Challenge California5,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Wilson (5)44Pro-Am
Jan 29 Farmers Insurance Open California6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Snedeker (3)48
Feb 5 Waste Management Phoenix Open Arizona6,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Stanley (1)50
Feb 12 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California6,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (40)38Pro-Am
Feb 19 Northern Trust Open California6,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Haas (4)62
Feb 26 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Arizona8,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Mahan (4)76 World Golf Championship
Feb 26 Mayakoba Golf Classic Mexico3,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Huh (1)24Alternate event
Mar 4 The Honda Classic Florida5,700,000 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (3)50
Mar 11 WGC-Cadillac Championship Florida8,500,000 Flag of England.svg Justin Rose (4)78 World Golf Championship
Mar 11 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico3,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg George McNeill (2)24Alternate event
Mar 18 Transitions Championship Florida5,500,000 Flag of England.svg Luke Donald (5)58
Mar 25 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (72)56Invitational
Apr 1 Shell Houston Open Texas6,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Mahan (5)50
Apr 8 Masters Tournament Georgia8,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson (4)100 Major championship
Apr 15 RBC Heritage South Carolina5,700,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Pettersson (5)50Invitational
Apr 22 Valero Texas Open Texas6,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Curtis (4)24
Apr 29 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana6,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Dufner (1)52
May 6 Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina6,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rickie Fowler (1)58
May 13 The Players Championship Florida9,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar (4)80Flagship event
May 20 HP Byron Nelson Championship Texas6,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Dufner (2)38
May 27 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Texas6,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson (8)50Invitational
Jun 3 Memorial Tournament Ohio6,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (73)68Invitational
Jun 10 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee5,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson (6)34
Jun 17 U.S. Open California8,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Webb Simpson (3)100 Major championship
Jun 24 Travelers Championship Connecticut6,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Leishman (1)46
Jul 1 AT&T National Maryland6,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (74)48Invitational
Jul 8 Greenbrier Classic West Virginia6,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Potter Jr. (1)48
Jul 15 John Deere Classic Illinois4,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson (9)36
Jul 22 The Open Championship England£5,000,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (19)100 Major championship
Jul 22 True South Classic Mississippi3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Stallings (2)24Alternate event
Jul 29 RBC Canadian Open Canada5,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Piercy (2)36
Aug 5 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio8,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Bradley (3)76 World Golf Championship
Aug 5 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg J. J. Henry (2)24Alternate event
Aug 12 PGA Championship South Carolina8,000,000 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (4)100 Major championship
Aug 20 Wyndham Championship North Carolina5,200,000 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García (8)42
Aug 26 The Barclays New York8,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Watney (5)74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 3 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts8,000,000 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (5)74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 9 BMW Championship Indiana8,000,000 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (6)70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 23 Tour Championship Georgia8,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Snedeker (4)62 FedEx Cup playoff event
Oct 7 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada4,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Moore (2)30 Fall Series
Oct 14 Frys.com Open California5,000,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Blixt (1)24 Fall Series
Oct 21 McGladrey Classic Georgia4,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Gainey (1)26 Fall Series
Nov 11 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic Florida4,700,000 Flag of the United States.svg 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
Mar 20 Tavistock Cup Florida2,170,000Team Lake Nonan/aTeam event
Jun 19 CVS Caremark Charity Classic Rhode Island1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas and
Flag of the United States.svg Morgan Pressel
n/aTeam event
Sep 30 Ryder Cup Illinoisn/aFlag of Europe.svg Team Europen/aTeam event
Oct 24 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Bermuda1,350,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington n/aLimited-field event
Oct 28 CIMB Classic Malaysia6,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Watney 36 ASA Limited-field event
Nov 4 WGC-HSBC Champions China7,000,000 Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter (2)64 World Golf Championship [lower-alpha 3]
Nov 13 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Nevada1,000,000 PGA Tour n/aTeam event
Dec 2 World Challenge California4,000,000 Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell 44Limited-field event
Dec 9 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida3,000,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Hair and
Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry
n/aTeam event

Location of tournaments

FedEx Cup

Final standings

For full rankings, see 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup: [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPointsBonus money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Snedeker 4,10010,000,000
2 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy 2,8273,000,000
3 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods 2,6632,000,000
4 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Watney 2,2151,500,000
5 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 2,0731,000,000
6 Flag of England.svg Justin Rose 1,770800,000
7 Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen 1,635700,000
8 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 1,527600,000
9 Flag of England.svg Luke Donald 1,275550,000
10 Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood 1,205500,000

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [5] [6]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy 8,047,952
2 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods 6,133,158
3 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Snedeker 4,989,739
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Dufner 4,869,304
5 Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson 4,644,997
6 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson 4,504,244
7 Flag of England.svg Justin Rose 4,290,930
8 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 4,203,821
9 Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Mahan 4,019,193
10 Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Bradley 3,910,658

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy [7]
PGA Player of the Year Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy [8]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg John Huh [9]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy [10]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy [8]

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.
  3. Unofficial money event at the time, however counted as an official win as Poulter was a PGA Tour member.

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