2021 in golf

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This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2021.

Contents

Men's professional golf

Major championships

World Golf Championships

FedEx Cup playoff events

Other leading PGA Tour events

For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2020–21 PGA Tour.

Leading European Tour events

For a complete list of European Tour results see 2021 European Tour.

Team events

Tour leaders

Awards

Results from other tours

Other happenings

Women's professional golf

LPGA majors

Additional LPGA Tour events

For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2021 LPGA Tour.
For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see 2021 Ladies European Tour.

Team events

Money list leaders

Other tour results

Other happenings

Senior men's professional golf

Senior majors

Charles Schwab Cup playoff events

Full results

Senior women's professional golf

Amateur golf

Other happenings

Golf in multi-sport events

Deaths

Table of results

This table summarizes all the results referred to above in date order.

DatesTournamentStatus or tourWinner
14–17 Jan Latin America Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournamentCancelled
25–28 Feb WGC-Workday Championship World Golf Championships Flag of the United States.svg Collin Morikawa
11–14 Mar The Players Championship PGA Tour Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas
24–28 Mar WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play World Golf Championships Flag of the United States.svg Billy Horschel
1–4 Apr ANA Inspiration LPGA major Flag of Thailand.svg Patty Tavatanakit
8–11 Apr Masters Tournament Men's major Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Matsuyama
6–9 May Regions Tradition Senior major Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka
8–9 May Walker Cup Great Britain & Ireland v United States
men's amateur team event
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
20–23 May PGA Championship Men's major Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson
21–26 May NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships U.S. college championship Ole Miss / Rachel Heck
27–30 May Senior PGA Championship Senior major Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka
28 May – 2 Jun NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships U.S. college championship Pepperdine / Turk Pettit
3–6 Jun U.S. Women's Open LPGA major Flag of the Philippines.svg Yuka Saso
7–12 Jun Womens Amateur Championship Amateur women's individual tournament Flag of Scotland.svg Louise Duncan
14–19 Jun The Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament Flag of England.svg Laird Shepherd
17–20 Jun U.S. Open Men's major Flag of Spain.svg Jon Rahm
23–26 Jun European Amateur Amateur men's individual tournament Flag of Denmark.svg Christoffer Bring
24–27 Jun Women's PGA Championship LPGA major Flag of the United States.svg Nelly Korda
24–27 Jun Senior Players Championship Senior major Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker
8–11 Jul U.S. Senior Open Senior major Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk
15–18 Jul The Open Championship Men's major Flag of the United States.svg Collin Morikawa
21–24 Jul European Ladies Amateur Amateur women's individual tournament Flag of Sweden.svg Ingrid Lindblad
22–25 Jul The Evian Championship LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour major Flag of Australia (converted).svg Minjee Lee
22–25 Jul The Senior Open Championship Senior major Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stephen Dodd
29 Jul – 1 Aug Summer Olympics Men's tournament Flag of the United States.svg Xander Schauffele
29 Jul – 1 Aug U.S. Senior Women's Open Senior women's major Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
4–7 Aug Summer Olympics Women's tournament Flag of the United States.svg Nelly Korda
2–8 Aug U.S. Women's Amateur Amateur women's individual tournament Flag of the United States.svg Jensen Castle
5–8 Aug WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational World Golf Championships Flag of Mexico.svg Abraham Ancer
9–15 Aug U.S. Amateur Amateur men's individual tournament Flag of the United States.svg James Piot
19–22 Aug Women's British Open LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour major Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Nordqvist
19–23 Aug The Northern Trust PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tony Finau
26–28 Aug Curtis Cup Amateur women's team eventFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
26–29 Aug BMW Championship PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Cantlay
26–29 Aug Senior LPGA Championship Senior women's major Flag of England.svg Trish Johnson
2–5 Sep Tour Championship PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Cantlay
4–6 Sep Solheim Cup Europe v United States
women's professional team event
Flag of Europe.svg  Europe
9–12 Sep BMW PGA Championship European Tour Flag of the United States.svg Billy Horschel
24–26 Sep Ryder Cup United States team vs. European team
men's professional team event
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
22–24 Oct Dominion Charity Classic PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
28–31 Oct WGC-HSBC Champions World Golf Championships Cancelled
3–6 Nov Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament Flag of Japan.svg Keita Nakajima
5–7 Nov TimberTech Championship PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Alker
11–14 Nov Charles Schwab Cup Championship PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson
18–21 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai European Tour Flag of the United States.svg Collin Morikawa
18–21 Nov CME Group Tour Championship LPGA Tour Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Jin-young

Notes

  1. This total does not include FedEx Cup bonuses.

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