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This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2019.

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 2019 PGA Tour.

Leading European Tour events

For a complete list of European Tour results see 2019 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 2019 LPGA Tour.
For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see 2019 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

Money list leaders

Awards

Senior women's professional golf

Senior majors

Amateur golf

Golf in multi-sport events

Deaths

Table of results

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

DatesTournamentStatus or tourWinner
17–20 Jan Latin America Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament Flag of Mexico.svg Álvaro Ortiz
21–24 Feb WGC-Mexico Championship World Golf Championships Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson
14–17 Mar The Players Championship PGA Tour Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
27–31 Mar WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play World Golf Championships Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kisner
3–6 Apr Augusta National Women's Amateur Amateur women's individual tournament Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Kupcho
4–7 Apr ANA Inspiration LPGA major Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Jin-young
11–14 Apr Masters Tournament Men's major Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods
9–12 May Regions Tradition Senior major Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker
16–19 May PGA Championship Men's major Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka
17–22 May NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships U.S. college championship Duke / María Fassi
23–26 May Senior PGA Championship Senior major Flag of the United States.svg Ken Tanigawa
24–29 May NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships U.S. college championship Stanford / Matthew Wolff
30 May – 2 Jun U.S. Women's Open LPGA major Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jeong-eun
11–15 Jun The Womens Amateur Championship Amateur women's individual tournament Flag of England.svg Emily Toy
13–16 Jun U.S. Open Men's major Flag of the United States.svg Gary Woodland
17–22 Jun The Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament Flag of Ireland.svg James Sugrue
20–23 Jun KPMG Women's PGA Championship LPGA major Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hannah Green
26–29 Jun European Amateur Amateur men's individual tournament Flag of Germany.svg Matti Schmid
27–30 Jun U.S. Senior Open Senior major Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker
11–14 Jul Bridgestone Senior Players Championship Senior major Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen
18–21 Jul The Open Championship Men's major Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Lowry
24–27 Jul European Ladies Amateur Championship Amateur women's individual tournament Flag of England.svg Alice Hewson
25–28 Jul WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational World Golf Championships Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka
25–28 Jul The Evian Championship LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour major Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Jin-young
25–28 Jul The Senior Open Championship Senior major Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
1–4 Aug AIG Women's British Open LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour major Flag of Japan.svg Hinako Shibuno
5–11 Aug U.S. Women's Amateur Amateur women's individual tournament Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gabriela Ruffels
8–11 Aug The Northern Trust PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed
12–18 Aug U.S. Amateur Amateur men's individual tournament Flag of the United States.svg Andy Ogletree
15–18 Aug BMW Championship PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas
22–25 Aug The Tour Championship PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
7–8 Sep Walker Cup Great Britain & Ireland v United States
men's amateur team event
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
13–15 Sep Solheim Cup Europe v United States
women's professional team event
Flag of Europe.svg Team Europe
19–22 Sep BMW PGA Championship European Tour Flag of England.svg Danny Willett
26–29 Sep Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Yuxin
18–20 Oct Dominion Charity Classic PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez
31 Oct – 3 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions World Golf Championships Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
1–3 Nov Invesco QQQ Championship PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
7–10 Nov Charles Schwab Cup Championship PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert
21–24 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai European Tour Flag of Spain.svg Jon Rahm
21–24 Nov CME Group Tour Championship LPGA Tour Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sei-young
12–15 Dec Presidents Cup International team vs. United States team
men's professional team event
Flag of the United States.svg U.S. team

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