2012 PGA Tour
The 2012 PGA Tour was the 45th season since the Tour became independent from the PGA of America. The season consisted of a total of 45 official money events running from early January to mid November.[1]
| Duration | January 5, 2012 – November 11, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 45 |
| Most wins | 4:.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rory McIlroy |
| FedEx Cup |  Brandt Snedeker |
| Money winner | Rory McIlroy |
| Player of the Year | Rory McIlroy |
| Rookie of the Year | John Huh |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The schedule was announced on October 19, 2011, had four phases:[2]
- 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.[3]
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
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 ($) |
Winner(s) | OWGR points |
Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20 | Tavistock Cup | Florida | 2,170,000 | Team Lake Nona | n/a | Team event | |
| Jun 19 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic | Rhode Island | 1,300,000 | Jay Haas and Morgan Pressel |
n/a | Team event | |
| Sep 30 | Ryder Cup | Illinois | n/a |  Team Europe |
n/a | Team event | |
| Oct 24 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Bermuda | 1,350,000 |  Pádraig Harrington |
n/a | Limited-field event | |
| Oct 28 | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | 6,100,000 | Nick Watney |
36 | ASA | Limited-field event |
| Nov 4 | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | 7,000,000 |  Ian Poulter (2) |
64 | World Golf Championship[lower-alpha 3] | |
| Nov 13 | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | Nevada | 1,000,000 | PGA Tour | n/a | Team event | |
| Dec 2 | World Challenge | California | 4,000,000 | Graeme McDowell |
44 | Limited-field event | |
| Dec 9 | Franklin Templeton Shootout | Florida | 3,000,000 | Sean O'Hair and Kenny Perry |
n/a | Team event |
Location of tournaments
       Location of official tournaments of the 2012 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. 600-point event (Players & Majors) 550-point event (World Golf Championships) 500-point event (Regular events) 250-point event (Alternate events) FedEx Cup playoff event Fall Series event |
|
.svg.png.webp)
Money leaders
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[4]
| Position | Player | Events | Prize money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 16 | 8,047,952 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 19 | 6,133,158 |
| 3 | Brandt Snedeker | 22 | 4,989,739 |
| 4 | Jason Dufner | 22 | 4,869,304 |
| 5 | Bubba Watson | 19 | 4,644,997 |
Awards
Notes
- 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.
- ASA − Asian Tour.
- Unofficial money event at the time, however counted as an official win as Poulter was a PGA Tour member.
References
- "2012 PGA Tour schedule" (Press release). PGA Tour. October 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- "2012 PGA TOUR schedule included notable changes" (Press release). PGA Tour. October 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- "2012 Schedule". PGA Tour.
- "Money Leaders – 2012". PGA Tour.
- "McIlroy clinches awards in memorable year". PGA Tour. Associated Press. October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- Ferguson, Doug (November 13, 2012). "Tour changing the way it looks at 'comeback player' award, no one on ballot this year". Star Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.