This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2020. The calendar was significantly disrupted by theCOVID-19 pandemic, with many events being canceled or postponed, or taking place without spectators.

• 16–19 July:The Open Championship –Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic^[1]
• 6–9 August (14–17 May):PGA Championship –Collin Morikawa won by two strokes overPaul Casey andDustin Johnson; it was his first major championship victory.^[2]
• 17–20 September (18–21 June):U.S. Open –Bryson DeChambeau won his first major championship title by six strokes overMatthew Wolff; he was the only player to finish under par.^[3]
• 12–15 November (9–12 April):Masters Tournament –Dustin Johnson won by five strokes overIm Sung-jae andCameron Smith. It was his first Masters championship and his second major championship. He set a new tournament record of 20 strokes under par.^[4]

• 20–23 February:WGC-Mexico Championship –Patrick Reed won by one stroke overBryson DeChambeau; it was his second win in the tournament.^[5]
• 25–29 March:WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play –Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic^[6]
• 30 July – 2 August (2–5 July):WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational –Justin Thomas won by three strokes; it was his second win in the tournament.^[7]
• 29 October – 1 November:WGC-HSBC Champions –Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic^[8]

• 20–23 August (13–16 August):The Northern Trust –Dustin Johnson won by 11 strokes overHarris English;^[9] it was his fifth career tournament win in the FedEx Cup playoffs, and his third in the Northern Trust (formerly known as The Barclays).
• 27–30 August (20–23 August):BMW Championship –Jon Rahm won in a playoff overDustin Johnson. It was his first FedEx Cup playoff tournament victory.^[10]
• 4–7 September (27–30 August):Tour Championship –Dustin Johnson won by three strokes overXander Schauffele andJustin Thomas, to win the FedEx Cup for the first time. Johnson had started the tournament 3 strokes ahead of Thomas and 7 strokes ahead of Schauffele, who returned the lowest aggregate score.^[11]

• 12–15 March:The Players Championship –Incomplete; canceled following completion of the first round due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[12]

For a complete list of PGA Tour results see2019–20 PGA Tour.

• 8–11 October (10–13 September):BMW PGA Championship –Tyrrell Hatton won by four strokes fromVictor Perez.^[13]
• 10–13 December (19–22 November):DP World Tour Championship, Dubai – EnglishmanMatt Fitzpatrick won his second DP World Tour Championship, defeatingLee Westwood by one stroke.^[14]

For a complete list of European Tour results see2020 European Tour.

• 25–27 September:Ryder Cup –Postponed until 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic^[15]

• PGA Tour
  • FedEx Cup –Dustin Johnson
  • Leading money winner –Justin Thomas (US$7,344,040)^[a]
• European Tour –Lee Westwood (3,128 points)
• Japan Golf Tour –season extended into 2021
• Asian Tour –
• PGA Tour of Australasia –season extended into 2021
• Sunshine Tour –season extended into 2021

• PGA Tour
  • PGA Player of the Year –Justin Thomas
  • Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) –Dustin Johnson
  • Vardon Trophy –Webb Simpson
  • Byron Nelson Award –Webb Simpson
  • Rookie of the Year (Arnold Palmer Award) –Scottie Scheffler
  • Payne Stewart Award –Zach Johnson
• European Tour
  • Golfer of the Year –Lee Westwood
  • Rookie of the Year –Sami Välimäki
• Korn Ferry Tour
  • Player of the Year –season extended into 2021

• 2020–21–22 Asian Tour
• 2020–21 PGA Tour of Australasia
• 2020 PGA Tour Canada –season canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[16]
• 2020 Challenge Tour
• 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour
• 2020–21 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
• 2020–21 Sunshine Tour
• 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour
• LocaliQ Series

• 9 February:Rory McIlroy regained the top spot in theOfficial World Golf Ranking, gaining it for the eighth time, replacingBrooks Koepka.^[17]
• 20 March: Official World Golf Ranking frozen at week 11 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[18]
• 14 June: Official World Golf Ranking restarted at week 24 with the resumption of the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour.^[19]
• 19 July:Jon Rahm gained the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time, replacing McIlroy.^[20]
• 2 August:Justin Thomas gained the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking for the second time, replacing Rahm.^[7]
• 9 August: Rahm regained the number one ranking after finishing in a tie for thirteenth place at thePGA Championship.^[21]
• 23 August:Dustin Johnson replaced Rahm as number one in the Official World Golf Ranking following victory inThe Northern Trust; it was the sixth time Johnson had reached the top spot.^[9]

• 6–9 August (23–26 July):The Evian Championship –Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic^[22]
• 20–23 August:Women's British Open – World number 304Sophia Popov won by two strokes fromThidapa Suwannapura; it was her first major tournament victory.^[23]
• 10–13 September (2–5 April):ANA Inspiration –Mirim Lee won her first major championship, defeatingBrooke Henderson andNelly Korda with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff; she made the playoff by chipping in for eagle on the final hole of regulation play.^[24]
• 8–11 October (25–28 June):KPMG Women's PGA Championship –Kim Sei-young won her first major championship by five strokes over fellow countrywomanInbee Park.^[25]
• 10–13 December (4–7 June):U.S. Women's Open –Kim A-lim, in her first start in a tournament in the United States, won by one stroke overKo Jin-young andAmy Olson. Kim birdied her last three holes and finished three-under par.^[26]

• 17–20 December (19–22 November):CME Group Tour Championship – World number 1Ko Jin-young won by five shots, also finishing first in the money list in the process.^[27]

For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see2020 LPGA Tour.
For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see2020 Ladies European Tour.

• 27–30 August:International Crown –Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic^[28]

• LPGA Tour –Ko Jin-young ($1,667,925)
• Ladies European Tour –Emily Kristine Pedersen (1,249.35 points)
• LPGA of Japan Tour –season extended into 2021
• LPGA of Korea Tour –Kim Hyo-joo (₩797,137,207)
• ALPG Tour –Minjee Lee (A$63,618, 2019/20 season)
• Symetra Tour –Ana Belac (US$49,081)

• 2020 ALPG Tour
• 2020–21 LPGA of Japan Tour
• 2020 LPGA of Korea Tour
• 2020 Symetra Tour

• 20 March: Women's World Golf Rankings frozen at week 11 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[18]
• 20 July: Women's World Golf Rankings resume with altered computation of ranking, back-computed to week 20, when the LPGA of Korea Tour resumed play.^[29]

• 21–24 May:Senior PGA Championship –Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic^[30]
• 25–28 June:U.S. Senior Open –Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic^[31]
• 23–26 July:Senior Open Championship –Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic^[32]
• 13–16 August (9–12 July):Senior Players Championship –Jerry Kelly won his first senior major title by two strokes overScott Parel.^[33]
• 24–27 September (7–10 May):Regions Tradition –Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic

• 2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season –season extended into 2021^[34]
• 2020 European Senior Tour –season canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[35]

• 9–12 July:U.S. Senior Women's Open –Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic^[31]
• 30 July – 1 August:Senior LPGA Championship –Canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic^[36]

• 16–19 January:Latin America Amateur Championship –Abel Gallegos won by four strokes over Aaron Terrazas.^[37]
• 22–27 May:NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships –Canceled due toCOVID-19 pandemic^[38]
• 29 May – 3 June:NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships –Canceled due toCOVID-19 pandemic^[38]
• 12–14 June:Curtis Cup –Postponed until 2021 due toCOVID-19 pandemic^[39]
• 3–9 August:U.S. Women's Amateur –Rose Zhang defeated defending championGabriela Ruffels in the final, with the match going to the 38th hole.^[40]
• 10–16 August:U.S. Amateur –Tyler Strafaci defeatedOllie Osborne in the final, 1 up.^[41]
• 24–29 August (15–20 June):The Amateur Championship –Joe Long defeatedJoe Harvey, 4 and 3, in the final.^[42]
• 24–29 August (23–27 June):Womens Amateur Championship –Aline Krauter defeatedAnnabell Fuller, 1 up, in the final.^[43]
• 22–25 September (24–27 June):European Amateur –Matti Schmid successfully defended his 2019 title.^[44]
• 25–28 September:Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship –Canceled due toCOVID-19 pandemic^[45]
• 30 September – 3 October (22–25 July):European Ladies Amateur Championship –Paula Schulz-Hanssen of Germany won in a playoff overChloé Salort of France.^[46]
• 14–17 October:Espirito Santo Trophy –Canceled due toCOVID-19 pandemic^[47]
• 21–24 October:Eisenhower Trophy –Canceled due toCOVID-19 pandemic^[47]

• 30 July – 8 August:Summer Olympics –Postponed until 2021.^[48]

• 9 January –Pete Dye (born 1925), American golf course architect and member of theWorld Golf Hall of Fame.^[49]
• 17 February –Mickey Wright (born 1935), American golfer and member of theWorld Golf Hall of Fame. She won 82 LPGA Tour tournaments, including 13 majors.^[50]
• 26 March –John O'Leary (born 1949), Irish professional golfer who won twice on the European Tour.^[51]
• 12 April –Doug Sanders (born 1933), American professional golfer who had 20 wins on the PGA Tour.^[52]
• 23 April –Peter Gill (born 1930), English professional golf who played on the European Tour.^[53]
• 27 April –Edean Anderson Ihlanfeldt (born 1930), American amateur golfer who won theCanadian Women's Amateur and theU.S. Senior Women's Amateur.^[54]
• 28 April –Bob Betley (born 1940), American professional golfer who won on theSenior PGA Tour.^[55]
• 15 May –Ernie Gonzalez (born 1961), American professional golfer who had one PGA Tour win.^[56]
• 15 May –Steve Spray (born 1940), American professional golfer who had one PGA Tour win.^[57]
• 11 August –Gordon J. Brand (born 1955), English professional golfer who had one European Tour win.^[58]
• 28 August –Mike Joyce (born 1939), American professional golfer who had one Senior PGA Tour win.^[59]
• 5 December –Peter Alliss (born 1931), English professional golfer, television presenter, commentator, author and golf course designer. He played on eight Ryder Cup teams, and is known for his commentating atThe Open Championship.^[60]
• 22 December –Kevin Hartley (born 1934), Australian amateur golfer who won theAustralian Amateur and was part of the Australian team that won the1966 Eisenhower Trophy.^[61]

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

Dates	Tournament	Status or tour	Winner
16–19 Jan	Latin America Amateur Championship	Amateur men's individual tournament	Abel Gallegos
20–23 Feb	WGC-Mexico Championship	World Golf Championships	Patrick Reed
12–15 Mar	The Players Championship	PGA Tour	Incomplete, canceled
25–29 Mar	WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play	World Golf Championships	Canceled
21–24 May	Senior PGA Championship	Senior major	Canceled
22–27 May	NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships	U.S. college championship	Canceled
29 May – 3 Jun	NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships	U.S. college championship	Canceled
12–14 Jun	Curtis Cup	Amateur women's team event	Postponed until 2021
25–28 Jun	U.S. Senior Open	Senior major	Canceled
9–12 Jul	U.S. Senior Women's Open	Senior women's major	Canceled
16–19 Jul	The Open Championship	Men's major	Canceled
23–26 Jul	The Senior Open Championship	Senior major	Canceled
30 Jul – 2 Aug	WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational	World Golf Championships	Justin Thomas
30 Jul – 1 Aug	Senior LPGA Championship	Senior women's major	Canceled
30 Jul – 8 Aug	Summer Olympics	Men's and women's Olympic competition	Postponed until 2021
6–9 Aug	PGA Championship	Men's major	Collin Morikawa
6–9 Aug	The Evian Championship	LPGA Tour andLadies European Tourmajor	Canceled
3–9 Aug	U.S. Women's Amateur	Amateur women's individual tournament	Rose Zhang
10–16 Aug	U.S. Amateur	Amateur men's individual tournament	Tyler Strafaci
13–16 Aug	Constellation Senior Players Championship	Senior major	Jerry Kelly
20–23 Aug	AIG Women's British Open	LPGA Tour andLadies European Tourmajor	Sophia Popov
20–23 Aug	The Northern Trust	PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff	Dustin Johnson
24–29 Aug	The Amateur Championship	Amateur men's individual tournament	Joe Long
24–29 Aug	British Ladies Amateur	Amateur women's individual tournament	Aline Krauter
27–30 Aug	BMW Championship	PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff	Jon Rahm
27–30 Aug	International Crown	LPGA Tour team event	Canceled
4–7 Sep	The Tour Championship	PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff	Dustin Johnson
10–13 Sep	ANA Inspiration	LPGA major	Mirim Lee
17–20 Sep	U.S. Open	Men's major	Bryson DeChambeau
22–25 Sep	European Amateur	Amateur men's individual tournament	Matti Schmid
24–27 Sep	Regions Tradition	Senior major	Canceled
25–27 Sep	Ryder Cup	United States team vs. European team men's professional team event	Postponed until 2021
25–28 Sep	Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship	Amateur men's individual tournament	Canceled
30 Sep – 3 Oct	European Ladies Amateur Championship	Amateur women's individual tournament	Paula Schulz-Hanssen
8–11 Oct	BMW PGA Championship	European Tour	Tyrrell Hatton
8–11 Oct	KPMG Women's PGA Championship	LPGA major	Kim Sei-young
14–17 Oct	Espirito Santo Trophy	Amateur men's individual tournament	Canceled
21–24 Oct	Eisenhower Trophy	Amateur men's individual tournament	Canceled
29 Oct – 1 Nov	WGC-HSBC Champions	World Golf Championships	Canceled
12–15 Nov	Masters Tournament	Men's major	Dustin Johnson
10–13 Dec	DP World Tour Championship, Dubai	European Tour	Matt Fitzpatrick
10–13 Dec	U.S. Women's Open	LPGA major	Kim A-lim
17–20 Dec	CME Group Tour Championship	LPGA Tour	Kim Sei-young

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