Golf tour season
The2015–16 PGA Tour was the 101st season of thePGA Tour , the mainprofessional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 48th season since separating from thePGA of America , and the 10th edition of theFedEx Cup .
Changes for 2015–16[ edit ] A number of events changed dates due to the2016 Summer Olympics . In addition, theRSM Classic (formerly the McGladrey Classic) and theValero Texas Open expanded their fields to 156.
The following table lists official events during the 2015–16 season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date Tournament Location Purse (US$ ) Winner[ b] OWGR pointsOther tours[ c] Notes Oct 18 Frys.com Open California 6,000,000 Emiliano Grillo (1)46 Oct 25 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada 6,400,000 Smylie Kaufman (1)44 Nov 1 CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000 Justin Thomas (1)46 ASA Limited-field event Nov 8 WGC-HSBC Champions China 8,500,000 Russell Knox (1)66 World Golf Championship Nov 9 Sanderson Farms Championship Mississippi 4,100,000 Peter Malnati (1)24 Alternate event Nov 16 OHL Classic at Mayakoba Mexico 6,200,000 Graeme McDowell (3)24 Nov 22 RSM Classic Georgia 5,700,000 Kevin Kisner (1)32 Jan 10 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Hawaii 5,900,000 Jordan Spieth (7)52 Winners-only event Jan 17 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 5,800,000 Fabián Gómez (2)46 Jan 24 CareerBuilder Challenge California 5,800,000 Jason Dufner (4)40 Pro-Am Feb 1 Farmers Insurance Open California 6,500,000 Brandt Snedeker (8)54 Feb 7 Waste Management Phoenix Open Arizona 6,500,000 Hideki Matsuyama (2)54 Feb 14 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am California 7,000,000 Vaughn Taylor (3)54 Pro-Am Feb 21 Northern Trust Open California 6,800,000 Bubba Watson (9)60 Feb 28 The Honda Classic Florida 6,100,000 Adam Scott (12)58 Mar 6 WGC-Cadillac Championship Florida 9,500,000 Adam Scott (13)76 World Golf Championship Mar 13 Valspar Championship Florida 6,100,000 Charl Schwartzel (2)52 Mar 20 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 6,300,000 Jason Day (8)58 Invitational Mar 27 WGC-Dell Match Play Texas 9,500,000 Jason Day (9)76 World Golf Championship Mar 27 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 3,000,000 Tony Finau (1)24 Alternate event Apr 3 Shell Houston Open Texas 6,800,000 Jim Herman (1)54 Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 10,000,000 Danny Willett (1)100 Major championship Apr 17 RBC Heritage South Carolina 5,900,000 Branden Grace (1)52 Invitational Apr 24 Valero Texas Open Texas 6,200,000 Charley Hoffman (4)40 May 2 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 7,000,000 Brian Stuard (1)44 May 8 Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina 7,300,000 James Hahn (2)58 May 15 The Players Championship Florida 10,500,000 Jason Day (10)80 Flagship event May 22 AT&T Byron Nelson Texas 7,300,000 Sergio García (9)48 May 29 Dean & DeLuca Invitational Texas 6,700,000 Jordan Spieth (8)52 Invitational Jun 5 Memorial Tournament Ohio 8,500,000 William McGirt (1)66 Invitational Jun 12 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 6,200,000 Daniel Berger (1)28 Jun 19 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 10,000,000 Dustin Johnson (10)100 Major championship Jun 26 Quicken Loans National Maryland 6,900,000 Billy Hurley III (1)40 Invitational Jul 3 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 9,500,000 Dustin Johnson (11)68 World Golf Championship Jul 3 Barracuda Championship Nevada 3,200,000 Greg Chalmers (1)24 Alternate event Jul 10 Greenbrier Classic West Virginia – Canceled [ d] – Jul 17 The Open Championship Scotland £6,500,000 Henrik Stenson (5)100 Major championship Jul 17 Barbasol Championship Alabama 3,500,000 Aaron Baddeley (4)24 Alternate event Jul 24 RBC Canadian Open Canada 5,900,000 Jhonattan Vegas (2)46 Jul 31 PGA Championship New Jersey 10,000,000 Jimmy Walker (6)100 Major championship Aug 7 Travelers Championship Connecticut 6,600,000 Russell Knox (2)50 Aug 14 John Deere Classic Illinois 4,800,000 Ryan Moore (5)24 Aug 21 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 5,600,000 Kim Si-woo (1)46 Aug 28 The Barclays New York 8,500,000 Patrick Reed (5)74 FedEx Cup playoff event Sep 5 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 8,500,000 Rory McIlroy (12)74 FedEx Cup playoff event Sep 11 BMW Championship Indiana 8,500,000 Dustin Johnson (12)70 FedEx Cup playoff event Sep 25 Tour Championship Georgia 8,500,000 Rory McIlroy (13)58 FedEx Cup playoff event
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry FedEx Cup points or official money, nor were wins official.
Location of tournaments [ edit ] Location of official tournaments of the
2015–16 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)
300-point event (Alternate events)
FedEx Cup playoff event
Location of official tournaments of the
2015–16 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada.
600-point event (
Players &
Majors )
550-point event (
World Golf Championships )
500-point event (Regular events)
300-point event (Alternate events)
For full rankings, see2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs .
Final top 10 players in theFedEx Cup :[ 4] [ 5]
Position Player Points Bonus money ($) 1 Rory McIlroy 3,120 10,000,000 2 Dustin Johnson 2,380 3,000,000 3 Patrick Reed 1,986 2,000,000 4 Adam Scott 1,930 1,500,000 5 Paul Casey 1,880 1,000,000 6 Jason Day 1,440 800,000 7 Ryan Moore 1,336 700,000 8 Kevin Chappell 1,320 600,000 9 Jordan Spieth 1,168 550,000 10 Russell Knox 992 500,000
Themoney list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[ 6] [ 7]
Position Player Prize money ($) 1 Dustin Johnson 9,365,185 2 Jason Day 8,045,112 3 Adam Scott 6,473,090 4 Rory McIlroy 5,790,585 5 Patrick Reed 5,679,575 6 Jordan Spieth 5,538,470 7 Russell Knox 4,885,906 8 Kevin Chappell 4,501,050 9 Hideki Matsuyama 4,193,954 10 Jimmy Walker 4,148,546
^ One further tournament was scheduled but was canceled. ^ 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 . ^ Canceled due tocourse flooding .[ 3] ^ "2015–16 Tournament schedule" . PGA Tour. RetrievedOctober 24, 2023 .^ "PGA Tour releases schedule for 2015-16 season" . PGA Tour. July 30, 2015. Archived fromthe original on August 1, 2015.^ "The Greenbrier Classic cancelled due to severe flooding" . PGA Tour. June 25, 2016. Archived fromthe original on June 28, 2016. RetrievedJune 25, 2016 .^ "2016 FedEx Cup" . PGA Tour. Archived fromthe original on October 6, 2016. RetrievedOctober 24, 2023 .^ "Tour Championship: Rory McIlroy wins title in Atlanta to claim FedEx Cup" .BBC Sport . September 26, 2016. RetrievedOctober 24, 2023 .^ "2015–16 Official money" . PGA Tour. Archived fromthe original on October 6, 2016. RetrievedOctober 24, 2023 .^ "2015-16 PGA Tour Official money won Rankings" .ESPN . RetrievedOctober 24, 2023 .^ Porter, Kyle (October 11, 2016)."Dustin Johnson named PGA Tour Player of the Year after incredible 2015-16 season" .CBS Sports . RetrievedOctober 24, 2023 . ^a b Casey, Kevin (September 28, 2016)."Dustin Johnson wins 2016 PGA of America Player of the Year" .Golfweek . RetrievedOctober 24, 2023 .The American did win the Vardon Trophy, handed out to the player with the lowest scoring average on the year, though. ^ Casey, Kevin (October 13, 2016)."Emiliano Grillo wins 2016 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year honors" .Golfweek . RetrievedOctober 24, 2023 . ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards" . PGA Tour. RetrievedOctober 22, 2023 .
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