2015–16 PGA Tour

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2015–16 PGA Tour season
Duration October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15) – September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)
Number of official events 46[lower-alpha 1]
Most wins 3:
Australia Jason Day
United States Dustin Johnson
FedEx Cup Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Money winner United States Dustin Johnson
Player of the Year United States Dustin Johnson
Rookie of the Year Argentina Emiliano Grillo

The 2015–16 PGA Tour was the 101st season of the PGA Tour, and the 49th since separating from the PGA of America. The season began on October 15, 2015.

Changes for 2015–16

A number of events changed dates due to the 2016 Summer Olympics. In addition, the RSM Classic (formerly the McGladrey Classic) and the Valero Texas Open expanded their fields to 156.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015–16 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 2] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 3]
Notes
Oct 18 Frys.com Open California 6,000,000 Argentina Emiliano Grillo (1) 46
Oct 25 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada 6,400,000 United States Smylie Kaufman (1) 44
Nov 1 CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000 United States Justin Thomas (1) 46 ASA Limited-field event
Nov 8 WGC-HSBC Champions China 8,500,000 Scotland Russell Knox (1) 66 World Golf Championship
Nov 9 Sanderson Farms Championship Mississippi 4,100,000 United States Peter Malnati (1) 24 Alternate event
Nov 16 OHL Classic at Mayakoba Mexico 6,200,000 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (3) 24
Nov 22 RSM Classic Georgia 5,700,000 United States Kevin Kisner (1) 32
Jan 10 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Hawaii 5,900,000 United States Jordan Spieth (7) 52 Winners-only event
Jan 17 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 5,800,000 Argentina Fabián Gómez (2) 46
Jan 24 CareerBuilder Challenge California 5,800,000 United States Jason Dufner (4) 40 Pro-Am
Feb 1 Farmers Insurance Open California 6,500,000 United States Brandt Snedeker (8) 54
Feb 7 Waste Management Phoenix Open Arizona 6,500,000 Japan Hideki Matsuyama (2) 54
Feb 14 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am California 7,000,000 United States Vaughn Taylor (3) 54 Pro-Am
Feb 21 Northern Trust Open California 6,800,000 United States Bubba Watson (9) 60
Feb 28 The Honda Classic Florida 6,100,000 Australia Adam Scott (12) 58
Mar 6 WGC-Cadillac Championship Florida 9,500,000 Australia Adam Scott (13) 76 World Golf Championship
Mar 13 Valspar Championship Florida 6,100,000 South Africa Charl Schwartzel (2) 52
Mar 20 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 6,300,000 Australia Jason Day (8) 58 Invitational
Mar 27 WGC-Dell Match Play Texas 9,500,000 Australia Jason Day (9) 76 World Golf Championship
Mar 27 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 3,000,000 United States Tony Finau (1) 24 Alternate event
Apr 3 Shell Houston Open Texas 6,800,000 United States Jim Herman (1) 54
Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 10,000,000 England Danny Willett (1) 100 Major championship
Apr 17 RBC Heritage South Carolina 5,900,000 South Africa Branden Grace (1) 52 Invitational
Apr 24 Valero Texas Open Texas 6,200,000 United States Charley Hoffman (4) 40
May 2 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 7,000,000 United States Brian Stuard (1) 44
May 8 Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina 7,300,000 United States James Hahn (2) 58
May 15 The Players Championship Florida 10,500,000 Australia Jason Day (10) 80 Flagship event
May 22 AT&T Byron Nelson Texas 7,300,000 Spain Sergio García (9) 48
May 29 Dean & DeLuca Invitational Texas 6,700,000 United States Jordan Spieth (8) 52 Invitational
Jun 5 Memorial Tournament Ohio 8,500,000 United States William McGirt (1) 66 Invitational
Jun 12 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 6,200,000 United States Daniel Berger (1) 28
Jun 19 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 10,000,000 United States Dustin Johnson (10) 100 Major championship
Jun 26 Quicken Loans National Maryland 6,900,000 United States Billy Hurley III (1) 40 Invitational
Jul 3 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 9,500,000 United States Dustin Johnson (11) 68 World Golf Championship
Jul 3 Barracuda Championship Nevada 3,200,000 Australia Greg Chalmers (1) 24 Alternate event
Jul 10 Greenbrier Classic West Virginia Canceled[lower-alpha 4]
Jul 17 The Open Championship Scotland £6,500,000 Sweden Henrik Stenson (5) 100 Major championship
Jul 17 Barbasol Championship Alabama 3,500,000 Australia Aaron Baddeley (4) 24 Alternate event
Jul 24 RBC Canadian Open Canada 5,900,000 Venezuela Jhonattan Vegas (2) 46
Jul 31 PGA Championship New Jersey 10,000,000 United States Jimmy Walker (6) 100 Major championship
Aug 7 Travelers Championship Connecticut 6,600,000 Scotland Russell Knox (2) 50
Aug 14 John Deere Classic Illinois 4,800,000 United States Ryan Moore (5) 24
Aug 21 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 5,600,000 South Korea Kim Si-woo (1) 46
Aug 28 The Barclays New York 8,500,000 United States Patrick Reed (5) 74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 5 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 8,500,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (12) 74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 11 BMW Championship Indiana 8,500,000 United States Dustin Johnson (12) 70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 25 Tour Championship Georgia 8,500,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (13) 58 FedEx Cup playoff event

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
Notes
Dec 6 Hero World Challenge Bahamas 3,500,000 United States Bubba Watson 46 Limited-field event
Dec 10 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida 3,100,000 United States Jason Dufner and
United States Brandt Snedeker
n/a Team event
Jun 28 CVS Health Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,500,000 United States Keegan Bradley and
United States Jon Curran
n/a Team event
Aug 14 Olympic Games Brazil n/a United Kingdom Justin Rose 46
Oct 2 Ryder Cup Minnesota n/a Team USA n/a Team event

Location of tournaments

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 United States Dustin Johnson 22 9,365,185
2 Australia Jason Day 20 8,045,112
3 Australia Adam Scott 20 6,473,090
4 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 18 5,790,585
5 United States Patrick Reed 28 5,679,575

Awards

Award Winner
FedEx Cup Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) United States Dustin Johnson
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Dustin Johnson
PGA Player of the Year United States Dustin Johnson
Rookie of the Year Argentina Emiliano Grillo
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) United States Dustin Johnson
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) United States Dustin Johnson

See also

Notes

  1. A further one tournament was scheduled but was canceled.
  2. 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.
  3. ASA − Asian Tour.
  4. Canceled due to course flooding.[3]

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