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2019–20 PGA Tour

The 2019–20 PGA Tour was the 105th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 52nd season since separating from the PGA of America, and the 14th edition of the FedEx Cup.

2019–20 PGA Tour season
DurationSeptember 12, 2019 (2019-09-12) – September 7, 2020 (2020-09-07)
Number of official events36[a]
Most winsUnited States Dustin Johnson (3)
United States Justin Thomas (3)
FedEx CupUnited States Dustin Johnson
Money listUnited States Justin Thomas
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Dustin Johnson
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Justin Thomas
Rookie of the YearUnited States Scottie Scheffler

Changes for 2019–20

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Rule changes

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The number of players making a 36-hole cut was reduced from top 70 and ties to top 65 and ties. The 54-hole secondary cut, previously in effect when more than 78 players made a 36-hole cut, was eliminated.[1][2]

Tournament changes

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COVID-19 pandemic impact

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See also: COVID-19 pandemic in the United States § Sports

The season was effectively suspended on March 12 with the cancellation of The Players Championship after the first round due to growing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Several more tournaments were later canceled or postponed, including all four major championships, the two remaining World Golf Championships and the Tokyo Summer Olympics. The tour resumed on June 11 with the Charles Schwab Challenge, with measures in place to mitigate the risk of virus transmission. The following week at the RBC Heritage, Nick Watney became to first player to test positive for coronavirus.[5]

The tournament schedule was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The tour played the first round of the 2020 Players Championship on March 12, and stated that subsequent rounds and tournaments would continue behind closed doors.[6] However, the PGA Tour later announced that, "based on the rapidly changing situation", the rest of the tournament had been cancelled, as well as the next three events on the schedule (the Valspar Championship, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, and Valero Texas Open).[7] On March 13, Augusta National Golf Club announced that it would postpone the Masters Tournament; the first men's major of the golf season; the tournament was to begin April 9.[8] On March 17, the tour announced the cancellation of all scheduled tournaments through May 10 (the RBC Heritage, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Wells Fargo Championship and AT&T Byron Nelson) and confirmed the postponement of the PGA Championship, scheduled to begin May 14, by the PGA of America.[9]

On April 16, the tour announced several changes to the remaining schedule, with the intention of restarting with the Charles Schwab Challenge, which was moved from May 18–24 to June 11–14. Several tournaments were also rescheduled, including the RBC Heritage (which had earlier been canceled) the Memorial Tournament and the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, and others were canceled, including the RBC Canadian Open. Furthermore, the tour also announced that three invitationals (Colonial, Heritage, Memorial) would be expanded from the usual 120-player field to become full-field (144 golfer) events.[10]

During the hiatus, two charity exhibition matches were held. The first was a skins game, titled as the "TaylorMade Driving Relief", held at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida on May 17, featuring Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff.[11][12] The second was a better ball pro-celebrity match play, titled as The Match: Champions for Charity, featuring Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady.

The tour resumed without spectators in mid-June with the Charles Schwab Challenge. The Memorial Tournament in mid-July was planned to be the first event to welcome back fans, but those plans were canceled the week before the tournament.[13] On July 13, the tour announced that the remainder of the season would be played behind closed doors.[14]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2019–20 season.[15]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[b] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[c] 		Notes
Sep 15 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier West Virginia 7,500,000   Joaquín Niemann (1) 32
Sep 22 Sanderson Farms Championship Mississippi 6,600,000   Sebastián Muñoz (1) 26
Sep 29 Safeway Open California 6,600,000   Cameron Champ (2) 48
Oct 6 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada 7,000,000   Kevin Na (4) 54
Oct 13 Houston Open Texas 7,500,000   Lanto Griffin (1) 24
Oct 20 CJ Cup South Korea 9,750,000   Justin Thomas (11) 52 Limited-field event
Oct 28 Zozo Championship Japan 9,750,000   Tiger Woods (82) 64 JPN New limited-field event
Nov 3 WGC-HSBC Champions China 10,250,000   Rory McIlroy (18) 60 World Golf Championship
Nov 3 Bermuda Championship Bermuda 3,000,000   Brendon Todd (2) 24 New tournament
Alternate event
Nov 18 Mayakoba Golf Classic Mexico 7,200,000   Brendon Todd (3) 34
Nov 24 RSM Classic Georgia 6,600,000   Tyler Duncan (1) 28
Jan 5 Sentry Tournament of Champions Hawaii 6,700,000   Justin Thomas (12) 48 Winners-only event
Jan 12 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 6,600,000   Cameron Smith (2) 46
Jan 19 The American Express California 6,700,000   Andrew Landry (2) 40 Pro-Am
Jan 26 Farmers Insurance Open California 7,500,000   Marc Leishman (5) 54
Feb 2 Waste Management Phoenix Open Arizona 7,300,000   Webb Simpson (6) 54
Feb 9 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am California 7,800,000   Nick Taylor (2) 42 Pro-Am
Feb 16 Genesis Invitational California 9,300,000   Adam Scott (14) 70 Invitational
Feb 23 WGC-Mexico Championship Mexico 10,500,000   Patrick Reed (8) 70 World Golf Championship
Feb 23 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 3,000,000   Viktor Hovland (1) 24 Alternate event
Mar 1 The Honda Classic Florida 7,000,000   Im Sung-jae (1) 46
Mar 8 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 9,300,000   Tyrrell Hatton (1) 66 Invitational
Mar 15 The Players Championship Florida – Canceled after round one[d] – Flagship event
Mar 22 Valspar Championship Florida – Canceled[d] –
Mar 29 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Texas – Canceled[d] – World Golf Championship
Mar 29 Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship Dominican Republic – Postponed[e] – Alternate event
Apr 5 Valero Texas Open Texas – Canceled[d] –
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia – Postponed[e] – Major championship
Apr 26 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana – Canceled[d] – Team event
May 3 Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina – Canceled[d] –
May 10 AT&T Byron Nelson Texas – Canceled[d] –
Jun 14 RBC Canadian Open Canada – Canceled[d] –
Jun 14
May 24 		Charles Schwab Challenge Texas 7,500,000   Daniel Berger (3) 72
Jun 21 U.S. Open New York – Postponed[e] – Major championship
Jun 21
Apr 19 		RBC Heritage South Carolina 7,100,000   Webb Simpson (7) 72
Jun 28 Travelers Championship Connecticut 7,400,000   Dustin Johnson (21) 68
Jul 5
May 31 		Rocket Mortgage Classic Michigan 7,500,000   Bryson DeChambeau (6) 48
Jul 12 John Deere Classic Illinois – Canceled[d] –
Jul 12 Workday Charity Open Ohio 6,200,000   Collin Morikawa (2) 62 New tournament
Jul 19 The Open Championship
 England – Canceled[d] – Major championship
Jul 19 Barbasol Championship Kentucky – Canceled[d] – Alternate event
Jul 19
Jun 7 		Memorial Tournament Ohio 9,300,000   Jon Rahm (4) 76
Jul 26 3M Open Minnesota 6,600,000   Michael Thompson (2) 38
Aug 2
Jul 5 		WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational Tennessee 10,500,000   Justin Thomas (13) 76 World Golf Championship
Aug 2
Jul 5 		Barracuda Championship California 3,500,000   Richy Werenski (1) 24 Alternate event
Aug 9
May 17 		PGA Championship California 11,000,000   Collin Morikawa (3) 100 Major championship
Aug 16
Aug 9 		Wyndham Championship North Carolina 6,400,000   Jim Herman (3) 50
Aug 23
Aug 16 		The Northern Trust Massachusetts 9,500,000   Dustin Johnson (22) 76 FedEx Cup playoff event
Aug 30
Aug 23 		BMW Championship Illinois 9,500,000   Jon Rahm (5) 70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 7
Aug 30 		Tour Championship Georgia n/a[f]   Dustin Johnson (23) 58[g] FedEx Cup playoff event

Unofficial events

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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
Oct 21 MGM Resorts The Challenge: Japan Skins Japan 350,000   Jason Day n/a Limited-field event
Dec 7 Hero World Challenge Bahamas 3,500,000   Henrik Stenson 46 Limited-field event
Dec 15 Presidents Cup Australia n/a   Team USA n/a Team event
Dec 15 QBE Shootout Florida 3,300,000   Rory Sabbatini and
  Kevin Tway 		n/a Team event
May 17 TaylorMade Driving Relief Florida n/a   Dustin Johnson and
  Rory McIlroy 		n/a Team event
May 24 The Match: Champions for Charity Florida n/a   Peyton Manning and
  Tiger Woods 		n/a Team event
Aug 2 Olympic Games Japan n/a Postponed[e] – Limited-field event

Location of tournaments

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The tournament locations below represent the original schedule, before any changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FedEx Cup

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Points distribution

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Main article: List of point distributions of the FedEx Cup

The distribution of points for 2019–20 PGA Tour events were as follows:

Finishing position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 20th 30th 40th 50th 60th
Majors & Players Championship 600 330 210 150 120 110 100 94 88 82 51 32 18 10 6
World Golf Championships 550 315 200 140 115 105 95 89 83 78 51 32 18 10 6
Other PGA Tour events 500 300 190 135 110 100 90 85 80 75 45 28 16 8.5 5
Team event (each player) 400 163 105 88 78 68 59 54 50 46 17 5 2 0 0
Alternate events 300 165 105 80 65 60 55 50 45 40 28 17 10 5 3
Playoff events[h] 1500 900 570 405 440 330 270 255 240 225 135 84 48 25.5 15

Tour Championship starting score (to par), based on position in the FedEx Cup rankings after the BMW Championship:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th–10th 11th–15th 16th–20th 21st–25th 26th–30th
Starting score −10 −8 −7 −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 E

Final standings

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For full rankings, see 2020 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final FedEx Cup standings of the 30 qualifiers for the Tour Championship:[22][23]

Pos. Player Majors & The Players WGCs Top 10s in other PGA Tour events Regular
season
points 		Playoffs[i] Total
points 		Tour C'ship[j] Tmts Money ($m)[k]
Nat. Name Ply Mas PGA USO Opn WGC Cha WGC
Mex 		WGC
MP 		WGC
Inv 		1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NTr BMW Start Final Basic Wynd
Top10 		FedEx
Bonus
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D		 T12 T7 T10 1st 1,071 1st 2nd 3,471 −10 –21 13 5.84 15.00
T2   Schauffele T10 2nd T14 T6 T10 T2 T3 1,258 T25 T25 1,449 −3 –18 17 3.81 4.50
  Thomas T37 • T6 1st T4 1st 1st T3 T10 T8 2nd 2,458 T49 T25 2,570 −7 17 7.34 2.00
4   Rahm T13 • T3 T52 2nd T9 1st 1,295 T6 1st 3,080 −8 –17 14 5.96 0.50 3.00
5   Scheffler T4 • T26 T15 T7 T3 T5 3rd 900 T4 T20 1,391 −2 –14 22 2.83 2.50
6   Morikawa 1st • T42 T12 T10 T7 T9 2nd 1st 1,902 CUT T20 2,025 −5 –13 20 5.26 1.50 1.90
7   Hatton CUT T14 T6 T69 T6 1st T3 T4 1,025 T25 T16 1,275 −2 –12 10 3.43 1.30
T8   McIlroy T33 1st 5th T47 T3 T3 T5 T5 1,327 T65 T12 1,516 −3 –11 14 4.41 0.60 0.96
  Muñoz CUT • T14 • T7 1st 3rd 1,045 T18 T8 1,421 −3 25 2.86
  Reed T13 T8 1st T47 T2 T6 T7 T10 T9 1,426 T49 T40 1,485 −3 19 4.25 0.85
11   Im CUT T11 T29 T35 2nd T3 T10 1st 3rd T10 T9 1,633 CUT T56 1,650 −4 –10 25 4.34 1.00 0.75
T12   English T19 • • • T3 T6 T4 5th T9 867 2nd T40 1,805 −4 –9 19 3.30 0.68
  Simpson T37 • T61 T12 T7 2nd 3rd 1st 1st T8 T3 1,878 T6 • 2,163 −6 13 5.10 1.20
14   Hughes T58 • • T44 2nd T3 T6 842 T13 T10 996 E –8 21 2.08 0.62
T15   Berger T13 • • T2 T9 T5 T4 1st T3 1,347 3rd T25 2,007 −4 –7 16 4.44 0.70 0.58
  Matsuyama T22 T11 T6 T20 T3 2nd T5 1,030 T29 T3 1,587 −4 19 3.67
17   Finau T4 T53 • T65 T9 T6 2nd 8th T3 907 CUT T5 1,237 −2 –6 19 2.93 0.55
T18   Ancer T43 T4 T12 T15 T8 2nd 2nd 1,099 CUT T33 1,159 −1 –5 19 2.90 0.53
  Griffin T19 • T29 • 1st T7 T9 1,159 T58 T10 1,392 −2 26 3.19
T20   Hovland T33 • • T59 T10 1st 3rd 842 T18 T40 1,009 E –4 19 1.98 0.50
  Todd T17 • 37 T15 1st 1st 4th 1,316 64th T8 1,576 −3 24 3.39 0.55
22   DeChambeau T4 • 2nd T30 T4 T5 4th T3 T8 T6 1st 1,657 CUT T50 1,682 −4 –3 16 5.00 1.10 0.48
23   Kisner T19 T28 T18 T25 T4 3rd T3 710 T4 T25 1,169 −1 –1 20 2.27 0.47
T24   Champ T10 • • T25 1st 951 CUT T65 963 E E 19 2.29 0.45
  Palmer T43 • • T15 T4 T8 2nd 837 T8 T40 1,116 −1 18 2.72
  Ca. Smith T43 T60 T22 T59 T3 1st 807 T18 T20 1,059 E 18 2.37
T27   Na CUT • T9 T35 1st 5th 9th 1,036 T39 T51 1,102 −1 1 20 2.79 0.42
  Niemann CUT • • T52 1st T5 T5 878 CUT T3 1,366 −2 22 2.91
29   Leishman CUT • T42 T52 3rd 1st 2nd 1,086 CUT 69th 1,096 −1 2 17 3.11 0.41
30   Horschel T43 T24 T9 T25 T6 T8 T9 T7 2nd 893 CUT T33 953 E 4 21 2.38 0.40
  Win
  Top 10
  Made cut
  Missed cut
• Did not play

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[24][25]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Justin Thomas 7,344,040
2   Jon Rahm 5,959,819
3   Dustin Johnson 5,837,267
4   Collin Morikawa 5,250,868
5   Webb Simpson 5,097,742
6   Bryson DeChambeau 4,998,495
7   Daniel Berger 4,439,420
8   Rory McIlroy 4,408,415
9   Im Sung-jae 4,337,811
10   Patrick Reed 4,250,060

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Dustin Johnson [26]
PGA Player of the Year   Justin Thomas [27]
Rookie of the Year (Arnold Palmer Award)   Scottie Scheffler [26]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)   Webb Simpson [28]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)   Webb Simpson [27]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A further 13 tournaments were scheduled but were either canceled or postponed.
  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. ^ JPN − Japan Golf Tour.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][16][17]
  5. ^ a b c d Postponed into the 2020–21 season.
  6. ^ The Tour Championship has no stand-alone purse and does not carry official money; the tournament directly determines the assignment of the FedEx Cup bonus pool money, including US$15,000,000 to the winner.[18]
  7. ^ OWGR points at the Tour Championship were awarded based on aggregate scores only (see Tour Championship format).[19] Xander Schauffele had the lowest aggregate score and was awarded with the 58 points. Johnson, who tied for third-lowest aggregate score, received 20.3 points.[20]
  8. ^ Due to the shortened regular-season schedule, points awarded in FedEx Cup playoff events were reduced to 3 times those of a regular event (usually 4 times).[21]
  9. ^ The top 125 point scorers in the regular season retain their tour card for the following season, and qualify for The Northern Trust. The top 70 points scorers after The Northern Trust qualify for the BMW Championship.
  10. ^ The top 30 point scorers after the BMW Championship qualify for the Tour Championship. Each player begins with a score adjustment to par determined by their point ranking, the lowest scorers in the Tour Championship in addition to this adjustment win the FedEx Cup.
  11. ^ In addition to tournament prize money, the top 10 regular season point scorers receive a share of a US$10,000,000 bonus, and the US$60,000,000 FedEx Cup postseason bonus money is distributed based upon standings after the Tour Championship.

References

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  6. ^ Golden, Jessica (March 12, 2020). "PGA Tour won't allow fans for foreseeable future due to coronavirus". CNBC. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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  8. ^ Harig, Bob (March 13, 2020). "Augusta announces Masters will be postponed". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
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  16. ^ "2020 John Deere Classic canceled due to area restrictions, related concerns". PGA Tour. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  17. ^ "The Open cancelled; Masters, US Open & US PGA Championship rescheduled". BBC Sport. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
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  20. ^ "Tour Championship - 72 Hole Scores". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  21. ^ Harig, Bob (August 17, 2020). "FedEx Cup playoffs guide: Tiger Woods' chances, Brooks Koepka's hole and the sprint for $15 million". ESPN. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  22. ^ "2020 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  23. ^ Leonard, Tod (September 7, 2020). "Dustin Johnson wins Tour Championship and $15 million FedEx Cup title". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  24. ^ "2019–20 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 10, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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  26. ^ a b Hoggard, Rex (September 14, 2020). "Dustin Johnson named PGA Tour POY; Scottie Scheffler named Rookie of the Year". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  27. ^ a b Stafford, Ali (September 9, 2020). "Justin Thomas named PGA of America's Player of the Year". Sky Sports. Retrieved October 23, 2023. Simpson also earned the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average, having posted an adjusted scoring average of 68.978 through 52 complete rounds to edge out Rahm (69.127).
  28. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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