The 2012 PGA Tour was the 97th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 44th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the sixth edition of the FedEx Cup.

2012 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 5, 2012 (2012-01-05) – November 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)
Number of official events45
Most winsNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy (4)
FedEx CupUnited States Brandt Snedeker
Money listNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
PGA Tour Player of the YearNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
PGA Player of the YearNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Rookie of the YearUnited States John Huh
2011
2013

Changes for 2012

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The schedule was announced on October 19, 2011 and had four phases:[1]

  • 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

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The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.[2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
Jan 9 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Hawaii 5,600,000   Steve Stricker (12) 38 Winners-only event
Jan 15 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 5,500,000   Johnson Wagner (3) 42
Jan 22 Humana Challenge California 5,600,000   Mark Wilson (5) 44 Pro-Am
Jan 29 Farmers Insurance Open California 6,000,000   Brandt Snedeker (3) 48
Feb 5 Waste Management Phoenix Open Arizona 6,100,000   Kyle Stanley (1) 50
Feb 12 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 6,400,000   Phil Mickelson (40) 38 Pro-Am
Feb 19 Northern Trust Open California 6,600,000   Bill Haas (4) 62
Feb 26 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Arizona 8,500,000   Hunter Mahan (4) 76 World Golf Championship
Feb 26 Mayakoba Golf Classic Mexico 3,700,000   John Huh (1) 24 Alternate event
Mar 4 The Honda Classic Florida 5,700,000   Rory McIlroy (3) 50
Mar 11 WGC-Cadillac Championship Florida 8,500,000   Justin Rose (4) 78 World Golf Championship
Mar 11 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 3,500,000   George McNeill (2) 24 Alternate event
Mar 18 Transitions Championship Florida 5,500,000   Luke Donald (5) 58
Mar 25 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 6,000,000   Tiger Woods (72) 56 Invitational
Apr 1 Shell Houston Open Texas 6,000,000   Hunter Mahan (5) 50
Apr 8 Masters Tournament Georgia 8,000,000   Bubba Watson (4) 100 Major championship
Apr 15 RBC Heritage South Carolina 5,700,000   Carl Pettersson (5) 50 Invitational
Apr 22 Valero Texas Open Texas 6,200,000   Ben Curtis (4) 24
Apr 29 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 6,400,000   Jason Dufner (1) 52
May 6 Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina 6,500,000   Rickie Fowler (1) 58
May 13 The Players Championship Florida 9,500,000   Matt Kuchar (4) 80 Flagship event
May 20 HP Byron Nelson Championship Texas 6,500,000   Jason Dufner (2) 38
May 27 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Texas 6,400,000   Zach Johnson (8) 50 Invitational
Jun 3 Memorial Tournament Ohio 6,200,000   Tiger Woods (73) 68 Invitational
Jun 10 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 5,600,000   Dustin Johnson (6) 34
Jun 17 U.S. Open California 8,000,000   Webb Simpson (3) 100 Major championship
Jun 24 Travelers Championship Connecticut 6,000,000   Marc Leishman (1) 46
Jul 1 AT&T National Maryland 6,500,000   Tiger Woods (74) 48 Invitational
Jul 8 Greenbrier Classic West Virginia 6,100,000   Ted Potter Jr. (1) 48
Jul 15 John Deere Classic Illinois 4,600,000   Zach Johnson (9) 36
Jul 22 The Open Championship England £5,000,000   Ernie Els (19) 100 Major championship
Jul 22 True South Classic Mississippi 3,000,000   Scott Stallings (2) 24 Alternate event
Jul 29 RBC Canadian Open Canada 5,200,000   Scott Piercy (2) 36
Aug 5 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 8,500,000   Keegan Bradley (3) 76 World Golf Championship
Aug 5 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000   J. J. Henry (2) 24 Alternate event
Aug 12 PGA Championship South Carolina 8,000,000   Rory McIlroy (4) 100 Major championship
Aug 20 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 5,200,000   Sergio García (8) 42
Aug 26 The Barclays New York 8,000,000   Nick Watney (5) 74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 3 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 8,000,000   Rory McIlroy (5) 74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 9 BMW Championship Indiana 8,000,000   Rory McIlroy (6) 70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 23 Tour Championship Georgia 8,000,000   Brandt Snedeker (4) 62 FedEx Cup playoff event
Oct 7 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada 4,500,000   Ryan Moore (2) 30 Fall Series
Oct 14 Frys.com Open California 5,000,000   Jonas Blixt (1) 24 Fall Series
Oct 21 McGladrey Classic Georgia 4,000,000   Tommy Gainey (1) 26 Fall Series
Nov 11 Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic Florida 4,700,000   Charlie Beljan (1) 24 Fall Series

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
Other
tours[b]
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[c]
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

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FedEx Cup

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Final standings

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For full rankings, see 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:[3][4]

Position Player Points Bonus money ($)
1   Brandt Snedeker 4,100 10,000,000
2   Rory McIlroy 2,827 3,000,000
3   Tiger Woods 2,663 2,000,000
4   Nick Watney 2,215 1,500,000
5   Phil Mickelson 2,073 1,000,000
6   Justin Rose 1,770 800,000
7   Louis Oosthuizen 1,635 700,000
8   Dustin Johnson 1,527 600,000
9   Luke Donald 1,275 550,000
10   Lee Westwood 1,205 500,000

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5][6]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1   Rory McIlroy 8,047,952
2   Tiger Woods 6,133,158
3   Brandt Snedeker 4,989,739
4   Jason Dufner 4,869,304
5   Bubba Watson 4,644,997
6   Zach Johnson 4,504,244
7   Justin Rose 4,290,930
8   Phil Mickelson 4,203,821
9   Hunter Mahan 4,019,193
10   Keegan Bradley 3,910,658

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Rory McIlroy [7]
PGA Player of the Year   Rory McIlroy [8]
Rookie of the Year   John Huh [9]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)   Rory McIlroy [10]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)   Rory McIlroy [8]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour.
  3. ^ Unofficial money event at the time, however counted as an official win as Poulter was a PGA Tour member.

References

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  1. ^ "2012 PGA Tour schedule included notable changes". PGA Tour. October 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  2. ^ "2012 PGA Tour schedule". PGA Tour. October 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "2012 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  4. ^ Snell, Patrick (September 23, 2012). "Brandt Snedeker wins Tour Championship, FedEx Cup". CNN. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "2012 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Coleman, Scott (October 7, 2012). "PGA Money List 2012: Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods sit atop leaderboard". SB Nation. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "Rory McIlroy is voted PGA Tour Player of the Year for 2012". Sky Sports. December 4, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "PGA Champion McIlroy wins PGA Player of Year and Vardon Trophy". PGA of America. November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "Korean-American named PGA Rookie of the Year". The Korea Herald. December 6, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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