This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2016.

Men's professional golf

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All four were won by first-time major winners for the first time since 2011.

Other leading PGA Tour events

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For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2016 PGA Tour.

Leading European Tour events

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For a complete list of European Tour results see 2016 European Tour.

Team events

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Tour leaders

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Awards

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Other happenings

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  • 27 March: Jason Day becomes the number one golfer in the world.[21]
  • 15 April: The Governing Board of the OWGR approved two changes: The addition of the MENA Golf Tour into the world rankings and an increase in the minimum world ranking points for the Korean Tour from six to nine for first-place finishers.[22]
  • 7 August: Jim Furyk shot a 12-under-par 58 in the final round of the Travelers Championship, becoming the first player to shoot 58 in a PGA Tour event. This also made Furyk the first PGA Tour pro to card two rounds under 60.[23]

Women's professional golf

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Additional LPGA Tour events

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For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2016 LPGA Tour.

Ladies European Tour event

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For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see 2016 Ladies European Tour.

Team events

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Money list leaders

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Awards

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Senior men's professional golf

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Full results

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Money list leaders

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Awards

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Amateur golf

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Other happenings

Golf in multi-sport events

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Deaths

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Table of results

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

Dates Tournament Status or tour Winner
15–17 Jan EurAsia Cup Europe v Asia
men's professional team event
Team Europe
14–17 Jan Latin America Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament   Paul Chaplet
3–6 Mar WGC-Cadillac Championship World Golf Championships   Adam Scott
23–27 Mar WGC-Dell Match Play World Golf Championships   Jason Day
31 Mar – 3 Apr ANA Inspiration LPGA major   Lydia Ko
7–10 Apr Masters Tournament Men's major   Danny Willett
12–15 May The Players Championship PGA Tour   Jason Day
19–22 May Regions Tradition Senior major   Bernhard Langer
20–25 May NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships U.S. college championship Washington / Virginia Elena Carta
26–29 May BMW PGA Championship European Tour   Chris Wood
26–29 May Senior PGA Championship Senior major   Rocco Mediate
27 May – 1 Jun NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships U.S. college championship Oregon / Aaron Wise
9–12 Jun KPMG Women's PGA Championship LPGA major   Brooke Henderson
9–12 Jun Constellation Senior Players Championship Senior major   Bernhard Langer
10–12 Jun Curtis Cup Amateur women's team tournament Great Britain and Ireland
13–18 Jun The Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament   Scott Gregory
16–19 Jun U.S. Open Men's major   Dustin Johnson
21–25 Jun British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship Amateur women's individual tournament   Julia Engström
30 Jun – 3 Jul WGC-Bridgestone Invitational World Golf Championships   Dustin Johnson
7–10 Jul U.S. Women's Open LPGA major   Brittany Lang
14–17 Jul The Open Championship Men's major   Henrik Stenson
21–24 Jul The Senior Open Championship Senior major   Paul Broadhurst
21–24 Jul International Crown LPGA Tour team event   United States
28–31 Jul Ricoh Women's British Open LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour major   Ariya Jutanugarn
28–31 Jul PGA Championship Men's major   Jimmy Walker
1–7 Aug U.S. Women's Amateur Amateur women's individual tournament   Seong Eun-jeong
11–14 Aug U.S. Senior Open Senior major   Gene Sauers
11–14 Aug Summer Olympics Men's tournament   Justin Rose
17–20 Aug Summer Olympics Women's tournament   Inbee Park
15–21 Aug U.S. Amateur Amateur men's individual tournament   Curtis Luck
25–28 Aug The Barclays PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff   Patrick Reed
2–5 Sep Deutsche Bank Championship PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff   Rory McIlroy
8–11 Sep BMW Championship PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff   Dustin Johnson
14–17 Sep Espirito Santo Trophy Women's amateur team event   South Korea
15–18 Sep The Evian Championship LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour major   Chun In-gee
21–24 Sep Eisenhower Trophy Men's amateur team event   Australia
22–25 Sep The Tour Championship PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff   Rory McIlroy
30 Sep – 2 Oct Ryder Cup European team vs. United States team
men's professional team event
  Team USA
5–9 Oct Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament   Curtis Luck
27–30 Oct WGC-HSBC Champions World Golf Championships   Hideki Matsuyama
28–30 Oct PowerShares QQQ Championship PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff   Tom Pernice Jr.
4–6 Nov Dominion Charity Classic PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff   Scott McCarron
10–13 Nov Charles Schwab Cup Championship PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff   Paul Goydos
17–20 Nov DP World Tour Championship, Dubai European Tour   Matt Fitzpatrick
17–20 Nov CME Group Tour Championship LPGA Tour   Charley Hull
24–27 Nov World Cup of Golf Men's professional team event   Denmark

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