2016–17 PGA Tour

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The 2016–17 PGA Tour was the 102nd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 49th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the 11th edition of the FedEx Cup.

2016–17 PGA Tour season
DurationOctober 13, 2016 (2016-10-13) – September 24, 2017 (2017-09-24)
Number of official events47
Most winsUnited States Justin Thomas (5)
FedEx CupUnited States Justin Thomas
Money listUnited States Justin Thomas
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Justin Thomas
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Justin Thomas
Rookie of the YearUnited States Xander Schauffele

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2016–17 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner(s)[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
Oct 16 Safeway Open California 6,000,000   Brendan Steele (2) 38
Oct 23 CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000   Justin Thomas (2) 50 ASA Limited-field event
Oct 30 WGC-HSBC Champions China 9,500,000   Hideki Matsuyama (3) 70 World Golf Championship
Oct 30 Sanderson Farms Championship Mississippi 4,200,000   Cody Gribble (1) 24 Alternate event
Nov 6 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada 6,600,000   Rod Pampling (3) 36
Nov 13 OHL Classic at Mayakoba Mexico 7,000,000   Pat Perez (2) 30
Nov 21 RSM Classic Georgia 6,000,000   Mackenzie Hughes (1) 32
Jan 8 SBS Tournament of Champions Hawaii 6,100,000   Justin Thomas (3) 50 Winners-only event
Jan 15 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 6,000,000   Justin Thomas (4) 50
Jan 22 CareerBuilder Challenge California 5,800,000   Hudson Swafford (1) 42 Pro-Am
Jan 29 Farmers Insurance Open California 6,700,000   Jon Rahm (1) 54
Feb 5 Waste Management Phoenix Open Arizona 6,700,000   Hideki Matsuyama (4) 56
Feb 12 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am California 7,200,000   Jordan Spieth (9) 52 Pro-Am
Feb 19 Genesis Open California 7,000,000   Dustin Johnson (13) 66
Feb 26 The Honda Classic Florida 6,400,000   Rickie Fowler (4) 54
Mar 5 WGC-Mexico Championship Mexico 9,750,000   Dustin Johnson (14) 76 World Golf Championship
Mar 12 Valspar Championship Florida 6,300,000   Adam Hadwin (1) 48
Mar 19 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 8,700,000   Marc Leishman (2) 62 Invitational
Mar 26 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Texas 9,750,000   Dustin Johnson (15) 74 World Golf Championship
Mar 26 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 3,000,000   D. A. Points (3) 24 Alternate event
Apr 2 Shell Houston Open Texas 7,000,000   Russell Henley (3) 50
Apr 9 Masters Tournament Georgia 11,000,000   Sergio García (10) 100 Major championship
Apr 16 RBC Heritage South Carolina 6,500,000   Wesley Bryan (1) 48 Invitational
Apr 23 Valero Texas Open Texas 6,200,000   Kevin Chappell (1) 38
May 1 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 7,100,000   Jonas Blixt (3) and
  Cameron Smith (1)
n/a Team event
May 7 Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina 7,500,000   Brian Harman (2) 50
May 14 The Players Championship Florida 10,500,000   Kim Si-woo (2) 80 Flagship event
May 21 AT&T Byron Nelson Texas 7,500,000   Billy Horschel (4) 50
May 28 Dean & DeLuca Invitational Texas 6,900,000   Kevin Kisner (2) 50 Invitational
Jun 4 Memorial Tournament Ohio 8,700,000   Jason Dufner (5) 66 Invitational
Jun 11 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 6,400,000   Daniel Berger (2) 38
Jun 18 U.S. Open Wisconsin 12,000,000   Brooks Koepka (2) 100 Major championship
Jun 25 Travelers Championship Connecticut 6,800,000   Jordan Spieth (10) 52
Jul 2 Quicken Loans National Maryland 7,100,000   Kyle Stanley (2) 42 Invitational
Jul 9 Greenbrier Classic West Virginia 7,100,000   Xander Schauffele (1) 34
Jul 16 John Deere Classic Illinois 5,600,000   Bryson DeChambeau (1) 30
Jul 23 The Open Championship England 10,250,000   Jordan Spieth (11) 100 Major championship
Jul 23 Barbasol Championship Alabama 3,500,000   Grayson Murray (1) 24 Alternate event
Jul 30 RBC Canadian Open Canada 6,000,000   Jhonattan Vegas (3) 38
Aug 6 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 9,750,000   Hideki Matsuyama (5) 76 World Golf Championship
Aug 6 Barracuda Championship Nevada 3,300,000   Chris Stroud (1) 24 Alternate event
Aug 13 PGA Championship North Carolina 10,500,000   Justin Thomas (5) 100 Major championship
Aug 20 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 5,800,000   Henrik Stenson (6) 34
Aug 27 The Northern Trust New York 8,750,000   Dustin Johnson (16) 74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 4 Dell Technologies Championship Massachusetts 8,750,000   Justin Thomas (6) 74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 17 BMW Championship Illinois 8,750,000   Marc Leishman (3) 72 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 24 Tour Championship Georgia 8,750,000   Xander Schauffele (2) 60 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
Nov 27 ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf Australia 8,000,000   Søren Kjeldsen and
  Thorbjørn Olesen
n/a Team event
Dec 4 Hero World Challenge Bahamas 3,500,000   Hideki Matsuyama 46 Limited-field event
Dec 10 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida 3,100,000   Harris English and
  Matt Kuchar
n/a Team event
Jun 19 CVS Health Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,500,000   Billy Andrade,
  Keegan Bradley and
  Brooke Henderson
n/a Team event
Oct 1 Presidents Cup New Jersey n/a   Team USA 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 2017 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

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

Position Player Points Bonus money ($)
1   Justin Thomas 3,000 10,000,000
2   Jordan Spieth 2,340 3,000,000
3   Xander Schauffele 2,151 2,000,000
4   Dustin Johnson 1,720 1,500,000
5   Jon Rahm 1,620 1,000,000
6   Marc Leishman 1,441 800,000
7   Rickie Fowler 1,253 700,000
8   Hideki Matsuyama 1,093 600,000
9   Justin Rose 1,080 550,000
10   Brooks Koepka 1,040 500,000

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   Justin Thomas 9,921,560
2   Jordan Spieth 9,433,033
3   Dustin Johnson 8,732,193
4   Hideki Matsuyama 8,380,570
5   Jon Rahm 6,123,248
6   Rickie Fowler 6,083,197
7   Marc Leishman 5,866,390
8   Brooks Koepka 5,612,397
9   Kevin Kisner 4,766,936
10   Brian Harman 4,396,470

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)   Justin Thomas [7]
PGA Player of the Year   Justin Thomas [8]
Rookie of the Year   Xander Schauffele [9]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)   Jordan Spieth [10]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)   Jordan Spieth [8]
PGA Tour Courage Award   Gene Sauers [11]

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. ^ ASA − Asian Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2016–17 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "PGA Tour releases schedule for 2016-17 season". PGA Tour. June 27, 2016. Archived from the original on June 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "2017 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Murray, Ewan (September 24, 2017). "Justin Thomas completes remarkable season with $10m FedEx Cup win". The Guardian. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "2016–17 Official money". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "2016-17 PGA Tour Official money won Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Thomas named PGA Tour Player of the Year". Reuters. October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Justin Thomas completes banner season as PGA of America Player of the Year". PGA of America. September 25, 2017. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2023. Open Champion Jordan Spieth, who finished runner-up to Thomas, won his second Vardon Trophy in three years.
  9. ^ Porter, Kyle (October 3, 2017). "Xander Schauffele wins 2017 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year honors". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  11. ^ Casey, Kevin (November 9, 2017). "Gene Sauers receives PGA Tour Courage Award". Golfweek. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
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