2014–15 PGA Tour
The 2015 PGA Tour was the 100th season of the PGA Tour, and the 48th since separating from the PGA of America. The season began on October 9, 2014.
Changes for 2014–15 season
- One new event was added and the Sanderson Farms Championship made a return.
- Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Memorial Tournament were for the first time given three-year exemptions and invitations to the next three Players Championships.
- For the first time, the conditional status category was regularly reshuffled, like the Web.com Tour graduate and past champion categories.
Schedule
The McGladrey Classic was moved up two weeks from 2014. The CIMB Classic and WGC-HSBC Champions have each been moved back one week from 2014. The Sanderson Farms Championship is now an alternate event to the WGC-HSBC Champions, instead of being an alternate to The Open Championship as in recent years. The new Barbasol Championship was an alternate event to The Open Championship. It also marked the first time the PGA Tour hosted an event in Alabama in 25 years, when the state hosted the PGA Championship. The WGC-Cadillac Match Play was moved back two and a half months to May, and has relocated back to California, its primary home from 1999 to 2006.The following table lists the events for 2014–15.
The 2014–15 schedule included 47 official money tournaments, and ran from October 9, 2014 to October 11, 2015.
Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR points | Purse | Winner's share | Notes |
Oct 12 | Frys.com Open | California | ![]() | 36 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
Oct 19 | Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Nevada | ![]() | 36 | 6,200,000 | 1,116,000 | |
Oct 26 | McGladrey Classic | Georgia | ![]() | 32 | 5,600,000 | 1,008,000 | |
Nov 2 | CIMB Classic | Malaysia | ![]() | 42 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour |
Nov 9 | WGC-HSBC Champions | China | ![]() | 68 | 8,500,000 | 1,400,000 | World Golf Championships |
Nov 9 | Sanderson Farms Championship | Mississippi | ![]() | 24 | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | Alternate event |
Nov 16 | OHL Classic at Mayakoba | Mexico | ![]() | 24 | 6,100,000 | 1,098,000 | |
Jan 12 | Hyundai Tournament of Champions | Hawaii | ![]() | 46 | 5,700,000 | 1,140,000 | Winners-only event |
Jan 18 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | ![]() | 46 | 5,600,000 | 1,008,000 | |
Jan 25 | Humana Challenge | California | ![]() | 46 | 5,700,000 | 1,026,000 | Pro-am |
Feb 1 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | Arizona | ![]() | 54 | 6,300,000 | 1,134,000 | |
Feb 8 | Farmers Insurance Open | California | ![]() | 52 | 6,300,000 | 1,134,000 | |
Feb 15 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | ![]() | 46 | 6,800,000 | 1,224,000 | Celebrity pro-am |
Feb 22 | Northern Trust Open | California | ![]() | 54 | 6,700,000 | 1,206,000 | |
Mar 2 | The Honda Classic | Florida | ![]() | 60 | 6,100,000 | 1,098,000 | |
Mar 8 | WGC-Cadillac Championship | Florida | ![]() | 76 | 9,250,000 | 1,570,000 | World Golf Championships |
Mar 8 | Puerto Rico Open | Puerto Rico | ![]() | 24 | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | Alternate event |
Mar 15 | Valspar Championship | Florida | ![]() | 52 | 5,900,000 | 1,062,000 | |
Mar 22 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida | ![]() | 60 | 6,300,000 | 1,134,000 | Invitational |
Mar 29 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | ![]() | 52 | 6,200,000 | 1,116,000 | |
Apr 5 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | ![]() | 54 | 6,600,000 | 1,188,000 | |
Apr 12 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | ![]() | 100 | 10,000,000 | 1,800,000 | Major championship |
Apr 19 | RBC Heritage | South Carolina | ![]() | 52 | 5,900,000 | 1,062,000 | Invitational |
Apr 26 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | ![]() | 40 | 6,900,000 | 1,242,000 | |
May 3 | WGC-Cadillac Match Play | California | ![]() | 76 | 9,250,000 | 1,570,000 | World Golf Championships |
May 10 | The Players Championship | Florida | ![]() | 80 | 10,000,000 | 1,800,000 | Flagship event |
May 17 | Wells Fargo Championship | North Carolina | ![]() | 52 | 7,100,000 | 1,278,000 | |
May 24 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Texas | ![]() | 48 | 6,500,000 | 1,170,000 | Invitational |
May 31 | AT&T Byron Nelson | Texas | ![]() | 46 | 7,100,000 | 1,278,000 | |
Jun 7 | The Memorial Tournament | Ohio | ![]() | 60 | 6,200,000 | 1,116,000 | Invitational |
Jun 14 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | Tennessee | ![]() | 34 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
Jun 21 | U.S. Open | Washington | ![]() | 100 | 10,000,000 | 1,800,000 | Major championship |
Jun 28 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | ![]() | 46 | 6,400,000 | 1,152,000 | |
Jul 5 | Greenbrier Classic | West Virginia | ![]() | 40 | 6,700,000 | 1,206,000 | |
Jul 12 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | ![]() | 30 | 4,700,000 | 846,000 | |
Jul 19 | Barbasol Championship | Alabama | ![]() | 24 | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | New tournament Alternate event |
Jul 20 | The Open Championship | Scotland | ![]() | 100 | £6,300,000 $9,831,780 | £1,150,000 $1,794,690 | Major championship |
Jul 26 | RBC Canadian Open | Ontario | ![]() | 40 | 5,800,000 | 1,044,000 | |
Aug 2 | Quicken Loans National | Virginia | ![]() | 34 | 6,700,000 | 1,206,000 | Invitational |
Aug 9 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | ![]() | 74 | 9,250,000 | 1,570,000 | World Golf Championships |
Aug 9 | Barracuda Championship | Nevada | ![]() | 24 | 3,100,000 | 558,000 | Alternate event |
Aug 16 | PGA Championship | Wisconsin | ![]() | 100 | 10,000,000 | 1,800,000 | Major championship |
Aug 23 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | ![]() | 40 | 5,400,000 | 972,000 | |
Aug 30 | The Barclays | New Jersey | ![]() | 72 | 8,250,000 | 1,485,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
Sep 7 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | ![]() | 72 | 8,250,000 | 1,485,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
Sep 20 | BMW Championship | Illinois | ![]() | 72 | 8,250,000 | 1,485,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
Sep 27 | Tour Championship | Georgia | ![]() | 58 | 8,250,000 | 1,485,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
Unofficial events
The following events did not carry FedEx Cup points or official money.Source:
Location of tournaments
Money leaders
This section shows the final money leaders table.Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money |
1 | Jordan Spieth | 25 | 12,030,465 | |
2 | Jason Day | 20 | 9,403,330 | |
3 | Bubba Watson | 19 | 6,876,797 | |
4 | Rickie Fowler | 21 | 5,773,430 | |
5 | Dustin Johnson | 21 | 5,509,467 | |
6 | Justin Rose | 20 | 5,462,677 | |
7 | Rory McIlroy | 12 | 4,863,312 | |
8 | Zach Johnson | 25 | 4,801,487 | |
9 | Henrik Stenson | 16 | 4,755,070 | |
10 | Jimmy Walker | 24 | 4,521,350 |
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