2010 in golf

This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2010.

Years in golf

2010 in sports

Men's professional golf

Major championships

World Golf Championships

FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs

  • 26–29 August: The Barclays - American Matt Kuchar defeated Scotsman Martin Laird on the first playoff hole.
  • 3–6 September: Deutsche Bank Championship - American Charley Hoffman shot a final-round 62 to secure a five-shot win.
  • 9–12 September: BMW Championship - Dustin Johnson won by one shot over Paul Casey. In other news, Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh, who combined to win the previous three FedEx Cup titles, failed to qualify for The Tour Championship.
  • 23–26 September: The Tour Championship - American Jim Furyk won by one shot over Englishman Luke Donald. The victory gave Furyk the FedEx Cup and its $10 million prize.

Other leading PGA Tour events

  • 6–9 May: The Players Championship - South African Tim Clark, who had previously made more money than anyone else on the PGA Tour without ever winning a tournament, took the championship by one shot over Australian Robert Allenby. Prior to his victory, Clark had played in 206 PGA Tour events without ever winning.
  • 19–22 August: Wyndham Championship – In the final event before the FedEx Cup playoffs, Arjun Atwal made history by becoming the first Indian-born player ever to win on the PGA Tour, as well as the first Monday qualifier to win on tour since 1986.

For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2010 PGA Tour.

Other leading European Tour events

For a complete list of European Tour results see 2010 European Tour.

Team events

  • 1–4 October: Ryder Cup - Europe win 14½-13½ after an unprecedented Monday finish following a weather affected tournament at Celtic Manor.

Tour leaders

Awards

Other tour results

Other happenings

  • 15 March – The International Federation of PGA Tours announced that the Mission Hills World Cup will change from an annual event to a biennial event. It will not be played in 2010 and will resume in 2011, to be played in odd-numbered years thereafter. While the event will continue to be held in China, its venue will change from the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen to Mission Hills Haikou in the island province of Hainan.
  • 2 May – In the final round of The Crowns, an event on the Japan Golf Tour, Ryo Ishikawa becomes the first golfer ever to shoot 58 on a major professional tour.[1]
  • 1 November – The five-year reign of Tiger Woods in the Official World Golf Rankings ends, with England's Lee Westwood taking over the top spot.
  • 5 December - Korean Kim Kyung-tae became the first golfer with non-Japanese origin to top the money list in Japan Golf Tour.

Women's professional golf

LPGA majors

  • 1–4 April: Kraft Nabisco Championship - Taiwan's Yani Tseng won her second career major and third LPGA Tour title, edging out Norwegian Suzann Pettersen by one shot.
  • 24–27 June: LPGA Championship - American Cristie Kerr won her second career major, coming in at 19 strokes under par, 12 strokes ahead of second-place Song-Hee Kim. With that record-setting margin of victory, Kerr became the first American to be ranked the top woman golfer in the world since rankings began in 2006.
  • 8–11 July: U.S. Women's Open - American Paula Creamer was the only player to finish under par in a four-stroke victory, her ninth on the LPGA Tour and her first career major win.
  • 29 July-1 August: Ricoh Women's British Open - 21-year-old Yani Tseng won her second major of the year and the third of her career by one shot over Australian Katherine Hull.

Ladies European Tour major (in addition to the Women's British Open)

  • 22–25 July: Evian Masters - Korean Jiyai Shin won her seventh career LPGA Tour title by one shot and reclaimed the top spot in the world rankings from Japan's Ai Miyazato.

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

Additional LPGA Tour events

For a complete list of LPGA Tour results see 2010 LPGA Tour.

Money list leaders

Awards

Other happenings

  • 23 April – Lorena Ochoa, the world's top-ranked player, announced her retirement. The 28-year-old Ochoa, with two majors and 25 other LPGA tour wins, indicated that she wanted to raise a family and work with her charitable foundation. Her last regular event was the Tres Marias Championship, although she also said she would play in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, the tournament she hosts, in November in her hometown of Guadalajara.
  • 2 May – Jiyai Shin claimed the World Number One Ranking, surpassing Lorena Ochoa who had held the position for the previous 158 weeks. Shin's ascension came after she won the Cyber Agent Ladies event on the Japan LPGA Tour. It was her seventh victory worldwide in the previous two years, including three wins on the LPGA Tour. Ochoa, playing in her last LPGA tournament before her announced retirement would have had to finish in fourth place or higher to retain the Number One position; she finished sixth.
  • 9 May – The body of 25-year-old LPGA player and former University of Arizona standout Erica Blasberg was found in her Henderson, Nevada home with a plastic bag over her head. On 24 August, the Clark County Coroner ruled her death a suicide. The primary cause of death was asphyxia, with toxic levels of several prescription drugs a contributing factor.
  • 20 June – Jennifer Song, the current U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and U.S. Women's Amateur Golf champion, won her first tournament as a professional, the Futures Tour major Tate & Lyle Players Championship.
  • 21 June – Ai Miyazato took over the number 1 position in the Women's World Golf Rankings, succeeding Jiyai Shin who had held the title for the previous seven weeks. Miyazato won four of the first nine official LPGA tournaments in 2010.
  • 28 June - Cristie Kerr took over the number 1 position in the Women's World Golf Rankings after winning the LPGA Championship by 12 strokes. She became the first American to hold the top spot since rankings began in 2006.
  • 19 July - Miyazato reclaimed the number 1 position in the Women's World Golf Rankings.
  • 26 July - Shin took back the number 1 position in the Women's World Golf Rankings after her win in the Evian Masters.
  • 16 August - Kerr reclaimed the number 1 position in the Women's World Golf Rankings.
  • 23 August – Miyazato returned to number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings after winning the Safeway Classic.
  • 25 October - Kerr again regained her number 1 position in the Women's World Golf Rankings after Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia.
  • 1 November - Shin took back her number 1 position in the Women's World Golf Rankings after LPGA Hana Bank Championship.
  • 21 November - Korean Ahn Sun-ju clinched the season money leader in LPGA of Japan Tour regardless of the outcome of the last remaining tournament, the Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup. She is the only non-Japanese golfer to be the season money leader after Taiwanese Ai-Yu Tu in 1991.

Senior men's professional golf

Senior majors

Full results

Money list leaders

Awards

Amateur golf

World Golf Hall of Fame inductees

The Hall inducted no class in 2010. On 22 July, it announced that it would move future induction ceremonies to May, on the Monday before The Players Championship. The next class would be inducted on 9 May 2011.[2]

Table of results

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

DatesTournamentStatus or tourWinner
18-21 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipWorld Golf Championships Ian Poulter
11-14 MarWGC-CA ChampionshipWorld Golf Championships Ernie Els
1-4 AprKraft Nabisco ChampionshipLPGA major Yani Tseng
8-11 AprThe MastersMen's major Phil Mickelson
6–9 MayThe Players ChampionshipPGA Tour Tim Clark
18–21 MayNCAA Division I Women's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championshipPurdue / Caroline Hedwall
20–23 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEuropean Tour Simon Khan
27–30 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipSenior major Tom Lehman
1-6 JunNCAA Division I Men's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championshipAugusta State / Scott Langley
11-13 JunCurtis CupUnited States v Great Britain & Ireland
women's amateur team event		 Team USA
14-19 JunThe Amateur ChampionshipAmateur men's individual tournament Jin Jeong
17-20 JunU.S. OpenMen's major Graeme McDowell
24-27 JunLPGA ChampionshipLPGA major Cristie Kerr
8-11 JulU.S. Women's OpenLPGA major Paula Creamer
15-18 JulThe Open ChampionshipMen's major Louis Oosthuizen
22-25 JulEvian MastersLadies European Tour major and
LPGA Tour regular event		 Jiyai Shin
22-25 JulSenior British OpenSenior major Bernhard Langer
29-1 AugWomen's British OpenLPGA and Ladies European Tour major Yani Tseng
29 Jul-1 AugU.S. Senior OpenSenior major Bernhard Langer
5-8 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalWorld Golf Championships Hunter Mahan
9-15 AugU.S. Women's AmateurAmateur women's individual tournament Danielle Kang
12-15 AugPGA ChampionshipMen's major Martin Kaymer
19-22 AugJELD-WEN TraditionSenior major Fred Funk
23-29 AugU.S. AmateurAmateur men's individual tournament Peter Uihlein
26-29 AugThe BarclaysPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Matt Kuchar
4-7 SepDeutsche Bank ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Charley Hoffman
3-6 SepBMW ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Dustin Johnson
23-26 SepThe Tour ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Jim Furyk
1-3 OctRyder CupEurope v United States
men's professional team event		 Team Europe
7-10 OctSenior Players ChampionshipSenior major Mark O'Meara
20-23 OctEspirito Santo TrophyWomen's amateur team event South Korea
28-31 OctEisenhower TrophyMen's amateur team event France
4-7 NovWGC-HSBC ChampionsWorld Golf Championships Francesco Molinari
25-28 NovDubai World ChampionshipEuropean Tour Robert Karlsson
2-5 DecLPGA Tour ChampionshipLPGA Tour Maria Hjorth

The following biennial events will next be played in 2011: Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, Seve Trophy, Mission Hills World Cup, Walker Cup.

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References
  1. Associated Press (2 May 2010). "Ryo Ishikawa shoots 58 to win Japan Tour event". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. "World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Moves to May 2011" (Press release). World Golf Hall of Fame. 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2010.


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