2019–20 PGA Tour

The 2019–2020 PGA Tour is the 105th season (53rd since separating from the PGA of America) of the United States-based elite men's professional golf circuit. The season started on September 12, 2019, and is due to conclude with the 2020 FedEx Cup Playoffs which last from August 20 until September 7, 2020.

2019–2020 PGA Tour season

Duration	September 12, 2019 (2019-09-12) – September 7, 2020 (2020-09-07)
Number of official events	36 (originally 49)
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The season was effectively suspended on March 12 with the cancellation of the Players Championship after the first round due to growing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Several more tournaments were later canceled or postponed, including all four major championships, the two remaining World Golf Championships and the Tokyo Summer Olympics. The tour resumed on June 11 with the Charles Schwab Challenge, with measures in place to mitigate the risk of virus transmission. The following week at the RBC Heritage, Nick Watney became to first player to test positive for coronavirus.[1]

Changes from the previous season

Rule changes

The number of players making a 36-hole cut was reduced from top 70 and ties to top 65 and ties. The 54-hole secondary cut, previously in effect when more than 78 players made a 36-hole cut, was eliminated.[2][3]

Tournament changes

• Date changes: in order to accommodate the 2020 Summer Olympics, the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and the alternate Barracuda Championship were both scheduled for early July, two weeks earlier than the previous season, with the 3M Open moving the other way, to late July. Several other tournaments also had new dates: the Rocket Mortgage Classic (from late June to late May); the Sanderson Farms Championship (from late October to mid September); the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (from early November to early October).
• Returning tournaments: the Greenbrier Classic and the Houston Open returned having been missing in 2018–19 due to scheduling changes; the Greenbrier, having moved from July to September, became the new season opening event, and the Houston Open was in mid-October having been held in April, the week prior to the Masters Tournament, since 2007.
• New tournaments: Zozo Championship (Japan), Bermuda Championship (created as a new alternate event to the WGC-HSBC Champions).
• Status changes: the Sanderson Farms Championship was upgraded from an alternate event to a full FedEx Cup point event; the Genesis Open gained invitational status and was renamed the Genesis Invitational with Tiger Woods as the tournament host.
• No longer on the schedule: CIMB Classic (Malaysia).

Schedule

Coronavirus pandemic

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in the United States § Sports

The tournament schedule has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The PGA Tour played the first round of the 2020 Players Championship on March 12, and stated that subsequent rounds and tournaments would continue behind closed doors.[4] However, the PGA Tour later announced that, "based on the rapidly changing situation", the rest of the tournament had been cancelled, as well as the next three events on the schedule (the Valspar Championship, WGC Match Play, and Valero Texas Open).[5] On March 13, Augusta National Golf Club announced that it would postpone the Masters Tournament—the first men's major of the golf season; the tournament was to begin April 9.[6] On March 17, the tour announced the cancellation of all scheduled tournaments through May 10 (the RBC Heritage, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Wells Fargo Championship and AT&T Byron Nelson) and confirmed the postponement of the PGA Championship, scheduled to begin May 14, by the PGA of America.[7]

On April 16, the tour announced several changes to the remaining schedule, with the intention of restarting with the Charles Schwab Challenge, which was moved from May 18–24 to June 11–14. Several tournaments were also rescheduled, including the RBC Heritage (which had earlier been canceled) the Memorial Tournament and the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, and others were canceled, including the RBC Canadian Open. Furthermore, the tour also announced that three invitationals (Colonial, Heritage, Memorial) would be expanded from the usual 120-player field to become full-field (144 golfer) events.[8]

During the hiatus, two charity exhibition matches were held. The first was a skins game, titled TaylorMade Driving Relief, held at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida on May 17, featuring Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff.[9][10] The second was a better ball pro-celebrity match play, titled The Match: Champions for Charity, featuring Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady.

The tour resumed without spectators in mid-June with the Charles Schwab Challenge. The Memorial Tournament in mid-July was planned to be the first event to welcome back fans, but those plans were canceled the week before the tournament.[11] On July 13, the tour announced that the remainder of the season would be played behind closed doors.[12]

Official events

The following table lists official events for 2019–20.[13]

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner[lower-alpha 1]	OWGR points[lower-alpha 2]	Purse ($)	Winner's share ($)	Notes
Sep 15	A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier	West Virginia	Joaquín Niemann (1)	32	7,500,000	1,350,000
Sep 22	Sanderson Farms Championship	Mississippi	Sebastián Muñoz (1)	26	6,600,000	1,188,000
Sep 29	Safeway Open	California	Cameron Champ (2)	48	6,600,000	1,188,000
Oct 6	Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	Nevada	Kevin Na (4)	54	7,000,000	1,260,000
Oct 13	Houston Open	Texas	Lanto Griffin (1)	24	7,500,000	1,350,000
Oct 20	CJ Cup	South Korea	Justin Thomas (11)	52	9,750,000	1,755,000
Oct 28[lower-alpha 3]	Zozo Championship	Japan	Tiger Woods (82)	64	9,750,000	1,755,000	New tournament; co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour
Nov 3	WGC-HSBC Champions	China	Rory McIlroy (18)	60	10,250,000	1,745,000	World Golf Championships
Nov 3	Bermuda Championship	Bermuda	Brendon Todd (2)	24	3,000,000	540,000	New tournament; alternate event
Nov 18[lower-alpha 4]	Mayakoba Golf Classic	Mexico	Brendon Todd (3)	34	7,200,000	1,296,000
Nov 24	RSM Classic	Georgia	Tyler Duncan (1)	28	6,600,000	1,188,000
Jan 5	Sentry Tournament of Champions	Hawaii	Justin Thomas (12)	48	6,700,000	1,340,000	Winners-only event
Jan 12	Sony Open in Hawaii	Hawaii	Cameron Smith (2)	46	6,600,000	1,188,000
Jan 19	The American Express	California	Andrew Landry (2)	40	6,700,000	1,206,000	Pro-am
Jan 26	Farmers Insurance Open	California	Marc Leishman (5)	54	7,500,000	1,350,000
Feb 2	Waste Management Phoenix Open	Arizona	Webb Simpson (6)	54	7,300,000	1,314,000
Feb 9	AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	California	Nick Taylor (2)	42	7,800,000	1,404,000	Celebrity pro-am
Feb 16	Genesis Invitational	California	Adam Scott (14)	70	9,300,000	1,674,000	Invitational
Feb 23	WGC-Mexico Championship	Mexico	Patrick Reed (8)	70	10,500,000	1,820,000	World Golf Championships
Feb 23	Puerto Rico Open	Puerto Rico	Viktor Hovland (1)	24	3,000,000	540,000	Alternate event
Mar 1	The Honda Classic	Florida	Im Sung-jae (1)	46	7,000,000	1,260,000
Mar 8	Arnold Palmer Invitational	Florida	Tyrrell Hatton (1)	66	9,300,000	1,674,000	Invitational
Mar 15	The Players Championship	Florida	Canceled after round one	–	15,000,000	2,700,000	Flagship event
Mar 22	Valspar Championship	Florida	Canceled	–	6,900,000	1,242,000
Mar 29	WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play	Texas	Canceled	–	10,500,000	1,820,000	World Golf Championships
Apr 5	Valero Texas Open	Texas	Canceled	–	7,700,000	1,386,000
Apr 26	Zurich Classic of New Orleans	Louisiana	Canceled	–	7,400,000	1,069,300 (each)	Team event
May 3	Wells Fargo Championship	North Carolina	Canceled	–	8,100,000	1,458,000
May 10	AT&T Byron Nelson	Texas	Canceled	–	8,100,000	1,458,000
Jun 14	RBC Canadian Open	Ontario	Canceled[lower-alpha 5]	–	7,800,000	1,404,000
Jun 14 May 24[lower-alpha 6]	Charles Schwab Challenge	Texas	Daniel Berger (3)	72	7,500,000	1,350,000
Jun 21 Apr 19[lower-alpha 6]	RBC Heritage	South Carolina	Webb Simpson (7)	72	7,100,000	1,278,000
Jun 28	Travelers Championship	Connecticut	Dustin Johnson (21)	68	7,400,000	1,332,000
Jul 5 May 31[lower-alpha 6]	Rocket Mortgage Classic	Michigan	Bryson DeChambeau (6)	48	7,500,000	1,350,000
Jul 12[lower-alpha 7]	John Deere Classic	Illinois	Canceled	–	6,200,000	1,116,000
Jul 12	Workday Charity Open[17][18]	Ohio	Collin Morikawa (2)	62	6,200,000	1,116,000	New tournament
Jul 19	The Open Championship	England	Canceled[lower-alpha 8]	–	10,750,000	1,935,000	Major championship
Jul 19	Barbasol Championship	Kentucky	Canceled[lower-alpha 5]	–	3,500,000	630,000	Alternate event
Jul 19 Jun 7[lower-alpha 6]	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	Jon Rahm (4)	76	9,300,000	1,674,000
Jul 26	3M Open	Minnesota	Michael Thompson (2)	38	6,600,000	1,188,000
Aug 2 Jul 5[lower-alpha 6]	WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational	Tennessee	Justin Thomas (13)	76	10,500,000	1,820,000	World Golf Championships
Aug 2 Jul 5[lower-alpha 6]	Barracuda Championship	Nevada	Richy Werenski (1)	24	3,500,000	630,000	Alternate event
Aug 9 May 17[lower-alpha 9]	PGA Championship	California	Collin Morikawa (3)	100	11,000,000	1,980,000	Major championship
Aug 16 Aug 9	Wyndham Championship	North Carolina	Jim Herman (3)	50	6,400,000	1,152,000
Aug 23 Aug 16	The Northern Trust	Massachusetts		78	9,500,000	1,710,000	FedEx Cup Playoffs
Aug 30 Aug 23	BMW Championship	Illinois			9,500,000	1,710,000	FedEx Cup Playoffs
Sep 7 Aug 30	Tour Championship	Georgia			n/a[lower-alpha 10]		FedEx Cup Playoffs
Tournaments postponed into 2020–21 season
Sep 20 Jun 21[lower-alpha 9]	U.S. Open	New York		100	12,500,000	2,250,000	Major championship
Sep 27 Mar 29[lower-alpha 6]	Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship	Dominican Republic			3,000,000	540,000	Alternate event
Nov 15 Apr 12[lower-alpha 9]	Masters Tournament	Georgia		100	11,500,000	2,070,000	Major championship

1. Numbers in parenthesis next to player's name note official PGA Tour career wins, including any which may have occurred in previous seasons as well as current season.
2. Except for the major championships, which have fixed points allocations, points listed for tournaments that have not been completed are official projections based on the expected field and/or minimum points allocations. Final allocations are usually published the day after completion of all tournaments eligible for ranking points that week.[14][15]
3. Finished on Monday due weather.
4. Finished on Monday due weather.
5. Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
6. Rescheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
7. Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
8. Canceled due to coronavirus pandemic.[19]
9. Rescheduled due to coronavirus pandemic.[19]
10. The Tour Championship has no stand-alone purse and does not carry official money; the tournament directly determines the assignment of the FedEx Cup bonus pool money, including $15,000,000 to the winner.[20]

Unofficial events

The following events do not carry FedEx Cup points or official money.

Date	Tournament	Location	Winner(s)	OWGR points	Purse ($)	Winner's share ($)	Notes
Oct 21	The Challenge: Japan Skins	Japan	Jason Day	n/a	350,000	210,000	4-player field Part of Zozo Championship events
Dec 7	Hero World Challenge	Bahamas	Henrik Stenson	46	3,500,000	1,000,000	18-player field
Dec 15	Presidents Cup	Australia	U.S. Team	n/a			Two 12-man teams
Dec 15	QBE Shootout	Florida	Rory Sabbatini & Kevin Tway	n/a	3,300,000	410,000 (each)	12 two-player teams
May 17	TaylorMade Driving Relief	Florida	Dustin Johnson & Rory McIlroy	n/a			2 two-player teams
May 24	The Match: Champions for Charity	Florida	Tiger Woods & Peyton Manning	n/a[lower-alpha 1]			2 two-player teams
Aug 2	Olympic Games	Japan	Postponed		n/a		60-player field Postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic

1. $10 million in charitable donations being made to COVID-19 charities.

Location of tournaments

The tournament locations below represent the original schedule, before any changes due to COVID-19.

Location of official tournaments of the 2020 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. 600-point event (Players & Majors) 550-point event (World Golf Championships) 500-point event (Regular events) 400-point event (Official team event) 300-point event (Alternate events) FedEx Cup playoff event

Location of official tournaments of the 2020 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada. 600-point event (Players & Majors) 550-point event (World Golf Championships) 500-point event (Regular events) 300-point event (Alternate events)

FedEx Cup

Points distribution

Main article: List of point distributions of the FedEx Cup

The distribution of points for 2020 PGA Tour events is:

Finishing position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th		20th		30th		40th		50th		60th
Majors & Players Championship	600	330	210	150	120	110	100	94	88	82		51		32		18		10		6
World Golf Championships	550	315	200	140	115	105	95	89	83	78		51		32		18		10		6
Other PGA Tour events	500	300	190	135	110	100	90	85	80	75		45		28		16		8.5		5
Team event (each player)	400	163	105	88	78	68	59	54	50	46		17		5		2		0		0
Alternate events	300	165	105	80	65	60	55	50	45	40		28		17		10		5		3
Playoff events	2000	1200	760	540	440	400	360	340	320	300		180		112		64		34		20

Tour Championship starting score (to par), based on position in the FedEx Cup rankings after the BMW Championship:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th–10th	11th–15th	16th–20th	21st–25th	26th–30th
Starting score	−10	−8	−7	−6	−5	−4	−3	−2	−1	Even

Leaders

Standing of players within the Top 30 FedEx Cup rankings (through 2020 Wyndham Championship):

Pos.	Player			Players & Majors					World Golf Champ.				Top 10s in other PGA Tour events							Regular season points		Playoffs[lower-alpha 1]		Total points	Tour Champ.[lower-alpha 2]			Tmts		Money ($m)[lower-alpha 3]
	Nat.	Name		Ply	Mas	PGA	USO	Opn	Cha	Mex	MP	Inv	1	2	3	4	5	6	7			NoTr	BMW		Start	Final				Basic	Wynd. Top10	FedEx Bonus
1		Thomas		C A N C E L E D	P O S T P O N E D T O 2 0 2 0 - 2 0 2 1 S E A S O N	T37	P O S T P O N E D T O 2 0 2 0 - 2 0 2 1 S E A S O N	C A N C E L E D	•	T6	C A N C E L E D	1st	T4	1st	1st	T3	T10	T8	2nd	2,458								15			2.00
2		Morikawa				1st			•	T42		T12	T10	T7	T9	2nd	1st			1,902								18			1.50
3		Simpson				T37			•	T61		T12	T7	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	T8	T3	1,878								12			1.20
4		DeChambeau				T4			•	2nd		T30	T4	T5	4th	T3	T8	T6	1st	1,657								14			1.10
5		Im				CUT			T11	T29		T35	2nd	T3	T10	1st	3rd	T10	T9	1,633								24			1.00
6		Reed				T13			T8	1st		T47	T2	T6	T7	T10	T9			1,426								17			0.85
7		Berger				T13			•	•		T2	T9	T5	T4	1st	T3			1,347								14			0.70
8		McIlroy				T33			1st	5th		T47	T3	T3	T5	T5				1,327								12			0.60
9		Todd				T17			•	37		T15	1st	1st	4th					1,316								22			0.55
10		Rahm				T13			•	T3		T52	2nd	T9	1st					1,295								12			0.50
11		Schauffele				T10			2nd	T14		T6	T10	T2	T3					1,258								15
12		Griffin				T19			•	T29		•	1st	T7	T9					1,159								24
13		Ancer				T43			T4	T12		T15	T8	2nd	2nd					1,099								17
14		Leishman				CUT			•	T42		T52	3rd	1st	2nd					1,086								16
15		D. Johnson				T2			•	T48		T12	T7	T10	1st					1,071								11
16		Muñoz	CUT	•	T14	•	T7	1st	3rd					1,045						24
17		Na	CUT	•	T9	T35	1st	5th	9th					1,036						19
18		Matsuyama	T22	T11	T6	T20	T3	2nd	T5					1,030						17
19		Hatton	CUT	T14	T6	T69	T6	1st	T3	T4				1,025						8
20		Champ	T10	•	•	T25	1st							951						17
21		Long	T51	•	•	•	T2	8th	2nd					912						23
22		Streelman	T58	•	•	T35	T4	2nd	2nd	T7				909						21
23		Finau	T4	T53	•	T65	T9	T6	2nd	8th	T3			907						17
24		Scheffler	T4	•	T26	T15	T7	T3	T5	3rd				900						20
25		Horschel	T43	T24	T9	T25	T6	T8	T9	T7	2nd			893						19
26		Niemann	CUT	•	•	T52	1st	T5	T5					878						20
27		English	T19	•	•	•	T3	T6	T4	5th	T9			867						17
28		Hovland	T33	•	•	T59	T10	1st	3rd					842						17
29		Palmer	T43	•	•	T15	T4	T8	2nd					837						16
30		Smith	T43	T60	T22	T59	T3	1st						807						16

1. The top 125 point scorers in the regular season retain their tour card for the following season, and qualify for The Northern Trust. The top 70 points scorers after The Northern Trust qualify for the BMW Championship.
2. The top 30 point scorers after the BMW Championship qualify for the Tour Championship. Each player begins with a score adjustment to par determined by their point ranking, the lowest scorers in the Tour Championship in addition to this adjustment win the FedEx Cup.
3. In addition to tournament prize money, the top ten regular season point scorers receive a share of a $10m bonus, and the $60m FedEx Cup postseason bonus money is distributed based upon standings after the Tour Championship.

Ref:[21][22]

See also

• 2019 in golf
• 2020 in golf
• 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour
• 2020 PGA Tour Champions season
• 2019 European Tour
• 2020 European Tour
• 2019–20 PGA Tour priority ranking

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External links

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