2010 PGA Tour

2010 PGA Tour season
Duration	January 7, 2010 – November 14, 2010
Number of official events	46
Most wins	Jim Furyk (3)
FedEx Cup	Jim Furyk
Money list	Matt Kuchar
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Jim Furyk
PGA Player of the Year	Jim Furyk
Rookie of the Year	Rickie Fowler
	← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 PGA Tour was the 95th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 42nd season since separating from the PGA of America, and the fourth edition of the FedEx Cup.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2010 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner^[a]	OWGR points	Notes
Jan 10	SBS Championship	Hawaii	5,600,000	Geoff Ogilvy (7)	46	Winners-only event
Jan 17	Sony Open in Hawaii	Hawaii	5,500,000	Ryan Palmer (3)	50
Jan 25	Bob Hope Classic	California	5,000,000	Bill Haas (1)	30	Pro-Am
Jan 31	Farmers Insurance Open	California	5,300,000	Ben Crane (3)	42
Feb 7	Northern Trust Open	California	6,400,000	Steve Stricker (8)	58
Feb 14	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	6,200,000	Dustin Johnson (3)	48	Pro-Am
Feb 21	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	Arizona	8,500,000	Ian Poulter (1)	74	World Golf Championship
Feb 21	Mayakoba Golf Classic	Mexico	3,600,000	Cameron Beckman (3)	24	Alternate event
Feb 28	Waste Management Phoenix Open	Arizona	6,000,000	Hunter Mahan (2)	56
Mar 7	The Honda Classic	Florida	5,600,000	Camilo Villegas (3)	50
Mar 14	WGC-CA Championship	Florida	8,500,000	Ernie Els (17)	74	World Golf Championship
Mar 15	Puerto Rico Open	Puerto Rico	3,500,000	Derek Lamely (1)	24	Alternate event
Mar 21	Transitions Championship	Florida	5,400,000	Jim Furyk (14)	58
Mar 29	Arnold Palmer Invitational	Florida	6,000,000	Ernie Els (18)	60	Invitational
Apr 4	Shell Houston Open	Texas	5,800,000	Anthony Kim (3)	52
Apr 11	Masters Tournament	Georgia	7,500,000	Phil Mickelson (38)	100	Major championship
Apr 18	Verizon Heritage	South Carolina	5,700,000	Jim Furyk (15)	48
Apr 25	Zurich Classic of New Orleans	Louisiana	6,400,000	Jason Bohn (2)	28
May 2	Quail Hollow Championship	North Carolina	6,500,000	Rory McIlroy (1)	64
May 9	The Players Championship	Florida	9,500,000	Tim Clark (1)	80	Flagship event
May 16	Valero Texas Open	Texas	6,100,000	Adam Scott (7)	26
May 23	HP Byron Nelson Championship	Texas	6,500,000	Jason Day (1)	38
May 30	Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial	Texas	6,200,000	Zach Johnson (7)	62	Invitational
Jun 6	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	6,000,000	Justin Rose (1)	66	Invitational
Jun 13	St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	5,600,000	Lee Westwood (2)	44
Jun 20	U.S. Open	California	7,500,000	Graeme McDowell (1)	100	Major championship
Jun 27	Travelers Championship	Connecticut	6,000,000	Bubba Watson (1)	38
Jul 4	AT&T National	Pennsylvania	6,200,000	Justin Rose (2)	48	Invitational
Jul 11	John Deere Classic	Illinois	4,400,000	Steve Stricker (9)	34
Jul 18	The Open Championship	Scotland	£4,800,000	Louis Oosthuizen (1)	100	Major championship
Jul 18	Reno–Tahoe Open	Nevada	3,000,000	Matt Bettencourt (1)	24	Alternate event
Jul 25	RBC Canadian Open	Canada	5,100,000	Carl Pettersson (4)	34
Aug 1	Greenbrier Classic	West Virginia	6,000,000	Stuart Appleby (9)	32	New tournament
Aug 8	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	Ohio	8,500,000	Hunter Mahan (3)	76	World Golf Championship
Aug 8	Turning Stone Resort Championship	New York	4,000,000	Bill Lunde (1)	24	Alternate event
Aug 15	PGA Championship	Wisconsin	7,500,000	Martin Kaymer (1)	100	Major championship
Aug 22	Wyndham Championship	North Carolina	5,100,000	Arjun Atwal (1)	28
Aug 29	The Barclays	New Jersey	7,500,000	Matt Kuchar (3)	70	FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 6	Deutsche Bank Championship	Massachusetts	7,500,000	Charley Hoffman (2)	70	FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 12	BMW Championship	Illinois	7,500,000	Dustin Johnson (4)	70	FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 26	The Tour Championship	Georgia	7,500,000	Jim Furyk (16)	54	FedEx Cup playoff event
Oct 3	Viking Classic	Mississippi	3,600,000	Bill Haas (2)	24	Fall Series
Oct 10	McGladrey Classic	Georgia	4,000,000	Heath Slocum (4)	30	New tournament Fall Series
Oct 17	Frys.com Open	California	5,000,000	Rocco Mediate (6)	24	Fall Series
Oct 24	Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	Nevada	4,300,000	Jonathan Byrd (4)	26	Fall Series
Nov 14	Children's Miracle Network Classic	Florida	4,700,000	Robert Garrigus (1)	24	Fall Series

Unofficial events

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	Other tours^[b]	Notes
Mar 23	Tavistock Cup	Florida	2,450,000	Team Lake Nona	n/a		Team event
Jun 29	CVS Caremark Charity Classic	Rhode Island	1,500,000	Ricky Barnes and J. B. Holmes	n/a		Team event
Oct 4	Ryder Cup	Wales	n/a	Team Europe	n/a		Team event
Oct 20	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Bermuda	1,350,000	Ernie Els	n/a		Limited-field event
Oct 31	CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia	Malaysia	6,000,000	Ben Crane	38	ASA	New limited-field event
Nov 7	WGC-HSBC Champions	China	7,000,000	Francesco Molinari	68		World Golf Championship
Nov 9	Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge	Nevada	1,000,000	PGA Tour	n/a		Team event
Dec 5	Chevron World Challenge	California	5,000,000	Graeme McDowell	50		Limited-field event
Dec 12	Shark Shootout	Florida	3,000,000	Dustin Johnson and Ian Poulter	n/a		Team event

Location of tournaments

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Location of official tournaments of the 2010 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)

250-point event (Alternate events)

FedEx Cup playoff event

Fall Series event

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Location of official tournaments of the 2010 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada.

600-point event (Players & Majors)

500-point event (Regular events)

250-point event (Alternate events)

FedEx Cup

Final standings

For full rankings, see 2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:^[2]^[3]

Position	Player	Points	Bonus money ($)
1	Jim Furyk	2,980	10,000,000
2	Matt Kuchar	2,728	3,000,000
3	Luke Donald	2,700	2,000,000
4	Charley Hoffman	2,500	1,500,000
5	Dustin Johnson	2,493	1,000,000
6	Paul Casey	2,250	800,000
7	Steve Stricker	2,028	700,000
8	Jason Day	1,660	600,000
9	Ernie Els	1,438	550,000
10	Retief Goosen	1,360	500,000

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[4]^[5]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Matt Kuchar	4,910,477
2	Jim Furyk	4,809,622
3	Ernie Els	4,558,861
4	Dustin Johnson	4,473,122
5	Steve Stricker	4,190,235
6	Phil Mickelson	3,821,733
7	Luke Donald	3,665,234
8	Paul Casey	3,613,194
9	Justin Rose	3,603,331
10	Hunter Mahan	3,574,550

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Jim Furyk	^[6]
PGA Player of the Year	Jim Furyk	^[7]
Rookie of the Year	Rickie Fowler	^[8]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Matt Kuchar	^[5]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Matt Kuchar	^[7]
Comeback Player of the Year	Stuart Appleby	^[9]

Notes

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ASA − Asian Tour.

References

^ "2010 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ "2010 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ "Jim Furyk wins Tour Championship, FedEx Cup and $10 million". Los Angeles Times. Sports Network. September 26, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ "2010 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Kuchar wins multiple Tour season-ending awards". PGA Tour. November 14, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2023. In winning the PGA Tour official money title over Jim Furyk by $100,855 with $4,910,477, Kuchar will receive the Arnold Palmer Award... In addition to the official money title, Kuchar will also take home the Byron Nelson Award for low adjusted scoring average (69.61) over Steve Stricker (69.66).
^ "Furyk voted Player of 2010". Sky Sports. December 5, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Furyk wins his first PGA Player of Year award". Golfweek. November 16, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023. Kuchar, who topped the money list with $4,910,977, held on to a slim lead over the past month to capture his first Vardon Trophy in the tighest race in years.
^ Smith, Jeremy (December 7, 2010). "Rickie Fowler Named PGA Rookie Of The Year, Topping Rory McIlroy". SB Nation. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ "Appleby wins comeback award". Sky Sports. December 13, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

External links

Official website

[2] 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.

[tour-3] ASA − Asian Tour.

[1] "2010 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[4] "2010 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[5] "Jim Furyk wins Tour Championship, FedEx Cup and $10 million". Los Angeles Times. Sports Network. September 26, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[6] "2010 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[kuch-7] "Kuchar wins multiple Tour season-ending awards". PGA Tour. November 14, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2023. In winning the PGA Tour official money title over Jim Furyk by $100,855 with $4,910,477, Kuchar will receive the Arnold Palmer Award... In addition to the official money title, Kuchar will also take home the Byron Nelson Award for low adjusted scoring average (69.61) over Steve Stricker (69.66).

[8] "Furyk voted Player of 2010". Sky Sports. December 5, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[kuch2-9] "Furyk wins his first PGA Player of Year award". Golfweek. November 16, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023. Kuchar, who topped the money list with $4,910,977, held on to a slim lead over the past month to capture his first Vardon Trophy in the tighest race in years.

[10] Smith, Jeremy (December 7, 2010). "Rickie Fowler Named PGA Rookie Of The Year, Topping Rory McIlroy". SB Nation. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[11] "Appleby wins comeback award". Sky Sports. December 13, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

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