2014–15 PGA Tour

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The 2014–15 PGA Tour was the 100th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 47th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the ninth edition of the FedEx Cup.

2014–15 PGA Tour season
DurationOctober 9, 2014 (2014-10-09) – September 27, 2015 (2015-09-27)
Number of official events47
Most winsAustralia Jason Day (5)
United States Jordan Spieth (5)
FedEx CupUnited States Jordan Spieth
Money listUnited States Jordan Spieth
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Jordan Spieth
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Jordan Spieth
Rookie of the YearUnited States Daniel Berger

Changes for 2014–15

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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 became an alternate event to the WGC-HSBC Champions, instead of being an alternate to The Open Championship as in years previous. 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 1990 PGA Championship. The WGC-Cadillac Match Play was moved back two and a half months to May, and relocated back to California, its primary home from 1999 to 2006.[1]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2014–15 season.[2][3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
Oct 12Frys.com OpenCalifornia6,000,000 Bae Sang-moon (2)36
Oct 19Shriners Hospitals for Children OpenNevada6,200,000 Ben Martin (1)36
Oct 26McGladrey ClassicGeorgia5,600,000 Robert Streb (1)32
Nov 2CIMB ClassicMalaysia7,000,000 Ryan Moore (4)42ASALimited-field event
Nov 9WGC-HSBC ChampionsChina8,500,000 Bubba Watson (7)68World Golf Championship
Nov 9Sanderson Farms ChampionshipMississippi4,000,000 Nick Taylor (1)24Alternate event
Nov 16OHL Classic at MayakobaMexico6,100,000 Charley Hoffman (3)24
Jan 12Hyundai Tournament of ChampionsHawaii5,700,000 Patrick Reed (4)46Winners-only event
Jan 18Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii5,600,000 Jimmy Walker (4)46
Jan 25Humana ChallengeCalifornia5,700,000 Bill Haas (6)46Pro-Am
Feb 1Waste Management Phoenix OpenArizona6,300,000 Brooks Koepka (1)54
Feb 8Farmers Insurance OpenCalifornia6,300,000 Jason Day (3)52
Feb 15AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia6,800,000 Brandt Snedeker (7)46Pro-Am
Feb 22Northern Trust OpenCalifornia6,700,000 James Hahn (1)54
Mar 2The Honda ClassicFlorida6,100,000 Pádraig Harrington (6)60
Mar 8WGC-Cadillac ChampionshipFlorida9,250,000 Dustin Johnson (9)76World Golf Championship
Mar 8Puerto Rico OpenPuerto Rico3,000,000 Alex Čejka (1)24Alternate event
Mar 15Valspar ChampionshipFlorida5,900,000 Jordan Spieth (2)52
Mar 22Arnold Palmer InvitationalFlorida6,300,000 Matt Every (2)60Invitational
Mar 29Valero Texas OpenTexas6,200,000 Jimmy Walker (5)52
Apr 5Shell Houston OpenTexas6,600,000 J. B. Holmes (4)54
Apr 12Masters TournamentGeorgia10,000,000 Jordan Spieth (3)100Major championship
Apr 19RBC HeritageSouth Carolina5,900,000 Jim Furyk (17)52Invitational
Apr 26Zurich Classic of New OrleansLouisiana6,900,000 Justin Rose (7)40
May 3WGC-Cadillac Match PlayCalifornia9,250,000 Rory McIlroy (10)76World Golf Championship
May 10The Players ChampionshipFlorida10,000,000 Rickie Fowler (2)80Flagship event
May 17Wells Fargo ChampionshipNorth Carolina7,100,000 Rory McIlroy (11)52
May 24Crowne Plaza Invitational at ColonialTexas6,500,000 Chris Kirk (4)48Invitational
May 31AT&T Byron NelsonTexas7,100,000 Steven Bowditch (2)46
Jun 7Memorial TournamentOhio6,200,000 David Lingmerth (1)60Invitational
Jun 14FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee6,000,000 Fabián Gómez (1)34
Jun 21U.S. OpenWashington10,000,000 Jordan Spieth (4)100Major championship
Jun 28Travelers ChampionshipConnecticut6,400,000 Bubba Watson (8)46
Jul 5Greenbrier ClassicWest Virginia6,700,000 Danny Lee (1)40
Jul 12John Deere ClassicIllinois4,700,000 Jordan Spieth (5)30
Jul 19Barbasol ChampionshipAlabama3,500,000 Scott Piercy (3)24New tournament
Alternate event
Jul 20The Open ChampionshipScotland£6,300,000 Zach Johnson (12)100Major championship
Jul 26RBC Canadian OpenCanada5,800,000 Jason Day (4)40
Aug 2Quicken Loans NationalVirginia6,700,000 Troy Merritt (1)34Invitational
Aug 9WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalOhio9,250,000 Shane Lowry (1)74World Golf Championship
Aug 9Barracuda ChampionshipNevada3,100,000 J. J. Henry (3)24Alternate event
Aug 16PGA ChampionshipWisconsin10,000,000 Jason Day (5)100Major championship
Aug 23Wyndham ChampionshipNorth Carolina5,400,000 Davis Love III (21)40
Aug 30The BarclaysNew Jersey8,250,000 Jason Day (6)72FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 7Deutsche Bank ChampionshipMassachusetts8,250,000 Rickie Fowler (3)72FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 20BMW ChampionshipIllinois8,250,000 Jason Day (7)72FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 27Tour ChampionshipGeorgia8,250,000 Jordan Spieth (6)58FedEx 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
Winner(s)OWGR
points
Notes
Oct 15PGA Grand Slam of GolfBermuda1,350,000 Martin Kaymern/aLimited-field event
Dec 7Hero World ChallengeFlorida3,500,000 Jordan Spieth46Limited-field event
Dec 13Franklin Templeton ShootoutFlorida3,100,000 Jason Day and
Cameron Tringale
n/aTeam event
Jun 30CVS Health Charity ClassicRhode Island1,500,000 Keegan Bradley and
Jon Curran
n/aTeam event
Oct 11Presidents CupSouth Korean/a Team USAn/aTeam event

Location of tournaments

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FedEx Cup

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Final standings

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For full rankings, see 2015 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:[4][5]

PositionPlayerPointsBonus money ($)
1 Jordan Spieth3,80010,000,000
2 Henrik Stenson2,3073,000,000
3 Jason Day2,2902,000,000
4 Rickie Fowler1,8381,500,000
5 Bubba Watson1,6801,000,000
6 Zach Johnson1,450800,000
7 Dustin Johnson1,360700,000
8 Justin Rose1,235600,000
9 Danny Lee1,123550,000
10 Charley Hoffman992500,000

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[6][7]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Jordan Spieth12,030,465
2 Jason Day9,403,330
3 Bubba Watson6,876,797
4 Rickie Fowler5,773,430
5 Dustin Johnson5,509,467
6 Justin Rose5,462,677
7 Rory McIlroy4,863,312
8 Zach Johnson4,801,487
9 Henrik Stenson4,755,070
10 Jimmy Walker4,521,350

Awards

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AwardWinnerRef.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Jordan Spieth[8]
PGA Player of the Year Jordan Spieth[9]
Rookie of the Year Daniel Berger[10]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Jordan Spieth[11]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Jordan Spieth[9]
PGA Tour Courage Award Jarrod Lyle[12]

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. ^ Bolton, Rob (October 1, 2014). "Power Rankings: 2014–15 full-membership players". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014–15 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "2014–15 schedule". PGA Tour. August 13, 2014. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "2015 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jordan Spieth wins Tour Championship, FedEx Cup title and £7.5m". The Guardian. Press Association. September 27, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "2014–15 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  7. ^ Porter, Kyle (September 27, 2015). "Jordan Spieth breaks PGA Tour record, makes $22 million in 2015". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2023. That's because Spieth ended with just a hair over $12 million after winning the $1.5 million first prize.
  8. ^ Strege, John (October 2, 2015). "Jordan Spieth is your 2015 PGA Tour Player of the Year". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Verschueren, Gianni (September 28, 2015). "Jordan Spieth Wins 2015 Vardon Trophy, PGA of America Player of the Year Award". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "Daniel Berger Named 2014-15 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year". Golf Magazine. October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  12. ^ Hennessey, Stephen (December 1, 2015). "Jarrod Lyle receives the PGA Tour Courage Award". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
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