2014–15 PGA Tour

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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

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.

Changes for 2014–15[edit]

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[edit]

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
Oct 12 Frys.com Open California 6,000,000 South Korea Bae Sang-moon (2) 36
Oct 19 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada 6,200,000 United States Ben Martin (1) 36
Oct 26 McGladrey Classic Georgia 5,600,000 United States Robert Streb (1) 32
Nov 2 CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000 United States Ryan Moore (4) 42 ASA Limited-field event
Nov 9 WGC-HSBC Champions China 8,500,000 United States Bubba Watson (7) 68 World Golf Championship
Nov 9 Sanderson Farms Championship Mississippi 4,000,000 Canada Nick Taylor (1) 24 Alternate event
Nov 16 OHL Classic at Mayakoba Mexico 6,100,000 United States Charley Hoffman (3) 24
Jan 12 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Hawaii 5,700,000 United States Patrick Reed (4) 46 Winners-only event
Jan 18 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 5,600,000 United States Jimmy Walker (4) 46
Jan 25 Humana Challenge California 5,700,000 United States Bill Haas (6) 46 Pro-Am
Feb 1 Waste Management Phoenix Open Arizona 6,300,000 United States Brooks Koepka (1) 54
Feb 8 Farmers Insurance Open California 6,300,000 Australia Jason Day (3) 52
Feb 15 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 6,800,000 United States Brandt Snedeker (7) 46 Pro-Am
Feb 22 Northern Trust Open California 6,700,000 United States James Hahn (1) 54
Mar 2 The Honda Classic Florida 6,100,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (6) 60
Mar 8 WGC-Cadillac Championship Florida 9,250,000 United States Dustin Johnson (9) 76 World Golf Championship
Mar 8 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 3,000,000 Germany Alex Čejka (1) 24 Alternate event
Mar 15 Valspar Championship Florida 5,900,000 United States Jordan Spieth (2) 52
Mar 22 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 6,300,000 United States Matt Every (2) 60 Invitational
Mar 29 Valero Texas Open Texas 6,200,000 United States Jimmy Walker (5) 52
Apr 5 Shell Houston Open Texas 6,600,000 United States J. B. Holmes (4) 54
Apr 12 Masters Tournament Georgia 10,000,000 United States Jordan Spieth (3) 100 Major championship
Apr 19 RBC Heritage South Carolina 5,900,000 United States Jim Furyk (17) 52 Invitational
Apr 26 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 6,900,000 England Justin Rose (7) 40
May 3 WGC-Cadillac Match Play California 9,250,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (10) 76 World Golf Championship
May 10 The Players Championship Florida 10,000,000 United States Rickie Fowler (2) 80 Flagship event
May 17 Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina 7,100,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (11) 52
May 24 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Texas 6,500,000 United States Chris Kirk (4) 48 Invitational
May 31 AT&T Byron Nelson Texas 7,100,000 Australia Steven Bowditch (2) 46
Jun 7 Memorial Tournament Ohio 6,200,000 Sweden David Lingmerth (1) 60 Invitational
Jun 14 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 6,000,000 Argentina Fabián Gómez (1) 34
Jun 21 U.S. Open Washington 10,000,000 United States Jordan Spieth (4) 100 Major championship
Jun 28 Travelers Championship Connecticut 6,400,000 United States Bubba Watson (8) 46
Jul 5 Greenbrier Classic West Virginia 6,700,000 New Zealand Danny Lee (1) 40
Jul 12 John Deere Classic Illinois 4,700,000 United States Jordan Spieth (5) 30
Jul 19 Barbasol Championship Alabama 3,500,000 United States Scott Piercy (3) 24 New tournament
Alternate event
Jul 20 The Open Championship Scotland £6,300,000 United States Zach Johnson (12) 100 Major championship
Jul 26 RBC Canadian Open Canada 5,800,000 Australia Jason Day (4) 40
Aug 2 Quicken Loans National Virginia 6,700,000 United States Troy Merritt (1) 34 Invitational
Aug 9 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 9,250,000 Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry (1) 74 World Golf Championship
Aug 9 Barracuda Championship Nevada 3,100,000 United States J. J. Henry (3) 24 Alternate event
Aug 16 PGA Championship Wisconsin 10,000,000 Australia Jason Day (5) 100 Major championship
Aug 23 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 5,400,000 United States Davis Love III (21) 40
Aug 30 The Barclays New Jersey 8,250,000 Australia Jason Day (6) 72 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 7 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 8,250,000 United States Rickie Fowler (3) 72 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 20 BMW Championship Illinois 8,250,000 Australia Jason Day (7) 72 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 27 Tour Championship Georgia 8,250,000 United States Jordan Spieth (6) 58 FedEx Cup playoff event

Unofficial events[edit]

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
Notes
Oct 15 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Bermuda 1,350,000 Germany Martin Kaymer n/a Limited-field event
Dec 7 Hero World Challenge Florida 3,500,000 United States Jordan Spieth 46 Limited-field event
Dec 13 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida 3,100,000 Australia Jason Day and
United States Cameron Tringale
n/a Team event
Jun 30 CVS Health Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,500,000 United States Keegan Bradley and
United States Jon Curran
n/a Team event
Oct 11 Presidents Cup South Korea n/a Team USA n/a Team event

Location of tournaments[edit]

FedEx Cup[edit]

Final standings[edit]

For full rankings, see 2015 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

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

Position Player Points Bonus money ($)
1 United States Jordan Spieth 3,800 10,000,000
2 Sweden Henrik Stenson 2,307 3,000,000
3 Australia Jason Day 2,290 2,000,000
4 United States Rickie Fowler 1,838 1,500,000
5 United States Bubba Watson 1,680 1,000,000
6 United States Zach Johnson 1,450 800,000
7 United States Dustin Johnson 1,360 700,000
8 England Justin Rose 1,235 600,000
9 New Zealand Danny Lee 1,123 550,000
10 United States Charley Hoffman 992 500,000

Money list[edit]

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Jordan Spieth 12,030,465
2 Australia Jason Day 9,403,330
3 United States Bubba Watson 6,876,797
4 United States Rickie Fowler 5,773,430
5 United States Dustin Johnson 5,509,467
6 England Justin Rose 5,462,677
7 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 4,863,312
8 United States Zach Johnson 4,801,487
9 Sweden Henrik Stenson 4,755,070
10 United States Jimmy Walker 4,521,350

Awards[edit]

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

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  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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