2007 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 2007 (2007-01-04) – November 4, 2007 (2007-11-04)
Number of official events47
Most winsUnited States Tiger Woods (7)
FedEx CupUnited States Tiger Woods
Money listUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Tiger Woods
Rookie of the YearUnited States Brandt Snedeker
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The 2007 PGA Tour was the 92nd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 39th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the inaugural edition of the FedEx Cup.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2007 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Notes
Jan 7 Mercedes-Benz Championship Hawaii 5,500,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (30) 50 Winners-only event
Jan 14 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 5,200,000 United States Paul Goydos (2) 56
Jan 21 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic California 5,000,000 United States Charley Hoffman (1) 40 Pro-Am
Jan 28 Buick Invitational California 5,200,000 United States Tiger Woods (55) 50
Feb 4 FBR Open Arizona 6,000,000 Australia Aaron Baddeley (2) 54
Feb 11 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am California 5,500,000 United States Phil Mickelson (30) 48 Pro-Am
Feb 18 Nissan Open California 5,200,000 United States Charles Howell III (2) 70
Feb 25 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Arizona 8,000,000 Sweden Henrik Stenson (1) 76 World Golf Championship
Feb 25 Mayakoba Golf Classic Mexico 3,500,000 United States Fred Funk (8) 24 New tournament
Alternate event
Mar 4 The Honda Classic Florida 5,500,000 United States Mark Wilson (1) 50
Mar 11 PODS Championship Florida 5,300,000 United States Mark Calcavecchia (13) 48
Mar 18 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 5,500,000 Fiji Vijay Singh (31) 68 Invitational
Mar 25 WGC-CA Championship Florida 8,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (56) 76 World Golf Championship
Apr 1 Shell Houston Open Texas 5,500,000 Australia Adam Scott (5) 46
Apr 8 Masters Tournament Georgia 7,000,000 United States Zach Johnson (2) 100 Major championship
Apr 15 Verizon Heritage South Carolina 5,400,000 United States Boo Weekley (1) 54 Invitational
Apr 22 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 6,100,000 United States Nick Watney (1) 28
Apr 29 EDS Byron Nelson Championship Texas 6,300,000 United States Scott Verplank (5) 52
May 6 Wachovia Championship North Carolina 6,400,000 United States Tiger Woods (57) 74
May 13 The Players Championship Florida 9,000,000 United States Phil Mickelson (31) 80 Flagship event
May 20 AT&T Classic Georgia 5,400,000 United States Zach Johnson (3) 36
May 27 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Texas 6,000,000 South Africa Rory Sabbatini (4) 52 Invitational
Jun 3 Memorial Tournament Ohio 6,000,000 South Korea K. J. Choi (5) 70 Invitational
Jun 10 Stanford St. Jude Championship Tennessee 6,000,000 United States Woody Austin (3) 50
Jun 17 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 7,000,000 Argentina Ángel Cabrera (1) 100 Major championship
Jun 24 Travelers Championship Connecticut 6,000,000 United States Hunter Mahan (1) 46
Jul 1 Buick Open Michigan 4,900,000 United States Brian Bateman (1) 38
Jul 8 AT&T National Maryland 6,000,000 South Korea K. J. Choi (6) 62 New tournament
Invitational
Jul 15 John Deere Classic Illinois 4,100,000 United States Jonathan Byrd (3) 24
Jul 22 The Open Championship Scotland £4,200,000 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington (3) 100 Major championship
Jul 22 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Wisconsin 4,000,000 United States Joe Ogilvie (1) 24 Alternate event
Jul 29 Canadian Open Canada 5,000,000 United States Jim Furyk (13) 32
Aug 5 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 8,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (58) 76 World Golf Championship
Aug 5 Reno–Tahoe Open Nevada 3,000,000 United States Steve Flesch (3) 24 Alternate event
Aug 12 PGA Championship Oklahoma 7,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (59) 100 Major championship
Aug 19 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 5,000,000 United States Brandt Snedeker (1) 24
Aug 26 The Barclays New York 7,000,000 United States Steve Stricker (4) 74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 3 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 7,000,000 United States Phil Mickelson (32) 74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 9 BMW Championship Illinois 7,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (60) 68 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 16 The Tour Championship Georgia 7,000,000 United States Tiger Woods (61) 60 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 23 Turning Stone Resort Championship New York 6,000,000 United States Steve Flesch (4) 30 New tournament
Fall Series
Sep 30 Viking Classic Mississippi 3,500,000 United States Chad Campbell (4) 24 Fall Series
Oct 7 Valero Texas Open Texas 4,500,000 United States Justin Leonard (11) 24 Fall Series
Oct 14 Frys.com Open Nevada 4,000,000 United States George McNeill (1) 26 Fall Series
Oct 21 Fry's Electronics Open Arizona 5,000,000 Canada Mike Weir (8) 38 New tournament
Fall Series
Oct 28 Ginn sur Mer Classic Florida 4,500,000 Sweden Daniel Chopra (1) 24 New tournament
Fall Series
Nov 4 Children's Miracle Network Classic Florida 4,600,000 Canada Stephen Ames (3) 34 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) Notes
Mar 27 Tavistock Cup Florida 3,500,000 Team Lake Nona Team event
Jun 19 CVS Caremark Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,350,000 United States Stewart Cink and
United States J. J. Henry 		Team event
Sep 30 Presidents Cup Canada n/a Team USA Team event
Oct 17 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Bermuda 1,350,000 Argentina Ángel Cabrera Limited-field event
Nov 13 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Nevada 1,000,000 LPGA Tour Team event
Nov 25 Omega Mission Hills World Cup China 5,000,000 Scotland Colin Montgomerie and
Scotland Marc Warren 		Team event
Nov 25 LG Skins Game California 1,000,000 Canada Stephen Ames Limited-field event
Dec 9 Merrill Lynch Shootout Florida 2,800,000 United States Woody Austin and
United States Mark Calcavecchia 		Team event
Dec 16 Target World Challenge California 5,750,000 United States Tiger Woods Limited-field event

Location of tournaments

FedEx Cup

Final standings

For full rankings, see 2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

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

Position Player Points Bonus money ($)
1 United States Tiger Woods 123,033 10,000,000
2 United States Steve Stricker 110,455 3,000,000
3 United States Phil Mickelson 109,357 2,000,000
4 South Africa Rory Sabbatini 105,192 1,500,000
5 South Korea K. J. Choi 103,765 1,000,000
6 Australia Aaron Baddeley 103,350 800,000
7 United States Zach Johnson 102,872 700,000
8 United States Mark Calcavecchia 102,068 600,000
9 Spain Sergio García 101,076 550,000
10 Fiji Vijay Singh 101,064 500,000

Money list

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

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Tiger Woods 10,867,052
2 United States Phil Mickelson 5,819,988
3 Fiji Vijay Singh 4,728,376
4 United States Steve Stricker 4,663,077
5 South Korea K. J. Choi 4,587,859
6 South Africa Rory Sabbatini 4,550,040
7 United States Jim Furyk 4,154,046
8 United States Zach Johnson 3,922,338
9 Spain Sergio García 3,721,185
10 Australia Aaron Baddeley 3,441,119

Awards

Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Tiger Woods [5]
PGA Player of the Year United States Tiger Woods [6]
Rookie of the Year United States Brandt Snedeker [7]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) United States Tiger Woods [5]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) United States Tiger Woods [8]
Comeback Player of the Year United States Steve Stricker [9]

See also

Notes

  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.

References

  1. ^ "2007 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "2007 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tiger Overwhelms The Field". Golf Digest. September 15, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "2007 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Woods named PGA Tour Player of the Year". PGA Tour. December 10, 2007. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2023. Finally, Woods took home his eighth Byron Nelson Trophy for leading the Tour in scoring average as his 67.79 mark equaled the lowest average in Tour history.
  6. ^ "Tiger Woods Caps Memorable Year By Capturing A Ninth PGA Player Of The Year Award". The Golf Wire. September 26, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Wyndham Championship winner named 2007 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year". Wyndham Championship. December 12, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Scoring Machine". PGA of America. November 6, 2007. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "King of the Comeback if Not of the PGA Tour". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 16, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2023.

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