2011 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 6, 2011 (2011-01-06) – October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)
Number of official events	45
Most wins	Keegan Bradley (2) Luke Donald (2) Webb Simpson (2) Steve Stricker (2) Nick Watney (2) Bubba Watson (2) Mark Wilson (2)
FedEx Cup	Bill Haas
Money list	Luke Donald
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Luke Donald
PGA Player of the Year	Luke Donald
Rookie of the Year	Keegan Bradley
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The 2011 PGA Tour was the 96th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 43rd season since separating from the PGA of America, and the fifth edition of the FedEx Cup.

Changes for 2011

The schedule was announced on December 2, 2010 and had four phases:^[1]

• Regular season: Consisted of 37 events (one less than in 2010) and started on January 6 with the limited-field Hyundai Tournament of Champions and ended with the Wyndham Championship on August 21.
• FedEx Cup Playoffs: As in previous seasons, this was a series of four tournaments. It started with The Barclays on August 25 and ended with the Tour Championship on September 25.
• Fall Series: After the Tour Championship, the principal portion of the season ended with a series of four tournaments (down from five in the previous season).^[1] These tournaments, generally passed on by elite players, offer an additional opportunity for players to secure their tour cards for the following season by finishing in the top 125 on the money list, or to gain a two-year exemption by winning a tournament with a slightly weaker field than usual.
• After the main season, the tour went into an Asia-Pacific swing consisting of four events, none of which offered official prize money.
  • The CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia, a limited-field event held in Malaysia that debuted in 2010.
  • The WGC-HSBC Champions, a World Golf Championships event held in China. Founded in 2005, it was elevated to WGC status in 2009, when it also became an event on the PGA Tour schedule. Although the prize money is unofficial, it now counts as an official PGA Tour win, if it is won by a PGA Tour member.
  • The 2011 Presidents Cup, a biennial team competition involving a United States side and an "International" side drawn from non-European players (European players play against the USA in the Ryder Cup). This was held in Melbourne, Australia.
  • The Omega Mission Hills World Cup, a team event featuring two-man teams from countries around the world and also held in China. This was the first World Cup of the event's new biennial schedule; it had been an annual event through 2009.

The regular season included all four major championships and three of the World Golf Championships events. All four majors and all four WGC events were also sanctioned by the European Tour.

In late 2009, after the 2010 schedule had been announced, it was noted by golf media that most of the Tour's contracts for sponsorship of individual tournaments were locked in through that season. However, it was speculated that the expiration of those sponsorship contracts in 2011 would see substantial changes in the PGA Tour landscape.^[2]

As it turned out, the 2011 schedule was largely the same as in 2010. The number of official money events was reduced by one with the demise of the Turning Stone Resort Championship, but the tour's total prize money remained virtually the same.^[3]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2011 season.^[4][5]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner[a]	OWGR points	Other tours[b]	Notes
Jan 9	Hyundai Tournament of Champions	Hawaii	5,600,000	Jonathan Byrd (5)	50		Winners-only event
Jan 16	Sony Open in Hawaii	Hawaii	5,500,000	Mark Wilson (3)	48
Jan 23	Bob Hope Classic	California	5,000,000	Jhonattan Vegas (1)	32		Pro-Am
Jan 30	Farmers Insurance Open	California	5,800,000	Bubba Watson (2)	48
Feb 7	Waste Management Phoenix Open	Arizona	6,100,000	Mark Wilson (4)	50
Feb 13	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	6,300,000	D. A. Points (1)	42		Pro-Am
Feb 20	Northern Trust Open	California	6,500,000	Aaron Baddeley (3)	62
Feb 27	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	Arizona	8,500,000	Luke Donald (3)	76		World Golf Championship
Feb 27	Mayakoba Golf Classic	Mexico	3,700,000	Johnson Wagner (2)	24		Alternate event
Mar 6	The Honda Classic	Florida	5,700,000	Rory Sabbatini (6)	54
Mar 13	WGC-Cadillac Championship	Florida	8,500,000	Nick Watney (3)	74		World Golf Championship
Mar 13	Puerto Rico Open	Puerto Rico	3,500,000	Michael Bradley (4)	24		Alternate event
Mar 20	Transitions Championship	Florida	5,500,000	Gary Woodland (1)	52
Mar 27	Arnold Palmer Invitational	Florida	6,000,000	Martin Laird (2)	58		Invitational
Apr 3	Shell Houston Open	Texas	5,900,000	Phil Mickelson (39)	52
Apr 10	Masters Tournament	Georgia	8,000,000	Charl Schwartzel (1)	100		Major championship
Apr 17	Valero Texas Open	Texas	6,200,000	Brendan Steele (1)	28
Apr 24	The Heritage	South Carolina	5,700,000	Brandt Snedeker (2)	50		Invitational
May 1	Zurich Classic of New Orleans	Louisiana	6,400,000	Bubba Watson (3)	46
May 8	Wells Fargo Championship	North Carolina	6,500,000	Lucas Glover (3)	58
May 15	The Players Championship	Florida	9,500,000	K. J. Choi (8)	80		Flagship event
May 22	Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial	Texas	6,200,000	David Toms (13)	46		Invitational
May 29	HP Byron Nelson Championship	Texas	6,500,000	Keegan Bradley (1)	38
Jun 5	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	6,200,000	Steve Stricker (10)	62		Invitational
Jun 12	FedEx St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	5,600,000	Harrison Frazar (1)	38
Jun 19	U.S. Open	Maryland	8,000,000	Rory McIlroy (2)	100		Major championship
Jun 26	Travelers Championship	Connecticut	6,000,000	Freddie Jacobson (1)	44
Jul 3	AT&T National	Pennsylvania	6,200,000	Nick Watney (4)	44		Invitational
Jul 10	John Deere Classic	Illinois	4,500,000	Steve Stricker (11)	30
Jul 17	The Open Championship	England	£5,000,000	Darren Clarke (3)	100		Major championship
Jul 17	Viking Classic	Mississippi	3,600,000	Chris Kirk (1)	24		Alternate event
Jul 24	RBC Canadian Open	Canada	5,200,000	Sean O'Hair (4)	46
Jul 31	Greenbrier Classic	West Virginia	6,000,000	Scott Stallings (1)	32
Aug 7	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	Ohio	8,500,000	Adam Scott (8)	76		World Golf Championship
Aug 7	Reno–Tahoe Open	Nevada	3,000,000	Scott Piercy (1)	24		Alternate event
Aug 14	PGA Championship	Georgia	8,000,000	Keegan Bradley (2)	100		Major championship
Aug 21	Wyndham Championship	North Carolina	5,200,000	Webb Simpson (1)	38
Aug 27	The Barclays	New Jersey	8,000,000	Dustin Johnson (5)	70		FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 5	Deutsche Bank Championship	Massachusetts	8,000,000	Webb Simpson (2)	70		FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 18	BMW Championship	Illinois	8,000,000	Justin Rose (3)	66		FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 25	Tour Championship	Georgia	8,000,000	Bill Haas (3)	54		FedEx Cup playoff event
Oct 2	Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	Nevada	4,400,000	Kevin Na (1)	24		Fall Series
Oct 9	Frys.com Open	California	5,000,000	Bryce Molder (1)	24		Fall Series
Oct 16	McGladrey Classic	Georgia	4,000,000	Ben Crane (4)	42		Fall Series
Oct 23	Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic	Florida	4,700,000	Luke Donald (4)	32		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 15	Tavistock Cup	Florida	2,150,000	Team Lake Nona	n/a		Team event
Jun 21	CVS Caremark Charity Classic	Rhode Island	1,550,000	Zach Johnson and Matt Kuchar	n/a		Team event
Oct 19	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Bermuda	1,350,000	Keegan Bradley	n/a		Limited-field event
Oct 30	CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia	Malaysia	6,100,000	Bo Van Pelt	30	ASA	Limited-field event
Nov 6	WGC-HSBC Champions	China	7,000,000	Martin Kaymer	62		World Golf Championship
Nov 8	Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge	Nevada	1,000,000	Champions Tour	n/a		Team event
Nov 20	Presidents Cup	Australia	n/a	Team USA	n/a		Team event
Nov 27	Omega Mission Hills World Cup	China	7,500,000	Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland	n/a		Team event
Dec 4	Chevron World Challenge	California	5,000,000	Tiger Woods	44		Limited-field event
Dec 11	Franklin Templeton Shootout	Florida	3,000,000	Keegan Bradley and Brendan Steele	n/a		Team event

Location of tournaments

Location of official tournaments of the 2011 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

Location of official tournaments of the 2011 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 2011 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:^[6][7]

Position	Player	Points	Bonus money ($)
1	Bill Haas	2,760	10,000,000
2	Webb Simpson	2,745	3,000,000
3	Luke Donald	2,567	2,000,000
4	Dustin Johnson	2,488	1,500,000
5	Justin Rose	2,253	1,000,000
6	Matt Kuchar	1,853	800,000
7	Hunter Mahan	1,800	700,000
8	Brandt Snedeker	1,668	600,000
9	Nick Watney	1,420	550,000
10	Chez Reavie	1,220	500,000

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[8][9]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Luke Donald	6,683,214
2	Webb Simpson	6,347,353
3	Nick Watney	5,290,673
4	K. J. Choi	4,434,691
5	Dustin Johnson	4,309,961
6	Matt Kuchar	4,233,920
7	Bill Haas	4,088,637
8	Steve Stricker	3,992,785
9	Jason Day	3,962,647
10	David Toms	3,858,090

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Luke Donald	[10]
PGA Player of the Year	Luke Donald	[11]
Rookie of the Year	Keegan Bradley	[12]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Luke Donald	[13]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Luke Donald	[11]