2012 PGA Tour season

Duration	January 5, 2012 (2012-01-05) – November 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)
Number of official events	45
Most wins	Rory McIlroy (4)
FedEx Cup	Brandt Snedeker
Money list	Rory McIlroy
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Rory McIlroy
PGA Player of the Year	Rory McIlroy
Rookie of the Year	John Huh
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The 2012 PGA Tour was the 97th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 44th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the sixth edition of the FedEx Cup.

Changes for 2012

The schedule was announced on October 19, 2011 and had four phases:^[1]

• Regular season: Consisted of 37 events and started on January 5 with the limited-field Hyundai Tournament of Champions and ended with the Wyndham Championship on August 19.
• FedEx Cup Playoffs: As in previous seasons, this was a series of four tournaments. It started with The Barclays on August 23 and ended with the Tour Championship on September 23.
• Fall Series: After the Tour Championship, the principal portion of the season ended with a series of four tournaments. These tournaments, generally passed on by the elite players, offered 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.
• Between the regular season and the end of the Fall Series, the tour had three events, none of which offered official prize money.
  • The 2012 Ryder Cup, a biennial team competition involving the United States team and the European team. In 2012, this event was held in Illinois.
  • The CIMB Classic, 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 was unofficial, it counted as an official PGA Tour win, if it was won by a PGA Tour member.

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.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season.^[2]

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (US$)	Winner[a]	OWGR points	Other tours[b]	Notes
Jan 9	Hyundai Tournament of Champions	Hawaii	5,600,000	Steve Stricker (12)	38		Winners-only event
Jan 15	Sony Open in Hawaii	Hawaii	5,500,000	Johnson Wagner (3)	42
Jan 22	Humana Challenge	California	5,600,000	Mark Wilson (5)	44		Pro-Am
Jan 29	Farmers Insurance Open	California	6,000,000	Brandt Snedeker (3)	48
Feb 5	Waste Management Phoenix Open	Arizona	6,100,000	Kyle Stanley (1)	50
Feb 12	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	6,400,000	Phil Mickelson (40)	38		Pro-Am
Feb 19	Northern Trust Open	California	6,600,000	Bill Haas (4)	62
Feb 26	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	Arizona	8,500,000	Hunter Mahan (4)	76		World Golf Championship
Feb 26	Mayakoba Golf Classic	Mexico	3,700,000	John Huh (1)	24		Alternate event
Mar 4	The Honda Classic	Florida	5,700,000	Rory McIlroy (3)	50
Mar 11	WGC-Cadillac Championship	Florida	8,500,000	Justin Rose (4)	78		World Golf Championship
Mar 11	Puerto Rico Open	Puerto Rico	3,500,000	George McNeill (2)	24		Alternate event
Mar 18	Transitions Championship	Florida	5,500,000	Luke Donald (5)	58
Mar 25	Arnold Palmer Invitational	Florida	6,000,000	Tiger Woods (72)	56		Invitational
Apr 1	Shell Houston Open	Texas	6,000,000	Hunter Mahan (5)	50
Apr 8	Masters Tournament	Georgia	8,000,000	Bubba Watson (4)	100		Major championship
Apr 15	RBC Heritage	South Carolina	5,700,000	Carl Pettersson (5)	50		Invitational
Apr 22	Valero Texas Open	Texas	6,200,000	Ben Curtis (4)	24
Apr 29	Zurich Classic of New Orleans	Louisiana	6,400,000	Jason Dufner (1)	52
May 6	Wells Fargo Championship	North Carolina	6,500,000	Rickie Fowler (1)	58
May 13	The Players Championship	Florida	9,500,000	Matt Kuchar (4)	80		Flagship event
May 20	HP Byron Nelson Championship	Texas	6,500,000	Jason Dufner (2)	38
May 27	Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial	Texas	6,400,000	Zach Johnson (8)	50		Invitational
Jun 3	Memorial Tournament	Ohio	6,200,000	Tiger Woods (73)	68		Invitational
Jun 10	FedEx St. Jude Classic	Tennessee	5,600,000	Dustin Johnson (6)	34
Jun 17	U.S. Open	California	8,000,000	Webb Simpson (3)	100		Major championship
Jun 24	Travelers Championship	Connecticut	6,000,000	Marc Leishman (1)	46
Jul 1	AT&T National	Maryland	6,500,000	Tiger Woods (74)	48		Invitational
Jul 8	Greenbrier Classic	West Virginia	6,100,000	Ted Potter Jr. (1)	48
Jul 15	John Deere Classic	Illinois	4,600,000	Zach Johnson (9)	36
Jul 22	The Open Championship	England	£5,000,000	Ernie Els (19)	100		Major championship
Jul 22	True South Classic	Mississippi	3,000,000	Scott Stallings (2)	24		Alternate event
Jul 29	RBC Canadian Open	Canada	5,200,000	Scott Piercy (2)	36
Aug 5	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	Ohio	8,500,000	Keegan Bradley (3)	76		World Golf Championship
Aug 5	Reno–Tahoe Open	Nevada	3,000,000	J. J. Henry (2)	24		Alternate event
Aug 12	PGA Championship	South Carolina	8,000,000	Rory McIlroy (4)	100		Major championship
Aug 20	Wyndham Championship	North Carolina	5,200,000	Sergio García (8)	42
Aug 26	The Barclays	New York	8,000,000	Nick Watney (5)	74		FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 3	Deutsche Bank Championship	Massachusetts	8,000,000	Rory McIlroy (5)	74		FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 9	BMW Championship	Indiana	8,000,000	Rory McIlroy (6)	70		FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 23	Tour Championship	Georgia	8,000,000	Brandt Snedeker (4)	62		FedEx Cup playoff event
Oct 7	Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	Nevada	4,500,000	Ryan Moore (2)	30		Fall Series
Oct 14	Frys.com Open	California	5,000,000	Jonas Blixt (1)	24		Fall Series
Oct 21	McGladrey Classic	Georgia	4,000,000	Tommy Gainey (1)	26		Fall Series
Nov 11	Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic	Florida	4,700,000	Charlie Beljan (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 20	Tavistock Cup	Florida	2,170,000	Team Lake Nona	n/a		Team event
Jun 19	CVS Caremark Charity Classic	Rhode Island	1,300,000	Jay Haas and Morgan Pressel	n/a		Team event
Sep 30	Ryder Cup	Illinois	n/a	Team Europe	n/a		Team event
Oct 24	PGA Grand Slam of Golf	Bermuda	1,350,000	Pádraig Harrington	n/a		Limited-field event
Oct 28	CIMB Classic	Malaysia	6,100,000	Nick Watney	36	ASA	Limited-field event
Nov 4	WGC-HSBC Champions	China	7,000,000	Ian Poulter (2)	64		World Golf Championship[c]
Nov 13	Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge	Nevada	1,000,000	PGA Tour	n/a		Team event
Dec 2	World Challenge	California	4,000,000	Graeme McDowell	44		Limited-field event
Dec 9	Franklin Templeton Shootout	Florida	3,000,000	Sean O'Hair and Kenny Perry	n/a		Team event

Location of tournaments

Location of official tournaments of the 2012 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 2012 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 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:^[3][4]

Position	Player	Points	Bonus money ($)
1	Brandt Snedeker	4,100	10,000,000
2	Rory McIlroy	2,827	3,000,000
3	Tiger Woods	2,663	2,000,000
4	Nick Watney	2,215	1,500,000
5	Phil Mickelson	2,073	1,000,000
6	Justin Rose	1,770	800,000
7	Louis Oosthuizen	1,635	700,000
8	Dustin Johnson	1,527	600,000
9	Luke Donald	1,275	550,000
10	Lee Westwood	1,205	500,000

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.^[5][6]

Position	Player	Prize money ($)
1	Rory McIlroy	8,047,952
2	Tiger Woods	6,133,158
3	Brandt Snedeker	4,989,739
4	Jason Dufner	4,869,304
5	Bubba Watson	4,644,997
6	Zach Johnson	4,504,244
7	Justin Rose	4,290,930
8	Phil Mickelson	4,203,821
9	Hunter Mahan	4,019,193
10	Keegan Bradley	3,910,658

Awards

Award	Winner	Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy)	Rory McIlroy	[7]
PGA Player of the Year	Rory McIlroy	[8]
Rookie of the Year	John Huh	[9]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award)	Rory McIlroy	[10]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy)	Rory McIlroy	[8]