Men's professional golf
Major championships
- 6–9 April: The Masters – Sergio García won in a playoff over Justin Rose. It was his first major championship.[1]
- 15–18 June: U.S. Open – Brooks Koepka won by four strokes over Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama. It was his first major championship victory. He tied the U.S. Open record of 16 strokes under par.[2]
- 20–23 July: The Open Championship – Jordan Spieth won by three strokes over Matt Kuchar. It was his first Open Championship victory, and his third major championship. It is also the third different major he has won, having previously won the Masters and the U.S. Open.[3]
- 10–13 August: PGA Championship – Justin Thomas won by two strokes over Francesco Molinari, Louis Oosthuizen, and Patrick Reed. It was his first major championship.[4]
World Golf Championships
- 2–5 March WGC-Mexico Championship – Dustin Johnson won by one stroke over Tommy Fleetwood. It was the second time he won this particular WGC event, and the fourth time he won any WGC event.[5]
- 22–26 March: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play – Dustin Johnson defeated Jon Rahm, 1 up, in the championship match. It was the first time he won the Match Play event, and the fifth time he has won any WGC event. He became the first player to win all four active WGC events.[6]
- 3–6 August: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational – Hideki Matsuyama won by five strokes over Zach Johnson. It was his first WGC-Bridgestone Invitational championship, and his second WGC championship overall.[7]
- 26–29 October: WGC-HSBC Champions – Justin Rose won by two strokes over Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, and Henrik Stenson. It was his first WGC-HSBC Champions victory, and his second WGC victory overall.[8]
FedEx Cup playoff events
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- 24–27 August: The Northern Trust – Dustin Johnson won in a playoff over Jordan Spieth.[9]
- 1–4 September: Dell Technologies Championship – Justin Thomas won by three strokes over Spieth.[10]
- 14–17 September: BMW Championship – Marc Leishman won by five strokes over Rickie Fowler and Justin Rose.[11]
- 21–24 September: Tour Championship – Xander Schauffele won by one shot over Justin Thomas, whose second-place finish gave him the FedEx Cup.[12]
Other leading PGA Tour events
- 11–14 May: The Players Championship – Kim Si-woo won by three strokes over Louis Oosthuizen and Ian Poulter.[13]
For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2017 PGA Tour.
Leading European Tour events
- 25–28 May: BMW PGA Championship – Alex Norén shot a final-round 62 to win by two strokes.[14]
- 16–19 November: DP World Tour Championship, Dubai – Jon Rahm won the tournament by one shot, while Tommy Fleetwood won his first Race to Dubai title.[15]
For a complete list of European Tour results see 2017 European Tour.
Team events
- 28 September – 1 October: Presidents Cup – The U.S. team won, 19–11, for the seventh straight time.[16]
Tour leaders
- PGA Tour -
Justin Thomas (US$9,921,560)
- This total does not include FedEx Cup bonuses.
- European Tour –
Tommy Fleetwood (5,420,530 points) - Japan Golf Tour –
Yūsaku Miyazato (¥182,831,982) - Asian Tour –
Gavin Green (US$585,813) - Korean Tour –
Kim Seung-hyuk (₩631,779,810) - PGA Tour of Australasia –
Brett Rumford (A$313,094) - Sunshine Tour –
George Coetzee (R 2,937,226) – 2017–18 season - OneAsia Tour – Chang Yi-keun (US$270,303)
- PGA Tour Latinoamérica –
José de Jesús Rodríguez (US$119,001)
Awards
- PGA Tour
- FedEx Cup – Justin Thomas
- PGA Player of the Year – Justin Thomas
- Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) – Justin Thomas
- Leading money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) – Justin Thomas
- Vardon Trophy – Jordan Spieth
- Byron Nelson Award – Jordan Spieth
- Rookie of the Year – Xander Schauffele
- Payne Stewart Award – Stewart Cink
- FedEx Cup –
- European Tour
- Golfer of the Year –
Sergio García - Rookie of the Year – Jon Rahm
- Golfer of the Year –
- Web.com Tour
Results from other tours
- 2017 Asian Tour
- 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia
- 2017 PGA Tour Canada
- 2017 Challenge Tour
- 2017 Japan Golf Tour
- 2017 OneAsia Tour
- 2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
- 2017–18 Sunshine Tour
- 2017 Web.com Tour
Other happenings
- 19 February: Dustin Johnson became the number one golfer in the world.[17]
- 14 March: The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, owners and operators of Muirfield, voted overwhelmingly to admit women to the club for the first time. The R&A responded by reinstating Muirfield as a venue for The Open Championship. The club had been removed from the rotation in 2016 after voting against admitting women.[18]
- 8 August: The PGA of America and the PGA Tour jointly announced that beginning in 2019, the PGA Championship would move from August to May, and The Players Championship would move from May to March.[19]
- 23 August: Augusta National Golf Club, operator of the Masters Tournament, announced that Billy Payne, who had served as club chairman since October 2006, would retire effective with the start of the club's next season on October 16. Payne's replacement is Fred Ridley, a past president of the USGA.[20]
