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:

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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)WinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotesJan 9Hyundai Tournament of ChampionsHawaii5,600,000 Steve Stricker (12)38Winners-only eventJan 15Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii5,500,000 Johnson Wagner (3)42Jan 22Humana ChallengeCalifornia5,600,000 Mark Wilson (5)44Pro-AmJan 29Farmers Insurance OpenCalifornia6,000,000 Brandt Snedeker (3)48Feb 5Waste Management Phoenix OpenArizona6,100,000 Kyle Stanley (1)50Feb 12AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmCalifornia6,400,000 Phil Mickelson (40)38Pro-AmFeb 19Northern Trust OpenCalifornia6,600,000 Bill Haas (4)62Feb 26WGC-Accenture Match Play ChampionshipArizona8,500,000 Hunter Mahan (4)76World Golf ChampionshipFeb 26Mayakoba Golf ClassicMexico3,700,000 John Huh (1)24Alternate eventMar 4The Honda ClassicFlorida5,700,000 Rory McIlroy (3)50Mar 11WGC-Cadillac ChampionshipFlorida8,500,000 Justin Rose (4)78World Golf ChampionshipMar 11Puerto Rico OpenPuerto Rico3,500,000 George McNeill (2)24Alternate eventMar 18Transitions ChampionshipFlorida5,500,000 Luke Donald (5)58Mar 25Arnold Palmer InvitationalFlorida6,000,000 Tiger Woods (72)56InvitationalApr 1Shell Houston OpenTexas6,000,000 Hunter Mahan (5)50Apr 8Masters TournamentGeorgia8,000,000 Bubba Watson (4)100Major championshipApr 15RBC HeritageSouth Carolina5,700,000 Carl Pettersson (5)50InvitationalApr 22Valero Texas OpenTexas6,200,000 Ben Curtis (4)24Apr 29Zurich Classic of New OrleansLouisiana6,400,000 Jason Dufner (1)52May 6Wells Fargo ChampionshipNorth Carolina6,500,000 Rickie Fowler (1)58May 13The Players ChampionshipFlorida9,500,000 Matt Kuchar (4)80Flagship eventMay 20HP Byron Nelson ChampionshipTexas6,500,000 Jason Dufner (2)38May 27Crowne Plaza Invitational at ColonialTexas6,400,000 Zach Johnson (8)50InvitationalJun 3Memorial TournamentOhio6,200,000 Tiger Woods (73)68InvitationalJun 10FedEx St. Jude ClassicTennessee5,600,000 Dustin Johnson (6)34Jun 17U.S. OpenCalifornia8,000,000 Webb Simpson (3)100Major championshipJun 24Travelers ChampionshipConnecticut6,000,000 Marc Leishman (1)46Jul 1AT&T NationalMaryland6,500,000 Tiger Woods (74)48InvitationalJul 8Greenbrier ClassicWest Virginia6,100,000 Ted Potter Jr. (1)48Jul 15John Deere ClassicIllinois4,600,000 Zach Johnson (9)36Jul 22The Open Championship England£5,000,000 Ernie Els (19)100Major championshipJul 22True South ClassicMississippi3,000,000 Scott Stallings (2)24Alternate eventJul 29RBC Canadian OpenCanada5,200,000 Scott Piercy (2)36Aug 5WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalOhio8,500,000 Keegan Bradley (3)76World Golf ChampionshipAug 5Reno–Tahoe OpenNevada3,000,000 J. J. Henry (2)24Alternate eventAug 12PGA ChampionshipSouth Carolina8,000,000 Rory McIlroy (4)100Major championshipAug 20Wyndham ChampionshipNorth Carolina5,200,000 Sergio García (8)42Aug 26The BarclaysNew York8,000,000 Nick Watney (5)74FedEx Cup playoff eventSep 3Deutsche Bank ChampionshipMassachusetts8,000,000 Rory McIlroy (5)74FedEx Cup playoff eventSep 9BMW ChampionshipIndiana8,000,000 Rory McIlroy (6)70FedEx Cup playoff eventSep 23Tour ChampionshipGeorgia8,000,000 Brandt Snedeker (4)62FedEx Cup playoff eventOct 7Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children OpenNevada4,500,000 Ryan Moore (2)30Fall SeriesOct 14Frys.com OpenCalifornia5,000,000 Jonas Blixt (1) 24Fall SeriesOct 21McGladrey ClassicGeorgia4,000,000 Tommy Gainey (1) 26Fall SeriesNov 11Children's Miracle Network Hospitals ClassicFlorida4,700,000 Charlie Beljan (1)24Fall 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)OWGRpointsOthertoursNotesMar 20Tavistock CupFlorida2,170,000Team Lake Nonan/aTeam eventJun 19CVS Caremark Charity ClassicRhode Island1,300,000 Jay Haas and Morgan Presseln/aTeam eventSep 30Ryder CupIllinoisn/a Team Europen/aTeam eventOct 24PGA Grand Slam of GolfBermuda1,350,000 Pádraig Harringtonn/aLimited-field eventOct 28CIMB ClassicMalaysia6,100,000 Nick Watney36ASALimited-field eventNov 4WGC-HSBC ChampionsChina7,000,000 Ian Poulter (2)64World Golf ChampionshipNov 13Wendy's 3-Tour ChallengeNevada1,000,000PGA Tourn/aTeam eventDec 2World ChallengeCalifornia4,000,000 Graeme McDowell44Limited-field eventDec 9Franklin Templeton ShootoutFlorida3,000,000 Sean O'Hair and Kenny Perryn/aTeam event

Location of tournaments

FedEx Cup Final standings For full rankings, see 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:

PositionPlayerPointsBonus money ($)1 Brandt Snedeker 4,100 10,000,0002 Rory McIlroy 2,827 3,000,0003 Tiger Woods 2,663 2,000,0004 Nick Watney 2,215 1,500,0005 Phil Mickelson 2,073 1,000,0006 Justin Rose 1,770 800,0007 Louis Oosthuizen 1,635 700,0008 Dustin Johnson 1,527 600,0009 Luke Donald 1,275 550,00010 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.

Position Player Prize money ($)1 Rory McIlroy 8,047,9522 Tiger Woods 6,133,1583 Brandt Snedeker 4,989,7394 Jason Dufner 4,869,3045 Bubba Watson 4,644,9976 Zach Johnson 4,504,2447 Justin Rose 4,290,9308 Phil Mickelson 4,203,8219 Hunter Mahan 4,019,19310 Keegan Bradley 3,910,658

Awards AwardWinner PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Rory McIlroy PGA Player of the Year Rory McIlroy Rookie of the Year John Huh Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Rory McIlroy Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Rory McIlroy

See also 2012 in golf 2012 Champions Tour 2012 Web.com Tour

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