2024 PGA Tour

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2024 PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 4, 2024 (2024-01-04) – TBD
Number of official events39
2025

The 2024 PGA Tour is the 109th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It is also the 56th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the 18th edition of the FedEx Cup.

Changes for 2024[edit]

When the 2024 PGA Tour schedule was announced in August 2023, there were many changes from previous seasons, including:[1][2][3][4]

  • Return to a calendar-based schedule, starting in January.
  • "Designated events" were rebranded as "signature events", with smaller fields and several changes in format and eligibility.
    • The top 50 in the previous seasons FedEx Cup standings are eligible for all signature events, along with leading players during the season to date and in recent tournaments, tournament winners, PGA Tour members in the top 30 of the Official World Golf Ranking, and sponsors exemptions. Leading players in the previous season's fall events are eligible for the first two signature events.
    • Unlike 2022–23, there is no requirement for the leading players to play in signature events.
    • The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am replaced the WM Phoenix Open as a signature event, with a reduced field of 80 professionals, and amateurs only competing on the first two days.
    • The only signature events to retain a 36-hole cut were the Genesis Invitational, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial Tournament.
    • FedEx Cup points for signature events were increased to 700 for the winner (from 550 and 500 in 2022–23).
  • The prize pool for the Comcast Business Tour Top 10 (leading regular-season FedEx Cup point earners) was doubled to $40 million.
  • The prize for winning the FedEx Cup was increased to $25 million (from $18 million).
  • The conditional category is reshuffled with the past champion and veteran member categories, rather than being reshuffled on its own.

Schedule[edit]

The following table lists official events during the 2024 season.[5][1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner(s)[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
Notes
Jan 7 The Sentry Hawaii 20,000,000 United States Chris Kirk (6) 60.00 Signature event
Jan 14 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 8,300,000 United States Grayson Murray (2) 48.96
Jan 21 The American Express California 8,400,000 United States Nick Dunlap (a) (1) 55.69
Jan 27 Farmers Insurance Open California 9,000,000 France Matthieu Pavon (1) 55.16
Feb 4[c] AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am California 20,000,000 United States Wyndham Clark (3) 71.77 Signature event
Feb 11 WM Phoenix Open Arizona 8,800,000 Canada Nick Taylor (4) 55.84
Feb 18 Genesis Invitational California 20,000,000 Japan Hideki Matsuyama (9) 68.54 Signature event
Feb 25 Mexico Open Mexico 8,100,000 United States Jake Knapp (1) 31.11
Mar 4[d] Cognizant Classic Florida 9,000,000 United States Austin Eckroat (1) 50.58
Mar 10 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 20,000,000 United States Scottie Scheffler (7) 67.97 Signature event
Mar 10 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 4,000,000 United States Brice Garnett (2) 20.36 Additional event
Mar 17 The Players Championship Florida 25,000,000 80 Flagship event
Mar 24 Valspar Championship Florida 8,400,000
Mar 31 Texas Children's Houston Open Texas 9,100,000
Apr 7 Valero Texas Open Texas 9,200,000
Apr 14 Masters Tournament Georgia 100 Major championship
Apr 21 RBC Heritage South Carolina 20,000,000 Signature event
Apr 21 Corales Puntacana Championship Dominican Republic 4,000,000 Additional event
Apr 28 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 8,900,000 n/a Team event
May 5 CJ Cup Byron Nelson Texas 9,500,000
May 12 Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina 20,000,000 Signature event
May 12 Myrtle Beach Classic South Carolina 4,000,000 New tournament
Additional event
May 19 PGA Championship Kentucky 100 Major championship
May 26 Charles Schwab Challenge Texas 9,100,000 Invitational
Jun 2 RBC Canadian Open Canada 9,400,000
Jun 9 Memorial Tournament Ohio 20,000,000 Signature event
Jun 16 U.S. Open North Carolina 100 Major championship
Jun 23 Travelers Championship Connecticut 20,000,000 Signature event
Jun 30 Rocket Mortgage Classic Michigan 9,200,000
Jul 7 John Deere Classic Illinois 7,800,000
Jul 14 Genesis Scottish Open Scotland 9,000,000 EUR[e]
Jul 14 Kentucky Championship Kentucky 4,000,000 EUR Additional event
Jul 21 The Open Championship Scotland 100 Major championship
Jul 21 Barracuda Championship California 4,000,000 EUR Additional event
Jul 28 3M Open Minnesota 8,300,000
Aug 11 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 7,900,000
Aug 18 FedEx St. Jude Championship Tennessee 20,000,000 FedEx Cup playoff event
Aug 25 BMW Championship Colorado 20,000,000 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 1 Tour Championship Georgia n/a[f] FedEx Cup playoff event

Unofficial events[edit]

The following events are sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but do not carry FedEx Cup points or official money, nor are wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
($)
Winner(s) OWGR
points
Notes
Aug 4 Olympic Games France n/a Limited-field event
Sep 29 Presidents Cup Canada n/a n/a Team event

FedEx Cup[edit]

Points distribution[edit]

The distribution of points for 2024 PGA Tour events were as follows:[10]

Finishing position 1st
Majors & Players Championship 750
Signature events 700
Other PGA Tour events 500
Team event (each player) 400
Additional events 300
Playoff events 2,000

Tour Championship starting score (to par), based on position in the FedEx Cup rankings after the BMW Championship:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th–10th 11th–15th 16th–20th 21st–25th 26th–30th
Starting score −10 −8 −7 −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 E

Standings[edit]

The top five in the FedEx Cup standings as of February 18, 2024 (Genesis Invitational):[11]

Pos. Player Majors & The Players Signature events Top 10s in other PGA Tour events Regular
season
points
Playoffs[g] Total
points
Tour Champs.[h] Tmts Money ($m)[i]
Nat. Name Ply Mas PGA USO Opn Sen PB Gen API Htg WF Mem Trav 1 2 3 4 5 FStJ BMW Start Final Basic CB
Top10
FedEx
Bonus
1 France Pavon 3 T7 1 949 4
2 United States Scheffler T5 T6 T10 T3 848 5
3 Japan Matsuyama 58 T71 1 825 6
4 United States Kirk 1 T26 CUT 813 5
5 United States Clark T29 1 CUT 773 5

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  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.
  2. ^ EUR − European Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour
  3. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.[6]
  4. ^ Monday finish due to weather delays .[7]
  5. ^ European Tour Rolex Series
  6. ^ The Tour Championship has no stand-alone purse and does not carry official money; the tournament directly determines the assignment of the FedEx Cup bonus pool money, including US$25 million to the winner.[8][9]
  7. ^ The top 125 point scorers in the regular season retain their tour card for the following season, and qualify for the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The top 70 points scorers after FedEx St. Jude Championship qualify for the BMW Championship.
  8. ^ The top 30 point scorers after the BMW Championship qualify for the Tour Championship. Each player begins with a score adjustment to par determined by their point ranking, the lowest scorers in the Tour Championship in addition to this adjustment win the FedEx Cup.
  9. ^ In addition to tournament prize money, the top ten regular season point scorers receive a share of a $10m bonus, and the $60m FedEx Cup postseason bonus money is distributed based upon standings after the Tour Championship.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "PGA Tour unveils 2024 FedEx Cup Season, including eight Signature Events". PGA Tour. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Harig, Bob (August 7, 2023). "PGA Tour Announces Major Overhaul to 2024 Schedule, With Limited-Field 'Signature Events' for Top Players". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ McDonald, Patrick (August 7, 2023). "PGA Tour schedule 2024: Notable changes include only three signature events with 36-hole cuts". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Leonard, Tod (August 7, 2023). "PGA Tour officially announces 2024 schedule, and there are some interesting twists". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "2024 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Final round cancelled due to weather". PGA Tour. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Cognizant Classic's final round resumes, with Monday finish on tap". PGA Tour. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "How it works: Tour Championship". PGA Tour. August 18, 2019. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "PGA Tour's unprecedented momentum results in increased purses". PGA Tour. November 22, 2021. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021. The top 30 in the standings will then compete at the Tour Championship for the FedEx Cup's increased first prize of $18 million
  10. ^ "FedExCup point distribution: PGA Tour Season". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "FedExCup – Official Standings". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

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