2024 PGA Tour

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.

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

Changes for 2024

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

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

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner(s)[lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
Notes
Jan 7The Sentry Hawaii 20,000,000 Chris Kirk (6) 60.00 Signature event
Jan 14Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 8,300,000 Grayson Murray (2) 48.96
Jan 21The American Express California 8,400,000 Nick Dunlap (a) (1) 55.69
Jan 27Farmers Insurance Open California 9,000,000 Matthieu Pavon (1) 55.16
Feb 4AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am California 20,000,000 Wyndham Clark (3) 71.77 Signature event
Feb 11WM Phoenix Open Arizona 8,800,000 Nick Taylor (4) 55.84
Feb 18Genesis Invitational California 20,000,000 Hideki Matsuyama (9) 68.54 Signature event
Feb 25Mexico Open Mexico 8,100,000 Jake Knapp (1) 31.11
Mar 4[lower-alpha 3]Cognizant Classic Florida 9,000,000 Austin Eckroat (1) 50.58
Mar 10Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 20,000,000 Scottie Scheffler (7) 67.97 Signature event
Mar 10Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 4,000,000 Brice Garnett (2) 20.36 Additional event
Mar 17The Players Championship Florida 25,000,000 Scottie Scheffler (8) 80 Flagship event
Mar 24Valspar Championship Florida 8,400,000 Peter Malnati (2) 50.06
Mar 31Texas Children's Houston Open Texas 9,100,000 Stephan Jäger (1) 44.49
Apr 7Valero Texas Open Texas 9,200,000 Akshay Bhatia (2) 55.63
Apr 14Masters Tournament Georgia 20,000,000 Scottie Scheffler (9) 100 Major championship
Apr 21Corales Puntacana Championship Dominican Republic 4,000,000 Billy Horschel (8) 24.13 Additional event
Apr 22[lower-alpha 4]RBC Heritage South Carolina 20,000,000 Scottie Scheffler (10) 63.91 Signature event
Apr 28Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 8,900,000 Shane Lowry (3) and
Rory McIlroy (25)
n/a Team event
May 5CJ Cup Byron Nelson Texas 9,500,000 Taylor Pendrith (1) 41.82
May 12Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina 20,000,000 Rory McIlroy (26) 60.84 Signature event
May 12Myrtle Beach Classic South Carolina 4,000,000 Chris Gotterup (1) 25.34 New additional event
May 19PGA Championship Kentucky 18,500,000 Xander Schauffele (8) 100 Major championship
May 26Charles Schwab Challenge Texas 9,100,000 Davis Riley (2) 52.05 Invitational
Jun 2RBC Canadian Open Canada 9,400,000 Robert MacIntyre (1) 43.80
Jun 9Memorial Tournament Ohio 20,000,000 Scottie Scheffler (11) 70.12 Signature event
Jun 16U.S. Open North Carolina 21,500,000 Bryson DeChambeau (9) 100 Major championship
Jun 23Travelers Championship Connecticut 20,000,000 Scottie Scheffler (12) 66.04 Signature event
Jun 30Rocket Mortgage Classic Michigan 9,200,000 41.03
Jul 7John Deere Classic Illinois 7,800,000
Jul 14Genesis Scottish Open Scotland 9,000,000 EUR[lower-alpha 5]
Jul 14ISCO Championship Kentucky 4,000,000 EUR Additional event
Jul 21The Open Championship Scotland 100 Major championship
Jul 21Barracuda Championship California 4,000,000 EUR Additional event
Jul 283M Open Minnesota 8,300,000
Aug 11Wyndham Championship North Carolina 7,900,000
Aug 18FedEx St. Jude Championship Tennessee 20,000,000 FedEx Cup playoff event
Aug 25BMW Championship Colorado 20,000,000 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 1Tour Championship Georgia n/a[lower-alpha 6] FedEx Cup playoff event

Unofficial events

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 4Olympic Games France n/a Limited-field event
Sep 29Presidents Cup Canada n/a n/a Team event

FedEx Cup

Points distribution

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

The top five in the FedEx Cup standings as of June 23, 2024 (Travelers Championship):[11]

Pos. Player Majors & The Players Signature events Top 10s in other PGA Tour events Regular
season
points
Playoffs[lower-alpha 7] Total
points
Tour C'ship[lower-alpha 8] Tmts Money ($m)[lower-alpha 9]
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
1Scheffler 11T8T41 T5T6T101111 T3T2T2 5,768 15
2Schauffele T281T7 T10T54T4T25T182T8T13 T3T9T5 3,257 16
3McIlroy T19T22T122 T66T24T21T331T1531T4 2,445 14
4Morikawa T45T3T4T14 T5T14T19CUT9T162T13 4 2,241 16
5Clark T2CUTCUTT56 T291CUT2T3T47CUTT9 2,088 15

See also

Notes

  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. Monday finish due to weather delays.[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 $40m bonus, and the $100m FedEx Cup postseason bonus money is distributed based upon standings after the Tour Championship.

References

  1. "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. "Cognizant Classic's final round resumes, with Monday finish on tap". PGA Tour. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  7. "Scottie Scheffler set for fourth win in five PGA Tour starts as RBC Heritage pushed into Monday finish". Sky Sports. April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 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 June 23, 2024.
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