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2015–16 PGA Tour season
DurationOctober 15, 2015 (2015-10-15) – September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)
Number of official events46[a]
Most winsAustralia Jason Day (3)
United States Dustin Johnson (3)
FedEx CupNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Money listUnited States Dustin Johnson
PGA Tour Player of the YearUnited States Dustin Johnson
PGA Player of the YearUnited States Dustin Johnson
Rookie of the YearArgentina Emiliano Grillo

The 2015–16 PGA Tour was the 101st season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 48th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the 10th edition of the FedEx Cup.

Changes for 2015–16

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A number of events changed dates due to the 2016 Summer Olympics. In addition, the RSM Classic (formerly the McGladrey Classic) and the Valero Texas Open expanded their fields to 156.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2015–16 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(US$)
Winner[b] OWGR
points
Other
tours[c]
Notes
Oct 18 Frys.com Open California 6,000,000 Argentina Emiliano Grillo (1) 46
Oct 25 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Nevada 6,400,000 United States Smylie Kaufman (1) 44
Nov 1 CIMB Classic Malaysia 7,000,000 United States Justin Thomas (1) 46 ASA Limited-field event
Nov 8 WGC-HSBC Champions China 8,500,000 Scotland Russell Knox (1) 66 World Golf Championship
Nov 9 Sanderson Farms Championship Mississippi 4,100,000 United States Peter Malnati (1) 24 Alternate event
Nov 16 OHL Classic at Mayakoba Mexico 6,200,000 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (3) 24
Nov 22 RSM Classic Georgia 5,700,000 United States Kevin Kisner (1) 32
Jan 10 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Hawaii 5,900,000 United States Jordan Spieth (7) 52 Winners-only event
Jan 17 Sony Open in Hawaii Hawaii 5,800,000 Argentina Fabián Gómez (2) 46
Jan 24 CareerBuilder Challenge California 5,800,000 United States Jason Dufner (4) 40 Pro-Am
Feb 1 Farmers Insurance Open California 6,500,000 United States Brandt Snedeker (8) 54
Feb 7 Waste Management Phoenix Open Arizona 6,500,000 Japan Hideki Matsuyama (2) 54
Feb 14 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am California 7,000,000 United States Vaughn Taylor (3) 54 Pro-Am
Feb 21 Northern Trust Open California 6,800,000 United States Bubba Watson (9) 60
Feb 28 The Honda Classic Florida 6,100,000 Australia Adam Scott (12) 58
Mar 6 WGC-Cadillac Championship Florida 9,500,000 Australia Adam Scott (13) 76 World Golf Championship
Mar 13 Valspar Championship Florida 6,100,000 South Africa Charl Schwartzel (2) 52
Mar 20 Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida 6,300,000 Australia Jason Day (8) 58 Invitational
Mar 27 WGC-Dell Match Play Texas 9,500,000 Australia Jason Day (9) 76 World Golf Championship
Mar 27 Puerto Rico Open Puerto Rico 3,000,000 United States Tony Finau (1) 24 Alternate event
Apr 3 Shell Houston Open Texas 6,800,000 United States Jim Herman (1) 54
Apr 10 Masters Tournament Georgia 10,000,000 England Danny Willett (1) 100 Major championship
Apr 17 RBC Heritage South Carolina 5,900,000 South Africa Branden Grace (1) 52 Invitational
Apr 24 Valero Texas Open Texas 6,200,000 United States Charley Hoffman (4) 40
May 2 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Louisiana 7,000,000 United States Brian Stuard (1) 44
May 8 Wells Fargo Championship North Carolina 7,300,000 United States James Hahn (2) 58
May 15 The Players Championship Florida 10,500,000 Australia Jason Day (10) 80 Flagship event
May 22 AT&T Byron Nelson Texas 7,300,000 Spain Sergio García (9) 48
May 29 Dean & DeLuca Invitational Texas 6,700,000 United States Jordan Spieth (8) 52 Invitational
Jun 5 Memorial Tournament Ohio 8,500,000 United States William McGirt (1) 66 Invitational
Jun 12 FedEx St. Jude Classic Tennessee 6,200,000 United States Daniel Berger (1) 28
Jun 19 U.S. Open Pennsylvania 10,000,000 United States Dustin Johnson (10) 100 Major championship
Jun 26 Quicken Loans National Maryland 6,900,000 United States Billy Hurley III (1) 40 Invitational
Jul 3 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational Ohio 9,500,000 United States Dustin Johnson (11) 68 World Golf Championship
Jul 3 Barracuda Championship Nevada 3,200,000 Australia Greg Chalmers (1) 24 Alternate event
Jul 10 Greenbrier Classic West Virginia Canceled[d]
Jul 17 The Open Championship Scotland £6,500,000 Sweden Henrik Stenson (5) 100 Major championship
Jul 17 Barbasol Championship Alabama 3,500,000 Australia Aaron Baddeley (4) 24 Alternate event
Jul 24 RBC Canadian Open Canada 5,900,000 Venezuela Jhonattan Vegas (2) 46
Jul 31 PGA Championship New Jersey 10,000,000 United States Jimmy Walker (6) 100 Major championship
Aug 7 Travelers Championship Connecticut 6,600,000 Scotland Russell Knox (2) 50
Aug 14 John Deere Classic Illinois 4,800,000 United States Ryan Moore (5) 24
Aug 21 Wyndham Championship North Carolina 5,600,000 South Korea Kim Si-woo (1) 46
Aug 28 The Barclays New York 8,500,000 United States Patrick Reed (5) 74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 5 Deutsche Bank Championship Massachusetts 8,500,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (12) 74 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 11 BMW Championship Indiana 8,500,000 United States Dustin Johnson (12) 70 FedEx Cup playoff event
Sep 25 Tour Championship Georgia 8,500,000 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (13) 58 FedEx Cup playoff event

Unofficial events

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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
Notes
Dec 6 Hero World Challenge Bahamas 3,500,000 United States Bubba Watson 46 Limited-field event
Dec 10 Franklin Templeton Shootout Florida 3,100,000 United States Jason Dufner and
United States Brandt Snedeker
n/a Team event
Jun 28 CVS Health Charity Classic Rhode Island 1,500,000 United States Keegan Bradley and
United States Jon Curran
n/a Team event
Aug 14 Olympic Games Brazil n/a United Kingdom Justin Rose 46 Limited-field event
Oct 2 Ryder Cup Minnesota n/a Team USA n/a Team event

Location of tournaments

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FedEx Cup

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Final standings

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For full rankings, see 2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:[4][5]

Position Player Points Bonus money ($)
1 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 3,120 10,000,000
2 United States Dustin Johnson 2,380 3,000,000
3 United States Patrick Reed 1,986 2,000,000
4 Australia Adam Scott 1,930 1,500,000
5 England Paul Casey 1,880 1,000,000
6 Australia Jason Day 1,440 800,000
7 United States Ryan Moore 1,336 700,000
8 United States Kevin Chappell 1,320 600,000
9 United States Jordan Spieth 1,168 550,000
10 Scotland Russell Knox 992 500,000

Money list

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The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[6][7]

Position Player Prize money ($)
1 United States Dustin Johnson 9,365,185
2 Australia Jason Day 8,045,112
3 Australia Adam Scott 6,473,090
4 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 5,790,585
5 United States Patrick Reed 5,679,575
6 United States Jordan Spieth 5,538,470
7 Scotland Russell Knox 4,885,906
8 United States Kevin Chappell 4,501,050
9 Japan Hideki Matsuyama 4,193,954
10 United States Jimmy Walker 4,148,546

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) United States Dustin Johnson [8]
PGA Player of the Year United States Dustin Johnson [9]
Rookie of the Year Argentina Emiliano Grillo [10]
Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) United States Dustin Johnson [11]
Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) United States Dustin Johnson [9]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ One further tournament was scheduled but was canceled.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ ASA − Asian Tour.
  4. ^ Canceled due to course flooding.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2015–16 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "PGA Tour releases schedule for 2015-16 season". PGA Tour. July 30, 2015. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Greenbrier Classic cancelled due to severe flooding". PGA Tour. June 25, 2016. Archived from the original on June 28, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 FedEx Cup". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tour Championship: Rory McIlroy wins title in Atlanta to claim FedEx Cup". BBC Sport. September 26, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "2015–16 Official money". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "2015-16 PGA Tour Official money won Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  8. ^ Porter, Kyle (October 11, 2016). "Dustin Johnson named PGA Tour Player of the Year after incredible 2015-16 season". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Casey, Kevin (September 28, 2016). "Dustin Johnson wins 2016 PGA of America Player of the Year". Golfweek. Retrieved October 24, 2023. The American did win the Vardon Trophy, handed out to the player with the lowest scoring average on the year, though.
  10. ^ Casey, Kevin (October 13, 2016). "Emiliano Grillo wins 2016 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year honors". Golfweek. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "2022–23 PGA Tour Media guide | Awards". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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