This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2017.
Men's professional golf
Major championships
*6–9 April:
The Masters
The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply The Masters, or the U.S. Masters outside North America) is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, the Masters is the first ma ...
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Sergio García
Sergio García Fernández (; born 9 January 1980) is a Spanish professional golfer. He has played on the European Tour, PGA Tour and LIV Golf Invitational Series. García has won 36 international tournaments as a professional, most notably t ...
won in a playoff over
Justin Rose
Justin Peter Rose, (born 30 July 1980) is an English professional golfer who plays most of his golf on the PGA Tour, while keeping his membership on the European Tour. He won his first major championship at the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion Golf ...
. It was his first major championship.
*15–18 June:
U.S. Open –
Brooks Koepka
Brooks Koepka (, born May 3, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf tour. In October 2018, he became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 47 weeks after winning the 2018 CJ Cup. He won the U.S. Ope ...
won by four strokes over
Brian Harman
Brian Harman (born January 19, 1987) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is one of the few ambidextrous players on tour.
Amateur career
In college, Harman was a three-time 2nd Team All-American on the University of ...
and
Hideki Matsuyama
is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first-ever Japanese professional golfer to win a men's major golf championship the 2021 Masters Tournament.
As of January 2022, Matsuyama has 17 worldwide wins, eight car ...
. It was his first major championship victory. He tied the U.S. Open record of 16 strokes under par.
*20–23 July:
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later t ...
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Jordan Spieth
Jordan Alexander Spieth (born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He is a three-time major winner and the 2015 FedEx Cup champion.
Spieth's first majo ...
won by three strokes over
Matt Kuchar
Matthew Gregory Kuchar (born June 21, 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and formerly the Nationwide Tour. He has won nine times on the PGA Tour.
Kuchar briefly enjoyed success in the early 2000s before suffering ...
. 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.
*10–13 August:
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It is one of the four men's major championships ...
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Justin Thomas
Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is former World Number One. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. ...
won by two strokes over
Francesco Molinari
Francesco Molinari (born 8 November 1982) is an Italian professional golfer. He won the 2018 Open Championship, his first and only major victory, and the first major won by an Italian professional golfer. The Open Championship win capped a succe ...
,
Louis Oosthuizen
Lodewicus Theodorus "Louis" Oosthuizen (; born 1982) is a South African professional golfer who won the 2010 Open Championship. He has finished runner-up in all four major championships: the 2012 Masters Tournament, the 2015 and 2021 U.S. Op ...
, and
Patrick Reed
Patrick Nathaniel Reed (born August 5, 1990) is an American professional golfer. He has nine tournament victories on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 2018 Masters Tournament, and two World Golf Championships, the 2014 WGC-C ...
. It was his first major championship.
World Golf Championships
The World Golf Championships (WGC) are a group of annual professional golf tournaments created by the International Federation of PGA Tours as a means of gathering the best players in the world together more frequently than the pre-existing four ...
*2–5 March
WGC-Mexico Championship
The WGC Championship was a professional golf tournament that was held between 1999 and 2021. It was one of the three or four annual World Golf Championships until the number of WGC events was reduced to two following the 2021 season.
Under sp ...
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Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer. He has won two major championships, the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 and the 2020 Masters Tournament with a record scor ...
won by one stroke over
Tommy Fleetwood
Thomas Paul Fleetwood (born 19 January 1991) is an English professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour. He has won six times on the European Tour.
Background and amateur career
Fleetwood was born on 19 January 1991 in South ...
. It was the second time he won this particular WGC event, and the fourth time he won any WGC event.
*22–26 March:
WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
The WGC Match Play, currently titled as the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play for sponsorship reasons, is a professional men's golf tournament that has been held since 1999. It is the only one of the World Golf Championships to have been contested ...
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Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer. He has won two major championships, the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 and the 2020 Masters Tournament with a record scor ...
defeated
Jon Rahm
Jon Rahm Rodríguez (born 10 November 1994) is a Spanish professional golfer. He was the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a record 60 weeks and later became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, first ac ...
, 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.
*3–6 August:
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
The WGC Invitational was a professional golf tournament that was held in the United States. Established in 1999 as a successor to the World Series of Golf, it was one of three or four annual World Golf Championships (WGC) until 2021, when the n ...
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Hideki Matsuyama
is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first-ever Japanese professional golfer to win a men's major golf championship the 2021 Masters Tournament.
As of January 2022, Matsuyama has 17 worldwide wins, eight car ...
won by five strokes over
Zach Johnson
Zachary Harris Johnson (born February 24, 1976) is an American professional golfer who has 12 victories on the PGA Tour, including two major championships, the 2007 Masters and the 2015 Open Championship.
In 2023, Johnson will captain the U. ...
. It was his first WGC-Bridgestone Invitational championship, and his second WGC championship overall.
*26–29 October:
WGC-HSBC Champions
The WGC-HSBC Champions was a professional golf tournament, held annually in China. Inaugurated in 2005, the first seven editions were played at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, then moved to the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen for a singl ...
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Justin Rose
Justin Peter Rose, (born 30 July 1980) is an English professional golfer who plays most of his golf on the PGA Tour, while keeping his membership on the European Tour. He won his first major championship at the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion Golf ...
won by two strokes over
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer. He has won two major championships, the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 and the 2020 Masters Tournament with a record scor ...
,
Brooks Koepka
Brooks Koepka (, born May 3, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf tour. In October 2018, he became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 47 weeks after winning the 2018 CJ Cup. He won the U.S. Ope ...
, and
Henrik Stenson. It was his first WGC-HSBC Champions victory, and his second WGC victory overall.
FedEx Cup
The FedEx Cup is a championship trophy for the PGA Tour. Its introduction marked the first time that men's professional golf had a playoff system. Announced in November 2005, it was first awarded in 2007. Rory McIlroy is the 2022 champion. T ...
playoff events
*24–27 August:
The Northern Trust
The FedEx St. Jude Championship, founded as the Westchester Classic in 1967, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been played as the first tournament of the playoff system for the FedEx Cup, with the field limit ...
–
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer. He has won two major championships, the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 and the 2020 Masters Tournament with a record scor ...
won in a playoff over
Jordan Spieth
Jordan Alexander Spieth (born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He is a three-time major winner and the 2015 FedEx Cup champion.
Spieth's first majo ...
.
*1–4 September:
Dell Technologies Championship
The Dell Technologies Championship was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in Norton, Massachusetts, United States, held annually in late summer over the Labor Day weekend. The 2018 edition was the last time the event was staged as th ...
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Justin Thomas
Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is former World Number One. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. ...
won by three strokes over Spieth.
*14–17 September:
BMW Championship –
Marc Leishman
Marc Leishman (born 24 October 1983) is an Australian professional golfer. He has won six times on the PGA Tour. In 2009 he won the Rookie of the Year award on the PGA Tour, the first Australian to win the award.
Career
Leishman was born in W ...
won by five strokes over
Rickie Fowler and
Justin Rose
Justin Peter Rose, (born 30 July 1980) is an English professional golfer who plays most of his golf on the PGA Tour, while keeping his membership on the European Tour. He won his first major championship at the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion Golf ...
.
*21–24 September:
Tour Championship
The Tour Championship (stylized as the TOUR Championship) is a golf tournament that is part of the PGA Tour. It has historically been one of the final events of the PGA Tour season; prior to 2007, its field consisted exclusively of the top 30 ...
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Xander Schauffele
Alexander Victor Schauffele (; born October 25, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, having won seven times since turning professional in 2015. Schauffele's best major finish is tied second at both the 2018 Open Ch ...
won by one shot over
Justin Thomas
Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is former World Number One. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. ...
, whose second-place finish gave him the FedEx Cup.
Other leading PGA Tour events
*11–14 May:
The Players Championship
The Players Championship (commonly known as simply The Players, stylized by the PGA Tour as The PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Originally known as the Tournament Players Championship, it began in 1974. The ...
–
Kim Si-woo
Kim Si-woo ( ko, 김시우; born 28 June 1995), also known as Si Woo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2017 Players Championship to become the youngest ever winner of the event at age 21.
Profess ...
won by three strokes over
Louis Oosthuizen
Lodewicus Theodorus "Louis" Oosthuizen (; born 1982) is a South African professional golfer who won the 2010 Open Championship. He has finished runner-up in all four major championships: the 2012 Masters Tournament, the 2015 and 2021 U.S. Op ...
and
Ian Poulter
Ian James Poulter (born 10 January 1976) is an English professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf League. He has previously been ranked as high as number 5 in the world rankings. The highlights of Poulter's career to date have been his two ...
.
''For a complete list of PGA Tour results see
2017 PGA Tour
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Leading European Tour events
*25–28 May:
BMW PGA Championship
The BMW PGA Championship is an annual men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 1955 by the Professional Golfers' Association, and originally called the British PGA Championship.
History
The BMW PGA Championship ...
–
Alex Norén
Alexander Norén (born 12 July 1982) is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has won ten tournaments on the European Tour, including the BMW PGA Championship, the Aberdeen Asset Management S ...
shot a final-round 62 to win by two strokes.
*16–19 November:
DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
The DP World Tour Championship is a golf tournament on the European Tour and is the climax of the DP World Tour Rankings. It is contested on the Greg Norman-designed Earth course at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The t ...
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Jon Rahm
Jon Rahm Rodríguez (born 10 November 1994) is a Spanish professional golfer. He was the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a record 60 weeks and later became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, first ac ...
won the tournament by one shot, while
Tommy Fleetwood
Thomas Paul Fleetwood (born 19 January 1991) is an English professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour. He has won six times on the European Tour.
Background and amateur career
Fleetwood was born on 19 January 1991 in South ...
won his first Race to Dubai title.
''For a complete list of European Tour results see
2017 European Tour.''
Team events
*28 September – 1 October:
Presidents Cup
The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world minus Europe. Europe competes against the United States in a similar but considerably ...
– The U.S. team won, 19–11, for the seventh straight time.
Tour leaders
*
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also ...
-
Justin Thomas
Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is former World Number One. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. ...
(US$9,921,560)
** This total does not include FedEx Cup bonuses.
*
European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fi ...
–
Tommy Fleetwood
Thomas Paul Fleetwood (born 19 January 1991) is an English professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour. He has won six times on the European Tour.
Background and amateur career
Fleetwood was born on 19 January 1991 in South ...
(5,420,530 points)
*
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ...
–
Yūsaku Miyazato
is a Japanese professional golfer. In 2006 he became the first modern-era golfer to make two hole in one shots in the same round of a PGA Tour event, at the Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.
Early life and amateur career
Miyazato was born in Higashi ...
(
¥182,831,982)
*
Asian Tour
The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wo ...
–
Gavin Green (US$585,813)
*
Korean Tour
The Korean Tour is a men's professional golf tour run by the Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) of South Korea. In 2011, it had total prize money of about US$14 million.
Professional golf in Korea dates back to the mid 20th century. ...
–
Kim Seung-hyuk
Kim Seung-hyuk ( ko, 김승혁; born 5 April 1986) is a South Korean professional golfer.
Kim plays on the Japan Golf Tour and Korean Tour. In 2014, he won the SK Telecom Open and the Kolon Korea Open, both co-sanctioned by the Korean and OneA ...
(
₩
The won sign , is a currency symbol. It represents the South Korean won, the North Korean won and, unofficially, the old Korean won.
Appearance
Its appearance is "W" (the first letter of "Won") with a horizontal strike going through the cent ...
631,779,810)
*
PGA Tour of Australasia
The PGA Tour of Australasia, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia, is a professional golf tour for men, owned and operated by the PGA of Australia. Official events on the tour count for World Golf Ra ...
–
Brett Rumford
Brett Michael Rumford (born 27 July 1977) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, having formerly been a member on both the PGA Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia.
Early life
Rumford was born and grew up in Perth, We ...
(
A$313,094)
*
Sunshine Tour –
George Coetzee
George William Coetzee (born 18 July 1986) is a South African professional golfer. He has won five tournaments on the European Tour and 13 on the Sunshine Tour, where he has also topped the Order of Merit on two occasions.
Early life
Coetzee wa ...
(
R 2,937,226) – 2017–18 season
*
OneAsia Tour –
Chang Yi-keun (US$270,303)
*
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
PGA Tour Latinoamérica is a third level professional golf tour formed in 2012 and operated by the PGA Tour. It was formed in concert with the now defunct Tour de las Américas. Executives from the Tour de las Américas became employees of the new ...
–
José de Jesús Rodríguez (US$119,001)
Awards
*
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also ...
**
FedEx Cup
The FedEx Cup is a championship trophy for the PGA Tour. Its introduction marked the first time that men's professional golf had a playoff system. Announced in November 2005, it was first awarded in 2007. Rory McIlroy is the 2022 champion. T ...
–
Justin Thomas
Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is former World Number One. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. ...
**
PGA Player of the Year
The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also ...
–
Justin Thomas
Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is former World Number One. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. ...
**
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) –
Justin Thomas
Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is former World Number One. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. ...
**
Leading money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) –
Justin Thomas
Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and is former World Number One. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and the FedEx Cup championship. ...
**
Vardon Trophy
The Vardon Trophy is awarded by the PGA of America to the PGA Tour's leader in scoring average. When the award was first given in 1937, it was awarded on the basis of a points system. No award was given from 1942–1946 due to World War II. In ...
–
Jordan Spieth
Jordan Alexander Spieth (born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He is a three-time major winner and the 2015 FedEx Cup champion.
Spieth's first majo ...
**
Byron Nelson Award –
Jordan Spieth
Jordan Alexander Spieth (born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He is a three-time major winner and the 2015 FedEx Cup champion.
Spieth's first majo ...
**
Rookie of the Year –
Xander Schauffele
Alexander Victor Schauffele (; born October 25, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, having won seven times since turning professional in 2015. Schauffele's best major finish is tied second at both the 2018 Open Ch ...
**
Payne Stewart Award
The Payne Stewart Award is an award given by the PGA Tour and presented by Southern Company since the award's inception in 2000. The award, given annually the week of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, is in honor of World Golf Hall of ...
–
Stewart Cink
*
European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fi ...
**Golfer of the Year –
Sergio García
Sergio García Fernández (; born 9 January 1980) is a Spanish professional golfer. He has played on the European Tour, PGA Tour and LIV Golf Invitational Series. García has won 36 international tournaments as a professional, most notably t ...
**Rookie of the Year –
Jon Rahm
Jon Rahm Rodríguez (born 10 November 1994) is a Spanish professional golfer. He was the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a record 60 weeks and later became world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, first ac ...
*
Web.com Tour
The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. Th ...
**
Player of the Year
Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year (POY) . In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award.
Association football
In association football, this award is he ...
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Chesson Hadley
Chesson Tyler Hadley (born July 5, 1987) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
Hadley was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 5, 1987, to Russell and Edna Ruth Hadley. He started playing golf at Nort ...
Results from other tours
*
2017 Asian Tour
The 2017 Asian Tour is the 23rd season of the modern Asian Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan, since it was established in 1995.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.
Unoffic ...
*
2017 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2017 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are pl ...
*
2017 PGA Tour Canada
*
2017 Challenge Tour
The 2017 Challenge Tour is a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour.
The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental tour and is organised by the PGA European Tour. It was introduced in 1986 and ...
*
2017 Japan Golf Tour
The 2017 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 19 January to 3 December. The season consisted of 26 official money events, mostly in Japan, as well as the four majors. One event will be played in Singapore, and one in Myanmar, both co-sanctione ...
*
2017 OneAsia Tour
*
2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
*
2017–18 Sunshine Tour
The 2017–18 Sunshine Tour was the 18th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in ...
*
2017 Web.com Tour
The 2017 Web.com Tour was the 28th season of the top developmental tour for the PGA Tour in men's golf, and the sixth under the current sponsored name of Web.com Tour. It ran from January 8 to October 2. The season consisted of 26 official money ...
Other happenings
*19 February:
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer. He has won two major championships, the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 and the 2020 Masters Tournament with a record scor ...
became the number one golfer in the world.
*14 March: The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, owners and operators of
Muirfield
Muirfield is a privately owned golf links which is the home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. Located in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland, overlooking the Firth of Forth, Muirfield is one of the golf courses used in rotation for The ...
, 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.
* 8 August: The
PGA of America
The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America) is an American organization of golf professionals that was founded in 1916. Consisting of nearly 29,000 men and women members, the PGA of America's undertaking is to establish ...
and the
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also ...
jointly announced that beginning in 2019, the
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It is one of the four men's major championships ...
would move from August to May, and
The Players Championship
The Players Championship (commonly known as simply The Players, stylized by the PGA Tour as The PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Originally known as the Tournament Players Championship, it began in 1974. The ...
would move from May to March.
* 23 August:
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, sometimes referred to as Augusta or the National, is a golf club in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Unlike most private clubs which operate as non-profits, Augusta National is a for-profit corporation, and it does n ...
, operator of the Masters Tournament, announced that
Billy Payne
William Porter Payne (born October 13, 1947) is the former chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, having served in that position from 2006 to 2017 and overseeing the introduction of the first women to the club's membership rolls.
He was Managin ...
, 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
Fred Scobie Ridley (born August 16, 1952) is an American amateur golfer and golf administrator who won the U.S. Amateur in 1975, was elected president of the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 2004, and then became chairman of Augusta Nat ...
, a past president of the
USGA
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.
Women's professional golf
LPGA majors
*30 March – 2 April:
ANA Inspiration
The Chevron Championship is a professional women's golf tournament. An event on the LPGA Tour, it is one of the tour's five major championships, and has traditionally been the first of the season since its elevation to major status in 1983. Fou ...
–
Ryu So-yeon
Ryu So-yeon ( Korean 유소연, RR ''Ryu So-yeon'', MR ''Ryu Soyŏn'', ; born 29 June 1990), also known as So Yeon Ryu, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and on the LPGA of Korea Tour.
She is a two-time major w ...
won in a playoff over
Lexi Thompson. It was her first ANA Inspiration championship, and her second major championship.
*29 June – 2 July:
KPMG Women's PGA Championship –
Danielle Kang
Danielle Grace Kang (born October 20, 1992) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. As an amateur, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur twice, in 2010 and 2011. She won the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, an LPG ...
won her first professional tournament by one stroke over defending champion
Brooke Henderson.
*13–16 July:
U.S. Women's Open
The U.S. Women's Open, one of 15 national golf championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA), is the oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major championships, which includes the Chevron Championship, Women's PGA Championship, W ...
–
Park Sung-hyun won the tournament by two strokes over amateur
Choi Hye-jin
Choi Hye-jin ( ko, 최혜진; born 23 August 1999) is a South Korean professional golfer.
Amateur career
Choi represented South Korea at the 2014 Asian Games where she helped the team to a silver medal and finished fifth in the individual ev ...
. It was her first major victory.
*3–6 August:
Women's British Open
The Women's Open (originally known as the Women's British Open, and still widely referred to by that name outside the UK) is a major championship in women's professional golf. It is recognised by both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tou ...
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In-Kyung Kim
Kim In-Kyung, also called In-Kyung Kim and I. K. Kim (born 13 June 1988), is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
Amateur career
Kim was a member of the Korean National Team in 2003 and 2004 and won three tou ...
won her first major, beating
Jodi Ewart Shadoff
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Early life
Ewart was born at Northallerton in North Yorkshire. Her family now lives in Middleham and is inv ...
by two strokes.
*14–17 September:
The Evian Championship
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Brittany Altomare in a sudden-death playoff, for her second major. The event was reduced to 54 holes after the first day's play was abandoned because of bad weather.
''For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see
2017 LPGA Tour
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Additional LPGA Tour events
*16–19 November:
CME Group Tour Championship
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Ariya Jutanugarn won the tournament by one stroke, while
Lexi Thompson clinched Race to the CME Globe title.
Ladies European Tour event
*6–9 December:
Omega Dubai Ladies Masters –
Angel Yin won in a playoff over
Céline Herbin
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Early life and education
Herbin started playing golf in 1997, at the age of 15, after she relocated to Mignaloux-Beauvoir with ...
and
In-Kyung Kim
Kim In-Kyung, also called In-Kyung Kim and I. K. Kim (born 13 June 1988), is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
Amateur career
Kim was a member of the Korean National Team in 2003 and 2004 and won three tou ...
.
''For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see
2017 Ladies European Tour
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Schedule
The ...
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Legends Tour event
*10–12 July:
Senior LPGA Championship
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Despite the 2015 announcement by ...
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Trish Johnson
Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson (born 17 January 1966) is an English professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Johnson was born in Bristol. Her three brothers were all golfers, one of them was a professional golfer. She practiced other ...
won by three strokes over
Michele Redman.
Team events
*18–20 August:
Solheim Cup
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– Team
USA
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won the Cup with a 16½–11½ victory over Team
Europe
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.
Money list leaders
*
LPGA Tour
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Park Sung-hyun (US$2,335,883)
*
LPGA of Japan Tour
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Ai Suzuki
Ai Suzuki (born 9 May 1994) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Suzuki plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has won 17 times including 7 times in 2019. In November 2019, she won three consecutive tournaments, including the Toto Japan Classi ...
(
¥140,122,631)
*
Ladies European Tour –
Georgia Hall
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368,935)
*
LPGA of Korea Tour –
Lee Jeong-eun (
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Appearance
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1,149,052,534)
*
Ladies Asian Golf Tour –
Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras (US$13,216)
*
ALPG Tour –
Sarah Jane Smith
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(
A$97,245, 2016/17 season)
*
Symetra Tour –
Benyapa Niphatsophon
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(US$124,492)
Awards
*
LPGA Tour Player of the Year –
Ryu So-yeon
Ryu So-yeon ( Korean 유소연, RR ''Ryu So-yeon'', MR ''Ryu Soyŏn'', ; born 29 June 1990), also known as So Yeon Ryu, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and on the LPGA of Korea Tour.
She is a two-time major w ...
and
Park Sung-hyun
*
LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year –
Park Sung-hyun
*LPGA Tour
Vare Trophy
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Lexi Thompson
*
LET Player of the Year –
Georgia Hall
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...
*
LET Rookie of the Year
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Camille Chevalier
* LPGA of Japan Tour Player of the Year –
Ai Suzuki
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Suzuki plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has won 17 times including 7 times in 2019. In November 2019, she won three consecutive tournaments, including the Toto Japan Classi ...
Other tour results
*
2017 ALPG Tour The WPGA Tour of Australasia, formerly known as the ALPG Tour, is a professional golf tour for women which is based in Australia. WPGA stands for Women's Professional Golfers' Association.
The tour was founded as the Ladies Professional Golf Assoc ...
*
2017 China LPGA Tour
*
2017 Ladies Asian Golf Tour
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2017 Legends Tour The 2017 Legends Tour is a series of professional golf tour events for women aged 45 and older sanctioned by the Legends Tour. Based in the United States, it is an offshoot of the main U.S.-based women's tour, the LPGA Tour. The tour was founded in ...
*
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*
2017 LPGA of Korea Tour
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2017 Symetra Tour
Other happenings
*12 June:
Ariya Jutanugarn rises to number one in the
Women's World Golf Rankings
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after winning the Manulife LPGA Classic, ending Lydia Ko's run of 85 weeks at number one.
*26 June:
Ryu So-yeon
Ryu So-yeon ( Korean 유소연, RR ''Ryu So-yeon'', MR ''Ryu Soyŏn'', ; born 29 June 1990), also known as So Yeon Ryu, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and on the LPGA of Korea Tour.
She is a two-time major w ...
rises to number one in the
Women's World Golf Rankings
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after winning the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, ending Jutanugarn's two weeks at number one.
*6 November:
Park Sung-hyun rises to number one in the
Women's World Golf Rankings
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.
*13 November: Shanshan Feng rises to number one in the
Women's World Golf Rankings
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after winning the Blue Bay LPGA.
Senior men's professional golf
Senior major golf championships, Senior majors
*18–21 May: Regions Tradition – Bernhard Langer won his second consecutive Tradition and eighth senior major, tying Jack Nicklaus for most senior major victories.
*25–28 May: Senior PGA Championship – Langer won, completing the senior grand slam and passing Nicklaus with his ninth senior major victory.
*29 June – 2 July: U.S. Senior Open – Kenny Perry won his second U.S. Senior Open and fourth senior major.
*13–16 July: Senior Players Championship – Scott McCarron won his first senor major by one stroke over Brandt Jobe and Langer.
*27–30 July: Senior British Open Championship, The Senior Open Championship – Langer won his third Senior Open by three strokes over Corey Pavin.
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events
*20–22 October: Dominion Charity Classic – Bernhard Langer won by one stroke over Scott Verplank.
*27–29 October: PowerShares QQQ Championship – Bernhard Langer won on the second playoff hole over Miguel Ángel Jiménez.
*9–12 November: Charles Schwab Cup Championship – Kevin Sutherland won by one stroke over Vijay Singh and Lee Janzen, also winning the Charles Schwab Cup.
Full results
*2017 PGA Tour Champions season
*2017 European Senior Tour
Money list leaders
*PGA Tour Champions – Bernhard Langer (US$3,677,359)
*European Senior Tour – Clark Dennis (€222,055)
Awards
*PGA Tour Champions
**PGA Tour Champions awards#Charles Schwab Cup, Charles Schwab Cup – Kevin Sutherland
**PGA Tour Champions awards#Player-elected awards, Player of the Year –
**PGA Tour Champions awards#Player-elected awards, Rookie of the Year –
**PGA Tour Champions awards#Player-elected awards, Comeback Player of the Year –
**PGA Tour Champions awards#Statistical awards, Leading money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) – Bernhard Langer
**PGA Tour Champions awards#Statistical awards, Lowest stroke average (Byron Nelson Award) – Bernhard Langer
Amateur golf
*19–24 May: NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships – Arizona State Sun Devils women's golf, Arizona State won its eighth team title and Monica Vaughn (Arizona State) took the individual title.
*26–31 May: NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships – Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma defeated defending champion Oregon for its second team title and Braden Thornberry (Ole Miss) won the individual title.
*13−17 June: British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship – Leona Maguire defeated Ainhoa Olarra, 3 and 2, in the final.
*19–24 June: The Amateur Championship – Harry Ellis (golfer), Harry Ellis defeated Dylan Perry on the 38th hole.
*7–13 August: U.S. Women's Amateur – Sophia Schubert defeated Albane Valenzuela 6 & 5 in the championship match.
*14–20 August: U.S. Amateur – Doc Redman defeated Doug Ghim in 37 holes, in the final.
*9–10 September: 2017 Walker Cup, Walker Cup – The United States team won, 19–7.
*26–29 October: Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship – Lin Yuxin of China defeated countryman Andy Zhang by three strokes.
Other happenings
*15 March: Curtis Luck takes over the men's World Amateur Golf Ranking from Maverick McNealy, they swap the title over the next two months.
*17 May: Joaquín Niemann takes over the men's World Amateur Golf Ranking from McNealy.
Golf in multi-sport events
*27–30 June: Golf at the 2017 Island Games, Island Games – Isle of Man took the men's team and individual golds while Åland took the women's individual and Gotland took the women's team.
*22–26 August: Golf at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games – Kosuke Hamamoto and Atthaya Thitikul, both of Thailand, took the individual gold medals in the men's and women's events, respectively. Singapore won the men's team gold medal and Thailand took the women's.
*24–27 August: Golf at the 2017 Summer Universiade, Summer Universiade – Raul Pereda de la Huerta of Mexico and Mariel Galdiano of the United States took the individual men's and women's gold medals, respectively. Japan and the United States took the team men's and women's gold medals, respectively.
Other headlines
* 11 December: The USGA and R&A jointly announced two significant changes to the Rules of Golf:
** From 1 January 2018, video review protocols would be changed by means of a "Local Rule" to be followed by all major golf tours. All televised tournaments would dedicate at least one official to monitor the event's TV coverage to handle rules issues. Viewer feedback on potential rules violations would no longer be accepted, and the only acceptable source of video evidence of rules violations would be the event's broadcast partner(s).
** Also from 1 January 2018, another Local Rule removes the 2-stroke penalty for signing an incorrect scorecard in cases when the golfer was not notified of a rules violation at the time of signing. From 1 January 2019, the penalty for signing an incorrect scorecard will be completely removed from the Rules of Golf.
Deaths
*4 January – Wayne Westner (born 1961), South African golfer who won twice on the European Tour.
*13 January – John Jacobs (English golfer), John Jacobs (born 1925), Ryder Cup player and captain, founder of European Tour, and World Golf Hall of Fame member.
*27 January – Betty Stanhope-Cole (born 1937), Canadian amateur golf and member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.
*2 March – Simon Hobday (born 1940), South African golfer who won the 1994 U.S. Senior Open.
*15 March – Jackie Pung (born 1921), American golfer who won the 1952 U.S. Women's Amateur and five times on the LPGA Tour.
*19 March – Ken Still (born 1935), American golfer who won three times on the PGA Tour.
*20 March – John Paul Cain (born 1936), American golfer who won twice on the Senior PGA Tour.
*10 April – Al Besselink (born 1923), American golfer who had five PGA Tour wins.
*1 June – Roberto De Vicenzo (born 1923), Argentine golfer who won the 1967 Open Championship and World Golf Hall of Fame member.
*3 June – Vincent Tshabalala (born 1942), South African golfer who won the 1976 French Open (golf), French Open.
*22 June – Sandy Tatum (born 1920), American amateur golfer and former United States Golf Association president.
*7 September – Charles Owens (golfer), Charles Owens (born 1932), American golfer who won two Senior PGA Tour events.
*9 September – Doug Sewell (born 1929), English professional golfer.
*7 December – Tommy Horton (born 1941), English golfer who won four times on the European Tour and 23 times on the European Seniors Tour.
*17 December – Al Kelley (born 1935), American golfer who won one Senior PGA Tour event.
Table of results
This table summarizes all the results referred to above in date order.
References
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