The 2019–20 PGA Tour was the 105th season of the
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour (stylized as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also known as the PGA Tour, the PGA Tour Champion ...
, the main
professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 52nd season since separating from 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 members, the PGA of America's undertaking is to establish and elevate t ...
, and the 14th edition of the
FedEx Cup
The FedEx Cup is the championship trophy for the PGA Tour. Its introduction in 2007 marked the first time that men's professional golf had a playoff system. Since its inception, the competition has been sponsored by FedEx. In 2022, the PGA Tour ...
.
Changes for 2019–20
Rule changes
The number of players making a 36-hole cut was reduced from top 70 and ties to top 65 and ties. The 54-hole secondary cut, previously in effect when more than 78 players made a 36-hole cut, was eliminated.
Tournament changes
*Date changes: in order to accommodate the
2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
, the
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and the alternate
Barracuda Championship were both scheduled for early July, two weeks earlier than the previous season, with the
3M Open moving the other way, to late July. Several other tournaments also had new dates: the
Rocket Mortgage Classic (from late June to late May); the
Sanderson Farms Championship (from late October to mid September); the
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (from early November to early October).
*Returning tournaments: the
Greenbrier Classic
The Greenbrier Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held from 2010 to 2019 at The Old White at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. For its final two editions, the tournament was titled A Military Tribute at the Gree ...
and the
Houston Open returned having been missing in
2018–19 due to scheduling changes; the Greenbrier, having moved from July to September, became the new season opening event, and the Houston Open was in mid-October having been held in April, the week prior to the
Masters Tournament
The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply the Masters, or as the U.S. Masters outside North America) is one of the four men's major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week in April, the Masters is the ...
, since 2007.
*New tournaments:
Zozo Championship
The Zozo Championship ( Japanese: ''ゾゾ・チャンピオンシップ'') is a professional golf tournament in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, which is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the PGA ...
(Japan),
Bermuda Championship (created as a new alternate event to the
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 sin ...
). The
Workday Charity Open was also created as a new, one-off event in response to scheduling changes caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
.
*Status changes: the
Sanderson Farms Championship was upgraded from an alternate event to a full FedEx Cup point event; the Genesis Open gained invitational status and was renamed the
Genesis Invitational with
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins, PGA Tour wins, ranks second in List of men's major championships winning golfers, men's m ...
as the tournament host.
*No longer on the schedule:
CIMB Classic
The CIMB Classic was a professional golf tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour. Played in the fall, the event debuted in 2010 and moved to the West Course of the TPC Kuala Lumpur in 2013; the firs ...
(Malaysia).
COVID-19 pandemic impact
The season was effectively suspended on March 12 with the cancellation of
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 ...
after the first round due to growing concerns surrounding the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. Several more tournaments were later canceled or postponed, including all four
major championships, the two remaining
World Golf Championships
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and the
Tokyo Summer Olympics. The tour resumed on June 11 with the
Charles Schwab Challenge, with measures in place to mitigate the risk of virus transmission. The following week at the
RBC Heritage,
Nick Watney became to first player to test positive for coronavirus.
The tournament schedule was significantly impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. The tour played the first round of the
2020 Players Championship on March 12, and stated that subsequent rounds and tournaments would continue
behind closed doors. However, the PGA Tour later announced that, "based on the rapidly changing situation", the rest of the tournament had been cancelled, as well as the next three events on the schedule (the
Valspar Championship,
WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, and
Valero Texas Open
The Texas Open, known as the Valero Texas Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played near San Antonio, Texas. It dates back years to 1922, when it was first called the Texas Open; San Antonio-based Va ...
). On March 13,
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, sometimes referred to as Augusta National, Augusta, or the National, is a golf club in Augusta, Georgia, United States. It is known for hosting the annual Masters Tournament.
Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Rob ...
announced that it would postpone the
Masters Tournament
The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply the Masters, or as the U.S. Masters outside North America) is one of the four men's major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week in April, the Masters is the ...
; the first
men's major of the golf season; the tournament was to begin April 9. On March 17, the tour announced the cancellation of all scheduled tournaments through May 10 (the
RBC Heritage,
Zurich Classic of New Orleans,
Wells Fargo Championship and
AT&T Byron Nelson) and confirmed the postponement of the
PGA Championship
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, scheduled to begin May 14, by the
PGA of America
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.
On April 16, the tour announced several changes to the remaining schedule, with the intention of restarting with the
Charles Schwab Challenge, which was moved from May 18–24 to June 11–14. Several tournaments were also rescheduled, including the
RBC Heritage (which had earlier been canceled) the
Memorial Tournament
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and the
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, and others were canceled, including the
RBC Canadian Open. Furthermore, the tour also announced that three invitationals (Colonial, Heritage, Memorial) would be expanded from the usual 120-player field to become full-field (144 golfer) events.
During the hiatus, two charity exhibition matches were held. The first was a
skins game, titled as the "TaylorMade Driving Relief", held at
Seminole Golf Club in
Juno Beach, Florida
Juno Beach is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. Juno Beach is home to the headquarters of Florida Power & Light, the Loggerhead Marinelife Center and the Seminole Golf Club. It was also the original county seat for the area tha ...
on May 17, featuring
Rory McIlroy
Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and has spent over 100 weeks in that position du ...
,
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer. He has won two Men's major golf championships, major championships, the 2016 U.S. Open (golf), 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 ...
,
Rickie Fowler
Rick Yutaka Fowler (born December 13, 1988) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was the number one World Amateur Golf Ranking, ranked amateur golfer in the world for 36 weeks in 2007 and 2008. On January 24, 2016, he ...
and
Matthew Wolff. The second was a
better ball pro-celebrity match play
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, titled as
The Match: Champions for Charity, featuring
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins, PGA Tour wins, ranks second in List of men's major championships winning golfers, men's m ...
and
Peyton Manning
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against
Phil Mickelson
Philip Alfred Mickelson (born June 16, 1970) is an American professional golfer who currently plays in the LIV Golf League. He has won 45 events on the PGA Tour, including six Men's major golf championships, major championships: three Masters ...
and
Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent his first 20 seasons with the New Engla ...
.
The tour resumed without spectators in mid-June with the Charles Schwab Challenge. The Memorial Tournament in mid-July was planned to be the first event to welcome back fans, but those plans were canceled the week before the tournament. On July 13, the tour announced that the remainder of the season would be played behind closed doors.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2019–20 season.
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.
Location of tournaments
The tournament locations below represent the original schedule, before any changes due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
.
FedEx Cup
Points distribution
The distribution of points for 2019–20 PGA Tour events were as follows:
Tour Championship
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starting score (to
par), based on position in the FedEx Cup rankings after the
BMW Championship:
Final standings
''For full rankings, see
2020 FedEx Cup Playoffs.''
Final
FedEx Cup
The FedEx Cup is the championship trophy for the PGA Tour. Its introduction in 2007 marked the first time that men's professional golf had a playoff system. Since its inception, the competition has been sponsored by FedEx. In 2022, the PGA Tour ...
standings of the 30 qualifiers for the
Tour Championship
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:
Money list
The
money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Awards
See also
*
2019 in golf
*
2020 in golf
*
2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour
*
2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season
The 2020–21 PGA Tour Champions season was the 41st season of PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.
COVID-19 pandemic impact
The ...
*
2019–20 PGA Tour priority ranking
Notes
References
External links
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