The 2021–22 PGA Tour is the 107th season of 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 k ...
, and the 55th 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 men and women members, the PGA of America's undertaking is to establish ...
. The season began on September 13, 2021. The 2022
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. Th ...
Playoffs will begin on August 8, and conclude on August 28, 2022.
Changes from the previous season
Prize fund
The Tour announced more than $100 million in purse increases for the 2022 season including:
* Increasing the FedEx Cup bonus pool (from $60 million to $75 million)
* Doubling the regular season bonus pool, known as the Comcast Business Tour Top 10 (from $10 million to $20 million)
* Increasing the Player Impact Program, which rewards players that drive fan engagement (from $40 million to $50 million)
* Introducing the Play15 Bonus program, which rewards every player who makes at least 15 starts with $50,000
* Significant increases in the purses of limited-field events including increasing the Players Championship purse to $20 million
Schedule
The full schedule was announced on August 3, 2021.
Unofficial events
The following events do not carry FedEx Cup points or official money.
FedEx Cup
Points distribution
The distribution of points for 2021–22 PGA Tour events is as follows:
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 ...
starting score (to
par), based on position in the FedEx Cup rankings after the
BMW Championship:
FedEx Cup Standings
Top five in the
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. Th ...
standings as of January 16, 2022 (
Sony Open in Hawaii
The Sony Open in Hawaii is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, and is part of the tour's FedEx Cup Series. It has been contested at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, since the event's modern-day inception as the Hawaiian ...
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See also
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2021 European Tour
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2022 European Tour
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2022 Korn Ferry Tour
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2022 PGA Tour Champions season
References
External links
Official site
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