The 2015–16 PGA Tour was the 101st 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 49th 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 October 15, 2015.
Changes for 2015–16
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
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 ...
expanded their fields to 156.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2015–16 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
Money leaders
The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Awards
See also
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2015 in golf
This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2015.
Men's professional golf
Major championships
*9–12 April: The Masters – Jordan Spieth won by four strokes over Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose. It was hi ...
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2016 in golf
Sixteen or 16 may refer to:
*16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17
*one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016
Films
* ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
* ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film dir ...
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2016 Web.com Tour
The 2016 Web.com Tour was the 27th season of the top developmental tour for the PGA Tour in men's golf, and the fifth under the current sponsored name of Web.com Tour. It ran from January 28 to September 25. The season was to consist of 25 officia ...
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2016 PGA Tour Champions
The 2016 PGA Tour Champions was the 37th season of PGA Tour Champions, a golf tour operated by the PGA Tour for men's golfers age 50 and over. The tour officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, and was known by that name through 2002. It th ...
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2016 European Tour
The 2016 European Tour was the eighth edition of the Race to Dubai and the 45th season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.
The Race to Dubai was won for the second time by Sweden's Henrik Stenson, who was also na ...
Notes
References
External links
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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 ...
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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 ...