2015–16 PGA Tour

2015–16 PGA Tour season

Duration	October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15) – September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)
Number of official events	46[a]
Most wins	Jason Day (3) Dustin Johnson (3)
FedEx Cup	Rory McIlroy
Money list	Dustin Johnson
PGA Tour Player of the Year	Dustin Johnson
PGA Player of the Year	Dustin Johnson
Rookie of the Year	Emiliano Grillo
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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

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

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

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.

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

Location of tournaments

class=notpageimage| Location of official tournaments of the 2015–16 PGA Tour in the continental United States and Canada. 600-point event (Players & Majors) 550-point event (World Golf Championships) 500-point event (Regular events) 300-point event (Alternate events) FedEx Cup playoff event

class=notpageimage| Location of official tournaments of the 2015–16 PGA Tour outside the continental United States and Canada. 600-point event (Players & Majors) 550-point event (World Golf Championships) 500-point event (Regular events) 300-point event (Alternate events)

FedEx Cup

Final standings

For full rankings, see 2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

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

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

Money list

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

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

Awards

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

See also

• 2015 in golf
• 2016 in golf
• 2016 PGA Tour Champions season
• 2016 Web.com Tour

Notes

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

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. 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.

External links

• Official website