The 2018–19 PGA Tour was the 104th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 51st season since separating from the PGA of America, and the 13th edition of the FedEx Cup.

Changes for 2018–19 Schedule The schedule contained 46 events, two fewer than the previous season. The schedule was shortened in an effort to complete the FedEx Cup Playoffs by the end of August.

As announced in 2017, the PGA Championship was moved from August to May on the weekend before Memorial Day, starting in 2019. The PGA of America cited the addition of golf to the Summer Olympics, as well as cooler weather enabling a wider array of options for host courses, as reasoning for the change. It was also believed that the PGA Tour wished to re-align its season so that the FedEx Cup Playoffs would not have to compete with the start of football season in late-August. Consequently, The Players Championship was moved from May back to March for the first time since 2006.

New exemption The PGA Tour added a one-time exemption for those who made 300 career cuts. J. J. Henry was the first to take advantage.

Events On hiatus: The Houston Open and Greenbrier Classic were not included in the shortened season, but they did return in the autumn of 2019 as part of the 2019–20 PGA Tour schedule.

New: Two new events were added to the schedule: the Rocket Mortgage Classic, played at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan, and the 3M Open, played at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.

Relocations: The WGC Invitational was relocated from Akron, Ohio to Memphis, Tennessee when FedEx took over sponsorship of the event.

Canceled: The FedEx St. Jude Classic ceased due to the WGC event; the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, was played at the Classic's former location in Memphis. The Quicken Loans National; played in the Washington, D.C. area, no longer appeared on the PGA Tour schedule. The FedEx Cup playoff event; the Dell Technologies Championship, was also removed from the schedule with the number of playoff events reducing to three. The Northern Trust alternated between New Jersey, and Boston (the site of the Dell Technologies Championship).

Rules From January 1, 2019 onwards, tournaments followed the new rules released by the USGA and The R&A which were designed to speed up the pace of play. The most noticeable changes included golfers being able to putt on the green with the flag remaining in, and drops being made from knee rather than shoulder height.

Prize money As well as changes to individual tournament prize funds, the FedEx Cup postseason bonus money increased by $25 million to $60 million, with the FedEx Cup champion getting $15 million. The winner of the Tour Championship will be the FedEx Cup champion. The Tour Championship begins with each player having an adjusted score relative to par which relates to the amount of FedEx Cup points accumulated (previously the Tour Championship was structured similar to other tournaments, and awarded FedEx Cup points). The Tour Championship no longer have its own separate prize fund.

In addition, the Wyndham Rewards Top 10 was introduced, a $10 million bonus to be divided among the FedEx Cup top 10 regular season finishers.

The tour also introduced the Aon Risk Reward Challenge. In most tournaments, a single hole is allocated to contribute to the challenge. A player's best two scores from every participating event a player competes in throughout the season is used. The player with the lowest average to par score wins $1m. The initiative is replicated on the LPGA Tour.

Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2018–19 season.

DateTournamentLocationPurse(US$)Winner(s)OWGRpointsOthertoursNotesOct 7Safeway OpenCalifornia6,400,000 Kevin Tway (1)28Oct 14CIMB ClassicMalaysia7,000,000 Marc Leishman (4)48ASALimited-field eventOct 21CJ CupSouth Korea9,500,000 Brooks Koepka (5)54Limited-field eventOct 28WGC-HSBC ChampionsChina10,000,000 Xander Schauffele (3)66World Golf ChampionshipOct 28Sanderson Farms ChampionshipMississippi4,400,000 Cameron Champ (1)24Alternate eventNov 4Shriners Hospitals for Children OpenNevada7,000,000 Bryson DeChambeau (5)40Nov 11Mayakoba Golf ClassicMexico7,200,000 Matt Kuchar (8)40Nov 18RSM ClassicGeorgia6,400,000 Charles Howell III (3)24Jan 6Sentry Tournament of ChampionsHawaii6,500,000 Xander Schauffele (4)56Winners-only eventJan 13Sony Open in HawaiiHawaii6,400,000 Matt Kuchar (9)50Jan 20Desert ClassicCalifornia5,900,000 Adam Long (1)42Pro-AmJan 27Farmers Insurance OpenCalifornia7,100,000 Justin Rose (10)60Feb 3Waste Management Phoenix OpenArizona7,100,000 Rickie Fowler (5)56Feb 11AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmCalifornia7,600,000 Phil Mickelson (44) 46Pro-AmFeb 17Genesis OpenCalifornia7,400,000 J. B. Holmes (5)64Feb 24WGC-Mexico ChampionshipMexico10,250,000 Dustin Johnson (20)72World Golf ChampionshipFeb 24Puerto Rico OpenPuerto Rico3,000,000 Martin Trainer (1)24Alternate eventMar 3The Honda ClassicFlorida6,800,000 Keith Mitchell (1)48Mar 10Arnold Palmer InvitationalFlorida9,100,000 Francesco Molinari (3)64InvitationalMar 17The Players ChampionshipFlorida12,500,000 Rory McIlroy (15)80Flagship eventMar 24Valspar ChampionshipFlorida6,700,000 Paul Casey (3)50Mar 31WGC-Dell Technologies Match PlayTexas10,250,000 Kevin Kisner (3)76World Golf ChampionshipMar 31Corales Puntacana Resort and Club ChampionshipDominican Republic3,000,000 Graeme McDowell (4)24Alternate eventApr 7Valero Texas OpenTexas7,500,000 Corey Conners (1)40Apr 14Masters TournamentGeorgia11,500,000 Tiger Woods (81)100Major championshipApr 21RBC HeritageSouth Carolina6,900,000 Pan Cheng-tsung (1)58InvitationalApr 28Zurich Classic of New OrleansLouisiana7,300,000 Ryan Palmer (4) and Jon Rahm (3)n/aTeam eventMay 5Wells Fargo ChampionshipNorth Carolina7,900,000 Max Homa (1)50May 12AT&T Byron NelsonTexas7,900,000 Kang Sung-hoon (1)40May 19PGA ChampionshipNew York11,000,000 Brooks Koepka (6)100Major championshipMay 26Charles Schwab ChallengeTexas7,300,000 Kevin Na (3)54InvitationalJun 2Memorial TournamentOhio9,100,000 Patrick Cantlay (2)68InvitationalJun 9RBC Canadian OpenCanada7,600,000 Rory McIlroy (16)48Jun 16U.S. OpenCalifornia12,500,000 Gary Woodland (4)100Major championshipJun 23Travelers ChampionshipConnecticut7,200,000 Chez Reavie (2)58Jun 30Rocket Mortgage ClassicMichigan7,300,000 Nate Lashley (1)46New tournamentJul 73M OpenMinnesota6,400,000 Matthew Wolff (1)44New tournamentJul 14John Deere ClassicIllinois6,000,000 Dylan Frittelli (1)24Jul 21The Open ChampionshipNorthern Ireland10,750,000 Shane Lowry (2)100Major championshipJul 21Barbasol ChampionshipKentucky3,500,000 Jim Herman (2)24Alternate eventJul 28WGC-FedEx St. Jude InvitationalTennessee10,250,000 Brooks Koepka (7)72World Golf ChampionshipJul 28Barracuda ChampionshipNevada3,500,000 Collin Morikawa (1)24Alternate eventAug 4Wyndham ChampionshipNorth Carolina6,200,000 J. T. Poston (1)44Aug 11The Northern TrustNew Jersey9,250,000 Patrick Reed (7)76FedEx Cup playoff eventAug 18BMW ChampionshipIllinois9,250,000 Justin Thomas (10)72FedEx Cup playoff eventAug 25Tour ChampionshipGeorgian/a Rory McIlroy (17)60FedEx 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.

DateTournamentLocationPurse($)Winner(s)OWGRpointsNotesNov 23The Match: Tiger vs. PhilNevada9,000,000 Phil Mickelsonn/a2-man matchNov 25ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of GolfAustralia7,000,000 Thomas Detry and Thomas Pietersn/aTeam eventDec 2Hero World ChallengeBahamas3,500,000 Jon Rahm48Limited-field eventDec 9QBE ShootoutFlorida3,300,000 Brian Harman and Patton Kizziren/aTeam event

Location of tournaments

FedEx Cup

Points distribution

The distribution of points for 2018–19 PGA Tour events were as follows: Finishing position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th20th30th40th50th60thMajors & Players Championship60033021015012011010094888251321810655031520014011510595898378513218106Other PGA Tour events500300190135110100908580754528168.55Team event (each player)40016310588786859545046175200Alternate events3001651058065605550454028171053Playoff events20001200760540440400360340320300180112643420

Tour Championship starting score (to par), based on position in the FedEx Cup rankings after the BMW Championship: Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th–10th11th–15th16th–20th21st–25th26th–30th−10−8−7−6−5−4−3−2−1E

Final standings For full rankings, see 2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Final FedEx Cup standings of the 30 qualifiers for the Tour Championship:

PlayerMajors & The PlayersWGCsTop 10s in other PGA Tour eventsRegularseasonpointsPlayoffsTotalpointsMoney ($m)Name1234567StartFinalBasicTop10FedExBonus1McIlroy1stT21 T8 T9 CUTT54 2nd T9 T4T4T5T4T6T91st 2,315T6 T19 2,842−5−18197.79 1.50 15.002Schauffele CUT T2 T16 T3 T411stT14 T24 T271stT10 1,858 CUTT16 2,030−4−14215.611.105.00T3KoepkaT56 T2 1st2nd T4T16 T27 T56 1st1stT24th 2,887T30T243,119−7−13219.68 2.003.50ThomasT35 T12 • CUT T11• 9th T24 T12T53rd3rd2nd 1,247T121st 3,475−10205.01 5Casey CUT CUT T29 T21 T57T16 T3 T9 T272nd1stT4T5 1,629• T24 1,768−2−9224.260.602.506ScottT12 T18 T8 T7 CUTT18 • • T40T102ndT72nd 1,1245thT9 1,874−3−8184.08 1.907FinauT22 T5 T64 CUT 3rd2nd T25 T40 T272nd 1,279T304th 1,911−3−7254.34 1.308Reavie CUT • T14 T3 CUTT35 T65 T56 T27T7T3T41st 1,309T38T57 1,394−1−6283.66 1.10T9KisnerT22 T21 CUT T49 T30• T27 1stT27T7T5 1,098T12T9 1,639−2−5253.49 0.84MatsuyamaT8 T32 T16 T21 CUTT30 T19 T24 T43T3T96thT7 969T593rd1,821−3243.34ReedT47 T36 CUT T32 10thT7 T14 T24 T12T5 7741stT19 2,946−6253.59T12DeChambeauT20 T29 CUT T35 CUT• T56 T40 T481st7thT10T8T2 1,203T24T48 1,371E−4213.19 0.68RahmT12 T9 CUT T3 T11T22 T45 T24 7thT86thT5T10T9T61st1,447T3T5 2,517−4204.990.5014KokrakT47 • T23 • T32• • • • T9T10T2T7T6 721T12 T191,254E−3242.33 0.6215WoodlandT30 T32 T8 1st CUT• T17 T17 T55T52ndT102ndT9T7 1,795T52T31 1,912−3−2245.691.000.60T16FleetwoodT5 T36 T48 T65 2ndT7 T19 T24 T4T32nd 1,193T43T11 1,479−1−1183.85 0.55KucharT26 T12 T8 T16 T41• 50th 2nd T431st1stT4T72ndT4 2,313 CUT T52 2,339−4226.29 1.20SimpsonT16 T5 T29 T16 T30• T39 T56 2nd3rdT8T22nd 1,619T18T24 1,946−4214.69 0.55T19FowlerT47 T9 T36 T43 T6• T36 • • T41stT2T4 1,391 CUTT11 1,637−2E203.95 0.51Im CUT • CUT • CUT• • • • T4T7T3T4T77thT61,097T38T11 1,407−1352.85T21AncerT12 • T16 T49 CUT• T39 T17 • T5T4T8 6222ndT28 1,940−4+1272.69 0.48Cantlay CUT T9 T3 T21 T41T7T6T24 T122ndT9T31st 1,730T122nd 3,157−8216.120.85OosthuizenT56 T29 T60 T7 T20• T25 T5 T20T5T2 754T6T11 1,355E192.94T24Leishman CUT T49 CUT T35 CUT• T62 T9 3rd1stT4T3T45th 1,415 CUTT19 1,587−1+2213.89 0.45SnedekerT5 CUT T16 77th CUTT30 • T24 T27T2T4T5 934T6T5 1,709−2273.12T26ConnersT41 T46 T64 • CUT• • • T272ndT31st 962T21T7 1,476−1+3282.92 0.43RoseT8 CUT T29 T3 T203rd • T9 11th1st3rd 1,423T10T52 1,739−2174.3628Howell IIIT35 T32 T41 T52 • • T14 T24 • T51stT86thT6 1,279 CUTT37 1,345E+4273.040.43T29Glover CUT • T16 CUT T20• • • • T7 T7 T4 T10 T7 T10 944T43 T71,337E+10262.61 0.40D. JohnsonT5 T2 2nd T35 T51T30 1stT40 T20T4T9T6 1,686T24T57 1,840−3195.530.70

Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.

Position Player Prize money ($)1 Brooks Koepka 9,684,0062 Rory McIlroy 7,785,2863 Matt Kuchar 6,294,6904 Patrick Cantlay 6,121,4885 Gary Woodland 5,690,9656 Xander Schauffele 5,609,4567 Dustin Johnson 5,534,6198 Justin Thomas 5,013,0849 Jon Rahm 4,990,11010 Webb Simpson 4,690,572

Awards AwardWinner PGA Tour Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Rory McIlroy PGA Player of the Year Brooks Koepka Rookie of the Year (Arnold Palmer Award) Im Sung-jae Scoring leader (PGA Tour – Byron Nelson Award) Rory McIlroy Scoring leader (PGA – Vardon Trophy) Rory McIlroy

See also 2018 in golf 2019 in golf 2019 Korn Ferry Tour 2019 PGA Tour Champions season List of 2019 PGA Tour card holders

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