2016 in golf

This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2016.

Men's professional golf

Major championships

7–10 April: The Masters – Danny Willett won by three strokes over Jordan Spieth and Lee Westwood. It was his first major championship victory. It also marks the first time in 20 years that an Englishman has won the Masters.
16–19 June: U.S. Open –
14–17 July: The Open Championship –
28–31 July: PGA Championship –

World Golf Championships

3–6 March WGC-Cadillac Championship – Adam Scott won by one stroke over Bubba Watson. It was his first WGC Cadillac victory, and his second WGC victory overall.
23–27 March: WGC-Dell Match Play – Jason Day defeated Louis Oosthuizen 5 & 4 in the final. It was his second WGC-Match Play victory.
30 June – 3 July: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational –
27–30 October: WGC-HSBC Champions –

FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs

25–28 August: The Barclays –
2–5 September: Deutsche Bank Championship –
8–11 September: BMW Championship –
22–25 September: Tour Championship –

Other leading PGA Tour events

12–15 May: The Players Championship

For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2016 PGA Tour.

Leading European Tour events

26–29 May: BMW PGA Championship –
3–6 November: Turkish Airlines Open –
10–13 November: Nedbank Golf Challenge –
17–20 November: DP World Tour Championship, Dubai –

For a complete list of European Tour results see 2016 European Tour.

Team events

15–17 January: EurAsia Cup – Europe beat Asia by a score of 18½ to 5½.
30 September – 2 October: Ryder Cup –
24–27 November: World Cup of Golf –

Tour leaders

Awards

PGA Tour –
- FedEx Cup –
- PGA Player of the Year –
- Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) –
- Leading money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) –
- Vardon Trophy –
- Byron Nelson Award –
- Rookie of the Year –
- Comeback Player of the Year –
- Payne Stewart Award –
European Tour
- Golfer of the Year –
- Rookie of the Year –
Web.com Tour
- Player of the Year –

Results from other tours

Other happenings

27 March: Jason Day becomes the number one golfer in the world.
15 April: The Governing Board of the OWGR approved two changes: The addition of the MENA Golf Tour into the world rankings and an increase in the minimum world ranking points for the Korean Tour from six to nine for first-place finishers.

Women's professional golf

LPGA majors

31 March – 3 April: ANA Inspiration – Lydia Ko won by one stroke over Charley Hull and Chun In-gee. It was her first ANA Inspiration championship, second consecutive major championship, and second consecutive LPGA Tour victory.
9–12 June: KPMG Women's PGA Championship –
7–10 July: U.S. Women's Open –
28–31 July: Women's British Open –
15–18 September: The Evian Championship –

For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2016 LPGA Tour.

Additional LPGA Tour events

17–20 November: CME Group Tour Championship –

Ladies European Tour event

7–10 December: Omega Dubai Ladies Masters -

For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see 2016 Ladies European Tour.

Team events

21–24 July: International Crown –

Money list leaders

LPGA Tour –
LPGA of Japan Tour –
Ladies European Tour –
LPGA of Korea Tour –
Ladies Asian Golf Tour –
ALPG Tour – Karrie Webb (A$126,767) (2015/16 season)
Symetra Tour –

Awards

Other tour results

2016 Symetra Tour
2016 Ladies Asian Golf Tour
2016 LPGA of Korea Tour

Other happenings

Senior men's professional golf

Senior majors

19–22 May: Regions Tradition –
26–29 May: Senior PGA Championship –
9–12 June: Senior Players Championship –
21–24 July: The Senior Open Championship –
11–14 August: U.S. Senior Open –

Charles Schwab Cup playoff events - see 2016 Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs

28–30 October: PowerShares QQQ Championship –
4–6 November: Dominion Charity Classic –
10–13 November: Charles Schwab Cup Championship –

Full results

Money list leaders

PGA Tour Champions –
European Seniors Tour –

Awards

PGA Tour Champions
- Charles Schwab Cup –
- Player of the Year –
- Rookie of the Year –
- Comeback Player of the Year –
- Leading money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) –
- Lowest stroke average (Byron Nelson Award) –

Amateur golf

14–17 January: Latin America Amateur Championship – Paul Chaplet of Costa Rica won by one stroke over Jorge Garcia of Venezula
20–25 May: NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships –
27 May – 1 June: NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships –
10–12 June: Curtis Cup –
13–18 June: The Amateur Championship –
21–25 June: British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship -
1–7 August: U.S. Women's Amateur –
15–21 August: U.S. Amateur –
14–17 September Espirito Santo Trophy –
21–24 September Eisenhower Trophy –
5–9 October: Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship –

Other happenings

Golf in multi-sport events

11–20 August: Summer Olympics

Deaths

6 January – Christy O'Connor Jnr (born 1948), Irish golfer who won four times on the European Tour
27 January – Mary Lou Crocker (born 1944), American golfer who won once on the LPGA Tour

Table of results

This table summarizes all the results referred to above in date order.

Dates	Tournament	Status or tour	Winner
15–17 Jan	EurAsia Cup	Europe v Asia men's professional team event	Team Europe
14–17 Jan	Latin America Amateur Championship	Amateur men's individual tournament	Paul Chaplet
3–6 Mar	WGC-Cadillac Championship	World Golf Championships	Adam Scott
23–27 Mar	WGC-Dell Match Play	World Golf Championships	Jason Day
31 Mar – 3 Apr	ANA Inspiration	LPGA major	Lydia Ko
7–10 Apr	Masters Tournament	Men's major	Danny Willett
12–15 May	The Players Championship	PGA Tour
19–22 May	Regions Tradition	Senior major
20–25 May	NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships	U.S. college championship
26–29 May	BMW PGA Championship	European Tour
26–29 May	Senior PGA Championship	Senior major
27 May – 1 Jun	NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships	U.S. college championship
9–12 Jun	KPMG Women's PGA Championship	LPGA major
9–12 Jun	Constellation Senior Players Championship	Senior major
10–12 Jun	Curtis Cup	Amateur women's team tournament
13–18 Jun	The Amateur Championship	Amateur men's individual tournament
16–19 Jun	U.S. Open	Men's major
21–25 Jun	British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship	Amateur women's individual tournament
30 Jun – 3 Jul	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	World Golf Championships
7–10 Jul	U.S. Women's Open	LPGA major
14–17 Jul	The Open Championship	Men's major
21–24 Jul	The Senior Open Championship	Senior major
21–24 Jul	International Crown	LPGA Tour team event
28–31 Jul	Ricoh Women's British Open	LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour major
28–31 Jul	PGA Championship	Men's major
1–7 Aug	U.S. Women's Amateur	Amateur women's individual tournament
11–14 Aug	U.S. Senior Open	Senior major
15–21 Aug	U.S. Amateur	Amateur men's individual tournament
25–28 Aug	The Barclays	PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff
2–5 Sep	Deutsche Bank Championship	PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff
8–11 Sep	BMW Championship	PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff
14–17 Sep	Espirito Santo Trophy	Women's amateur team event
15–18 Sep	The Evian Championship	LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour major
21–24 Sep	Eisenhower Trophy	Men's amateur team event
22–25 Sep	The Tour Championship	PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff
30 Sep – 2 Oct	Ryder Cup	European team vs. United States team men's professional team event
5–9 Oct	Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship	Amateur men's individual tournament
27–30 Oct	WGC-HSBC Champions	World Golf Championships
28–30 Oct	PowerShares QQQ Championship	PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff
4–6 Nov	Dominion Charity Classic	PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff
10–13 Nov	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff
17–20 Nov	DP World Tour Championship, Dubai	European Tour
17–20 Nov	CME Group Tour Championship	LPGA Tour
24–27 Nov	World Cup of Golf	Men's professional team event

References

External links

Men's tours' official sites

Women's tours' official sites

Rankings

Official World Golf Ranking – updated each Monday
Women's World Rankings – updated each Monday
World Amateur Golf Rankings – updated each Wednesday

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