2007 PGA Tour
The 2007 PGA Tour season ran from January 4, 2007 to November 4, 2007. The season consisted of 47 official money events. This included four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the European Tour. There were also five unofficial events played in November and December. Tiger Woods swept all the major awards for a sixth time.
Twelve players won three million dollars, 34 won two million or more and 99 won one million or more. The cut off to make the top 125 on the money list and retain a tour card was a record $785,180.
The total prize money, as stated on the 2007 schedule of tournaments page of the PGA Tour website, was $271.1 million. The actual prize money was slightly higher – $272,304,886.89. If one player had played and won each of the 44 events, he would have won $46,787,450.
Schedule
The following table lists the main season events. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.Week | Tournament | Location | Winner | OWGR points | Purse | Winner's share | Notes |
Jan 7 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Hawaii | Vijay Singh | 50 | 5,500,000 | 1,100,000 | Winners-only event |
Jan 14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Hawaii | Paul Goydos | 56 | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | |
Jan 21 | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | California | Charley Hoffman | 40 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | Celebrity pro-am |
Jan 28 | Buick Invitational | California | Tiger Woods | 50 | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | |
Feb 4 | FBR Open | Arizona | Aaron Baddeley | 54 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
Feb 11 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | California | Phil Mickelson | 48 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | Celebrity pro-am |
Feb 18 | Nissan Open | California | Charles Howell III | 70 | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | |
Feb 25 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | Arizona | Henrik Stenson | 76 | 8,000,000 | 1,350,000 | World Golf Championships |
Feb 25 | Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun | Mexico | Fred Funk | 24 | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | New tournament Alternate event |
Mar 4 | The Honda Classic | Florida | Mark Wilson | 50 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
Mar 11 | PODS Championship | Florida | Mark Calcavecchia | 48 | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
Mar 18 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Florida | Vijay Singh | 68 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | Invitational |
Mar 25 | WGC-CA Championship | Florida | Tiger Woods | 76 | 8,000,000 | 1,350,000 | World Golf Championships |
Apr 1 | Shell Houston Open | Texas | Adam Scott | 46 | 5,500,000 | 990,000 | |
Apr 8 | Masters Tournament | Georgia | Zach Johnson | 100 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | Major championship |
Apr 15 | Verizon Heritage | South Carolina | Boo Weekley | 54 | 5,400,000 | 972,000 | Invitational |
Apr 22 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Louisiana | Nick Watney | 28 | 6,100,000 | 1,098,000 | |
Apr 29 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Texas | Scott Verplank | 52 | 6,300,000 | 1,134,000 | |
May 6 | Wachovia Championship | North Carolina | Tiger Woods | 74 | 6,400,000 | 1,152,000 | |
May 13 | The Players Championship | Florida | Phil Mickelson | 80 | 9,000,000 | 1,620,000 | Flagship event |
May 20 | AT&T Classic | Georgia | Zach Johnson | 36 | 5,400,000 | 972,000 | |
May 27 | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Texas | Rory Sabbatini | 52 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | Invitational |
Jun 3 | The Memorial Tournament | Ohio | K. J. Choi | 70 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | Invitational |
Jun 10 | Stanford St. Jude Championship | Tennessee | Woody Austin | 50 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
Jun 17 | U.S. Open | Pennsylvania | Ángel Cabrera | 100 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | Major championship |
Jun 24 | Travelers Championship | Connecticut | Hunter Mahan | 46 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
Jul 1 | Buick Open | Michigan | Brian Bateman | 38 | 4,900,000 | 882,000 | |
Jul 8 | AT&T National | Maryland | K.J. Choi | 62 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | New tournament Invitational |
Jul 15 | John Deere Classic | Illinois | Jonathan Byrd | 24 | 4,100,000 | 738,000 | |
Jul 22 | The Open Championship | Scotland | Pádraig Harrington | 100 | 8,637,720 | 1,542,450 | Major championship |
Jul 22 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Joe Ogilvie | 24 | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | Alternate event |
Jul 29 | Canadian Open | Ontario | Jim Furyk | 32 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
Aug 5 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Ohio | Tiger Woods | 76 | 8,000,000 | 1,350,000 | World Golf Championships |
Aug 5 | Reno-Tahoe Open | Nevada | Steve Flesch | 24 | 3,000,000 | 630,000 | Alternate event |
Aug 12 | PGA Championship | Oklahoma | Tiger Woods | 100 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | Major championship |
Aug 19 | Wyndham Championship | North Carolina | Brandt Snedeker | 24 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
Aug 26 | The Barclays | New York | Steve Stricker | 74 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
Sep 3 | Deutsche Bank Championship | Massachusetts | Phil Mickelson | 74 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
Sep 9 | BMW Championship | Illinois | Tiger Woods | 68 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
Sep 16 | The Tour Championship | Georgia | Tiger Woods | 60 | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | FedEx Cup Playoffs |
Sep 23 | Turning Stone Resort Championship | New York | Steve Flesch | 30 | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | New tournament Fall Series |
Sep 30 | Viking Classic | Mississippi | Chad Campbell | 24 | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | Fall Series |
Oct 7 | Valero Texas Open | Texas | Justin Leonard | 24 | 4,500,000 | 810,000 | Fall Series |
Oct 14 | Frys.com Open | Nevada | George McNeill | 26 | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | Fall Series |
Oct 21 | Fry's Electronics Open | Arizona | Mike Weir | 38 | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | New tournament Fall Series |
Oct 28 | Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro | Florida | Daniel Chopra | 24 | 4,500,000 | 810,000 | New tournament Fall Series |
Nov 4 | Children's Miracle Network Classic | Florida | Stephen Ames | 34 | 4,600,000 | 828,000 | Fall Series |
Unofficial events
The following events did not carry official money.Source:
Location of tournaments
Leaders
Scoring Average leadersRank | Player | Country | Average |
1 | Tiger Woods | ' | 67.79 |
2 | Ernie Els | 69.29 | |
3 | Justin Rose | 69.30 | |
4 | Steve Stricker | 69.39 | |
5 | Phil Mickelson | 69.46 |
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Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings | Events | Wins |
1 | Tiger Woods | ' | 10,867,052 | 16 | 7 |
2 | Phil Mickelson | 5,819,988 | 22 | 3 | |
3 | Vijay Singh | 4,728,376 | 27 | 2 | |
4 | Steve Stricker | 4,663,077 | 23 | 1 | |
5 | K.J. Choi | 4,587,859 | 25 | 2 |
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Career Money List leaders
Rank | Player | Country | Earnings | Wins |
1 | Tiger Woods | 76,579,376 | 61 | |
2 | Vijay Singh | 54,108,218 | 31 | |
3 | Phil Mickelson | 45,334,026 | 32 | |
4 | Davis Love III | 35,630,313 | 19 | |
5 | Jim Furyk | 35,354,112 | 13 |
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Awards
Notes- Tiger Woods was the PGA Tour Player of the Year for a record ninth time, and for the third consecutive year
- Tiger Woods was the Money Winner for a record-tying eighth time, and for the third consecutive year
- Tiger Woods won the Byron Nelson Award for a record eighth time, and for the third consecutive year
- Tiger Woods won the three most prestigious awards given by the PGA Tour in the same year for a record seventh time