2010 in golf

This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2010.

Men's professional golf

Major championships

World Golf Championships

FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs

Other leading PGA Tour events

For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2010 PGA Tour.

Other leading European Tour events

For a complete list of European Tour results see 2010 European Tour.

Team events

Tour leaders

Awards

Other tour results

Other happenings

Women's professional golf

LPGA majors

Ladies European Tour major (in addition to the Women's British Open)

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

Additional LPGA Tour events

For a complete list of LPGA Tour results see 2010 LPGA Tour.

Money list leaders

Awards

Other happenings

Senior men's professional golf

Senior majors

Full results

Money list leaders

Awards

Amateur golf

World Golf Hall of Fame inductees

The Hall inducted no class in 2010. On 22 July, it announced that it would move future induction ceremonies to May, on the Monday before The Players Championship. The next class would be inducted on 9 May 2011.[2]

Table of results

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

DatesTournamentStatus or tourWinner
18-21 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship World Golf Championships England Ian Poulter
11-14 Mar WGC-CA Championship World Golf Championships South Africa Ernie Els
1-4 Apr Kraft Nabisco Championship LPGA major Taiwan Yani Tseng
8-11 Apr The Masters Men's major United States Phil Mickelson
6–9 MayThe Players ChampionshipPGA Tour South Africa Tim Clark
18–21 MayNCAA Division I Women's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championship Purdue / Caroline Hedwall
20–23 May BMW PGA Championship European Tour England Simon Khan
27–30 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipSenior major United States Tom Lehman
1-6 JunNCAA Division I Men's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championship Augusta State / Scott Langley
11-13 JunCurtis CupUnited States v Great Britain & Ireland
women's amateur team event
 Team USA
14-19 Jun The Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament South Korea Jin Jeong
17-20 Jun U.S. Open Men's major Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell
24-27 JunLPGA ChampionshipLPGA major United States Cristie Kerr
8-11 Jul U.S. Women's Open LPGA major United States Paula Creamer
15-18 Jul The Open Championship Men's major South Africa Louis Oosthuizen
22-25 Jul Evian MastersLadies European Tour major and
LPGA Tour regular event
South Korea Jiyai Shin
22-25 JulSenior British OpenSenior major Germany Bernhard Langer
29-1 AugWomen's British OpenLPGA and Ladies European Tour major Taiwan Yani Tseng
29 Jul-1 AugU.S. Senior OpenSenior major Germany Bernhard Langer
5-8 Aug WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalWorld Golf Championships United States Hunter Mahan
9-15 Aug U.S. Women's AmateurAmateur women's individual tournament United States Danielle Kang
12-15 Aug PGA Championship Men's major Germany Martin Kaymer
19-22 Aug JELD-WEN Tradition Senior major United States Fred Funk
23-29 AugU.S. AmateurAmateur men's individual tournament United States Peter Uihlein
26-29 AugThe BarclaysPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff United States Matt Kuchar
4-7 SepDeutsche Bank ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff United States Charley Hoffman
3-6 SepBMW ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff United States Dustin Johnson
23-26 Sep The Tour Championship PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff United States Jim Furyk
1-3 Oct Ryder CupEurope v United States
men's professional team event
Europe Team Europe
7-10 Oct Senior Players Championship Senior major United States Mark O'Meara
20-23 Oct Espirito Santo Trophy Women's amateur team event  South Korea
28-31 Oct Eisenhower Trophy Men's amateur team event  France
4-7 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions World Golf Championships Italy Francesco Molinari
25-28 NovDubai World ChampionshipEuropean Tour Sweden Robert Karlsson
2-5 DecLPGA Tour ChampionshipLPGA Tour Sweden Maria Hjorth

The following biennial events will next be played in 2011: Solheim Cup, Presidents Cup, Seve Trophy, Mission Hills World Cup, Walker Cup.

References

  1. Associated Press (2 May 2010). "Ryo Ishikawa shoots 58 to win Japan Tour event". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. "World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Moves to May 2011" (Press release). World Golf Hall of Fame. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.


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