2016 in golf

Men's professional golf

Major championships

World Golf Championships

FedEx Cup Playoffs

Other leading PGA Tour events

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

Leading European Tour events

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

Team events

Tour leaders

Awards

Other happenings

  • 27 March: Jason Day becomes the number one golfer in the world.[21]
  • 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.[22]
  • 7 August: Jim Furyk shot a 12-under-par 58 in the final round of the Travelers Championship, becoming the first player to shoot 58 in a PGA Tour event. This also made Furyk the first PGA Tour pro to card two rounds under 60.[23]

Women's professional golf

LPGA majors

Additional LPGA Tour events

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

Ladies European Tour event

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

Team events

Money list leaders

Awards

Senior men's professional golf

Senior majors

Charles Schwab Cup playoff events

Full results

Money list leaders

Awards

Amateur golf

Other happenings

Golf in multi-sport events

Deaths

Table of results

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

DatesTournamentStatus or tourWinner
15–17 JanEurAsia CupEurope v Asia
men's professional team event
Team Europe
14–17 JanLatin America Amateur ChampionshipAmateur men's individual tournament Paul Chaplet
3–6 MarWGC-Cadillac ChampionshipWorld Golf Championships Adam Scott
23–27 MarWGC-Dell Match PlayWorld Golf Championships Jason Day
31 Mar – 3 AprANA InspirationLPGA major Lydia Ko
7–10 AprMasters TournamentMen's major Danny Willett
12–15 MayThe Players ChampionshipPGA Tour Jason Day
19–22 MayRegions TraditionSenior major Bernhard Langer
20–25 MayNCAA Division I Women's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championshipWashington / Virginia Elena Carta
26–29 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEuropean Tour Chris Wood
26–29 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipSenior major Rocco Mediate
27 May – 1 JunNCAA Division I Men's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championshipOregon / Aaron Wise
9–12 JunKPMG Women's PGA ChampionshipLPGA major Brooke Henderson
9–12 JunConstellation Senior Players ChampionshipSenior major Bernhard Langer
10–12 JunCurtis CupAmateur women's team tournamentGreat Britain and Ireland
13–18 JunThe Amateur ChampionshipAmateur men's individual tournament Scott Gregory
16–19 JunU.S. OpenMen's major Dustin Johnson
21–25 JunBritish Ladies Amateur Golf ChampionshipAmateur women's individual tournament Julia Engström
30 Jun – 3 JulWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalWorld Golf Championships Dustin Johnson
7–10 JulU.S. Women's OpenLPGA major Brittany Lang
14–17 JulThe Open ChampionshipMen's major Henrik Stenson
21–24 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipSenior major Paul Broadhurst
21–24 JulInternational CrownLPGA Tour team event United States
28–31 JulRicoh Women's British OpenLPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour major Ariya Jutanugarn
28–31 JulPGA ChampionshipMen's major Jimmy Walker
1–7 AugU.S. Women's AmateurAmateur women's individual tournament Seong Eun-jeong
11–14 AugU.S. Senior OpenSenior major Gene Sauers
15–21 AugU.S. AmateurAmateur men's individual tournament Curtis Luck
25–28 AugThe BarclaysPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Patrick Reed
2–5 SepDeutsche Bank ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Rory McIlroy
8–11 SepBMW ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Dustin Johnson
14–17 SepEspirito Santo TrophyWomen's amateur team event South Korea
15–18 SepThe Evian ChampionshipLPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour major Chun In-gee
21–24 SepEisenhower TrophyMen's amateur team event Australia
22–25 SepThe Tour ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff Rory McIlroy
30 Sep – 2 OctRyder CupEuropean team vs. United States team
men's professional team event
 Team USA
5–9 OctAsia-Pacific Amateur ChampionshipAmateur men's individual tournament Curtis Luck
27–30 OctWGC-HSBC ChampionsWorld Golf Championships Hideki Matsuyama
28–30 OctPowerShares QQQ ChampionshipPGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff Tom Pernice Jr.
4–6 NovDominion Charity ClassicPGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff Scott McCarron
10–13 NovCharles Schwab Cup ChampionshipPGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff Paul Goydos
17–20 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiEuropean Tour Matthew Fitzpatrick
17–20 NovCME Group Tour ChampionshipLPGA Tour Charley Hull
24–27 NovWorld Cup of GolfMen's professional team event Denmark

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