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2017 in golf

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This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2017.

Contents

Men's professional golf

Major championships

  • 6–9 April: The Masters
  • 15–18 June: U.S. Open
  • 20–23 July: The Open Championship
  • 10–13 August: PGA Championship
  • World Golf Championships

  • 2–5 March WGC-Mexico Championship –
  • 22–26 March: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play –
  • 3–6 August: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational –
  • 26–29 October: WGC-HSBC Champions –
  • FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2017 FedEx Cup Playoffs

  • 24–27 August: The Northern Trust –
  • 1–4 September: Dell Technologies Championship –
  • 14–17 September: BMW Championship –
  • 21–24 September: Tour Championship –
  • Other leading PGA Tour events

  • 11–14 May: The Players Championship
  • For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2017 PGA Tour.

    Leading European Tour events

  • 25–28 May: BMW PGA Championship –
  • 2–5 November: Turkish Airlines Open –
  • 9–12 November: Nedbank Golf Challenge –
  • 16–19 November: DP World Tour Championship, Dubai –
  • For a complete list of European Tour results see 2017 European Tour.

    Team events

  • 28 September – 1 October: Presidents Cup –
  • Tour leaders

  • PGA Tour
  • This total does not include FedEx Cup bonuses.
  • European Tour
  • Japan Golf Tour –
  • Asian Tour –
  • PGA Tour of Australasia –
  • Sunshine Tour –
  • OneAsia Tour –
  • PGA Tour Latinoamérica –
  • 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

  • 2017 Asian Tour
  • 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia
  • 2017 PGA Tour Canada
  • 2017 Challenge Tour
  • 2017 Japan Golf Tour
  • 2017 OneAsia Tour
  • 2017 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
  • 2017 Sunshine Tour
  • 2017 Web.com Tour
  • Other happenings

  • 19 February: Dustin Johnson becomes the number one golfer in the world.
  • Women's professional golf

    LPGA majors

  • 30 March – 2 April: ANA Inspiration
  • 29 June – 2 July: KPMG Women's PGA Championship
  • 13–16 July: U.S. Women's Open
  • 3–6 August: Women's British Open
  • 14–17 September: The Evian Championship
  • For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2017 LPGA Tour.

    Additional LPGA Tour events

  • 16–19 November: CME Group Tour Championship –
  • Ladies European Tour event

  • TBA December: Omega Dubai Ladies Masters -
  • For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see 2017 Ladies European Tour.

    Team events

  • 18–20 August: Solheim Cup –
  • Money list leaders

  • LPGA Tour –
  • LPGA of Japan Tour –
  • Ladies European Tour –
  • LPGA of Korea Tour –
  • Ladies Asian Golf Tour –
  • ALPG Tour –
  • Symetra Tour –
  • Awards

  • LPGA Tour Player of the Year –
  • LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year –
  • LPGA Tour Vare Trophy –
  • LET Rookie of the Year –
  • Other tour results

  • 2017 Symetra Tour
  • 2017 Ladies Asian Golf Tour
  • 2017 LPGA of Japan Tour
  • 2017 LPGA of Korea Tour
  • Other happenings

    Senior men's professional golf

    Senior majors

  • 18–21 May: Regions Tradition
  • 25–28 May: Senior PGA Championship
  • 29 June – 2 July: U.S. Senior Open
  • 13–16 July: Senior Players Championship
  • 27–30 July: The Senior Open Championship
  • Charles Schwab Cup playoff events

  • 20–22 October: Dominion Charity Classic –
  • 27–29 October: PowerShares QQQ Championship –
  • 9–12 November: Charles Schwab Cup Championship –
  • Full results

  • 2017 PGA Tour Champions season
  • 2017 European Seniors Tour
  • Money list leaders

  • Champions Tour –
  • European Seniors Tour –
  • Awards

  • Champions Tour
  • 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

  • 19–24 May: NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships –
  • 26–31 May: NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships –
  • 13−17 June: British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship -
  • 19–24 June: The Amateur Championship –
  • 7–13 August: U.S. Women's Amateur –
  • 14–20 August: U.S. Amateur –
  • 9–10 September: Walker Cup –
  • 26–29 October: Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship –
  • Other happenings

    Deaths

  • 4 January – Wayne Westner (born 1961), South African golfer who won twice on the European Tour
  • 13 January – John Jacobs (born 1925), Ryder Cup player and captain, founder of European Tour, and World Golf Hall of Fame member
  • Table of results

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

    References

    2017 in golf Wikipedia