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The 2018–19 PGA Tour was the 104th season of the
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, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 51st season since separating from the
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, and the 13th edition of the
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.


Changes for 2018–19


Schedule

The schedule contained 46 events, two fewer than the previous season. The schedule was shortened in an effort to complete the FedEx Cup Playoffs by the end of August. As announced in
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, the
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was moved from August to May on the weekend before
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, starting in
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. The
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cited the addition of golf to the Summer Olympics, as well as cooler weather enabling a wider array of options for host courses, as reasoning for the change. It was also believed that the PGA Tour wished to re-align its season so that the FedEx Cup Playoffs would not have to compete with the start of
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season in late-August. Consequently,
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was moved from May back to March for the first time since
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.


New exemption

The PGA Tour added a one-time exemption for those who made 300 career cuts. J. J. Henry was the first to take advantage.


Events

''On hiatus'': The Houston Open and
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were not included in the shortened season, but they did return in the autumn of 2019 as part of the 2019–20 PGA Tour schedule. ''New'': Two new events were added to the schedule: the Rocket Mortgage Classic, played at Detroit Golf Club in
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, and the 3M Open, played at the
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in
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. ''Relocations'': The WGC Invitational was relocated from
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to
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when
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took over sponsorship of the event. ''Canceled'': The FedEx St. Jude Classic ceased due to the WGC event; the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, was played at the Classic's former location in Memphis. The
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; played in the
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area, no longer appeared on the PGA Tour schedule. The FedEx Cup playoff event; the
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, was also removed from the schedule with the number of playoff events reducing to three.
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alternated between
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, and
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(the site of the Dell Technologies Championship).


Rules

From January 1, 2019 onwards, tournaments followed the new rules released by the
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and
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which were designed to speed up the pace of play. The most noticeable changes included golfers being able to putt on the green with the flag remaining in, and drops being made from knee rather than shoulder height.


Prize money

As well as changes to individual tournament prize funds, the FedEx Cup postseason bonus money increased by $25 million to $60 million, with the FedEx Cup champion getting $15 million. The winner of the
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will be the FedEx Cup champion. The Tour Championship begins with each player having an adjusted score relative to par which relates to the amount of FedEx Cup points accumulated (previously the Tour Championship was structured similar to other tournaments, and awarded FedEx Cup points). The Tour Championship no longer have its own separate prize fund. In addition, the Wyndham Rewards Top 10 was introduced, a $10 million bonus to be divided among the FedEx Cup top 10 regular season finishers. The tour also introduced the Aon Risk Reward Challenge. In most tournaments, a single hole is allocated to contribute to the challenge. A player's best two scores from every participating event a player competes in throughout the season is used. The player with the lowest average to par score wins $1m. The initiative is replicated on the
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.


Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018–19 season.


Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry FedEx Cup points or official money, nor were wins official.


Location of tournaments


FedEx Cup


Points distribution

The distribution of points for 2018–19 PGA Tour events were as follows:
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starting score (to par), based on position in the FedEx Cup rankings after the BMW Championship:


Final standings

''For full rankings, see 2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs.'' Final
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standings of the 30 qualifiers for the
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:


Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.


Awards


See also

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Notes


References


External links

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