2011 in golf

This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2011.

Men's professional golf

Major championships

World Golf Championships

FedEx Cup playoff events – see 2011 FedEx Cup Playoffs

Other leading PGA Tour events

For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2011 PGA Tour.

Leading European Tour events

For a complete list of European Tour results see 2011 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 2011 Ladies European Tour.

Additional LPGA Tour events

For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2011 LPGA Tour.

Team events

Money list leaders

Awards

Other tour results

Other happenings

Senior men's professional golf

Senior majors

Full results

Money list leaders

Awards

Amateur golf

Other happenings

World Golf Hall of Fame inductees

On 22 July 2010, the Hall of Fame announced that it would move future induction ceremonies from October/November to May, on the Monday before The Players Championship. The 2011 class was inducted on 9 May:[5][6][7][8]

Deaths

Table of results

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

DatesTournamentStatus or tourWinner
7–9 Jan Royal Trophy Europe v Asia
men's professional team event
 Europe
23–27 Feb WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship World Golf Championships England Luke Donald
10–13 Mar WGC-Cadillac Championship World Golf Championships United States Nick Watney
31 Mar – 3 Apr Kraft Nabisco Championship LPGA major United States Stacy Lewis
7–10 Apr The Masters Men's major South Africa Charl Schwartzel
5–8 May Regions Tradition Senior major United States Tom Lehman
12–15 May The Players Championship PGA Tour South Korea K. J. Choi
17–21 MayNCAA Division I Women's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championship UCLA / Austin Ernst
26–29 May BMW PGA Championship European Tour England Luke Donald
26–29 May Senior PGA Championship Senior major United States Tom Watson
31 May – 5 Jun NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships U.S. college championship Augusta State / John Peterson
13–18 Jun The Amateur Championship Amateur men's individual tournament Australia Bryden Macpherson
16–19 Jun U.S. Open Men's major Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
23–26 JunWegmans LPGA ChampionshipLPGA major Taiwan Yani Tseng
7–10 Jul U.S. Women's Open LPGA major South Korea So Yeon Ryu
14–17 Jul The Open Championship Men's major Northern Ireland Darren Clarke
21–24 Jul Evian Masters Ladies European Tour major and
LPGA Tour regular event
Japan Ai Miyazato
21–24 Jul The Senior Open Championship Senior major United States Russ Cochran
28–31 Jul Ricoh Women's British OpenLPGA and Ladies European Tour major Taiwan Yani Tseng
28–31 JulU.S. Senior OpenSenior major United States Olin Browne
4–7 Aug WGC-Bridgestone InvitationalWorld Golf Championships Australia Adam Scott
8–14 Aug U.S. Women's AmateurAmateur women's individual tournament United States Danielle Kang
11–14 Aug PGA Championship Men's major United States Keegan Bradley
18–21 Aug Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship Senior major United States Fred Couples
22–28 AugU.S. AmateurAmateur men's individual tournament United States Kelly Kraft
25–28 AugThe BarclaysPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff United States Dustin Johnson
2–5 SepDeutsche Bank ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff United States Webb Simpson
10–11 Sep Walker Cup Great Britain & Ireland v United States
men's amateur team event
United Kingdom Great Britain & Republic of Ireland Ireland
15–18 Sep Vivendi Seve Trophy Great Britain & Ireland v Continental Europe
men's professional team event
United Kingdom Great Britain & Republic of Ireland Ireland
15–18 SepBMW ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff England Justin Rose
22–25 Sep The Tour Championship PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff United States Bill Haas
23–25 Sep Solheim Cup Europe v United States
women's professional team event
 Europe
3–6 Nov WGC-HSBC Champions World Golf Championships Germany Martin Kaymer
17–20 Nov CME Group Titleholders LPGA Tour South Korea Hee Young Park
17–20 Nov Presidents Cup International v United States
men's professional team event
 United States
24–27 Nov Omega Mission Hills World Cup Men's professional national team event  United States
8–11 DecDubai World ChampionshipEuropean Tour Spain Álvaro Quirós

The following biennial events will next be played in 2012: Ryder Cup, Curtis Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Espirito Santo Trophy.

References

  1. No comeback player award this season
  2. "Sunshine Tour announces major coup for SA golf" (Press release). Sunshine Tour. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  3. "LPGA Adds The Evian as a Major Championship in 2013" (Press release). LPGA. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  4. "Lexi Thompson wins Navistar Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  5. "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.
  6. "Class of 2011 Candidates & Ballot Results" (Press release). World Golf Hall of Fame. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  7. "CBS television legend Frank Chirkinian joins World Golf Hall of Fame's 2011 Class" (Press release). World Golf Hall of Fame. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  8. "Els, five others complete journey into Hall of Fame". pgatour.com. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.


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