2018 in golf

This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2018.

Men's professional golf

Major championships

World Golf Championships

FedEx Cup playoff events

Other leading PGA Tour events

For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2018 PGA Tour.

Leading European Tour events

For a complete list of European Tour results see 2018 European Tour.

Team events

Tour leaders

Awards

Results from other tours

Other happenings

Women's professional golf

LPGA majors

For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2018 LPGA Tour.

Additional LPGA Tour events

For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see 2018 Ladies European Tour.

Team events

  • 4–7 October: International Crown – Host South Korea won by four points over the United States and England teams.[40]

Money list leaders

Awards

Other tour results

Other happenings

Senior men's professional golf

Senior majors

Charles Schwab Cup playoff events

Full results

Money list leaders

Awards

Amateur golf

Golf in multi-sport events

Deaths

  • 3 March – Lally Segard (born 1921), French amateur golfer who won the 1950 British Ladies Amateur.[75]
  • 9 March – Jerry Anderson (born 1955), Canadian golfer who won once on the European Tour.[76]
  • 13 March – Dave Ragan (born 1935), American golfer who won three times on the PGA Tour.[77]
  • 20 March – Bobby Mitchell (born 1943), American golfer who won twice on the PGA Tour.[78]
  • 22 March – Lyn Lott (born 1950), American golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.[79]
  • 4 April – Don Cherry, American singer and notable amateur golfer, winning the Canadian Amateur Championship in 1953.[80]
  • 14 May – Doug Ford (born 1922), American golfer who won 19 times on the PGA Tour including two majors; World Golf Hall of Fame member.[81]
  • 20 May – Carol Mann (born 1941), American golfer who won 38 times on the LPGA Tour including two majors; World Golf Hall of Fame member.[82]
  • 19 June – Hubert Green (born 1946), American golfer who won 19 times on the PGA Tour including two majors; World Golf Hall of Fame member.[83]
  • 20 June – Peter Thomson (born 1929), Australian golfer who won The Open Championship five times; World Golf Hall of Fame member.[84]
  • 26 June – Phil Rodgers (born 1938), American golfer who won six times on the PGA Tour.[85]
  • 17 July – Mark Hayes (born 1949), American golfer who won three times on the PGA Tour, including the 1977 Tournament Players Championship.[86]
  • 28 July – Bruce Lietzke (born 1951), American golfer who won 13 times on the PGA Tour.[87]
  • 29 July – Ian Stanley (born 1948), Australian golfer who won 30 times worldwide.[88]
  • 8 August – Jarrod Lyle (born 1981), Australian golfer who won twice on the Nationwide Tour[89]
  • 17 August – Bunky Henry (born 1944), American golfer who won once on the PGA Tour.[90]
  • 15 October – Shelley Hamlin (born 1949), American golfer who won three times on the LPGA Tour.[91]
  • 15 October – Jim Wiechers (born 1944), American golfer who won once on the PGA Tour.[92]
  • 5 December – Jim Jamieson (born 1943), American golfer who won once on the PGA Tour.[93]
  • 21 December – Forrest Fezler (born 1949), American golfer who won once on the PGA Tour.[94]

Table of results

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

DatesTournamentStatus or tourWinner
12–14 JanEurAsia CupEurope v Asia
men's professional team event
Team Europe
20–23 JanLatin America Amateur ChampionshipAmateur men's individual tournamentChile Joaquín Niemann
1–4 MarWGC-Mexico ChampionshipWorld Golf ChampionshipsUnited States Phil Mickelson
21–25 MarWGC-Dell Technologies Match PlayWorld Golf ChampionshipsUnited States Bubba Watson
29 Mar – 1 AprANA InspirationLPGA majorSweden Pernilla Lindberg
5–8 AprMasters TournamentMen's majorUnited States Patrick Reed
10–13 MayThe Players ChampionshipPGA TourUnited States Webb Simpson
17–20 MayRegions TraditionSenior majorSpain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
18–23 MayNCAA Division I Women's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championshipArizona / Jennifer Kupcho
24–27 MayBMW PGA ChampionshipEuropean TourItaly Francesco Molinari
24–27 MaySenior PGA ChampionshipSenior majorEngland Paul Broadhurst
25–30 MayNCAA Division I Men's Golf ChampionshipsU.S. college championshipOklahoma State / Broc Everett
31 May – 3 JunU.S. Women's OpenLPGA majorThailand Ariya Jutanugarn
8–10 JunCurtis CupAmateur women's team tournament United States
14–17 JunU.S. OpenMen's majorUnited States Brooks Koepka
18–23 JunThe Amateur ChampionshipAmateur men's individual tournamentSouth Africa Jovan Rebula
26–30 JunBritish Ladies Amateur Golf ChampionshipAmateur women's individual tournamentGermany Leonie Harm
28 Jun – 1 JulU.S. Senior OpenSenior majorUnited States David Toms
28 Jun – 1 JulKPMG Women's PGA ChampionshipLPGA majorSouth Korea Park Sung-hyun
12–15 JulConstellation Senior Players ChampionshipSenior majorFiji Vijay Singh
19–22 JulThe Open ChampionshipMen's majorItaly Francesco Molinari
26–29 JulThe Senior Open ChampionshipSenior majorSpain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2–5 AugRicoh Women's British OpenLPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour majorEngland Georgia Hall
2–5 AugWGC-Bridgestone InvitationalWorld Golf ChampionshipsUnited States Justin Thomas
6–12 AugU.S. Women's AmateurAmateur women's individual tournamentUnited States Kristen Gillman
9–12 AugPGA ChampionshipMen's majorUnited States Brooks Koepka
13–19 AugU.S. AmateurAmateur men's individual tournamentNorway Viktor Hovland
23–26 AugThe Northern TrustPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffUnited States Bryson DeChambeau
29 Aug – 1 SepEspirito Santo TrophyWomen's amateur team event United States
31 Aug – 3 SepDell Technologies ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffUnited States Bryson DeChambeau
5–8 SepEisenhower TrophyMen's amateur team event Denmark
6–10 SepBMW ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffUnited States Keegan Bradley
13–16 SepThe Evian ChampionshipLPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour majorUnited States Angela Stanford
20–23 SepThe Tour ChampionshipPGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffUnited States Tiger Woods
28–30 SepRyder CupEuropean team vs. United States team
men's professional team event
Europe Team Europe
4–7 OctInternational CrownLPGA Tour team event South Korea
4–7 OctAsia-Pacific Amateur ChampionshipAmateur men's individual tournamentJapan Takumi Kanaya
19–21 OctDominion Charity ClassicPGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoffUnited States Woody Austin
25–28 OctWGC-HSBC ChampionsWorld Golf ChampionshipsUnited States Xander Schauffele
26–28 OctInvesco QQQ ChampionshipPGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoffUnited States Scott Parel
8–11 NovCharles Schwab Cup ChampionshipPGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoffFiji Vijay Singh
15–18 NovDP World Tour Championship, DubaiEuropean TourEngland Danny Willett
15–18 NovCME Group Tour ChampionshipLPGA TourUnited States Lexi Thompson
22–25 NovWorld Cup of GolfMen's professional team event Belgium

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