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2011 in golf

2011 in golf

Overview of the events of 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

  • 7–9 January: Royal Trophy – Team Europe defeated Team Asia 9–7 for its second consecutive win and fourth in the event's five editions.
  • 15–18 September: Vivendi Seve Trophy – Team Great Britain and Ireland defeated team Continental Europe, 15½ to 12½, for the sixth consecutive time.
  • 17–20 November: Presidents Cup – The American team defeated the International team 19–15. It was the fourth consecutive win in this event for the Americans.
  • 24–27 November: Omega Mission Hills World Cup – The American team of Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland won giving the United States their 24th win in the World Cup.

Tour leaders

Awards

Other tour results

Other happenings

Women's professional golf

LPGA majors

  • 31 March – 3 April: Kraft Nabisco Championship – American Stacy Lewis defeated defending champion and current world number one Yani Tseng by three strokes to claim her first professional win.
  • 23–26 June: Wegmans LPGA Championship – Yani Tseng from Taiwan won by 10 strokes over American Morgan Pressel. It was Tseng's third LPGA Tour win in 2011 and her seventh professional win of the year. If was also Tseng's fourth career major win, which made her the youngest golfer, male or female, in the modern era to win four majors.
  • 7–10 July: U.S. Women's Open – So Yeon Ryu of South Korean defeated compatriot Hee Kyung Seo in a three-hole playoff. It was Ryu's first win in an LPGA Tour event.
  • 28–31 July: Ricoh Women's British Open – Yani Tseng defended her title with a four-stroke win over American Brittany Lang. The win made Tseng the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships.

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

  • 23–25 September: Solheim Cup – Europe reclaimed the Cup by a score of 15–13. It was the first win for Europe since 2003 and Europe's fourth victory in the 12-tournament history of the Solheim Cup.

Money list leaders

Awards

Other tour results

Other happenings

  • 14 February – Yani Tseng moved to number one in the Women's World Golf Rankings, surpassing Jiyai Shin who had held the position for the previous 15 weeks. Tseng's move to number one came after winning back-to-back events in Australia on the ALPG Tour and Ladies European Tour.
  • 26 June – After winning the LPGA Championship for her fourth career major, 22-year-old Yani Tseng became the youngest player, male or female, in the modern era to win four majors.
  • 20 July – The LPGA announced that the Evian Masters will become that tour's fifth major starting in 2013. The tournament will move to September, becoming the season's last major, and would be renamed "The Evian".[3] (The tournament would later be slightly renamed as "The Evian Championship".)
  • 18 September – 16-year-old Lexi Thompson won the Navistar LPGA Classic, becoming the youngest player to win an LPGA tournament. She broke the previous record for multi-round tournament that was set by 18-year-old Paula Creamer in 2005.[4]

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

  • 1 January – Billy Joe Patton (born 1922), amateur golfer who almost won the 1954 Masters Tournament
  • 20 February – Betty Hicks (born 1920), 1941 U.S. Women's Amateur winner, LPGA co-founder
  • 21 February – Bob Boyd (born 1955), PGA Tour and European Seniors Tour golfer
  • 4 March – Frank Chirkinian (born 1926), American TV producer credited as the "father of televised golf" and 2011 Hall of Fame inductee
  • 8 April – Sam Urzetta (born 1926), 1950 U.S. Amateur winner
  • 18 April – Mason Rudolph (born 1934), five-time PGA Tour winner
  • 7 May – Seve Ballesteros (born 1957), Spanish Hall of Fame golfer; winner of two Masters and three Open Championships
  • 11 July – Alex Hay (born 1933), Scottish golf broadcaster and club pro
  • 24 August – Paul Harney (born 1929), six-time PGA Tour winner
  • 28 August – Cesar Sanudo (born 1943), PGA Tour winner
  • 27 September – Dave Hill (born 1937), 13-time PGA Tour winner
  • 1 October – Sven Tumba (born 1931), Swedish professional golfer, golf course architect, and promoter
  • 14 October – Adam Hunter (born 1963), European Tour winner
  • 3 December – James A. Barclay (born 1923), golf historian, Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member
  • 22 December – Bettye Danoff (born 1923), LPGA co-founder
  • 28 December – Teruo Sugihara (born 1937), 28-time Japan Golf Tour winner

Table of results

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

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

References

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  2. [2]
    "Sunshine Tour announces major coup for SA golf" (Press release). Sunshine Tour. 12 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
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    "LPGA Adds The Evian as a Major Championship in 2013" (Press release). LPGA. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
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    "Lexi Thompson wins Navistar Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
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    "World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Moves to May 2011" (Press release). World Golf Hall of Fame. 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
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    "Class of 2011 Candidates & Ballot Results" (Press release). World Golf Hall of Fame. 3 October 2010. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
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    "CBS television legend Frank Chirkinian joins World Golf Hall of Fame's 2011 Class" (Press release). World Golf Hall of Fame. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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    "Els, five others complete journey into Hall of Fame". pgatour.com. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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