There are two new title sponsors on the 2012 PGA Tour schedule: What was formerly called the Bob Hope Classic is now the Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation; and what was The Heritage is now the RBC Heritage. RBC now sponsors two tournaments on the schedule, the other being the RBC Canadian Open.
Here is the 2012 PGA Tour schedule (note: tournaments are played Thursday-Sunday unless otherwise noted):
January
Jan. 6-9: Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Friday-Monday), The Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort, Kapalua, Hawaii
Jan. 12-15: Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan. 19-22: Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation, PGA West (Palmer Private Course and Nicklaus Private Course) and La Quinta Country Club, La Quinta, California
Jan. 26-29: Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines Golf Course, San Diego, California
February
Feb. 2-5: Waste Management Phoenix Open, Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona
Feb. 9-12: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course and the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula Country Club, Pebble Beach, California
Feb. 16-19: Northern Trust Open, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
Feb. 22-26: WGC Accenture Match Play Championship (Wednesday-Sunday), The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona
Feb. 23-26: Mayakoba Golf Classic, El Camaleon Golf Club at the Mayakoba Resort, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
March
March 1-4: The Honda Classic, the Champion Course at PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
March 8-11: WGC Cadillac Championship, TPC Blue Monster Course at Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida
March 8-11: Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com, Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
March 15-18: Transitions Championship, Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Palm Harbor, Florida
March 22-25: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge, Orlando, Florida
April
March 29-April 1: Shell Houston Open, Tournament Course at Redstone Golf Club, Houston Texas
April 5-8: The Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
April 12-15: RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
April 19-22: Valero Texas Open, AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
April 26-29: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, TPC Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
May
May 3-6: Wells Fargo Championship, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
May 10-13: The Players Championship, Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
May 17-20: HP Byron Nelson Championship, Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
May 24-27: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
June
May 31-June 3: The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
June 7-10: FedEx St. Jude Classic, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
June 14-17: U.S. Open, Lake Course at Olympic Club, San Francisco, California
June 21-24: Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
July
June 28-July 1: AT&T National, Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland
July 5-8: The Greenbrier Classic, The Old White TPC at The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
July 12-15: John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
July 19-22: British Open, Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, Lancashire, England
July 19-22: True South Classic, Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Mississippi
July 26-29: RBC Canadian Open, Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Ancaster, Ontario
August
Aug. 2-5: WGC Bridgestone Invitational, South Course at Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio
Aug. 2-5: Reno-Tahoe Open, Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada
Aug. 9-12: PGA Championship, Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Aug. 16-19: Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
Aug. 23-26: The Barclays, Black Course at Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, New York
September
Aug. 31-Sept. 3: Deutsche Bank Championship (Friday-Monday), TPC Boston, Norton, Massachussetts
Aug. 6-9: BMW Championship, Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana
Aug. 13-16: Off week
Aug. 20-23: Tour Championship by Coca-Cola, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
Aug. 27-30: Ryder Cup, Medinah Country Club (Course No. 3), Medinah, Illinois
October
Oct. 4-7: Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
Oct. 11-14: Frys.com Open, CordeValle Golf Club, San Martin, California
Oct. 18-21: The McGladrey Classic, Seaside Course at Sea Island Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia
Oct. 25-28: CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, The Mines Resort & Golf Club Selangor, Malaysia
November
Nov. 1-4: WGC HSBC Champions, golf course and city TBA, China
Nov. 8-11: Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, Magnolia and Palm courses at Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Notes on the 2012 PGA Tour Schedule
A couple things to point out:
- The CIMB Asia Pacific Classic (Oct. 18-21) and WGC HSBC Champions (No. 1-4) tournaments are unofficial money events. Earnings in those tournaments do not count toward the PGA Tour money list.
- The FedEx Cup "regular season" encompasses 37 tournaments and concludes on Aug. 19 at the Wyndham Championship.
- The FedEx Cup "playoffs" begin with The Barclays on Aug. 23 and conclude at the Tour Championship on Sept. 23. The four playoff tournaments are played over five weeks, with a week off prior to the Tour Championship.
- The Fall Series begins on Oct. 4 in Las Vegas, following an off week. (The 2011 Ryder Cup takes place during the off week.) There are four tournaments in the Fall Series. The first three are played over the first three weeks of October, then the Tour breaks for two weeks for the Asian unofficial money events, then the Fall Series concludes the PGA Tour schedule at the Children's Miracle Network Classic on Nov. 11.
