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This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2014. ==Men's professional golf== Major championships *10–13 April: Masters Tournament – Bubba Watson won by three strokes to claim his second Masters championship. *12–15 June: U.S. Open – Martin Kaymer won by eight strokes, becoming the first German player to win the U.S. Open, and the first player to win the Players Championship and the U.S. Open in the same year. This was his second major victory. *17–20 July: The Open Championship – Rory McIlroy won by two strokes over Rickie Fowler and Sergio García. It was his third career major championship, and his first Open Championship. With the win, he became the fourth player ever of 25 years old or under to have won at least three majors. *7–10 August: PGA Championship – Rory McIlroy won by one stroke over Phil Mickelson. It was his fourth career major and his second PGA Championship. It was also his third win in three starts, dating back to the Open Championship three weeks earlier. World Golf Championships *19–23 February: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship – Australian Jason Day won his first WGC event, beating Victor Dubuisson of France on the 23rd hole. *6–9 March WGC-Cadillac Championship – Patrick Reed won his first WGC event, winning by one stroke. At age 23, he was the youngest ever winner of a WGC event. *31 July – 3 August: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational – Rory McIlroy won, finishing two stokes ahead of Sergio García. It was his first WGC victory, and his first win on American soil in nearly two years. *6–9 November: WGC-HSBC Champions – Bubba Watson won, defeating Tim Clark on the first playoff hole. It was his first WGC victory, and his first victory outside of the United States. FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs *21–24 August: The Barclays – Hunter Mahan won by two strokes over Stuart Appleby, Jason Day, and Cameron Tringale. The win vaulted him from 62nd to 1st in the FedEx Cup standings. *29 August – 1 September: Deutsche Bank Championship – Chris Kirk won by two shots over Russell Henley, Billy Horschel, and Geoff Ogilvy. *4–7 September: BMW Championship – Billy Horschel won by two strokes over Bubba Watson. *11–14 September: Tour Championship – Billy Horschel won by three strokes over Jim Furyk and Rory McIlroy. His second consecutive playoff win also earned him the FedEx Cup. Other leading PGA Tour events *8–11 May: The Players Championship – German Martin Kaymer won, finishing one stroke ahead of Jim Furyk. ''For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2014 PGA Tour.'' Leading European Tour events *22–25 May: BMW PGA Championship – Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy birdied the 18th hole, and won by one stroke over Irishman Shane Lowry, who also birdied the 18th hole. *15–19 October: Volvo World Match Play Championship – Finn Mikko Ilonen defeated Swede Henrik Stenson 3 & 1 in the championship match. *30 October – 2 November: BMW Masters – Marcel Siem won in a playoff with Ross Fisher and Alexander Lévy. *13–16 November: Turkish Airlines Open – Brooks Koepka won from the clubhouse by one stroke over Ian Poulter, who failed to make birdie at the par-5 18th hole. It was Koepka's first career European Tour victory. *20–23 November: DP World Tour Championship, Dubai – Henrik Stenson won by 2 strokes over Victor Dubuisson, Rory McIlroy, and Justin Rose. It was his second straight DP World Tour Championship victory. ''For a complete list of European Tour results see 2014 European Tour.'' Team events *28–30 March: EurAsia Cup – The first EurAsia Cup ended in a 10–10 tie with the European and Asian teams sharing the Cup. *26–28 September: Ryder Cup – Team Europe defeated Team USA by a score of 16½ – 11½. It was the third consecutive Ryder Cup victory for Europe, and also Europe's fifth consecutive home victory in the Ryder Cup. Tour leaders *PGA Tour – Rory McIlroy (US$8,280,096) * * This total does not include FedEx Cup bonuses. *European Tour – Rory McIlroy (7,149,503 points) * *This total includes the US$1.25 million (€1.0 million) bonus for winning the Race to Dubai. *Japan Golf Tour – Koumei Oda (¥137,318,693) *Asian Tour – David Lipsky (US$713,901) *PGA Tour of Australasia – Greg Chalmers (A$254,525) *Sunshine Tour – Thomas Aiken (R4,057,642) Awards *PGA Tour * *FedEx Cup – Billy Horschel won the FedEx Cup after winning the final two playoff events, the BMW Championship and Tour Championship. * *PGA Player of the Year – Rory McIlroy * *Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) – Rory McIlroy * *Leading money winner (Arnold Palmer Award) – Rory McIlroy (US$8,280,096) * *Vardon Trophy – Rory McIlroy * *Byron Nelson Award – Rory McIlroy * *Rookie of the Year – Chesson Hadley * *Payne Stewart Award – Nick Faldo *European Tour * *Golfer of the Year – Rory McIlroy * *Rookie of the Year – Brooks Koepka *Web.com Tour * *Player of the Year – Carlos Ortiz Results from other tours *2014 Asian Tour *2014 PGA Tour of Australasia *2014 Challenge Tour *2014 Japan Golf Tour *2014 OneAsia Tour *2014 PGA Tour Canada *2014 PGA Tour China *2014 PGA Tour Latinoamérica *2014 Sunshine Tour *2014 Web.com Tour Other happenings *11 May: Ian MacGregor, caddie for Alastair Forsyth, died of an apparent heart attack during the final round of the Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI, a tournament dual-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Challenge Tour. *18 May: For the second time, Miguel Ángel Jiménez extended his own record as the oldest golfer to win on the European Tour, winning the Open de España at age . *18 May: Adam Scott became the world's number one golfer. *4 August: Rory McIlroy regained the world number one position, last held in March 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2014 in golf」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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