2010 US Tour schedule released

Last updated: 18th December 2009

Despite the economic downturn, the 2010 US Tour season will have a full schedule of 41 events.

For the third straight season, the schedule will feature 37 regular-season events and four Playoff Series events to decide the FedEx Cup champion.

"We are very pleased to announce our schedule through the 2010 FedExCup season," commissioner Tim Finchem said in a statement. "Despite difficult economic times we once again have a full slate of events."

The PGA Tour have also announced that they won't be tinkering with the FedExCup's points system.

Rick George, chief of operations for the PGA Tour, said any adjustment to the points system was not on the agenda and not discussed at a policy board meeting earlier this week.

"We think the FedExCup did a lot of positive things and met the objectives we set for it," George said. "We don't anticipate it changing."

Most of The Fall Series events, which follow the Tour Championship (the FedEx Cup finale), have yet to be announced. However, there is one change.

The Frys.com Open is to move from Arizona to California from 2010 it has been announced. The tournament has been staged at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale for the past three years with Troy Matteson winning this year's edition after a play-off last month. But it will now head west to California with the Corde Valle Golf Club in San Martin playing host.

Key dates:

April 8-11 The Masters - Augusta, Georgia
June 17-20 U.S. Open - Pebble Beach, California
July 15-18 British Open - St. Andrews, Scotland
August 12-15 PGA Championship - Whistling Straits, Wisconsin
October 1-3 Ryder Cup - Newport, Wales

Changes from 2009 schedule:

The Buick Open is no longer and has been replaced by The Greenbrier Classic which will make its debut from July 29-Aug. 1 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia while new dates have been given for the Turning Stone Resort Championship and the Reno-Tahoe Open.

The Turning Stone moves from the Fall Series to the FedExCup season and will take place from Aug. 5-8. The Reno-Tahoe Open will be brought forward to July 15-18, the same week as The Open at St Andrews.

SBS, the Seoul Broadcasting System, are the new sponsors of the season-opener at Kapalua in Hawaii.

Full schedule:

Jan. 7-10 SBS Championship - Kapalua, Hawaii
Jan. 14-17 Sony Open in Hawaii - Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan. 20-24 Bob Hope Classic - La Quinta, Calif.
Jan. 28-31 Century Club of San Diego Invitational - La Jolla, Calif.
Feb. 4-7 Northern Trust Open - Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Feb. 11-14 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am - Pebble Beach, Calif.
Feb. 18-21 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Champ. - Marana, Ariz.
Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun - Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Feb. 25-28 FBR Open - Scottsdale, Ariz.
March 4-7 The Honda Classic - Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
March 11-14 World Golf Championships-CA Championship - Doral, Fla.
Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular - Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
March 15-21 Transitions Championship - Palm Harbor, Fla.
March 25-28 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard - Orlando, Fla.
April 1-4 Shell Houston Open - Humble, Texas
April 8-11 The Masters - Augusta, Ga.
April 15-18 Verizon Heritage - Hilton Head Island, S.C.
April 22-25 Zurich Classic of New Orleans - Avondale, La.
April 29-May 2 Quail Hollow Championship - Charlotte, N.C.
May 6-9 THE PLAYERS Championship - Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
May 13-16 Valero Texas Open - San Antonio, Texas
May 20-23 HP Byron Nelson Championship - Irving, Texas
May 27-30 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial - Fort Worth, Texas
June 3-6 the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley - Dublin, Ohio
June 10-13 St. Jude Classic - Memphis, Tenn.
June 17-20 U.S. Open - Pebble Beach, Calif.
June 24-27 Travelers Championship - Cromwell, Conn.
July 1-4 AT&T National - Newton Square, Pa.
July 8-11 John Deere Classic - Silvis, Ill.
July 15-18 The Open Championship - St. Andrews, Scotland
Legends Reno-Tahoe Open - Reno, Nev.
July 22-25 RBC Canadian Open - Etobicoke, Ontario
July 29-Aug. 1 The Greenbrier Classic - White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Aug. 5-8 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational - Akron, Ohio
Turning Stone Resort Championship - Verona, N.Y.
Aug. 12-15 PGA Championship - Kohler, Wis.
Aug. 19-22 Wyndham Championship - Greensboro, N.C.
Aug. 26-29 The Barclays - Paramus, N.J.
Sept. 3-6 Deutsche Bank Championship - Norton, Mass.
Sept. 9-12 BMW Championship - Lemont, Ill.
Sept. 23-26 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola - Atlanta, Ga.