2015 PBA draft, Undrafted players
Note: *Backed out due to not playing in the PBA D-League; eventually drafted in 2016 by Meralco.


2015 PBZ Zagreb Indoors
The 2015 PBZ Zagreb Indoors was an ATP tennis tournament played on hard courts indoors. It was the 10th edition of the PBZ Zagreb Indoors, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2015 ATP World Tour. It took place in Zagreb, Croatia from February 2 through February 8, 2015.


2015 PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year. Marin Draganja and Henri Kontinen won the title, defeating Fabrice Martin and Purav Raja in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2015 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Singles
Marin Čilić was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament started due to an arm injury.


2015 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Singles
Guillermo García-López won the title, defeating Andreas Seppi in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–3.


2015 PDC Pro Tour
The 2015 PDC Pro Tour was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Professional Dart Players Association Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers, and European Tour events were the events that made up the Pro Tour. This year there were 35 PDC Pro Tour events held – 20 Players Championships, six UK Open Qualifiers, and nine European Tour events.


2015 PDC Pro Tour, Prize money
Prize money for each Players Championship increased from £50,000 to £60,000 per event and the European Tour increased from £100,000 to £115,000 per event. UK Open Qualifiers stayed the same as last year.


2015 PDC Pro Tour, PDC Pro Tour Card
128 players were granted Tour Cards, which enabled them to participate in all Players Championships, UK Open Qualifiers and European Tour events.


2015 PDC Pro Tour, PDC Pro Tour Card, Tour Cards
The offer of four places for the semi-finalists of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship were withdrawn from this year.


2015 PDC Pro Tour, PDC Pro Tour Card, Q School
The PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School took place at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan from January 14–17. The following players won two-year tour cards on each of the days played:


2015 PDC Pro Tour, PDC Pro Tour Card, Q School
A Q School Order of Merit was also created by using the following points system:


2015 PDC Pro Tour, PDC Pro Tour Card, Q School
To complete the field of 128 Tour Card Holders, places were allocated down the final Qualifying School Order of Merit. The following players picked up Tour Cards as a result:


2015 PDC Pro Tour, Challenge Tour
The PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour was open to all PDPA Associate Members who failed to win a Tour Card at Qualifying School. The players who finished first and second (Jan Dekker and Richie Corner) received two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2016 and 2017. In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2016 PDC Qualifying School.


2015 PDC Pro Tour, Development Tour
The PDC Unicorn Development Tour was open to players aged 16–23. The players who finished first and second on the Order of Merit received two-year Tour Cards to move onto the PDC Pro Tour in 2016 and 2017 (Bradley Kirk and Mike De Decker). In addition, the players who finished from third to eighth will receive free entry to the 2016 PDC Qualifying School. Prize money was doubled from the 2014 season, with £200,000 on offer for the 17 youth events, including £40,000 for the 2015 PDC World Youth Championship.


2015 PDC Pro Tour, Scandinavian Darts Corporation Pro Tour
The Scandinavian Pro Tour has eight events this year, with a total of €40,000 on offer. The top player,  Kim Viljanen, and the runner-up,  Per Laursen, on the SDC Order of Merit 2015 will play in the 2016 World Championship preliminary round.


2015 PDC Pro Tour, Eurasian Darts Corporation (EADC) Pro Tour
The 6 EADC Pro Tour events and the 2016 World Championship Qualifier will be played at Omega Plaza Business Center, Moscow. Players from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine are eligible to play.


2015 PDC Pro Tour, Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour
The Australian Grand Prix rankings are calculated from 25 events across Australia. The top player in the rankings,  Laurence Ryder, automatically qualified for the 2016 World Championship.


2015 PDC World Cup of Darts
The 2015 bwin World Cup of Darts was the fifth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts which took place between 11–14 June 2015 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.


2015 PDC World Cup of Darts
The Netherlands pairing of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld were the defending champions, but they were defeated in the semi-finals by Scotland's Gary Anderson and Peter Wright.


2015 PDC World Cup of Darts
England with Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis won their third title in the event by defeating Scotland's Anderson and Wright 3–2 in the final.


2015 PDC World Cup of Darts, Format
The tournament remained at 32 teams this year. 16 teams were seeded and drawn to face the remaining 16 teams in the first round. Like last year, there are no groups in 2015 with the tournament being a straight knockout.


2015 PDC World Cup of Darts, Format
First round: Best of nine legs doubles. Second round, quarter and semi-finals: Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores are tied a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match. Final: Three points needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches are played followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs singles matches in reverse order are played to determine the champion.


2015 PDC World Cup of Darts, Prize money
Prize money was raised to £250,000 from last year's £200,000 prize fund. The prize money was per team:


2015 PDC World Cup of Darts, Results, Draw
The draw was made on 27 May by Rod Harrington and Mark Paul.


2015 PDC World Cup of Darts, Results, Second round
Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.


2015 PDC World Cup of Darts, Results, Quarter-finals
Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.


2015 PDC World Cup of Darts, Results, Semi-finals
Two best of seven legs singles matches. If the scores were tied, a best of seven legs doubles match will settle the match.


2015 PDC World Cup of Darts, Results, Final
Three match wins were needed to win the title. Two best of seven legs singles matches followed by a best of seven doubles match. If necessary, one or two best of seven legs reverse singles matches are played to determine the champion.


2015 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2015 William Hill World Darts Championship was the 22nd World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event was held at the Alexandra Palace, London between 18 December 2014 and 4 January 2015.


2015 PDC World Darts Championship
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having won his first World Championship title in 2014, but he lost 6–3 to Gary Anderson in the semi-finals. Anderson won the title by beating 16-time World Champion Phil Taylor 7–6 in the final.


2015 PDC World Darts Championship
Adrian Lewis threw the event's only nine-dart finish in his third round match with Raymond van Barneveld. John Michael and Boris Koltsov became the first players from Greece and Russia respectively to play in the first round of a PDC World Championship. Cristo Reyes became the first Spanish player to reach the last 16 in the history of the event.


2015 PDC World Darts Championship, Format and qualifiers
The tournament featured 72 players. The top 32 players on the PDC Order of Merit on 2 December 2014 (after the Players Championship Finals) were seeded for the tournament. They were joined by the 16 highest non-qualified players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit, based on the events played on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour.


2015 PDC World Darts Championship, Format and qualifiers
These 48 players were joined by two PDPA qualifiers (as determined at a PDPA Qualifying event held in Coventry on 1 December 2014), the highest ranked non-qualified player on the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit, and 21 international players: the four highest names on the European Order of Merit not already qualified, and 17 further international qualifiers determined by the PDC and PDPA. Some of the international players, such as the four from the European Order of Merit, and the top American and Australian players were entered straight into the first round, while others, having won qualifying events in their countries, were entered into the preliminary round.


2015 PDC World Darts Championship, Format and qualifiers
The field was set on 1 December 2014. John Michael became the first Greek player to play in the PDC World Championship.


2015 PDC World Darts Championship, Prize money
The 2015 World Championship featured a prize fund of at least £1,250,000 - an increase of £200,000 from the 2014 tournament.


2015 PDC World Darts Championship, Results, Preliminary round
The preliminary round was played in a first to four legs format. One match was played per session with the winners playing their first round matches later on the same day. The draw was held on 30 November 2014, two days before the main draw. Gurney achieved the highest average in the history of the Preliminary round.


2015 PDC World Darts Championship, Results, Exhibition
The event also included a single-leg exhibition between two England cricket teammates – fast bowler James Anderson and opening batsman and Test captain Alastair Cook.


2015 PDC World Darts Championship, Representation from different countries
This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round.


2015 PDC World Darts Championship, Broadcasting
The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:


2015 PDC World Darts Championship, Broadcasting
† Sky Sports 3 was renamed as Sky Sports Darts for the duration of the tournament. The channel's coverage of the event was later named the Best Sports of Live Event Coverage at the Broadcast Digital Awards.


2015 PDC World Youth Championship
The 2015 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the fifth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23.


2015 PDC World Youth Championship
The knock-out stages from the last 64 to the semi-finals were played in Wigan on 19 October 2015. The final took place on 29 November 2015 before the final of the 2015 Players Championship Finals, which was shown live on ITV4.


2015 PDC World Youth Championship
Keegan Brown was the defending champion, but he was defeated in the first round by Rowby-John Rodriguez in a repeat of the 2014 final.


2015 PDC World Youth Championship
The final was contested between Max Hopp and Nathan Aspinall at the Butlins Minehead Resort, Minehead, with Hopp winning 6-5.


2015 PDC World Youth Championship, Qualification
The tournament featured 64 players. The top 51 players in the PDC Development Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the tournament, with the top eight players being seeded. They were joined by 13 international qualifiers.


2015 PDL season
The 2015 USL Premier Development League season was the 21st season of the PDL and consisted of 63 teams. The regular season began on May 2 and ended on July 19. The Michigan Bucks were the defending champions and posted the best overall record in the League; however, they were defeated by K-W United FC in the Central Conference finals. K -W United went on to win the league championship by defeating the Seattle Sounders FC U-23 1-0 in the semi-finals and in high scoring final they overcame the New York Red Bulls U-23 4-3. 63 clubs competed in the semi-professional soccer leagues.


2015 PDL season, Standings
Note: The first tie-breaker in PDL standings is head-to-head results between teams tied on points, which is why some teams with inferior goal differences finish ahead in the standings.


2015 PDL season, Standings, Western Conference, Northwest Division
Note: The Northwest Division will play a 12 game balanced schedule with each team facing all opponents in the division once at home and once away.


2015 PDL season, Conference Championships
Participants in the four conference championships were determined according to the specific rules of each conference. Games played prior to the conference semifinals are hosted by the team with the better record with the conference championships (semifinals and final) played at a common location. Note that the Northwest division played 12 games rather than the 14 played by the other divisions; the teams agreed to the reduced schedule in order for the division to play a balanced schedule.


2015 PDL season, All-League and All-Conference Teams, Eastern Conference
F: Anthony Grant (SUP) *, Nathan Regis (CHE) *, Khesanio Hall (OCN)M: Carlos Silva (JER) *, Joe Holland (LIR), Sam Blackman (SWV)D: Kouassi Sylvain N’Guessan (JER), Tim Schmoll (NYR), Jordan Becker (BAL), Lalas Abubakar (CHE)G: Matt Williams (GPS)


2015 PDL season, All-League and All-Conference Teams, Central Conference
F: James Pucci (LON), Ben Polk (KWU), David Goldsmith (MIB)M: Calvin Rezende (MIB), Sergio Camargo (KWU), Jacob Cawsey (STL), Moses Danto (WSA)D: Oyvind Alseth (KWU), Zach Carroll (MIB), Andrew Herr (PIT)G: Yuta Nomura (SPS)


2015 PDL season, All-League and All-Conference Teams, Western Conference
F: Timothy Mueller (LNU) *, Guillermo Delgado (SEA), Pedro Espindola (TUC)M: Todd Wharton (POR) *, Nick Hamer (KIT), Renato Bustamante (FRE)D: Dennis Castillo (POR) *, Jonathan Campbell (SEA) *, Cory Keitz (KIT), Kalem Scott (TUC)G: Matt Grosey (KIT) *


2015 PDL season, All-League and All-Conference Teams, Southern Conference
F: George Kelley (HOU), Jason Collister (IMG), Paulo Vaz (FLA)M: Sergio Royo (MIS) *, Billal Qsiyer (SWF), Lewis Hilton (OCA)D: Hugo Leroux (MIA) *, Walker Hume (MIO), Isaac Sanchez (MIO) *, Paco Craig (OCA)G: Michael Yantz (SWF)


2015 PDRM FA season
The 2015 season was PDRM FA's 1st season in the Malaysia Super League after having been promoted from the Malaysia Premier League as champions.


2015 PDRM FA season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
** Players who no longer play for PDRM's current season


2015 PEI Tankard
The 2015 PEI Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship of Prince Edward Island, was held from February 6 to 10 at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, Prince Edward Island. The winning Adam Casey team represented Prince Edward Island at the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary.


2015 PEI Tankard, Playoffs
The playoffs round involves the teams that won the three qualifying matches. Since Casey won two of the three matches and was in all three matches, Casey received berths in both the semifinal and the final. Newson will need to defeat Casey twice in order to claim the championship, while if Casey wins either playoff game, he will claim the championship.


2015 PFF Women's Cup
The 2015 PFF Women's Cup is the 2nd edition of the cup competition. The previous and inaugural edition in 2014 used a 9-a-side format with two halves of 25 minutes. Starting from the 2015 edition, the cup competition were played in full 90 minutes with 11 field players on each team.


2015 PFF Women's Cup, Draw
The draw for the 2015 edition was made on August 5, 2015. Matches were played at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. Matches at the Biñan Football Field in Biñan, Laguna were also planned.


2015 PGA Championship
The 2015 PGA Championship was the 97th PGA Championship, held August 13–16 on the Straits Course of Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin (the course is physically in Haven but holds a Kohler mailing address due to its Kohler Company ownership). It was the third PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, which previously hosted in 2004 and 2010, as well as the United States Senior Open in 2007, all held on the Straits Course.


2015 PGA Championship
Jason Day won his first major championship title with a total score of 268 (−20), at the time the lowest score in relation to par ever recorded in a major (a mark since equaled by Henrik Stenson during his win at the 2016 Open Championship and Dustin Johnson at 2020 Masters Tournament). Jordan Spieth, attempting to win his third major of the year, finished in second place three strokes behind. The second-place finish allowed Spieth to surpass Rory McIlroy as number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. Day was the fifth Australian to win the PGA Championship, the first in twenty years.


2015 PGA Championship, Field
The following qualification criteria were used to select the field. Each player is listed according to the first category by which he qualified with additional categories in which he qualified shown in parentheses.


2015 PGA Championship, Field
1. All former PGA ChampionsRich Beem, Keegan Bradley (8,9), Mark Brooks, John Daly, Jason Dufner, Pádraig Harrington (10), Martin Kaymer (2,9), Davis Love III, Rory McIlroy (2,4,6,8,9,10), Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson (4,6,8,9), Vijay Singh, David Toms, Tiger Woods, Yang Yong-eun


2015 PGA Championship, Field
2. Last five U.S. Open ChampionsJustin Rose (8,9,10), Webb Simpson (8,9), Jordan Spieth (3,8,9,10)


2015 PGA Championship, Field
3. Last five Masters ChampionsCharl Schwartzel (6,8), Adam Scott (6,8), Bubba Watson (8,9,10)


2015 PGA Championship, Field
4. Last five Open ChampionsDarren Clarke, Ernie Els (6), Zach Johnson (8,9)


2015 PGA Championship, Field
6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2014 PGA ChampionshipKevin Chappell, Jason Day (8,10), Victor Dubuisson (9), Rickie Fowler (8,9,10), Jim Furyk (8,9,10), Mikko Ilonen, Brooks Koepka (8,10), Hunter Mahan (8,9,10), Louis Oosthuizen (8), Ryan Palmer (8), Brandt Snedeker (8,10), Henrik Stenson (8,9), Steve Stricker, Jimmy Walker (8,9,10), Marc Warren, Lee Westwood (9), Bernd Wiesberger


2015 PGA Championship, Field
7. 20 low scorers in the 2015 PGA Professional National ChampionshipBrian Cairns, Matt Dobyns, Sean Dougherty, Charles Frost, Brian Gaffney, Ryan Helminen, Brett Jones, Ryan Kennedy, Johan Kok, Alan Morin, Jeff Olson, Austin Peters, Ben Polland, Adam Rainaud, Brent Snyder, Bob Sowards, Grant Sturgeon, Omar Uresti, Daniel Venezio, Steven Young


2015 PGA Championship, Field
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2015 PGA Championship, Field
Top 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to the 2015 Quicken Loans NationalBae Sang-moon (10), Daniel Berger, Jason Bohn, Steven Bowditch (10), Paul Casey, Brendon de Jonge, Harris English, Matt Every (10), Tony Finau, Sergio García (9), Fabián Gómez (10), Bill Haas (10), Chesson Hadley, James Hahn (10), Brian Harman, David Hearn, Russell Henley, Charley Hoffman (10), Morgan Hoffmann, J. B. Holmes (10), Billy Horschel (10), Dustin Johnson (10), Matt Jones, Kevin Kisner, Russell Knox, Matt Kuchar (9), Danny Lee (10), Marc Leishman, David Lingmerth (10), Ben Martin (10), Hideki Matsuyama, Troy Merritt (10), Ryan Moore (10), Kevin Na, Geoff Ogilvy, Scott Piercy (10), Ian Poulter (9), Patrick Reed (9,10), John Senden, Shawn Stefani, Robert Streb (10), Kevin Streelman, Justin Thomas, Brendon Todd, Cameron Tringale, Camilo Villegas (10), Nick Watney, Boo Weekley


2015 PGA Championship, Field
9. Members of the United States and European 2014 Ryder Cup teams (provided they are ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking on August 2, 2015)Jamie Donaldson, Stephen Gallacher, Graeme McDowell


2015 PGA Championship, Field
10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2014 PGA ChampionshipAlex Čejka, J. J. Henry, Shane Lowry, Nick Taylor


2015 PGA Championship, Field
11. Vacancies are filled by the first available player from the list of alternates (those below 70th place in official money standings). Charles Howell III, Pat Perez, Rory Sabbatini, Brendan Steele


2015 PGA Championship, Field
12. The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed aboveAn Byeong-hun, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thomas Bjørn, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Tim Clark, George Coetzee, Luke Donald, Ross Fisher, Tommy Fleetwood, Branden Grace, Emiliano Grillo, Tyrrell Hatton, David Howell, Hiroshi Iwata, Thongchai Jaidee, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Søren Kjeldsen, Anirban Lahiri, Pablo Larrazábal, Alexander Lévy, Joost Luiten, George McNeill, Francesco Molinari, James Morrison, Koumei Oda, Eddie Pepperell, Richie Ramsay, Marcel Siem, Cameron Smith, Andy Sullivan, Danny Willett, Chris Wood


2015 PGA Championship, Round summaries, First round
Dustin Johnson recorded five birdies and an eagle and opened with a  round of 66 (−6) for a one-stroke lead. This was the third consecutive major championship in which Johnson has held at least a share of the lead after the first round. David Lingmerth birdied five out of his first seven holes on the way to a round of 67 (−5) and is a stroke behind. Defending champion Rory McIlroy, playing his first tournament since the U.S. Open after an ankle injury, opened with a round of 71 (−1), as did Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth.


2015 PGA Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Play was suspended at 5:28 p.m. CDT due to thunderstorms with Jason Day and Matt Jones tied for the lead at nine-under par. David Lingmerth was the clubhouse leader at seven-under. Hiroshi Iwata tied a major championship record with a round of 63 (−9), the 27th time that had been achieved in a major and 13th time at the PGA Championship.


2015 PGA Championship, Round summaries, Third round
Following the completion of the second round on Saturday morning, the third round began at 9:15 a.m. CDT. After a round of 66 (−6), which included eight birdies and an eagle to offset a double bogey at the 15th, Jason Day built a two-stroke lead after 54 holes. Day carried at least a share of the lead into the final round for the third consecutive major championship, the first since Phil Mickelson in 2006 to do so. Jordan Spieth birdied six out of his last eight holes for a bogey-free round of 65 (−7) to move into second place. Branden Grace had the low round of the day with a 64 (−8) and jumped from 28th at the start of the round to a tie for third.


2015 PGA Championship, Round summaries, Final round
Jason Day set a major championship scoring record on the way to a three-stroke victory and his first career major. After a round of 67 (−5) he finished the tournament at 20-under-par, breaking the previous major scoring record set by Tiger Woods at the 2000 Open Championship. Jordan Spieth, looking to join Woods and Ben Hogan with three major victories in a year, began the final round two strokes behind but was never able to close that deficit, finishing three shots behind. Spieth finished the year 54-under-par at the majors, also surpassing Woods' record from 2000. Branden Grace and Justin Rose also got to within two shots of the lead but fell from contention after double bogeys at the 10th and 13th, respectively.


2015 PGA Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Final leaderboard
Note: Top 15 and ties qualify for the 2016 PGA Championship; top 4 and ties qualify for the 2016 Masters Tournament


2015 PGA EuroPro Tour
The 2015 PGA EuroPro Tour was the 14th season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, one of four third-tier tours recognised by the European Tour. In July, it was announced that all EuroPro Tour events, beginning with The Wealth Design Invitational, would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 4 points for a winner of a 54-hole event and 6 points for a winner of a 72-hole event.


2015 PGA EuroPro Tour, Schedule
The season consisted of 16 events. Except for the Matchroom Sport Tour Championship in Spain, all tournaments were held in Great Britain.


2015 PGA EuroPro Tour, Schedule
Fourteen events had a minimum prize fund of £46,735, which increased depending on how many players made the cut; any unused prize money from the £50,000 maximum was added to the prize fund for the Matchroom Sport Tour Championship. The Clipper Logistics Players Championship, the only 72-hole tournament, had a maximum of £60,000. The Matchroom Sport Tour Championship's prize fund began at £60,000 and topped out at £87,550.


2015 PGA EuroPro Tour, Graduates
The money list was known as the Race to Desert Springs; the top five players earned Challenge Tour cards for 2016.


2015 PGA Tour Canada
The 2015 PGA Tour Canada season ran from May 28 to September 20 and consisted of 12 official golf tournaments. This was the 46th season of PGA Tour Canada (previously known as the Canadian Professional Golf Tour), and the third under the "PGA Tour Canada" name. It is also the first under the Mackenzie Tour - PGA Tour Canada name after Mackenzie Investments signed a six-year sponsorship deal. The purse for most events increased from $150,000 to $175,000. All 12 events returned from the 2014 schedule.


2015 PGA Tour Canada
The increased prize money also meant that first place earns $31,500, compared to $27,000 the previous season. The final event of the season, the Freedom 55 Financial Championship, had a purse of $200,000, with $36,000 going to the winner.


2015 PGA Tour Canada, Order of Merit leaders
The top five players on the Order of Merit earned Web.com Tour cards for 2016.


2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
The 2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the fourth season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica, having converted from the Tour de las Américas which ceased to operate in 2012. PGA Tour Latinoamérica is operated and run by the PGA Tour.


2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica, Schedule changes
The number of tournaments remained at 18. Two events were dropped from the schedule: the Mundo Maya Open and the TransAmerican Power Products CRV Open. Two events were added: the Honduras Open and the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Tour Championship. The season finale is reserved for the top 60 players on the Order of Merit.


2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica, Schedule
The table below shows the 2015 schedule. "Date" is the ending date of each event. The season is split into two sections; eight events in the first half of the year (March to June), and eleven events in the latter half (September to December). The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on tour up to and including that event. OWGR is the number of Official World Golf Ranking points awarded for that tournament. All tournaments have a purse of US$175,000 with the exception of the PGA Tour Latinoamerica Tour Championship which has a purse of $200,000 and the unofficial Bridgestone America's Golf Cup which has a purse of $650,000.


2015 PGA Tour Latinoamérica, Order of Merit
As in previous seasons, the top five players on the tour, known as 'Los Cinco', earned status to play on the 2016 Web.com Tour. This was based on the leaders on the Order of Merit after the conclusion of the season.


2015 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2015 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer, so they are split between the first and last months of the year.


2015 PGA Tour of Australasia, Tournament results
The table below shows the 2015 schedule. It only lists official money events on the tour. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.


2015 PIFL season
The 2015 Professional Indoor Football League season was the fourth and last season of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The regular season began March 27, 2015, and end on June 20, 2015. Each team played an 11 or 12-game schedule. The top 4 teams in the league advanced to the playoffs that began on June 27, 2015.


2015 PIFL season, Pre-season
The Erie Explosion joined the league, after playing two seasons in Continental Indoor Football League. The Explosion took the place of the Georgia Fire, who were created by the league to fill the void of the Albany Panthers, who folded in January 2014.


2015 PIFL season, Pre-season
The Harrisburg Stampede abruptly folded prior to the 2015 season due to financial problems.


2015 PLFA season
The 2015 season of the Polish American Football League (Polish League of American Football) the 10th season played by the american football league in Poland. This is the first time in league history that a foreign team has joined one of the leagues (in PLFA8 development). The foreign team is from Kaliningrad, Russia.


2015 PNG Hunters season
The 2015 Intrust Super Cup was the PNG Hunters second season in the Queensland Cup.


2015 PNG Hunters season, Season summary
For their second campaign the squad changed very little. The major losses were Garry Lo, David Loko and Joe Bruno who joined the coaching staff following his retirement. The main gains being Kato Ottio and Nickson Borana. The season began with the Hunters losing 3 of their opening 6 fixtures, but they then went on an unbeaten run of 17 games to the end of the regular season securing second place in the league, missing out on top spot by 1 point. Ipswich Jets ended their season in the preliminary final. Off the field Head Coach Michael Marum was voted coach of the year, and during the season CEO Brad Tassell was forced to resign.


2015 POMIS Cup
The 2015 POMIS Cup is the 17th championship, starting group matches on 22 January 2015 and the final match played on 28 January 2015 at National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives. PDRM FA won the People's Cup final against Maziya S&RC.


2015 POMIS Cup, Teams
The top two teams of 2014 Dhivehi League and two invited foreign clubs.


2015 POMIS Cup, Teams, Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


2015 POMIS Cup, Matches, Group matches
A total of 6 matches will be playing in this round.


2015 PRAFL season
The 2015 PRAFL season will be the 2nd season of the semi-pro Puerto Rican American football league. Officially, it is the 2nd season of the league. Cataño's American Football Field , Cataño is scheduled to host the 2nd Championship on May 31. The regular season will begin March 1 and end on May 8.


2015 PRAFL season, Standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points, F/R = Final Record (Including Playoffs)


2015 PRAFL season, Standings
Teams in bold are in playoff positions.X – clinched playoff berth and plays first round. Y" – clinched first/second place and first round bye to semi-finals


2015 PSA Annual Awards
The 2015 PSA Annual Awards is an accolade organized by the Philippine Sportswriters Association, the oldest media organization based in the Philippines, helmed by the president Jun Lumibao of Business Mirror, in cooperation with the Philippine Sports Commission, Smart Communications, San Miguel Corporation, Milo, MVP Sports Foundation and Meralco. The awards will be given to the Philippine sportsmen who recognize their achievements in 2014.


2015 PSA Annual Awards
Known as the "Oscars" of Philippine sports, the awards proper was held at the One Esplanade, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay on February 16, 2015. Veteran sportscasters Quinito Henson and Patricia Bermudez-Hizon will be served as the emcees of the formal program. PSC Chairman Richie Garcia was invited to become a guest of honor in the said event, Philippine Olympic Committee chairman Peping Cojuangco is also part of the honorable guests. NU Pep Squad, the 2014 UAAP Cheerdance Competition champion has been performed during the awarding.


2015 PSA Annual Awards
Asian Games gold medalist Daniel Caluag was named as the Athlete of the Year, the first time in 7 years where only one athlete was recognized by the PSA as the top sportsman of the year after Manny Pacquiao, in 2008.


2015 PSA Annual Awards, Honor Roll list, Special awards
The following list is the special awards given in the PSA Annual Awards.


2015 PSA Annual Awards, Honor Roll list, Posthumous awards
The Posthumous awards is given to the sports personalities who died in 2014. They will given an award and a one-minute silence for the honorees.


2015 PSA World Series
The PSA World Series 2015 is a series of men's and women's squash tournaments which are part of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour for the start of 2015 squash season. The PSA World Series tournaments are some of the most prestigious events on the men's and women's tour.


2015 PSA World Series, PSA World Series Ranking Points
PSA World Series events also have a separate World Series ranking. Points for this are calculated on a cumulative basis after each World Series event. The top eight players at the end of the calendar year are then eligible to play in the PSA World Series Finals.


2015 PSIS Semarang season
This season was officially discontinued by PSSI on May 2, 2015 due to a ban by Imam Nahrawi, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, against PSSI to run any football competition. On one side the contract has been signed by players and coaches, but on the other hand, in the absence of a competition that runs there will be no income for the club especially to hire players and coaches


2015 PSIS Semarang season
The conflict made the soccer clubs from Central Java in coordination with the local branch of PSSI took the sponsors and the Central Java Regional Police to run a competition that followed clubs from Central Java. Finally formed a competition called Polda Jateng Cup. On this occasion PSIS Semarang involving players who have been banned for scandal in 2014 and featuring one of the lively legend of PSIS Semarang, M. Ridwan.


2015 PSIS Semarang season, Result, POLDA Jateng Cup
PSIS Semarang success to winning Polda Jateng Cup, they win 1-0 over Persis Solo in a Final.


2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference
The 2015 PLDT Home Ultera PSL All-Filipino was the first conference of the Philippine Super Liga for its third season. The conference began on March 21, 2015 at the Mall of Asia Arena and ended on May 14, 2015 at the Cuneta Astrodome.


2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference
In the women's division, the former Generika Lifesavers became Shopinas.com Lady Clickers, the original Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions were renamed Philips Gold Lady Slammers and a new team assumed the Mane 'n Tail name, while RC Cola did not participate. The Petron Blaze Spikers became the first team to sweep a PSL tournament with a 13–0 record and claim the All-Filipino championship, its second consecutive PSL title.


2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference, Women's Division, Final standing
Mary Grace Masangkay, Abigail Maraño, Rachel Anne Daquis, Carmina Aganon, Luisa Mae Zapanta, Jozza Cabalsa, Frances Xinia Molina, Alexa Micek, Ivy Perez, Ana Ma. Del Mundo, Jennylyn Reyes, Mecaila Irish May Morada (c), Fille Cayetano, Aleona Denise ManabatHead CoachGeorge Pascua


2015 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup
The 2015 PLDT Home Ultera PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup was the inaugural beach volleyball tournament of the Philippine Super Liga and the second tournament for its third season. The conference began on July 18, 2015 and ended on August 8, 2015 at the newly opened The Sands, SM By The Bay (SM Mall of Asia). The games were held for four consecutive Saturdays. The tournament was co-sponsored by Smart Communications.


2015 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup, Women's Division, Playoffs, Women's Finals
Danika Gendrauli and Jane Diaz prevailed in the final game of the PSL's Beach VB Challenge Cup. Gendrauli of SWU (with her partner then, Raphil Aguilar) was used to play against Foton's Fiona Ceballos of CPU together with Army's regular Jovelyn Gonzaga in the finals of Nestea Intercollegiate Beach VB held in Boracay two years ago.


2015 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup, Women's Division, Final standing
Gendrauli and Diaz will represent the country in the 2015 Spike For Peace Women’s International Beach Volleyball.


2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference
The 2015 PSL Grand Prix was the second indoor conference of the Philippine Super Liga for its third season. The conference began on October 10, 2015, at the Alonte Sports Arena, in Binan, Laguna.


2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference
Stav Jacobi, FIVB Executive Council member and chief organizer of the FIVB World Women's Club Volleyball Championship, was the guest of honor for the opening ceremony, while Prajaya Chaiyakam, the deputy managing director of SMMTV, Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC)'s official TV partner, and his cameraman went to Cuneta Astrodome to witness Game 1 of the PSL Finals.


2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference
The tournament champion, the Foton Tornadoes, will represent the country in the 2016 AVC Women's Club Championship.


2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference
There was no tournament for the men's division this conference.


2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference, Video challenge system
The PSL became the third Southeast Asia-based volleyball club league (after Thailand and Vietnam) to utilize the video challenge system allowing teams to challenge and decide crucial calls during the games for a fair and balanced officiating, as part of the full compliance to the FIVB rules. The system, reportedly worth ₱3 million, courtesy of Italy-based Data Volley (composed of machine and 26 high-definition cameras to be beamed through a giant LED screen provided by Sports5 inside the venue) arrived on October 26, 2015 and used on October 27, 2015, during the second round of the tournament. Emmanuel Celle of the Data Volley spearheaded the project.


2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference, Video challenge system
The video challenge was officially launched two days later with Cignal's coach Sammy Acaylar being the first to use the video challenge system, block touch during first set of their match against Foton. The system was available for the games held within the venues in Metro Manila and in the Spike on Tour event in Imus, Cavite.


2015 PTT Thailand Open
The 2015 PTT Thailand Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 24th and last edition of the PTT Thailand Open and part of the International category on the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Pattaya, Thailand from 9 February until 15 February 2015. Unseeded Daniela Hantuchová won the singles title, her third at the event after 2011 and 2012, and earned $43,000 first-prize money.


2015 PTT Thailand Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team


2015 PTT Thailand Open – Doubles
Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai were the defending champions, however Peng chose not to participate. Zhang partnered with Chuang Chia-jung, but lost in the first round to Anastasia Rodionova and Vera Zvonareva. Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan won the title, defeating Shuko Aoyama and Tamarine Tanasugarn in the final, 2–6, 6–4, [10–3].


2015 PTT Thailand Open – Singles
Ekaterina Makarova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.


2015 PTT Thailand Open – Singles
Daniela Hantuchová won the title, defeating Ajla Tomljanović in the final, despite being two match points down against Marina Erakovic in the third set in the semifinal. This was Hantuchová's final WTA tour singles title, before her retirement in 2017.


2015 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2015 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 during the 2014–15 season. It was played on March 11–14, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The champion received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament.


2015 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Teams seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.


2015 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2015 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament  was the postseason women's basketball tournament at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington from March 5–8, 2015.


2015 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.


2015 Pac-12 Conference football season
The 2015 Pac-12 Conference football season was the fifth season for the conference as a twelve-team league. The season began on September 3, 2015 with a trio of games, Arizona hosting UTSA, Utah hosting Michigan, and Hawaii hosting Colorado. The final game was the Pac-12 Championship Game at Levi's Stadium on December 5, 2015, with ESPN televising the game.


2015 Pac-12 Conference football season, Previous season
Oregon, the North Division Champions, defeated Arizona, the South Division Champions, 51–13 to claim their second conference title and the chance to play in the College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinal game at the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Florida State 59–20, advancing to their second-ever national championship game (the first-ever CFP National Championship Game), where they were defeated by the Ohio Buckeyes, 42–20.


2015 Pac-12 Conference football season, Previous season
A record nine conference teams played in a post-season bowl game, with six winning. Arizona, the South Division Champion, was also a bowl game loser, losing to Boise State 38–30 in the Fiesta Bowl. Bowl game winners were: Arizona State defeated Duke 36–31 in the Sun Bowl, Stanford defeated Maryland 45–21 in the Foster Farms Bowl, UCLA defeated Kansas State 40–35 in the Alamo Bowl, USC defeated Nebraska 45–42 in the Holiday Bowl, and Utah defeated Colorado State 45–10 in the Las Vegas Bowl.


2015 Pac-12 Conference football season, Pre-season
2015 Pac-12 Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:


2015 Pac-12 Conference football season, Pre-season, Pac-12 Media
2015 Pac-12 Media Day was held at Warner Bros. in Burbank, California on July 30–31, 2015.


2015 Pac-12 Conference football season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
There were one coaching change following the 2015 season including Gary Andersen with Oregon State.


2015 Pac-12 Conference football season, Head coaches, Coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season


2015 Pac-12 Conference football season, Schedule
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week.


2015 Pac-12 Conference football season, Schedule, Championship game
The championship game was played on December 5, 2015. It featured the teams with the best conference records from each division, Stanford from the North and USC from the South. This was the fifth championship game (and the fifth win for the North), with Stanford appearing for the third time (and winning for the third time) and USC appearing for the first time.


2015 Pac-12 Conference football season, Pac-12 vs Power Conference matchups
This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12 and SEC) the Pac-12 plays in the non-conference (Rankings from the AP Poll):


2015 Pac-12 Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans
The following Pac-12 players were named to the 2015 College Football All-America Team by the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (SN), and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA):


2015 Pac-12 Conference football season, Awards and honors, Conference awards
The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:


2015 Pac-12 Conference football season, Home game attendance
Game played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. Game played at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, WA. Bold – Exceed capacity†Season High


2015 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
The 2015 Pac-12 Football Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California to determine the champion of the Pac-12 Conference in football for the 2015 season. It was the fifth championship game in Pac-12 Conference history. The game featured the South Division Co-champion USC Trojans against the North Division champion Stanford Cardinal. Stanford defeated USC 41–22 to win their third conference championship game.


2015 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, History
The game was the fifth football conference championship for the Pac-12 Conference (or any of its predecessors). Last season, the Oregon Ducks defeated the Arizona Wildcats 51–13 for the conference championship and represented the conference in the 2015 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Ducks then advanced to play in the first CFP National Championship on January 12, 2015 against the Ohio State Buckeyes for the national championship.


2015 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, Teams
The Stanford Cardinal faced the USC Trojans for the second time in the 2015 season, having won by a score of 41–31 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum earlier in the year.


2015 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, Teams, Stanford
Stanford returned to the Pac-12 Championship for the third time since its inception. Stanford was led by fifth-year head coach David Shaw, QB Kevin Hogan, and RB Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey averaged 255 all-purpose yards heading into the game.


2015 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, Teams, USC
USC competed in the championship game for the first time since the conference expanded to 12 teams. USC and Utah tied for first place in the South Division, but USC won the tiebreaker by beating the Utes in the head-to-head matchup that season. Leading the team were senior QB Cody Kessler, freshman TB Ronald Jones II, sophomore WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, sophomore CB-WR-RET Adoree’ Jackson.


2015 Pacific Games
The 2015 Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby.


2015 Pacific Games
More than 3,700 athletes from the 22 Pacific Games Associations plus first time entrants Australia and New Zealand, took part. With almost 300 sets of medals, the games featured 28 sports, 19 of which are on the 2016 Summer Olympics program. Only men's football was a straight qualifying event for Rio 2016. These sporting events took place in 14 venues in the host city.


2015 Pacific Games
The host nation, Papua New Guinea, topped the medal table for only the second time, winning the most golds (88) and most medals overall (217). New Caledonia finished second making it only the third time the French territory had failed to place first. Tahiti finished third. Tuvalu won its first ever gold medal at the games, and the debuting teams from Australia and New Zealand won their first Pacific Games medals including gold.


2015 Pacific Games, Host selection
Five South Pacific island nations bid for opportunity to host the 2015 Pacific Games. They were:


2015 Pacific Games, Host selection
On 27 September 2009, the Pacific Games Council, at its meeting coinciding with the 2009 Pacific Mini Games, elected Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea as the host of the 2015 Games. The final vote was 25–22 in favor of Port Moresby over Tonga to host.


2015 Pacific Games, Development and preparation
After Port Moresby were awarded the rights to host the 2015 games in 2009, preparations had been slow to what was expected by many. In 2011, the PNG pacific games organisers were unsure if the country would stage the games in time. On 26 April 2012, Pacific Games Council president Vidhya Lakhan arrived in Port Moresby to assess the state of preparation for the games. After a week long presentation by the PNG Pacific Games Venue, Infrastructure and Equipment Committee (VIEC), on May 2, on behalf of the Pacific Games council, Lakhan announced that Papua New Guinea will still host the 2015 Pacific Games.


2015 Pacific Games, Development and preparation, Venues and infrastructure
A total of 14 venues hosted 28 sports at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby.


2015 Pacific Games, Development and preparation, Sports Complex
There were two major sporting complexes that played host to many sports. The Sir John Guise complex which hosted nine different sporting codes namely Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Rugby 7s, Rugby league nines, beach volleyball, field hockey, and Athletics. The Bisini sports field was the other sports complex that hosted football, cricket, softball, Touch rugby and lawn bowls.


2015 Pacific Games, Development and preparation, Games baton
The 2015 Pacific Games baton was revealed on 23 February, 2015 in Port Moresby. The baton was designed and created by Gickmai Kundun, a well known local artist from the Simbu Province. Shaped as an hourglass, the baton depicts a kundu drum which traditionally is used as a communication tool. It (baton) is made out of one of Papua New Guinea's major resource commodity, copper. Kundun said the purpose of the games baton was to unite the people of Papua New Guinea, and the kundu drum was the perfect fit.


2015 Pacific Games, Development and preparation, Games baton, Games baton relay
The 2015 Pacific Games baton relay was officially launched on 25 March 2015 by the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Hon Peter O'Neill in Port Moresby. The journey began on 26 March to officially mark 100 days to go till the opening ceremony. The baton travelled to all 22 cities and towns of the 22 provinces including more than 150 rural villages in the country. On June 20, the baton made a special visit to Cairns, Australia to give a chance to the large Papua New Gunean community to get a  first hand glimpse. On 29 June, the baton arrived to the National Capital District (host province) where the relay continued for the last 5 days.


2015 Pacific Games, Development and preparation, Volunteers
From over 6,000 volunteer applications received by the Chief Executive officer for the 2015 games, only 3,500 of this applicants were carefully screened and handpicked during the recruitment phase. The 3,500 volunteers were then divided into 175 teams that worked throughout the games in key functional areas such as games village operations, transport, technology, logistics and translators etc.


2015 Pacific Games, The Games
The official dates of the 2015 Pacific Games were July 4 to 18, however, competitions for Basketball, Football, Table tennis, and Touch rugby began on July 3 (one day earlier).


2015 Pacific Games, The Games, Sports
There were 28 sports featured at the 2015 Pacific Games.


2015 Pacific Games, The Games, Participating countries
A total of 24 countries took part in the 2015 Pacific Games. This was with the inclusion of Australia and New Zealand for the first time in the history of the Games. The two countries were invited to participate in four sports; sailing, taekwondo, rugby sevens and weightlifting.


2015 Pacific Games, The Games, Participating countries
The Pacific Games Council said in July 2014 that the participation of the two countries would improve the quality of competition in the Pacific Games. The inclusion of Australia and New Zealand was on a trial basis, with a review scheduled after the Games to determine its success.


2015 Pacific Games, The Games, Calendar
The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.


2015 Pacific Games, The Games, Medal table
Host nation Papua New Guinea topped the overall medal table for only the second time ever. It was also the third Pacific Games in history where New Caledonia had failed to finish first.


2015 Pacific Games, Marketing, Mascot
The official mascot for the 2015 games, 'Tura the Kokomo', was designed by a 13-year-old boy named Taka Seigori from Tubuseria, a motuan village - located 30 minutes drive from Port Moresby. ' Tura the Kokomo' depicts a modern, cheeky and funny Hornbill - known in Papua New Guinea as a 'Kokomo'. The bird is known to possess the attributes of friendliness and cheekiness. Colours seen on the crown of 'Tura the Kokomo' are the colours of the 2015 Pacific Games logo.


2015 Pacific Games, Notes
Athletics: The total of 48 events contested in 2015 included four parasport events: Men's shot put – secured throw, women's shot put – ambulatory, men's javelin – ambulatory, and men's 100m – ambulatory.


2015 Pacific Games, Notes
Boxing: Women's events were included for 2015. The weight classes used by the IOC, i.e. flyweight (48–51 kg), lightweight (57–60 kg), and middleweight (69–75 kg) were added to the schedule. There were ten weight classes for men.


2015 Pacific Games, Notes
Football: Men's tournament had eight teams (including New Zealand) and the women's had seven teams. Both were qualification events for the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2015 Pacific Games, Notes
Karate: The Kumite tournament included six weight divisions for men and five for women. The schedule also included individual and team Kata events for men and women.


2015 Pacific Games, Notes
Men's softball was not able to be included in the program as the sport did not meet the criterion of the Pacific Games charter requiring nominations for the event from at least six countries. Women's softball was included.


2015 Pacific Games, Notes
Swimming: The schedule for Taurama Pool included 40 events; 19 for men, 19 for women, and two mixed team relays. The open water swim also included a men's event and a women's event.


2015 Pacific Games, Notes
Table tennis: The total of 11 events contested in 2015 included four parasport events: Men's singles – seated,  women's singles – seated, men's singles – ambulatory, and women's singles – ambulatory.


2015 Pacific Games, Notes
Weightlifting: The total of 45 events contested in 2015 was split into 15 weight classes (eight for men and seven for women) with three sets of medals awarded (for the snatch, clean and jerk, and combined total) in each class.


2015 Pacific League Climax Series
The 2015 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) consisted of two consecutive series, Stage 1 being a best-of-three series and Stage 2 being a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2015 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2015 Central League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The PLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 10 and ended with the final game of Stage 2 on October 16.


2015 Pacific Rugby League Tests
The 2015 Pacific Rugby League International was split into two games. The first was the Melanesian Cup between Papua New Guinea and Fiji. The second was the Polynesian Cup between Samoa and Tonga.


2015 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Results, Melanesian Cup
On 24 December 2014 it was announced that Papua New Guinea would play Fiji and Samoa would play Tonga as part of a 2015 Pacific test double header. The 2015 Melanesian Cup was played between Papua New Guinea and Fiji.


2015 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Results, Melanesian Cup
With a half-time lead of 18 points, Fiji beat Papua New Guinea to win the Melanesian Cup title by score of 22-10. Fiji's Marika Koroibete won the player of the match award, scoring 2 tries. Papua New Guinea has not won a test-match on away soil since the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.


2015 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Results, Melanesian Cup
Fiji picked 6 débutantes for the test match, while Papua New Guinea also featured six players making their first ever International appearance. Both teams had NRL, Queensland or New South Wales Cup, and domestic club players. Papua New Guinea's most experienced players were Nene MacDonald, Ray Thompson, and Tyson Martin making their 4th appearance, while Fiji's most experienced player was captain Jason Bukuya making his 10th appearance.


2015 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Results, Melanesian Cup
Papau New Guinea Hunters' Israel Eliab captained his team, and Cronulla's Jason Bukuya led Fiji.


2015 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Results, Polynesian Cup
On 24 December 2014 it was announced that Papua New Guinea would play Fiji and Samoa would play Tonga in the 2015 Pacific test double header. The 2015 Polynesian Cup was played between Samoa and Tonga.


2015 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Results, Polynesian Cup
Samoa beat Tonga to win the Polynesian Cup title. No more than a 6-point margin separated the teams throughout the game. In the 77th minute a try-saving tackle was made on Tonga's Jorge Tafua. He attempted to dive into the corner to score his hat-trick only to be knocked into touch with a hit by Samoan forward Sam Kasiano. The Samoans won the game, 18–16.


2015 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Results, Polynesian Cup
Samoa picked two débutantes for the test match, while Tonga featured four. Both teams' players were National Rugby League-based players except for Samoa's Michael Sio, who plays for Queensland Cup team Mackay Cutters. Samoa's most capped player was Daniel Vidot who made his 10th appearance, while Tonga's most experienced player was Richard Fa'aoso who also made his 10th appearance.


2015 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Results, ANZAC Test
The 2015 Anzac Test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. It was the 16th Anzac Test played between the two nations under the Super League banner since 1997. Both sides were announced on 26 April. The game was originally scheduled to take place on 1 May, but it was postponed due to weather until May 3rd.


2015 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Results, Aftermath
On October 17, Tonga had a one-off battle with the Cook Islands in the Asia-Pacific qualifying playoff for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. The Tongans only led by 4 at the break before running away in the second half scoring 3 tries in the last 20 minutes of the game.


2015 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Results, Aftermath
Before the game Tongan coach, Kristian Woolf, noted how players eligible for second-tier nations such as Tonga and Samoa were punished if they pursued an opportunity with an Australian or New Zealand Test or Origin squad. He made the complaint after Tongan internationals Sio Siua Taukeiaho and Tuimoala Lolohea played for the Kiwis in their end-of-year test series against England. Now, Tonga can't pick these two players until a 2-year period has passed. Woolf said "Some flexibility in those rules would certainly help in terms of helping your tier two nations becoming more competitive with your first-tier nations."


2015 Pacific hurricane season
The 2015 Pacific hurricane season is the second-most active Pacific hurricane season on record, with 26 named storms, only behind the 1992 season. A record-tying 16 of those storms became hurricanes, and a record 11 storms further intensified into major hurricanes throughout the season. The Central Pacific, the portion of the Northeast Pacific Ocean between the International Date Line and the 140th meridian west, had its most active year on record, with 16 tropical cyclones forming in or entering the basin.


2015 Pacific hurricane season
Moreover, the season was the third-most active season in terms of accumulated cyclone energy, amassing a total of 287 units. The season officially started on May 15 in the Eastern Pacific and on June 1 in the Central Pacific; they both ended on November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Northeast Pacific basin. However, the formation of tropical cyclones is possible at any time of the year. This was shown when a tropical depression formed on December 31. The above-average activity during the season was attributed in part to the very strong 2014–16 El Niño event.


2015 Pacific hurricane season
The season featured several long-tracking and powerful storms, although land impacts were often minimal. In June, Hurricane Blanca, an early season Category 4 hurricane, killed four people due to rough seas. Hurricane Carlos caused minor damage while passing a short distance off the coast of Mexico. In July, the remnants of Hurricane Dolores brought record rainfall to Southern California, killing one and causing losses worth over $50 million. On August 29, three Category 4 hurricanes (Kilo, Ignacio, Jimena) were all active simultaneously in the Pacific east of the International Date Line for the first time in recorded history.


2015 Pacific hurricane season
In September, moisture from Hurricane Linda contributed to storms that killed 21 people in Utah. Later that month, Hurricane Marty inflicted $30 million in damage to the southwestern coast of Mexico. In October, Hurricane Patricia became the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, with a central pressure of 872 mbar (hPa; 25.75 inHg) and 1-minute sustained winds of 215 mph (345 km/h). After also becoming the strongest landfalling Pacific hurricane on record, Patricia claimed 13 lives and was responsible for $463 million in damage. The season's activity continued into November when Hurricane Sandra became the strongest Pacific hurricane ever recorded in that month. Damage across the basin reached $566 million (2015 USD), while 45 people were killed by the various storms.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
On April 10, 2015, the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN) issued its first outlook for the Pacific hurricane season, forecasting 19 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. The organization listed a set of seasons with similar atmospheric and oceanic conditions, including 1982, 1986, 1991, 1994, 2002, and 2014. On May 27, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) released its forecast for the year, highlighting a 70% chance of an above-average season with 15–22 named storms, 7–12 hurricanes, 5–8 major hurricanes, and an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index range of 110–190% of the median.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
While both organizations cited an intensifying El Niño as a cause of increased activity, the CPC also highlighted the difference in global sea surface temperature patterns in 2015 versus the 1995–2014 period. The season ended up exceeding all of these forecasts with 26 named storms, 16 hurricanes, 11 major hurricanes, and an ACE index at more than 200% of the median.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the season was 160.4225 units in the Eastern Pacific and 126.535 units in the Central Pacific. The total ACE for the Northeast Pacific basin in 2015 amounted to 286.9575 units. ACE is a rough measure of the energy generated by a tropical or subtropical cyclone over its lifespan, and is calculated every six hours when the tropical cyclone has sustained wind speeds of at least of 39 mph (63 km/h). Therefore, more intense and longer-lived tropical cyclones will generate more ACE, while tropical depressions are excluded from ACE calculations.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Overall, 31 tropical cyclones formed, of which 26 reached tropical storm intensity and were named. A total of 16 of these storms became hurricanes, and a record-breaking 11 became major hurricanes. These values make the 2015 season the second-most active on record. The Central Pacific, meanwhile, had its most active year on record, with 16 tropical cyclones forming in or entering the basin, easily surpassing the old record of 11 set in 1992 and 1994.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The season officially began on May 15 in the Eastern Pacific, and on June 1 in the Central Pacific; the season ended officially on November 30, though a tropical depression formed well after that on December 31. The well-above-average activity levels were largely attributed to the strong 2014–16 El Niño event, which brought anomalously high sea surface temperatures and low vertical wind shear to western parts of the basin.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
In fact, for the region between the 116th meridian west and the International Date Line, sea surface temperatures from July to October averaged 28 °C (82 °F), the highest value on record since reliable data records began in 1979. Around Hawaii, sea surface temperatures were 0.9 °C (1.6 °F) higher than at any point during the past 60 years. Wind shear in the region was also at its lowest on record during that period. The existence of a large region of rising air over the basin during much of the season, a feature typical of El Niño events, further facilitated the development and intensification of the season's numerous tropical cyclones.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The season started off with three successive hurricanes, with Andres and Blanca both reaching Category 4 status. On June 3, Blanca became both earliest second hurricane and second major hurricane in the basin since reliable records began in 1971, and became the earliest instance of a landfall on the Baja California Peninsula. Ten days later, Carlos became the second-earliest third hurricane on record. After about a month of inactivity, eight systems formed in July, including five from July 8–12.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Ela became the earliest named storm to form in the Central Pacific within the bounds of the official season, and along with Iune and Halola, marked the first month in the satellite era where three tropical cyclones were observed in the Central Pacific. Six more systems formed in an active August. Early on August 30, Hurricanes Kilo, Ignacio and Jimena intensified into Category 4 hurricanes. This was the first time in the historical record that three or more major hurricanes existed simultaneously in the Pacific east of the International Date Line, and that two or more major hurricanes existed simultaneously in the Central Pacific.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
September saw the formation of five systems, excluding Kevin which was named in September but formed on August 31. Three systems—Linda, Sixteen-E, and Marty—affected Mexico, with the first two also bringing floods to the Southwestern United States. The flood event caused by Linda in Utah was also the state's deadliest. October saw another five systems. With the formation of Oho on October 3, the 2015 season surpassed 1992 and 1994 as the most active year on record in the Central Pacific. During October 18–19, Olaf became the southernmost-forming hurricane and major hurricane in the Eastern Pacific.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Olaf later became the first system on record to cross from the Eastern Pacific into the Central Pacific and then back into the Eastern Pacific while still a tropical cyclone. Patricia became the strongest hurricane in the basin on October 23 when its pressure fell to 892 mbar (hPa; 26.34 inHg), breaking the previous record of 902 mbar (hPa; 26.64 inHg) set by 1997's Hurricane Linda. Patricia subsequently became the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the Western Hemisphere in terms of barometric pressure, with a central pressure of 872 mbar (hPa; 25.75 inHg).


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
This value was also the second-lowest globally, behind Typhoon Tip of 1979 which had a central pressure of 870 mbar (hPa; 25.69 inHg). Additionally, its maximum sustained winds of 215 mph (345 km/h) were the strongest ever reliably recorded or estimated anywhere globally. Patricia later became the strongest Pacific hurricane to strike Mexico after making landfall in Jalisco as a strong Category 4 hurricane.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The following month tied for the most active November with the development of two systems, Rick and Sandra. Sandra subsequently strengthened into a major hurricane, bringing the season total to a record 11. Its peak winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and minimum central pressure of 934 mbar (hPa; 27.58 inHg) surpassed Hurricane Kenneth of 2011 for the strongest November Pacific hurricane in terms of both sustained winds and central pressure.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Despite the official end of the season on November 30, anomalously favorable conditions in the Central Pacific gave rise to the final storm of the season, Tropical Depression Nine-C, which formed on December 31 and dissipated late the same day. This marked the latest end to a Pacific hurricane season on record.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Andres
On May 23, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring the potential for tropical cyclogenesis well south of Mexico over the following days. A broad low-pressure area formed three days later, steadily organizing to become Tropical Depression One-E at 06:00 UTC on May 28. With an increase in spiral banding and an expanding central dense overcast, the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Andres six hours later. Directed west-northwest and eventually northwest by a subtropical ridge over Mexico, the cyclone quickly organized and became a hurricane on May 29.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Andres
A spurt of intensification saw Andres strengthen into a strong Category 2 hurricane late the next day. Andres's intensification trend leveled off thereafter due to an eyewall replacement cycle and a brief increase in vertical wind shear, but Andres still managed to reach major hurricane status early on May 31, becoming one of only five major hurricanes during the month of May. Although forecasts did not indicate additional strengthening, Andres began a period of rapid deepening the following day as wind shear decreased, intensifying into a Category 4 hurricane at 00:00 UTC on June 1.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Andres
Andres reached its peak intensity six hours later with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (235 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 937 mbar (hPa; 27.67 inHg). Thereafter, the system moved west-northwestwards over cooler waters and into a more stable environment, which led to a swift weakening trend. Andres fell below hurricane strength on the morning of June 2, and weakened into a tropical storm a day later. Further weakening ensued as convection around Andres's center dissipated, and the NHC declared Andres a remnant low on June 4.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Andres
Moisture extending from the remnants of Andres brought light rain to parts of the Southwest United States, with Phoenix, Arizona having measurable precipitation on June 5 for the first time since records began in 1896. This moisture further extended into Colorado, resulting in scattered severe thunderstorms.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Blanca
A tropical wave first monitored by the NHC late on May 27 spawned a weak low-pressure area well south of Acapulco, Mexico, two days later. Plagued by strong upper-level winds from Hurricane Andres, the disturbance slowly organized into the season's second tropical depression at 12:00 UTC on May 31 and further into Tropical Storm Blanca on the following day.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Blanca
Moving little within a weak steering regime, the cyclone began to rapidly deepen by June 2 as conditions aloft became more favorable; following the appearance of a pinhole eye, Blanca became a major hurricane at 12:00 UTC on June 3. Shortly thereafter, Blanca reached its peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph (235 km/h) and a pressure of 936 mbar (hPa; 27.64 inHg). Tremendous upwelling of cooler waters, with some areas falling from 30 to 21 °C (86 to 70 °F), resulted in weakening early on June 4.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Blanca
A concurrent eyewall replacement cycle spurred further weakening and Blanca degraded to Category 1 status by June 5. The next day, a shifting ridge steered Blanca northwest back over warm waters, allowing Blanca to quickly reintensify to a secondary peak of 130 mph (210 km/h). However, as Blanca tracked poleward, waters beneath the cyclone cooled yet again, prompting a quick weakening trend.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Blanca
After weakening to a tropical storm on June 7, Blanca made landfall around 12:00 UTC on June 8, near Puerto Cortés with winds of 45 mph (70 km/h), and became the earliest instance of a landfall in the Baja California Peninsula since records began in 1949. Swiftly weakening over land, Blanca degenerated to a remnant low on June 9 and dissipated shortly after.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Blanca
On June 3, precautionary alerts were raised across the southern Baja California Peninsula and much of Western Mexico, due to potential impacts from the hurricane. A collective 3,300 troops from the Mexican Army and Navy were deployed to Baja California Sur to ensure the safety of residents. Although Blanca remained far from Jalisco, large swells and rip currents produced by the hurricane claimed four lives. Across Baja California Sur, high winds downed power lines and left 104,106 residents without electricity. However, around 90 percent of the outages were fixed within 12 hours of the storm.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Blanca
The remnants of Blanca later brought much-needed rain to parts of the Southwestern United States. Daily rainfall records were broken in several areas, though accumulations were generally less than 1 in (25 mm). Some flooding took place in Santa Barbara County, California. Flash floods across Nevada inundated homes and roads, and also caused minor damage to landscaping. In New Mexico, strong thunderstorms brought hail of up to 1.75 in (4.4 cm) in diameter, and spawned a brief EF0 tornado near Napi Headquarters. Damage across California amounted to $68,000, while damage across Nevada totaled $46,000. Damage in New Mexico reached $20,000. Additionally, on June 10, some of Blanca's moisture moved north and brought light showers to the San Francisco Bay Area.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Carlos
In early June, a Kelvin wave interacted with a few tropical waves to the south of Mexico. The system gradually organized and was designated as a tropical depression on June 10, while situated about 290 mi (470 km) south-southeast of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. Drifting slowly northwestward, the depression was upgraded further to tropical storm intensity. Although persistent wind shear and dry air hampered intensification early on, Carlos strengthened into a hurricane on June 13 after moving into more favorable conditions. However, the return of dry air and upwelling caused the storm to deteriorate into a tropical storm.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Carlos
Paralleling the Mexican coast, Carlos regained hurricane intensity on June 15 and peaked with sustained winds of 90 mph (145 km/h) and a pressure of 978 mbar (hPa; 28.88 inHg) the next day. Wind shear and dry air afterwards caused Carlos to rapidly weaken, falling to tropical storm intensity on June 17 and degenerating into a remnant low-pressure area hours later.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Carlos
Carlos' formation prompted coastal authorities to enact precautionary measures along states deemed at risk. In Guerrero, 507 shelters were opened. The NHC also issued several tropical cyclone warnings and watches between June 11 and June 17 from Jalisco to Guerrero. Rough seas along the shore generated by the hurricane caused widespread damage. Twelve ships, including a yacht worth 11 million pesos (US$717,000), sunk in Playa Manzanillo harbor. The waves, along with heavy rain, inflicted at least 5 million pesos (US$326,000) of damage on Michoacán's coastal installations. Strong winds produced by the passing storm also downed trees, power poles, and billboards, especially in Acapulco. There, 16 homes were swept away by the waves.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ela
A tropical wave crossing the Eastern Pacific spawned a low-pressure area on July 3. The system gradually organized amid persistent wind shear and on July 8, the system intensified into Tropical Depression Four-E just before it entered the area of responsibility of the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC). On July 9, the depression intensified into a tropical storm as it tracked to the northwest, and was named Ela by the CPHC.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ela
Ela intensified slightly to reach its peak intensity with winds of 45 mph (70 km/h) and a pressure of 1002 mbar (hPa; 29.59 inHg), however, strong wind shear prevented Ela from intensifying further by removing thunderstorms from the circulation center, and eventually causing it to gradually weaken. Ela was downgraded to a depression on July 10, and not long after declared a remnant low well east of the Hawaiian Islands.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ela
Ela is one of just seven tropical cyclones to form as a depression in the Eastern Pacific basin but not be named until entering the Central Pacific; the others are Lala, Li, Iniki and Lana, and Akoni. It would be succeeded by Hurricane Ulika a year later. It is also the fourth earliest storm to form during the calendar year in the Central Pacific after Ekeka and Hali of 1992, as well as Pali of 2016.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Halola
A monsoon trough building across the Pacific Ocean spawned a large, ill-defined circulation well southwest of Hawaii on July 3. The circulation organized slightly and began to detach from the monsoon trough on July 6, but further development was halted for a while as an upper-level anticyclone imparted strong wind shear over the system. The anticyclone moved away on July 9, allowing the low-level circulation to move under the persistent convection to the northwest. As thunderstorm activity expanded in coverage, the system was declared Tropical Depression One-C by the CPHC at 06:00 UTC on July 10.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Halola
Moving westwards under the influence a strong ridge to the north, the depression slowly strengthened into Tropical Storm Halola early on July 11. After intensifying to reach winds of 60 mph (95 km/h), a slight increase in wind shear prevented further strengthening. Maintaining that intensity, Halola crossed the International Date Line into the Western Pacific basin late on July 12, and entered the area of responsibility of the Japan Meteorological Agency.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Iune
A weak low-pressure area was first identified in the monsoon trough southeast of Hawaii on July 2. It drifted west-northwest, gradually becoming better defined as thunderstorm activity increased and it separated from the monsoon trough; by 06:00 UTC on July 10, there was sufficient organization to declare it a tropical depression. The small size of the cyclone made it especially susceptible to moderate upper-level winds, and it failed to intensify to Tropical Storm Iune until 18:00 UTC on July 11, when deep convection persisted near the center.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Iune
No further intensification occurred amid light southerly wind shear, and Iune weakened to a tropical depression around 18:00 UTC on July 12 as it moved west-southwest. After being devoid of thunderstorm activity for 18 hours, the storm degenerated to a remnant low by 12:00 UTC the next day. The post-tropical cyclone moved west across the Central Pacific before finally dissipating around 12:00 UTC on July 17.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dolores
A westward-moving tropical wave crossed Central America and entered the Eastern Pacific on July 9. On July 11, the system was declared Tropical Depression Five-E while located roughly 345 mi (555 km) south-southeast of Acapulco, Mexico. Amid moderate northwesterly wind shear, the depression gradually strengthened into Tropical Storm Dolores and reached hurricane status on July 13. As Dolores moved roughly parallel to the coast of Mexico, the shear over the system decreased, allowing for a burst of rapid intensification.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dolores
Dolores peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph (210 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 946 mbar (hPa; 27.94 inHg) early on July 15. However, as Dolores approached Socorro Island, the cyclone underwent an eyewall replacement cycle and began to steadily weaken. The storm remained potent though as it passed Socorro Island, with an automated weather station on the island recording sustained hurricane-force winds. Despite completing the cycle on July 16, Dolores had moved over cooler sea surface temperatures, and hence continued its weakening trend.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dolores
By the morning of July 17, Dolores had deteriorated to a tropical storm, and eventually degenerated into a post-tropical remnant low about 300 mi (485 km) west of the Baja California coast the next day. The remnant low slowly curved southwards and dissipated on July 22 well west of San Diego.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dolores
Moisture extending from the storm's remnants brought record rains and thunderstorms to Southern California; record monthly rainfall totals include 1.70 in (43 mm) in San Diego, 1.30 in (33 mm) in Los Angeles, and 1.16 in (29.5 mm) in Paso Robles. In the foothills and mountains of east San Diego County, rainfall exceeded 4 in (100 mm). This had the effect of helping firefighters contain the North Fire, but also resulted in debris flows and rock slides that damaged about 90 homes and submerged cars.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dolores
The San Diego River reached levels of 8.9 ft (2.7 m)—just below flood stage—and overflowed its banks in a few areas. Flash flooding occurred in Moreno Valley, Perris, and La Mesa, while a microburst occurred in Tierrasanta. A haboob was also recorded in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Strong winds blew over a semi truck as well as power poles and lines on Interstate 40 near the California-Nevada border, obstructing the road in both directions and causing $75,000 in damage. In Kern County, a 62-year-old man was killed by a lightning strike.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Dolores
A bridge along Interstate 10 near Desert Center was washed out, injuring one. Damage to the bridge was placed at $50 million. Another road was washed out by flash flooding, this time along State Route 78 southwest of Cibola, Arizona, with damage totaling $50,000. Hail the size of golf balls was recorded in Bear Valley, Alpine County, damaging a police vehicle. Losses across California reached $50.477 million.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Enrique
A tropical wave about 1,150 mi (1,850 km) southwest of the tip of the Baja California Peninsula spawned a broad low-pressure area on July 10. The low's circulation became increasingly well-defined as the tropical wave moved away from the system, leading to the classification of Tropical Depression Six-E at 12:00 UTC on July 12. Gradually organizing as it crawled west-northwestwards, the depression intensified to become Tropical Storm Enrique 18 hours later. Despite being situated in a generally favorable environment, dry air to the northwest of Enrique entrained into its circulation, causing the system to struggle to intensify.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Enrique
Eventually, the system reached its peak intensity late on July 14 with 50 mph (80 km/h) winds and a minimum pressure of 1,000 mbar (hPa; 0.000 inHg). Thereafter, increasing southwesterly vertical wind shear threatened to expose the low-level circulation, and Enrique started to weaken on July 15. Despite moving over cooler waters, Enrique maintained its intensity over the next two days as it began to slow down and turn to the southwest under the influence of Hurricane Dolores to its east. During the afternoon of July 17, Enrique weakened to a tropical depression, and degenerated to a remnant low the next day. The remnants curved back to the east over the next few days, dissipating entirely well west of the Baja California Peninsula by July 22.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Felicia
A westward-tracking tropical wave moved off Africa on July 7, crossing into the East Pacific nine days later. The disturbance was initially disorganized, with a broad, elongated circulation and intermittent convection; by 06:00 UTC on July 23, however, it acquired sufficient organization to be declared a tropical depression about 430 mi (690 km) southwest of Baja California. Six hours later, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Felicia and attained peak intensity with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a pressure of 1004 mbar (hPa; 29.65 inHg).


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Felicia
The negative effects of shear, dry air, and cooler waters began to affect Felicia almost immediately, and the cyclone weakened to a tropical depression by 00:00 UTC on July 24. All associated convection with the storm dissipated by 18:00 UTC that day, marking Felicia's degeneration into a remnant low 545 mi (875 km) west of the southern tip of Baja California. The low turned west and southwest prior to opening into a trough on July 28.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Eight-E
A tropical wave accompanied by showers and thunderstorms entered the Eastern Pacific Ocean on July 19. Tracking steadily westwards, the wave formed a low-pressure area in the middle of the Eastern Pacific on July 27. Turning slightly to the west-northwest, the low slowly intensified into Tropical Depression Eight-E six hours later. However, strong north-northwesterly wind shear prevented it from intensifying into a tropical storm. As Eight-E moved into a drier environment, it failed to sustain deep convection near its center, and eventually degenerated into a remnant low late on July 29. Eight-E's remnants continued tracking in a westward direction and opened up into a trough by August 1 well east-southeast of Hawaii.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Guillermo
A tropical disturbance well south of the Baja California Peninsula gained enough organization to be declared Tropical Depression Nine-E on July 29. Located in an environment of low wind shear, high sea surface temperatures and abundant moisture, conditions were very favorable for strengthening, allowing Nine-E to intensify into Tropical Storm Guillermo just six hours later. Continuing to quickly intensify while tracking steadily west-northwestwards, Guillermo became a hurricane only 36 hours after its formation, and eventually reached peak intensity with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a pressure of 967 mbar (hPa; 28.56 inHg)—a strong Category 2 hurricane.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Guillermo
Guillermo weakened slightly afterwards, but remained at Category 2 strength as it crossed 140°W into the Central Pacific late on August 1. However, as Guillermo neared Hawaii, increasing southwesterly wind shear began to weaken the cyclone, and Guillermo eventually degraded to a tropical storm on August 3. Wobbling towards the west-northwest following a break in the subtropical ridge, Guillermo weakened further to a tropical depression on August 7, located 90 mi (145 km) north of Maui. Not long after, Guillermo degenerated to a post-tropical low, and dissipated altogether by August 9.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Guillermo
On August 6, some of Guillermo's moisture was brought to Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area by the jet stream, bringing rare dry lightning storms to those areas during the night.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Hilda
A tropical wave behind Guillermo spawned a well-defined low-pressure area well to the west of Mexico, which became Tropical Depression Ten-E on August 5. The depression intensified into Tropical Storm Hilda the next day. Amid moderate northeasterly wind shear and warm waters, Hilda gradually strengthened into a hurricane on August 7 while moving steadily westwards. Rapid intensification ensued thereafter as the shear diminished and a small inner core developed, and Hilda became a major hurricane just before entering the Central Pacific.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Hilda
Continuing to rapidly intensify, Hilda eventually reached its peak intensity as a Category 4 hurricane late on August 8, possessing 145 mph (235 km/h) sustained winds and a minimum pressure of 937 mbar (hPa; 27.67 inHg). Hilda then moved over slightly cooler waters and into a drier environment, resulting in a weakening trend that saw Hilda drop below major hurricane status late on August 9. The next two days saw Hilda turn to the northwest and slow down while rounding the southwestern part of a subtropical ridge.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Hilda
Weakening continued and accelerated on August 10–11 as the subtropical jet stream over Hawaii inflicted strong wind shear over Hilda, exposing the low-level circulation. Under the influence of both the strong westerly jet stream and the easterly trade winds, Hilda became almost stationary as it rapidly dropped below hurricane strength on August 12. Convection over Hilda mostly dissipated by August 13, and the shallower system began to track to the west-southwest. Hilda degenerated to a remnant low south of Hawaii by August 14, after bringing heavy rain to the Big Island.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Eleven-E
A broad low-pressure area around 485 mi (780 km) south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas organized into Tropical Depression Eleven-E on August 16. Moving on a northwesterly to west-northwesterly path, the cyclone failed to intensify due to its large circulation and entered an area of unfavorable conditions late on August 17. Southeasterly shear, dry air entrainment, and cooler waters caused the depression to lose its deep convection and eventually degenerate into a remnant low by August 18. The low turned to the north-northwest and dissipated into a trough two days later around 980 mi (1,575 km) west of Punta Eugenia.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Loke
A low-level trough developed along the Intertropical Convergence Zone southeast of Hawaii on August 13. It merged with the remnants of Hurricane Hilda into the monsoon trough by August 18, and continued west with intermittent bursts of convection. One such burst detached a well-defined circulation from the monsoon trough and pulled it northeastwards, leading to the formation of a tropical depression by 00:00 UTC on August 21, which became Tropical Storm Loke later that day.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Loke
A nearby upper-level trough restricted the outflow of the storm shortly after formation, causing it to briefly weaken to a tropical depression early on August 22 while it moved in an undulating fashion. However, as Loke accelerated to the northeast with the trough positioned to the northwest, the upper-level environment became more favorable, and the system regained tropical storm strength early on August 23. Developing a cloud-filled eye, Loke reached hurricane intensity around 18:00 UTC on August 24, simultaneously peaking with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a pressure of 985 mbar (hPa; 29.09 inHg).


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Loke
Afterwards, Loke was once again hindered by the aforementioned nearby trough, which served to impart strong wind shear over the system and pull it to the north. The cyclone weakened to a tropical storm late on August 25 as it underwent extratropical transition, before it was rapidly drawn northwestwards into the circulation of a large extratropical low (formerly Typhoon Atsani) by 00:00 UTC on August 27.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kilo
The disturbance that would become Kilo was first noticed by the CPHC within a trough on August 17, located 1,150 mi (1,850 km) southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii. The disturbance produced intermittent thunderstorm activity as it exited the trough on August 19–20. A mid-level ridge steered the disturbance west-northwestwards while imparting easterly wind shear over the system, serving to prevent the disturbance from organizing. Eventually, the shear decreased as the ridge weakened, and the disturbance became a tropical depression with convection near the center of circulation on August 22.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kilo
During the next two days, the depression turned to the northwest and then the north around the western end of the weakening ridge, all the while remaining rather weak and disorganized. On August 26, however, the development of a new ridge directed the depression towards the southwest and caused the remaining wind shear to decrease. This led to the depression intensifying into Tropical Storm Kilo at 18:00 UTC as the system approached Johnston Atoll. Tropical storm warnings were issued for the atoll as Kilo passed within 35 mi (55 km) to the north at around 00:00 UTC on August 28.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kilo
Amid high sea surface temperatures and low vertical wind shear, Kilo began to quickly strengthen while being steered westwards by a mid-level ridge, attaining hurricane status on August 29. Over the next 24 hours, Kilo rapidly deepened into a Category 4 hurricane, with the winds nearly doubling from 75 mph (120 km/h) to 140 mph (225 km/h). Kilo reached its peak intensity at the end of this strengthening phase, with the central pressure dropping to 940 mbar (hPa; 27.76 inHg).


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kilo
Around this time, Kilo was one of three hurricanes at Category 4 intensity spanning the Eastern and Central Pacific basins, the first such occurrence in recorded history. Thereafter, a slight weakening trend took place, with Kilo dropping to Category 3 status late on August 30. Turning to the northwest through a break in the ridge, Kilo maintained its intensity over the next couple of days as it approached the International Date Line. Between 12:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC on September 1, Kilo crossed the Date Line and entered the jurisdiction of the Japan Meteorological Agency, simultaneously becoming a typhoon. Kilo continued on as a tropical cyclone until September 10 when it dissipated near the western Kuril Islands of Russia, having traversed over 4,000 mi (6,400 km) from its genesis point south of the Hawaii islands.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Ignacio
On August 25, a low-pressure system organized into Tropical Depression Twelve-E, before strengthening into Tropical Storm Ignacio later that day. Ignacio initially moved west-northwest, posing a threat to Hawaii. On August 26, Ignacio became a hurricane while continuing its trek towards Hawaii. Over the next few days, Ignacio struggled to intensify while being impacted by moderate wind shear. As wind shear relaxed, Ignacio was able to quickly intensify to major hurricane status on August 29. At this time, the Big Island of Hawaii was placed under a tropical storm watch, as the island began feeling the effects of high surf.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Ignacio
Ignacio continued to rapidly intensify as it turned to the northwest and away from Hawaii, attaining peak intensity at Category 4 status with winds of 145 mph (235 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 942 mbar (hPa; 27.82 inHg) on August 30. Ignacio was also one of three simultaneous Category 4 Pacific hurricanes east of the International Date Line along with Kilo and Jimena, the first such occurrence in recorded history.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Ignacio
After peaking in intensity, Ignacio began weakening as southwesterly wind shear increased. The system weakened to tropical storm strength at midnight on September 2 well north of Hawaii, but was soon able to reattain hurricane status while passing over anomalously warm waters and experiencing a brief respite in wind shear. Continuing to track northwards over decreasing sea surface temperatures, Ignacio weakened to a tropical storm for the last time on September 3, and became post-tropical late the next day. The remnants of Ignacio continued north across the Pacific, before turning to the east-northeast towards western Canada on September 6. On September 8, the extratropical remnants of Ignacio were absorbed by a cold front, hundreds of miles south of Alaska.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Jimena
A westward-moving low-pressure area organized into a tropical depression on August 26, around 735 mi (1,185 km) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Moving over very warm waters and located in an environment of low wind shear and abundant moisture, the depression steadily strengthened, becoming Tropical Storm Jimena on August 27. Jimena soon developed a tight inner core, with the radius of maximum winds extending just 40 mi (65 km) from the center. This allowed Jimena to explosively deepen over the next two days—over a 48-hour period, its winds increased by 115 mph (185 km/h).


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Jimena
At 06:00 UTC on August 29, Jimena reached its peak intensity as a strong Category 4 hurricane, possessing winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 932 mbar (hPa; 27.52 inHg). Soon after, Jimena turned to the west-northwest and underwent an eyewall replacement cycle. Despite weakening slightly, Jimena remained at Category 4 status, thus becoming one of three simultaneous Category 4 Pacific hurricanes east of the International Date Line on August 30—the first such occurrence of its kind.


2015 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Jimena
On August 30, Jimena completed the eyewall replacement cycle and quickly regained 150 mph (240 km/h) winds, this time with a larger eye of 40–45 mi (65–75 km) diameter. However, upwelling of cooler waters beneath the hurricane and entrainment of mid-level dry air into the circulation, as well as a second eyewall replacement cycle, resulted in a steady weakening beginning late on August 31. The next day, Jimena crossed 140°W as a Category 3 hurricane and entered the jurisdiction of the CPHC.