2 - PGA TOUR Media

The name of our organization is the PGA TOUR, a tax-exempt
membership group of professional golfers that plays more than 100
official money tournaments on three Tours – the PGA TOUR, Champions
Tour and Nationwide Tour. Our headquarters are located in Ponte Vedra
Beach, FL, southeast of Jacksonville.
We should never be referred to as the PGA as we are a different
organization than the PGA (of America). We are the PGA TOUR. On
second reference, you can call us the TOUR.
The PGA is the Professional Golfers’ Association of America, a
membership organization for the nation’s club professionals. The PGA
runs the PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship and Ryder Cup
Matches, among other championships. The PGA headquarters are
located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
The PGA TOUR and PGA of America were affiliated until 1968, when
the tournament players, a small subset of the total PGA membership, broke
The PGA TOUR is the world’s foremost golf Tour,
with 48 official money events from January through
November. The membership includes 19 of the top
25 in the Official World Golf Ranking entering 2006,
including Nos. 1-5 Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Phil
Mickelson, Retief Goosen and Ernie Els.
The Champions Tour celebrated its silver anniversary in
2005 and continues to combine extremely competitive
golf for champions of the game age 50 and above, with
a fan-friendly environment that allows players to be the
most approachable and accessible in all of sports.
Events: 29 (Official Money) Competition Awards:
Prize Money: More than Charles Schwab Cup
$52 million
(Season-long points
competition), Jack Nicklaus
Membership: 24 international Trophy (Player of the Year),
players, 12 countries Arnold Palmer Award
Tournament Sites: 17 states, (Leading money-winner),
3 countries
Byron Nelson Trophy
TV: The Golf Channel, NBC,
ABC, CBS, USA, ESPN
(Scoring average), Rookie
of the Year, Comeback
Player of the Year
We Are The PGA TOUR
PGATOUR.com Champions Tour 2006 Guide
away to form the Tournament Players Division and gain more control of their
finances and tournament schedule. The Tournament Players Division was
renamed the PGA TOUR in 1975.
Two other American golf organizations are involved in men’s
professional tournament play, independent of the PGA TOUR but with their
marquee events included on the PGA TOUR schedule as non-PGA TOUR
cosponsored tournaments. The United States Golf Association, with
headquarters in Far Hills, NJ, oversees the national championships (U.S.
Open, U.S. Senior Open, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women’s Amateur, etc.) and
administers the Rules of Golf, among other duties. The Augusta (GA)
National Golf Club plays host to the Masters Tournament. The Royal and
Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland oversees the British Open and
administers the world’s golf rules jointly with the USGA.
Events: 48 (Official Money)
Prize Money: More than
$255 million
Membership: 75 international
players, 24 countries, led by
Australia with 23.
Tournament Sites: 24 states,
3 countries
TV: ABC, CBS, NBC, USA,
ESPN, The Golf Channel, TNT
Competition Awards: Jack
Nicklaus Trophy (Player of
the Year), Arnold Palmer
Award (Leading moneywinner),
Byron Nelson
Trophy (Scoring average),
Rookie of the Year,
Comeback Player of the Year
The Nationwide Tour grows as a virtual extension of the
PGA TOUR. Through 2005, 175 PGA TOUR tournaments
have been won by former Nationwide Tour players. The
top 20 players on the money list qualify for the PGA
TOUR the following season.
Events: 31 (Official Money)
Prize Money: More than
$16.8 million
Membership: 49 international
players, 18 countries
Tournament Sites: 22 states,
4 countries
TV: The Golf Channel
Competition Awards:
Jack Nicklaus Trophy
(Player of the Year), Top
20 money-winners earn
PGA TOUR cards for the
following season
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