PGAtour

executive summary on PGAtour by Sarah Freeland

PGAtour golf

If you’re interested in golf, but don’t quite know where to start, try taking a look at the PGAtour. The PGAtour is an organization that operates the USA’s main professional golf tours. Its tournaments are the most distinguished of all and the athletes who compete are among the best in the world.

The PGAtour was first formed in 1968 when it became completely separate from the PGA of America. The PGAtour operates the following events: “the Top Tour”, “the Champions Tour”, “the Nationwide Tour” and an “annual Qualifying Tournament”. To compete in the PGAtour events, you either have to qualify or be awarded a tour card. Tour cards are given to top winners of previous years.

Women are not excluded from the PGAtour.

Most people are surprised to learn that the PGAtour is a non-profit company. Additionally, the PGAtour rules require most tour events to be non-profit, with a few exceptions.

In addition to the American PGAtour, there is a PGA European tour. The European organization is separate from the PGAtour and PGA of America, but the World Golf Championships are co-sponsored by the PGAtour and the PGA European tour. The World Golf Championships count toward the Official World Golf Rankings.

The Top 10 Male Golfers in 2008

executive summary on The Top 10 Male Golfers in 2008 George Yeo.

The rankings of these golfers are determined by the ranking points they have obtained through tournaments such as the PGAtour, European Tour and the World Golf Championships.

• Tiger Woods, highest-paid professional athlete around. Has won 14 major golf championships include PGAtour
• Sergio Garcia, turned professional in 1999.
• Philip A Mickelson, often described as the “best golfer never to win a major.” Won his first PGATour tournament in 1991. He is the second-highest paid athlete in the world.
• Padraig Harrington, turned professional in 1996, Harrington is currently the number one player in Europe.
• Vijay Singh, turned professional in 1982 and won the Malaysian PGA Championship in 1984. he was the leading PGAtour money winner in 2003 and 2004.
• Robert Karlsson, turned professional in 1989. His win at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship took him to number 8 in October 2008.
• Camilo Villegas, began playing on the PGAtour in 2004 and earned his PGAtour card just prior to the 2006 season. Camilo won his first PGAtour title in September 2008.
• Henrik Stenson, turned professional in 1999 and the following year topped the money rankings on the second tier golf tour in Europe, the Challenge Tour.
• Ernie Els, was a former world number 1 and has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. Ernie Els holds the record for most weeks in the World Top 10, with 756.
• Lee John Westwood, won his first professional tournament in 1996.

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