PGA tour
The PGA Tour (official spelling PGA TOUR ) is an organization headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida , USA . It operates the most important golf tour in the USA in 3 levels:
- The PGA Tour, the top-level tour (with total prize money of US $ 270 million - as of 2010 - by far the most highly endowed tournament series in the world)
- The Korn Ferry Tour (since June 19, 2019), formerly known as the Web.com Tour , the second-level tour
- The Champions Tour , for professionals over 50 years
In recent times the PGA Tour has suffered losses at a high level. Unlike in previous years, the prize money for the entire tournament series fell slightly. In 2008, $ 280 million was up for grabs, compared to $ 274 million in 2009. The announcement by some of the top European players that they would play fewer tournaments in the USA at the end of 2010 also did nothing to increase the American professional series. Rory McIlroy announced that he is returning his PGA tour card. World number one Lee Westwood and Francesco Molinari had previously stated that they wanted to concentrate on the European Tour .
The PGA Tour holds a qualifying tournament every autumn, the Q-School over 6 rounds, whereby the first 30, including shared 30th places, receive the right to play on the top-level tour for the following year. The first 20 of the Nationwide Tour annual ranking and the first 125 of the top-level annual ranking PGA Tour Money Leaders are also eligible to play .
However, in some tournaments, called Invitationals , only the first 70 of the PGA Tour Money Leaders are eligible to play.
Participants in the current Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup automatically receive full eligibility for two seasons.
Separate qualification criteria apply to the Champions Tour .
At first, the professional tournament players were organized in a separate department of the PGA of America , but with the advent of the golf boom in the 1960s , it was foreseeable that a separate organization with professional structures was necessary. In 1968 the PGA Tour was founded.
The PGA Tour does not run any women's tournament series in the US, these are run by the independent LPGA . In principle, women could take part in PGA Tour tournaments, provided that the qualification criteria are met or an invitation is issued by the respective organizer (sponsor). Suzy Whaley has so far been the only woman to qualify. a. Babe Zaharias , Annika Sörenstam , Se Ri Pak and Michelle Wie benefit.
Money list winner since 1980
At the end of the season, the leader in the money list since 1981 receives the Arnold Palmer Award .
year | winner | nation | Earnings (US dollars) | Most wins |
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2019 | Brooks Koepka | United States | 9,684,006 | 3: Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy |
2018 | Justin Thomas | United States | 8,694,821 | 3: Bryson DeChambeau , Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson |
2017 | Justin Thomas | United States | 9,921,600 | 5: Justin Thomas |
2016 | Dustin Johnson | United States | 9,365,185 | 3: Jason Day , Dustin Johnson |
2015 | Jordan Spieth | United States | 12,030,465 | 5: Jason Day, Jordan Spieth |
2014 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | 8,280,096 | 3: Rory McIlroy, Jimmy Walker |
2013 | Tiger Woods | United States | 8,553,439 | 5: Tiger Woods |
2012 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | 8,047,952 | 4: Rory McIlroy |
2011 | Luke Donald | England | 6,683,214 | 2: 7 players |
2010 | Matt Kuchar | United States | 4,910,477 | 3: Jim Furyk |
2009 | Tiger Woods | United States | 10,508,163 | 6: Tiger Woods |
2008 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 6,601,094 | 4: Tiger Woods |
2007 | Tiger Woods | United States | 10,867,052 | 7: Tiger Woods |
2006 | Tiger Woods | United States | 9,941,563 | 8: Tiger Woods |
2005 | Tiger Woods | United States | 10,628,024 | 6: Tiger Woods |
2004 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 10.905.166 | 9: Vijay Singh |
2003 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | 7,573,907 | 5: Tiger Woods |
2002 | Tiger Woods | United States | 6,912,625 | 5: Tiger Woods |
2001 | Tiger Woods | United States | 5,687,777 | 5: Tiger Woods |
2000 | Tiger Woods | United States | 9,188,321 | 9: Tiger Woods |
1999 | Tiger Woods | United States | 6,616,585 | 8: Tiger Woods |
1998 | David Duval | United States | 2,591,031 | 4: David Duval |
1997 | Tiger Woods | United States | 2,066,833 | 4: Tiger Woods |
1996 | Tom Lehman | United States | 1,780,159 | 4: Phil Mickelson |
1995 | Greg Norman | Australia | 1,654,959 | 3: Lee Janzen , Greg Norman |
1994 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 1,499,927 | 6: Nick Price |
1993 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | 1,478,557 | 4: Nick Price |
1992 | Fred Couples | United States | 1,344,188 | 3: John Cook ; Fred Couples; Davis Love III |
1991 | Corey Pavin | United States | 979.430 | 2: 8 players |
1990 | Greg Norman | Australia | 1,165,477 | 4: Wayne Levi |
1989 | Tom Kite | United States | 1,395,278 | 3: Tom Kite; Steve Jones |
1988 | Curtis Strange | United States | 1,147,644 | 4: Curtis Strange |
1987 | Curtis Strange | United States | 925.941 | 3: Paul Azinger ; Curtis Strange |
1986 | Greg Norman | Australia | 653.296 | 4: Bob Tway |
1985 | Curtis Strange | United States | 542,321 | 3: Curtis Strange; Lanny Wadkins |
1984 | Tom Watson | United States | 476.260 | 3: Tom Watson; Denis Watson |
1983 | Hal Sutton | United States | 426,668 | 2: 8 players |
1982 | Craig Stadler | United States | 446,462 | 4: Craig Stadler; Tom Watson; Calvin Peete |
1981 | Tom Kite | United States | 375.699 | 4: Bill Rogers |
1980 | Tom Watson | United States | 530.808 | 7: Tom Watson |
Most successful player on the PGA tour
rank | Surname | nation | Victories | Majors | Period of time |
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1. | Sam Snead | United States | 82 | 7th | 1936-1965 |
1. | Tiger Woods | United States | 82 | 15th | 1996-2019 |
3. | Jack Nicklaus | United States | 73 | 18th | 1962-1986 |
4th | Ben Hogan | United States | 64 | 9 | 1938-1959 |
5. | Arnold Palmer | United States | 62 | 7th | 1955-1973 |
6th | Byron Nelson | United States | 52 | 5 | 1935-1951 |
7th | Billy Casper | United States | 51 | 3 | 1956-1975 |
8th. | Walter Hagen | United States | 45 | 11 | 1914-1936 |
9. | Phil Mickelson | United States | 44 | 5 | 1991-2019 |
10. | Cary Middlecoff | United States | 40 | 3 | 1945–1961 |
Web links
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- ↑ http://www.golfweek.com/news/2009/dec/19/pga-tour-looses-money-events-2010/
- ↑ https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2019/06/19/korn-ferry-umbrella-sponsor-korn-ferry-tour.html
- ↑ http://www.golfweek.com/news/2009/dec/19/pga-tour-looses-money-events-2010/