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
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
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

• Official website of the PGA Tour

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1. ↑ http://www.golfweek.com/news/2009/dec/19/pga-tour-looses-money-events-2010/
2. ↑ https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2019/06/19/korn-ferry-umbrella-sponsor-korn-ferry-tour.html
3. ↑ http://www.golfweek.com/news/2009/dec/19/pga-tour-looses-money-events-2010/