PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is a collective name for a series of professional golf events in the United States, as well as the name of the organization responsible for running these events. Its headquarters are in Ponte Vedra Beach, just outside Jacksonville, Florida. The organization's name is also often expressed as "PGA TOUR" in all caps.
Історія
Since 1968, the PGA Tour has spun off from the Professional Golf Association of America (referred to as PGA of America), which has become the organization for the club's professional players. The independent players formed a new organization called the Association of Professional Golfers (APG). But soon after, the professional players decided to dissolve the APG and set up a PGA Tour player division managed by 10 directors. The name of this organization officially became the current name in 1975 - "PGA Tour". In 1981, the PGA Tour and the USPGA had disputes over market development, and in late August of the same year, they decided to change the name to "TPA Tour", which is the abbreviation of "Tournament Players Association". But the dispute was resolved seven months later, and the Tour's name was changed back to "PGA Tour" in March 1982.
There are many confusing PGAs in the world of golf. The PGA Tour does not host the Big Four and the Ryder Cup. The USPGA hosts the PGA Championship, one of the four major championships, and the Senior PGA Championship, and the organization also hosts the Ryder Cup in conjunction with the PGA European Tour. Also, the PGA Tour does not involve the U.S. Women's Golf Tournament, which is run by the Women's Professional Golf Association (abbreviated "LPGA"). The PGA Tour is not the governing body of golf in the United States. On the contrary, the United States Golf Association ("USGA") is the official authority for golf in the United States, which is responsible for hosting another major golf tournament. The U.S. Open. Events organized by the PGA Tour include weekly tour events from January to November, as well as The Players Championship, the FedEx Cup and the biennial Presidents Cup.
Серія подій
PGA Tour, головна подія;
Чемпіонський тур для гравців у гольф старше 50 років;
Загальнонаціональний тур, проміжний захід.
The PGA Tour organizers also host a six-round qualifying tournament (often referred to as the "Q-School") each fall. The top 25 in this event (including ties) can be invited to the next year's PGA Tour. And all the top 75 players can participate in the next year's national tour.
The top 25 players on the National Tour's total money list each year can be invited to the next year's PGA Tour. In addition, if you win three championships on the tour in the same year, you can "fire line promotion" and be directly invited to participate in the remaining PGA tours of the year.
At the end of each season, the top 125 players on the PGA Tour's overall money list can get a qualifying card that directly advances to most of the next season's PGA Tour events, but there are several invitational tournaments that only offer qualifier-free treatment to the top 70 players from the previous year. Players from 126th to 150th in the total money list can get priority queuing cards, and if the top 125 players have a vacancy in a certain game, they can take priority to replace this spot.
Виграйте подію PGA Tour і отримайте кваліфікаційну картку, щоб грати в усі тури протягом наступних двох років. З ще однією перемогою кваліфікаційну картку можна продовжити ще на рік тощо, але обмежено 5 роками. Виграйте Чемпіонат світу з гольфу або Чемпіонат Туру та отримайте 3 роки кваліфікаційного звільнення. Якщо ви виграєте будь-який з чотирьох основних чемпіонатів або чемпіонат гравців, ви будете звільнені від кваліфікації на п’ять років. Крім того, існують деякі привілеї, звільнені від кваліфікаційних турнірів, наприклад: ті, хто виграв понад 20 турнірних чемпіонатів, можуть бути звільнені від кваліфікаційних турнірів довічно; ті, хто входить у топ-50 кар’єрного грошового списку, але не відповідає іншим умовам звільнення від кваліфікаційних турнірів, можуть мати право брати участь у відбіркових турнірах. Одноразова-привілей на звільнення на рік; 25 найкращих гравців у наведеному вище грошовому списку можуть отримати два звільнення на рік; для деяких гравців, які звільняються з сезону через травму, вони можуть скористатися привілеєм на медичне звільнення, щоб відновити картку.
Similar to several other major sports, there are no rules that specifically prohibit women from playing on the PGA Tour. In 2003, Annika Sörenstam and Suzy Whaley represented women on the PGA Tour, and Wie continued on the tour from 2004 to 2008. But all three women failed to make the cut in the competition, with Wei Shengmei just one shot away from the cut in 2004. In contrast, the Ladies Professional Golf Association of America (LPGA), like other women's sports organizations, organizes events that are limited to female players.
PGA Tour має яскравий колір громадського добробуту та благодійності, що часто відображає ступінь розвитку благодійності в місці проведення. За винятком кількох старіших подій, більшість подій PGA Tour не-для-прибутку, а сама організація PGA Tour є неприбутковою організацією. У 2005 році група розпочала кампанію зі збору мільярда доларів, і нарешті досягла цієї мети за тиждень до кінця сезону.
In golf, there is also a PGA European Tour that is not associated with the PGA Tour or the USPGA. It is mainly based on European courses, and also includes some events around the world except North America. Its scale is second only to the PGA Tour. In addition, there are some well-known professional golf tours in the world. Among them, the PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour and some other regional tours together make up the World Golf Championships. These events, along with the four majors, provide money list rankings and official world golf rankings for each year's players.