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PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is an organization that runs the main professional men’s golf tours in North America and the United States. It manages The Players Championship, the Presidents Cup, the Champions Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
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What are the most popular drivers on the PGA tour?
I believe the most popular driver is the Titleist 905r Driver.
Their new model the Titlesit 907D2 will probably take the mantle in the future
How many blacks are there in the PGA of America?
The first Black PGA pro golfer was Charlie Sifford in 1961. Mr. Sifford won two PGA Tour events during his career, as well as the 1975 PGA Seniors Championship. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004.
He was followed by several prominent African-American golfers including Calvin Peete, Jim Thorpe, and Nathaniel Starks. Today, the only active African-American pro golfer is Tiger Woods, who is biracial.
For more info on Black golf history, the integration of the PGA, and bios of famous Black golfers, check out www.BlackGolfNet.com.
Hope this helps!
DEWY BROWN was the 1st Black PGA professional in 1928. In 1934 the PGA refused to renew his PGA membership. In the Middle 60's he was made a honorary life member. In 1962 the PGA of America removed it's caucasian clause from it's Constitution and by-laws.
In golf how does the PGA decide the pairings for the 1st 2 rounds?
Augusta National Golf Clubhas a committee of members who meet and determine which players are grouped together in Rounds 1 and 2, and what those groupings'tee timeswill be. Those committee members exercise full authority, and have complete discretion to group players as they see fit.
There is one traditional pairing: The reigningU.S. Amateurchampion (if he's still an amateur) plays Rounds 1 and 2 with the defending champion ofThe Masters.
The balance definitely not a random draw, and the needs of television broadcasters and of fans are taken into account.For example, the two biggest stars in the field are likely to play at opposite ends of the draw. Let's use
and
as examples. Most likely, one will play in the morning tee times and the other will play in the afternoon. This guarantees that one of the two biggest stars, either Mickelson or Woods in this example, will be playing during television coverage.
It also helps with crowd control. If Mickelson and Woods are playing in close proximity to one another, the massive crowds get bunched up, get louder, get more difficult to move through, become less manageable.
Those are the kinds of things the Augusta competition committee will think about when making the pairings. They also aren't immune to having a little fun in the first two rounds with "theme" groups. For example, in 2009 one of the early round groups was comprised of three young hotshots, Anthony Kim,Rory McIlroyandRyo Ishikawa. Nothing random about that kind of grouping. It's a group that fans and the TV network will be happy with.
First- and second-round groupings include three players, and tee times are 11 minutes apart. For the final two rounds, after the cut, pairings are comprised of two players (unless weather delays create the need to stick with 3-man groups), and tee times are 10 minutes apart.
Pairings for Rounds 3 and 4 are based on scores; the better a golfer's score, the later his tee time. The golfer in last place will tee off first; the golfer in first place will tee off last.
But what about ties? Let's say there are six golfers tied for the lead. In a case like that, the pairings and tee times are based on the order in which those six golfers posted their scores. Among those six tied players, the one who posted the score first will tee off last among that group of players; the one who posted the score last will tee off first among that group of players.
What does it cost to play the PGA Golf tour?
2005 entry fees were as follows: * Pre-qualify - $4,500 * 1st stage - $4,500 * 2nd stage - $4,000 * 3rd stage - $3,500 You only pay a one time fee, you don't have to come up with these figures each time you enter a new stage. So, if you are pre-qualifying for q-school the whole thing will cost you $4,500. If you have an exemption of sorts that gets you into the second stage it will cost you $4,000.....and so on. 2004's fees were roughly the same. 2006's haven't been set yet and are subject to change from what you see above. You can download a 2005 application to go over with this address: http://www.pgatour.com/u/photos/misc/2005/jul/2005qapplication-pgatour.pdf Hopefully it will give you a better idea of what to expect....good luck!
What is the quickest round of golf on the PGA tour?
In Anaheim, Calif., Steve Scott, the American record-holder in the mile and 1,500-meter run, shot a 92 in playing what is being called the fastest round of golf in history. Using only two clubs, Scott played the 6,025-yard, par-71 H.G. Miller Golf Course in 29 minutes 33.05 seconds, according to the course manager, Frank Pepito, who said that Scott was timed by two stopwatches and also clocked by Pepito.
How is prize money distributed in a PGA tour tournament?
I think when the players enter they have to pay a fee. So they use the money from the fees to derermine the prize money. They probally also have people that donate money and sponsers that give money.
Who was the first African American to golf on the PGA Tour?
The first black man to play in the Masters Tournament was Lee Elder, in 1975.
Most major wins on the PGA tour?
1.Sam Snead- 82 2.Jack Nicklaus- 73 3.Tiger Woods- 69 (As of 8/6/09-(Still active) 4.Ben Hogan- 64 5.Arnold Palmer- 62 6.Byron Nelson- 52 7.Billy Casper- 51 8.Walter Hegan- 44 9.Cary Middlecoff- 40 10=Gene Sarazen- 39 10=Tom Watson- 39
How do they decide who makes the cut in the PGA tour?
It depends if they are exempt to play in them or not. If they are a well known highly ranked golfer, they will play definitely the majors, and some other high profile events such as The Players Championship and the World Golf Championship events. They will also play the events which they are tied into due to sponsorships, and if they are offered an attractive appearance fee. They can also take a week or a few weeks off if they desire. Some other low ranked players who are not exempt or are low down the money list will often play as many as they can, and not have any choice.
How do you qualify for the champions golf tour?
Play unbelievably well consistently and be a complete unknown person.WHICH WOULD NOT only benefit the game but create new Interest such as myself
What is the average drive of professional golfers?
According to the PGATour website the 2008 average driving distance is 287.1 yards. http://www.pgatour.com/r/stats/. So, if the average driving distance is 287.1 and the average roll on a golf ball is 20 yards. Then the average CARRY distance for a tour players drive is 267.1. Due to different wind conditions, sea level, humidity etc distance can be considerably affected. Don't forget this average is for any tee shot NOT on a par three hole. (Sometimes the PGA just chooses 3 or 4 holes on a round and records these). The average driving distance the PGA uses includes Tee-shots with Drivers, Fairway Woods, Hybrids and Irons. There are MANY MANY PGA men who can hit their Driver well over 300yards pretty much whenever they want to
How many PGA Tour players use irons with graphite shafts?
Yes, nearly all the players on the PGA tour use graphite shafted drivers and fairway wood and some hybrids, although they will normally use steel shafted irons. On the LPGA Tour and Champions Tour there would be a lot of graphite shafted drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons.
What do you do to make it on the PGA Tour?
Practice hitting balls 6 days a week. About 7 hrs of ball hitting. Every day spend 3-4 hrs on short game. 2-3 hrs per day on putting. Work on your mental when you go home and try to keep your mind as clear as possible when playing tournaments. Work out at least 4 days a week, stretch 30 minutes before every workout. Do cardio workouts 3 days a week and avoid injuries at all cost. Get a good swing coach, preferrably who has some PGA tour experience and knows what it takes to make it. THis costs money put try at least 1 lesson a week. Play 9 holes almost everyday. and maybe test your game one day a week playing 18 holes. Test your endurance every so often by playing 36 in a day and keeping score. Try to grind, that's the name of the game in golf. I suggest getting a job at a golf course so you can afford all this. Don't even think about going to Q school or any other pro tour-type things if you can't shoot 67 any way of the week on a course you've never seen.
Who are the current top ten money makers in PGA Golf players?
The top 10 highest-paid players in the PGA are Ross Cochran, Rocco Mediate, Duffy Waldorf, Michael Allen, and Tom Perniece, Jr. The players who made it to the 5 top spots are Kirk Triplett, David Frost, Fred Couples, Kenny Perry, and Bernhard Langer.
What Hispanic golfers play in the PGA tour?
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Chi Chi is Puerto Rican... NOT Mexican.
Lee Trevino would be the correct answer.
Lee Trevino is from Texas!
