The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USA's main professional golf tours. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Its name is officially rendered in all caps as “PGA TOUR". PGA TOUR logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... This article is about the sport. ... Ponte Vedra Beach is a seaside village 20 miles south east of downtown Jacksonville, Florida, near St. ...

The PGA Tour became a separate entity in 1968, branching off from the PGA of America, which is now primarily an association of club professionals. (Before 1968, the tour was known as the PGA of America's "Tournament Players Division.") // December 8 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Mens Winner: Bill Adcocks (ENG) 2:10:48 Stock car racing: Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - David Pearson Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Unser USAC Racing - Bobby Unser won the season championship Formula One Champion: Graham Hill of Great Britain 24 hours of... USPGA redirects here. ... In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. ...

The PGA tour does not run any of the four major golf tournaments or the Ryder Cup. The PGA of America, not the PGA Tour, runs the PGA Championship in August. It also runs the Senior PGA Championship, and co-organizes the Ryder Cup with the PGA European Tour. The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... USPGA redirects here. ... The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship outside of North America) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Senior PGA Championship is one of the major championships in mens senior golf. ... The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... // The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading mens professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. ...

The governing body of golf in the U.S. (and Mexico) is the USGA, which runs the U.S. Open in June. The Augusta National Golf Club runs the Masters in April, and the R&A runs the British Open in July. This article is about the sport. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... The logo of the USGA The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. ... The United States Open Championship is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... For other uses, see June (disambiguation). ... Augusta National Golf Club, a private golf club in Augusta, Georgia, USA, is one of the most famous and exclusive golf clubs in the world. ... This article is about the golf tournament. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (or R&A for short) is not only one of the oldest golf clubs, but also the governing body of golf in much of the world. ... The Champions Belt & The Claret Jug. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The PGA Tour does run the "fifth major," The Players Championship, the Presidents Cup, and all the other regular events on the PGA Tour. The Players Championship (often styled THE PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. ... Presidents Cup official logo Presidents Cup redirects here. ...

The PGA Tour does not run the women's tours in the U.S., which are controlled by the independent LPGA. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. ...

In 1981, the PGA Tour had a marketing dispute with the PGA of America and decided to officially change its name. Beginning in late August 1981, it became the TPA Tour, for the "Tournament Players Association." [1] The disputed issues were resolved within seven months and the tour's name was changed back to the "PGA Tour" in March 1982, before any majors (or The Players Championship) were played. [2] Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... The TPA Tour was a temporary name for the primary professional golf tour in the U.S. in the early 1980s, lasting for less than seven months. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The Players Championship (often styled THE PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. ...

Tours operated by the PGA Tour

The PGA Tour operates three tours, which are played mostly in the U.S., with occasional events in Canada and Mexico, and one major championship in the U.K. in each of the first two listed. Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... “UK” redirects here. ...

• PGA Tour, the top tour
• Champions Tour, for golfers age 50 and over
• Nationwide Tour, a second-level tour

The PGA Tour also conducts an annual Qualifying Tournament (known colloquially as Q-School), a six-round tournament held each fall; the top 30 finishers, including ties, receive privileges to play on the following year's PGA Tour. Other upper-level finishers receive privileges on the Nationwide Tour. The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA TOUR, hosts 30 events annually in the United States and Canada for golfers 50 and older. ... // Golfs Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S. based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that levels Qualifying School (the main tours qualifying tournament, popularly referred to as Q-School) to earn their PGA Tour... // In professional golf the term Qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... // Golfs Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S. based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that levels Qualifying School (the main tours qualifying tournament, popularly referred to as Q-School) to earn their PGA Tour...

The top 25 money-winners on the Nationwide Tour also receive privileges on the following year's PGA Tour. A golfer who wins three events on that tour in a calendar year earns a "battlefield promotion" which garners PGA Tour privileges for the remainder of the year. // Golfs Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S. based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that levels Qualifying School (the main tours qualifying tournament, popularly referred to as Q-School) to earn their PGA Tour...

At the end of each year, the top 125 money-winners on the PGA Tour receive a tour card for the following season, which gives them exemption from qualifying for most of the next year's tournaments. However at some events, known as invitationals, exemptions apply only to the previous year's top seventy players. Players who are ranked between 126-150 receive a conditional tour card, which gives them priority for places that are not taken up by players with full cards.

Winning a PGA Tour event provides a tour card for a minimum of two years, with an extra year added for each additional win with a maximum of five years. Winning a World Golf Championships event or The Tour Championship provides a three-year exemption. Winners of the major championships and The Players Championship earn a five-year exemption. Other types of exemptions include lifetime exemptions for players with twenty wins on the tour; one-time, one year exemptions for players in the top fifty on the career money earnings list who are not otherwise exempt; two-time, one year exemptions for players in the top twenty-five on the career money list; and medical exemptions for players who have been injured, which give them an opportunity to regain their tour card after a period out of the tour. The World Golf Championships are a group of three annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which are official money events on the PGA Tour, the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship WGC-CA Championship WGC-Bridgestone... THE TOUR Championship (the capitalisation is official) is the final event of golfs PGA Tour season. ... The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ... The Players Championship (often styled THE PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. ...

Similar to other major league sports, there is no rule limiting PGA Tour players to "men only." In 2003, Annika Sörenstam and Suzy Whaley played in PGA Tour events, and Michelle Wie has done so in each year from 2004 through 2007. None of these three made the cut, although Wie missed by only one stroke in 2004. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...   (born October 9, 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Personal Information Birth October 11, 1989 ) (age 17) Honolulu, Hawaii USA Height 6 ft 1 in (1. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

The LPGA, like all other women's sports, is limited to female participants only. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. ...

The PGA Tour places a strong emphasis on charity fundraising, usually on behalf of local charities in cities where events are staged. With the exception of a few older events, PGA Tour rules require all Tour events to be non-profit; the Tour itself is also a non-profit company. In 2005, it started a campaign to push its all-time fundraising tally past one billion dollars, and it reached that mark one week before the end of the season.

On the controversial side, however, this PGA Tour "fundraising" claim is misleading because the TV promotional spots claim the Tour has "donated" over $1 billion to charity ("Drive to a Billion"). The reality is that the monies raised for charities derive from the tournament's positive revenues (if any), thanks mainly to hundreds of volunteers providing free labor -- and not any actual monetary donation from the PGA Tour, whose purse monies and expenses are guaranteed.

There is also a PGA European Tour, which is separate from either the PGA Tour or the PGA of America; this organization runs a tour, mostly in Europe but with events throughout the world outside of North America, that is second only to the PGA Tour in worldwide prestige. There are several other regional tours around the world. However, the PGA Tour, European Tour, and many of the regional tours co-sponsor the World Golf Championships. These, along with the major championships, usually count toward the official money lists of each tour as well as the Official World Golf Ranking. // The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading mens professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. ... // Top level professional golf consists of a year round schedule of weekly tournaments played all around the world. ... // The Official World Golf Rankings are a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers. ...

Television and radio coverage

In January 2006 the PGA Tour announced a new set of television deals covering 2007 to 2012. CBS Sports will remain the main carrier of PGA Tour golf, and will increase its events from 16 to 19 per season. NBC Sports will increase its coverage from 5 to 10 events. The Golf Channel will be the Tour's cable partner on a 15 year contract, providing early round coverage of all official money events and four round coverage of a few events at the beginning and towards the end of the season. These deals do not cover the major championships as the PGA Tour does not own the rights to them. The fees involved were not mentioned in the press release, but it stated, "total prize money and other financial benefits to players will increase approximately $600 million over the term as compared to the previous six years, a 35-percent increase". [3] CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. ... The NBC Sports logo used since 1989. ... The Golf Channel, sometimes abbreviated as TGC, is an American cable television network with coverage focused on the game of golf. ... // The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. ...

The PGA Tour is also covered extensively outside the United States. In the United Kingdom Sky Sports was the main broadcaster of the tour for a number of years up to 2006. However Setanta Sports won exclusive UK and Ireland rights for six years from 2007 for a reported cost of £103 million. The deal includes Champions Tour and the Nationwide Tour events, but like the U.S. television deals it does not include the major championships. Setanta has set up the Setanta Golf channel to present its coverage. ^[1] Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of 9 channels. ... Setanta Sports (pronunciation: ) is an international sports broadcaster, operating 12 channels in 24 countries. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

In the United States and Canada, radio coverage of the PGA Tour is available on XM Satellite Radio, on the PGA Tour Network, channel 146. “XM” redirects here. ... PGA Tour Network is XM Satellite Radios Golf channel, located on XM channel 146. ...

The structure of the PGA Tour season

Outline of the season

The table below illustrates the structure of the PGA Tour season.

Three of the four majors take place in eight weeks between June and August. In the past, this has threatened to make the last two and a half months of the season anti-climactic, as some of the very top players competed less from that point on. In response, the PGA Tour has introduced a new format, the FedEx Cup. From January through mid-August players compete in "regular season" events and earn FedEx Cup points, in addition to prize money. At the end of the regular season, the top 144 FedEx Cup points winners are eligible to compete in the "playoffs," four events taking place from mid-August to mid-September. The field sizes for these events are reduced from 144 to 120 to 70 and finally the traditional 30 for the Tour Championship. Additional FedEx Cup points are earned in these events. At the end of the championship, the top point winner is the season champion. To put this new system into place, the PGA Tour has made significant changes to the traditional schedule. Not to be confused with the Fed Cup, an international womens team tennis tournament. ...

The logo of the FedEx Cup

In 2007 THE PLAYERS Championship moved to May so as to have a marquee event in five consecutive months. The Tour Championship will move up to mid-September, and an international team event (Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup) follows at the end of September. The Tour will continue through the fall, with the focus on the scramble of the less successful players to earn enough money to retain their tour cards. 2007 will also see the introduction of a tournament in Mexico, though it will be an alternate event staged the same week as the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. [4] Image File history File linksMetadata FedexCup. ... Image File history File linksMetadata FedexCup. ... The Players Championship (often styled THE PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. ... THE TOUR Championship (the capitalisation is official) is the final event of golfs PGA TOUR season. ... The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in an event called the Ryder Cup Matches by teams from Europe and the United States. ... Presidents Cup official logo Presidents Cup redirects here. ... The WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers. ...

Tournaments

In 2007 there are 48 events in the 44 week regular season, of which 47 are official money events, including four alternate events played the same week as a higher status tournament. The 48th event is the Presidents Cup team event. Most members of the tour play between 20 and 30 tournaments in the season. The geography of the tour is determined by the weather. It starts in Hawaii in January and spends most of its first two months in California and Arizona during what is known as the "West Coast Swing," and then moves to the American Southeast for the "Southern Swing." Each swing culminates in a significant tour event. In April, tour events begin to drift north. The summer months are spent mainly in the Northeast and the Midwest, and in the fall (autumn) the tour heads south again. Presidents Cup official logo Presidents Cup redirects here. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ...

In most of the regular events on tour, the field is either 132, 144 or 156 players, depending on time of year (and available daylight hours). After two rounds, there is a cut where the top 70 professional players and ties will advance to the next rounds and earn money. The winner usually receives 18% of the total purse.

2007 schedule

The following table lists the main season events for 2007. The designations in the "Status" column are explained in the notes below the table. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event.

Week	Tournament	Location	Status	Winner	OWGR pts[2]
Jan 4-7	Mercedes-Benz Championship	Hawaii	Small field	Vijay Singh (30)	50
Jan 11-14	Sony Open in Hawaii	Hawaii	Regular	Paul Goydos (2)	56
Jan 17-21	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	California	Regular	Charley Hoffman (1)	40
Jan 25-28	Buick Invitational	California	Regular	Tiger Woods (55)	50
Feb 1-4	FBR Open	Arizona	Regular	Aaron Baddeley (2)	54
Feb 8-11	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	California	Regular	Phil Mickelson (30)	48
Feb 15-18	Nissan Open	California	Regular	Charles Howell III (2)	70
Feb 21-25	Accenture Match Play Championship	Arizona	WGC	Henrik Stenson (1)	76
Feb 22-25	Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun	Mexico	Alternate	Fred Funk (8)	24
Mar 1-4	The Honda Classic	Florida	Regular	Mark Wilson (1)	50
Mar 8-11	PODS Championship	Florida	Regular	Mark Calcavecchia (13)	48
Mar 15-18	Arnold Palmer Invitational	Florida	Regular	Vijay Singh (31)	68
Mar 22-25	CA Championship	Florida	WGC	Tiger Woods (56)	76
Mar 29-Apr 1	Shell Houston Open	Texas	Regular	Adam Scott (5)	46
Apr 5-8	The Masters Tournament	Georgia	Major	Zach Johnson (2)	100
Apr 12-15	Verizon Heritage	South Carolina	Regular	Boo Weekley (1)	54
Apr 19-22	Zurich Classic of New Orleans	Louisiana	Regular	Nick Watney (1)	28
Apr 26-29	EDS Byron Nelson Championship	Texas	Regular	Scott Verplank (5)	52
May 3-6	Wachovia Championship	North Carolina	Regular	Tiger Woods (57)	74
May 10-13	THE PLAYERS Championship	Florida	Unique	Phil Mickelson (31)	80
May 17-20	AT&T Classic	Georgia	Regular	Zach Johnson (3)	36
May 24-27	Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial	Texas	Regular	Rory Sabbatini (4)	52
May 31-Jun 3	the Memorial Tournament	Ohio	Regular	K.J. Choi (5)	70
Jun 7-10	Stanford St. Jude Championship	Tennessee	Regular	Woody Austin (3)	50
Jun 14-17	U.S. Open Championship	Pennsylvania	Major	Ángel Cabrera (1)	100
Jun 21-24	Travelers Championship	Connecticut	Regular	Hunter Mahan (1)	46
Jun 28-Jul 1	Buick Open	Michigan	Regular	Brian Bateman (1)	38
Jul 5-8	AT&T National	Maryland	Regular	K.J. Choi (6)	62
Jul 12-15	John Deere Classic	Illinois	Regular	Jonathan Byrd (3)	24
Jul 19-22	The Open Championship (British Open)	Great Britain	Major	Pádraig Harrington (3)	100
Jul 19-22	U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Alternate	Joe Ogilvie (1)	24
Jul 26-29	Canadian Open	Canada	Regular	Jim Furyk (13)	32
Aug 2-5	Bridgestone Invitational	Ohio	WGC	Tiger Woods (58)	76
Aug 2-5	Reno-Tahoe Open	Nevada	Alternate	Steve Flesch (3)	24
Aug 9-12	PGA Championship	Oklahoma	Major	Tiger Woods (59)	100
Aug 16-19	Wyndham Championship	North Carolina	Regular	Brandt Snedeker (1)	24
Aug 23-26	The Barclays	New York	Playoffs	Steve Stricker (4)	74
Aug 31-Sep 3	Deutsche Bank Championship	Massachusetts	Playoffs	Phil Mickelson (32)	74
Sep 6-9	BMW Championship	Illinois	Playoffs	Tiger Woods (60)	68
Sep 13-16	THE TOUR Championship	Georgia	Playoffs	Tiger Woods (61)	60
Sep 20-23	Turning Stone Resort Championship	New York	Fall Series	Steve Flesch (4)	30
Sep 28-30	Presidents Cup	Canada	Team event		N/A
Sep 27-30	Viking Classic	Mississippi	Fall Series
Oct 4-7	Valero Texas Open	Texas	Fall Series
Oct 11-14	Frys.com Open in Las Vegas	Nevada	Fall Series
Oct 18-21	Fry's Electronics Open	Arizona	Fall Series
Oct 25-28	Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro	Florida	Fall Series
Nov 1-4	Children's Miracle Network Classic	Florida	Fall Series

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Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Mark Wilson (born October 31, 1974) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. ... The PODS Championship, originally the Tampa Bay Classic, is a mens professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, and is played annually at Westin Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Mark Calcavecchia (b. ... 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Event categories

• Majors: The four leading annual events in world golf are the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, The (British) Open Championship, and the PGA Championship.
• World Golf Championships (WGC): A set of events co-sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours which attract the leading golfers from all over the world, including those who are not members of the PGA Tour.
• Unique: The unique status of the The PLAYERS Championship is based on the fact that it is the only event apart from the majors and the World Golf Championships which attracts entries from almost all of the world's elite golfers. Official recognition is given to its unique position in the sport by the Official World Golf Ranking, which allocate it a fixed number of points (which is 20% less than for a major), whereas the number of points allocated to "regular" events is dependent on the rankings of the players who enter each year, and is only determined once the entry list is finalized. It is increasingly referred to by the media as the "Fifth major". In North America some people would like to make the tournament an official major and it will be ranked equally with the majors in the FedEx Cup point system. However there is little support for this in the rest of the world, and any revision to the points system for the world rankings would require a global consensus.
• Small field: The FedEx Cup starts with an elite event open only to winners from the preceding PGA Tour season, which produces a field about 30-strong instead of the usual 150 or so.
• Playoff event: The last four tournaments of the FedEx Cup will have fields based on the FedEx Cup rankings. The fields will be cut each week: Barclays Classic 144 players; Deutsche Bank Championship 120 players; BMW Championship 70 players; The Tour Championship 30 players.
• Team: A United States team of 12 elite players competes in the Ryder Cup and the Presidents Cup in alternate years. The Ryder Cup, pitting a team of U.S. golfers against a European team, is arguably the highest profile event in golf, outranking the majors. The Presidents Cup, which matches a team of U.S. golfers against an international team of golfers not eligible for the Ryder Cup, is less well established, but is still the main event of the week when it is played. There is no prize money in these events, so they are irrelevant to the money list.
• Regular: Routine weekly tour events. The "regular" events vary somewhat in status, but this is a subjective matter. The relative status of the events is not based on the size of the prize fund to a very large degree, as this doesn't vary much. Some of the other factors which determine the status of a tournament are:
  • Its position in the schedule, which influences the number of leading players that choose to enter.
  • Its age and the distinction of its past champions.
  • The repute of the course on which it is played.
  • Any associations with "legends of golf". Five events in particular have such associations:
    • The EDS Byron Nelson Championship, named after Byron Nelson, was until 2007 the only current event named after a PGA Tour golfer.
    • The Arnold Palmer Invitational, formerly the Bay Hill Invitational, closely identified with Arnold Palmer and played at a resort he owns.
    • The Nissan Open and Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, both identified with Ben Hogan, although the Colonial is more closely identified with him.
    • The Memorial Tournament, founded by Jack Nicklaus, played on a course he designed, and annually honoring a selected "legend".
    • The AT&T National, while not hosted by a "legend," was able to gather a strong field because it was hosted by "future-legend" Tiger Woods.
• Invitational: These events are similar to the regular ones, but have a slightly smaller (around 100-120 players), selective field. The top 70 on the previous year's money list can automatically take part to invitationals, as well as past champions of the event. There is an increased amount of sponsor's exemptions as well, and some invitationals allow the defending champion to invite one or several amateurs as well. Invitational tournaments include the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Verizon Heritage, the Memorial Tournament and others. The tournaments usually do have an association with a golf legend, or in the case of the Verizon Heritage, a famous course.
• Alternate: Events which are played in the same week as a higher status tournament and therefore have weakened fields and reduced prize money. They are often considered an opportunity for players on the bubble (near or below 125th or 150th) in the money list to move up more easily or to attempt an easier two-year exemption for winning a tournament.
• Fall Series: After the final playoff event of the FedEx Cup season (THE TOUR Championship), the season concludes with this series of events, whose focus is expected to be the effort by players low on the Money List to secure their membership on the PGA Tour for the following season without having to re-qualify through Q-School.

There are also a number of events which are recognized by the PGA Tour, but which do not count towards the official money list. Most of these take place in the off season (November and December). This slate of unofficial, often made-for-TV events (which includes the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge, the Franklin Templeton Shootout, the Skins Game, etc.) is referred to as the "Challenge Season" or, less approvingly, the "Silly Season". // The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. ... The World Golf Championships are a group of three annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which are official money events on the PGA Tour, the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship WGC-CA Championship WGC-Bridgestone... The International Federation of PGA Tours is the trade body for the six leading regional mens professional golf tours. ... The Players Championship (often styled THE PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. ... // The Official World Golf Rankings are a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers. ... N