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PGA toUR overviewthe name of our organization is the pga tour, a tax-exempt membershipgroup of professional golfers that plays approximately 100 official-mey tournamentson three tours—the pga tour, champions tour and Nationwidetour. our headquarters are located in ponte Vedra Beach, FL, southeast ofJacksonville.We should be referred to as the pga tour or tour (on second reference),but not the pga, as we are a different organization than the pga ofamerica.the pga is the professional golfers’ association of america, a membershiporganization for the nation’s club professionals. the pga runs thepga championship, Senior pga championship and ryder cup matches,among other championships. the pga headquarters are located in palmBeach gardens, FL.the pga tour and pga of america were affiliated until 1968, whenthe tournament players, a small subset of the total pga membership, brokeThe PGA TOUR is the world’s foremost golf Tour,with official money events from January throughNovember. This year is the fifth season of theFedExCup, a season-long points competition culminatingwith the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.away to form the tournament players Division and gain more control oftheir finances and tournament schedule. the tournament players Divisionwas renamed the pga tour in 1975.two other american golf organizations are involved in men’s professionaltournament play, independent of the tour but with their marqueeevents included on the tour schedule as non-tour co-sponsored tournaments.the united States golf association, with headquarters in Far Hills,NJ, oversees the national championships (u.S. open, u.S. Senior open,u.S. amateur, u.S. Women’s amateur, etc.) and administers the rules ofgolf, among other duties. the augusta (ga) National golf club plays host tothe masters tournament. the royal and ancient golf club of St. andrews,Scotland oversees the British open and administers the world’s golf rulesjointly with the uSga .Membership: 89 internationalplayers, 23 countriesTV: CBS, NBC, Golf Channel,ESPN, TNTCompetition Awards:FedExCup (Season-longpoints), Jack NicklausTrophy (Player of the Year),Arnold Palmer Award (leadingmoney-winner), ByronNelson Award (scoringaverage), Rookie of the Year,Comeback Player of the Year.Section 1 IntroductIonThe Champions Tour continues to combine extremelycompetitive golf for champions of the game age 50and older with a fan-friendly platform that promotes“inside the ropes” and game-improvement for its fans.The Charles Schwab Cup, a season-long, points-basedcompetition, enters its 11th season.The Nationwide Tour is the official proving ground ofthe PGA TOUR. It celebrated its 20th anniversary in2009. Through 2010, 288 PGA TOUR titles have beenwon by former Nationwide Tour players. Two-thirds ofthe PGA TOUR members in 2011 have Nationwide Tourroots. “The 25” (top-25 money winners) earn PGA TOURcards for the following season.Membership: 46 internationalplayers, 15 countriesTV: CBS, NBC, Golf Channel,ESPN, ESPN2, TNTCompetition Awards:Charles Schwab Cup(season-long points), JackNicklaus Trophy (Player ofthe Year), Arnold PalmerAward (leading money winner),Byron Nelson Award(scoring average), Rookie ofthe Year, Comeback Playerof the Year.Membership: 64 internationalplayers, 18 countriesTV: Golf ChannelCompetition Awards:“The 25” (PGA TOURCards for the followingseason). Jack NicklausTrophy (Player of theYear)pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide1-3