| What is PGA? Basically it is an organization which | | | | as a reward he would earn the performance |
| is responsible for the operations of main | | | | promotion which garners Tour privileges for the |
| professional golf tours across United States. | | | | remainder of the year plus the following full |
| Vedra Beach, Florida is the official headquarters of | | | | season. There is no rule limiting PGA players to |
| PGA. In 1968, branching off from the PGA Tour | | | | men only as similar to other major league sports. |
| of America, This Tour became a separate entity, | | | | In 2006, the PGA announced a new set of |
| which is now primarily an association of club | | | | television deals covering 2007 to 2012. As the |
| professionals. | | | | CBS Sports will remain the main carrier of Tour, |
| Initially the professional golfers formed their own | | | | and will increase its events from 16 to 19 per |
| organization, the Association of Professional | | | | season. The contemporary NBC Sports will |
| Golfers (APG). Than in 1968, the tournament | | | | increase its coverage from 5 to 10 events and |
| players decided to get rid of APG and agreed to | | | | the Golf Channel will be the Tour's cable partner |
| operate as the PGA later the name officially | | | | for 15-year contract, which will be providing early |
| changed into the "PGA Tour" in mid 70’s. | | | | round coverage of all official events and coverage |
| The Tour is not responsible for the women's | | | | of a few events at the beginning and towards the |
| tours in the U.S.; they are organized by the LPGA. | | | | end of the season. |
| Moreover the PGA is also not the governing | | | | But these deals do not cover the major |
| authority for the golf in the US. USGA is | | | | championships. Unfortunately the world’s |
| governing the game of golf as well as it organizes | | | | most interesting and famous Tour does not own |
| the U.S. Open. PGA organize the remaining 43 (in | | | | the rights to them. Only the CBS has the right to |
| 2009) week-to-week events, which includes The | | | | broadcast the majors like The Masters and PGA |
| Players Championship and the FedEx Cup events, | | | | Championship and NBC, U.S. Open. A good news |
| as well as the biennial Presidents Cup. | | | | for golfer as now NBC is the only major |
| On the other hand PGA does not run any of the | | | | broadcast network to offer four days of major |
| four major the Ryder Cup. The PGA of America | | | | coverage over the air. |
| runs the PGA Championship, the Senior PGA | | | | From the Beginning in 2010, ESPN Sports is |
| Championship, and PGA European Tour is | | | | providing exclusive coverage of the Open |
| co-organized by the Ryder Cup. Due to a | | | | Championship. Currently ESPN Sports and Turner |
| multiplicity of these similar names, it is worth | | | | Sports are the broadcast Sports Networks' cable |
| emphasizing what the PGA Tour does and does | | | | partners for the other majors, with ESPN Sports |
| not organize. | | | | providing full coverage of the first and second |
| Nationwide top 25 money-winners also receive | | | | rounds of The Masters and U.S. Open and TNT |
| privileges on the following year's Tour. If a golfer | | | | Sports is covering the PGA Championship. |
| wins three events on that tour in a calendar year, | | | | |