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British Open
The British Open is the oldest golf tournament in the world played on the most historic course of all – the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland. In April 2005, it was announced that, for the first time, women may qualify for a spot in the 2006 Open...
The USGA
What about the USGA sponsored U.S. Women’s Open? The USGA is organized to maintain the rules of golf in the U.S. including the Handicap System) and to promote fair competition. Its members are golf courses and individual golfers. The U.S. Women’s...
The PGA Tour
The PGA Tour sponsors about 20 major tournaments each year – many are televised and net proceeds are donated to charity. In addition to tour events, the PGA Tour also owns golf courses: The Players Championship courses – often called TPC courses....
The PGA
The PGA First of all, it’s important to know that the PGA Tour and the PGA are two different organizations. The PGA is devoted to training professional instructors and managers in the golf industry. There are about 28,000 members of the PGA. Althou...
The LPGA Tour
The LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association and is the longest-running women’s sports association in the world. The LPGA is a “ladies” golf association. Under its charter, men may not join. The LPGA was founded over 50 years ago by...
World Golf Hall of Fame
World Golf Hall of Fame is the place where we recognize golf’s greatest players and contributors and serves as an inspiration to golfers and golf fans throughout the world. It is a non-profit organization and opened its doors at World Golf Vill...
World Golf Foundation
World Golf Foundation is a non-profit organization and was created in 1994 to unite the golf industry and those who love the game. The board supports initiatives that promote, enhance the growth of, and provide access to the game of golf, while prese...
The origin of the word golf
The word ‘golf’ is Dutch and means club. Some people suggest that the Dutch game of kolf which is played with a stick and ball on frozen canals in the wintertime, was brought by the Dutch sailors to the east coast of Scotland, where it wa...
