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53 unusual facts about PGA TOUR


Al Mengert

Mengert turned professional in 1952 and worked mainly as a club pro while also playing on the PGA Tour.

American Championship car racing

The season was conducted similarly to the sanctioning of professional golf — the four golf majors are sanctioned by separate organizations, but they still count as the most important events on the PGA Tour calendar.

Blainville, Quebec

In July 2010, Le Fontainebleau Golf Club hosted the Montreal Championship, a PGA Tour event.

Brian Henninger

Brian Hatfield Henninger (born October 19, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Bucky Waters

His 30 years of experience includes professional golf with the PGA, professional baseball with the Durham Bulls, and anchor announcing duties for NBC in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Chris Baryla

Christopher Baryla (born October 24, 1982) is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Web.com Tour and the PGA Tour.

He finished 19th on the money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card.

Cindy Miller

Cynthia Susan (Kessler) Miller (born February 11, 1956) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1979 to 1981.

Craig Perks

Craig William Perks (born 6 January 1967) is a professional golfer from New Zealand who played on the PGA Tour.

He became a member of the PGA Tour after a tie for 35th in the 1999 Qualifying School earned him his tour card for the following season.

Dan Kamal

In his broadcasting career Kamal also has covered the 1996 Summer Olympic Games for Atlanta’s WGST Radio and has served as studio host for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network and PGA Tour Radio.

Daniel W. Sutherland

In his career as a civil rights attorney, Sutherland has handled many important lawsuits, primarily in the areas of discrimination against immigrants and discrimination against people with disabilities, such as in the case of PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin.

Dedman School of Hospitality

The state of Florida has more golf courses than any other state in the country and is the headquarters for the PGA, LPGA, PGA Tour, and National Golf Foundation and FSU has a long, distinguished history of graduating professional golfers and educating students for business and hospitality operations.

Derek Gillespie

He missed getting to the final stage of PGA Tour qualifying school in 2006 and considered quitting his golf career.

Donna Orender

She spent 17 years with the PGA Tour and became the Senior Vice President of Strategic Development in the Office of the Commissioner in 2001.

Douglas Brei

He has contributed to the Pro Football Encyclopedia, the PGA Tour Media Guide, the Archives of the Giamatti Research Center at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Association for Professional Basketball Research, the American Soccer History Archives, the Canadian Football League Record Book, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Rochester Public Library, and the Rochester Museum and Science Center among others.

Dwight Nevil

Upon reaching the age of 50 in August 1994, Nevil began play on the Senior PGA Tour and later, the Sunbelt Senior Tour.

Enrique Bertolino

Bertolino turned professional in 1932, and competed in Europe in 1939, 1954 and 1956; and on the PGA Tour in 1940, 1947 and 1948.

Fantasy golf

Fantasy golf is a game in which the participants each assemble a team of real life golfers and then score points based on those players' performance in golf tournaments, with games typically following the US PGA Tour and the European Tour.

Frank Jobe

He has also been the orthopedic consultant for the PGA and Champions Tours for 26 years and has been named the emeritus physician for the PGA Tour.

Greenbrier Presidential Express

Following his purchase of The Greenbrier resort in his native West Virginia, millionaire coal entrepreneur Jim Justice launched a number of new initiatives aimed at reinvigorating the struggling property, including significant renovations, the Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour event, and the construction of a casino.

Gus Seebeck

In 2000, however, with the host club arrangement disbanded, he returned to South Fremantle, but only played two games before being offered a job with the PGA Tour as Operations Manager for Australasia, which was based in Sydney.

Hunter Haas

Haas was a member of the PGA Tour in 2001 and 2005; and a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2002-04, and 2006-10.

Isabelle Beisiegel

Attended 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School, becoming the first woman to compete in the event.

Jani-King

Jani-King has several sports partnerships and is the official cleaning company of both the PGA TOUR and New Orleans Saints among many others.

Jason Bohn

Jason Duehn Bohn (born April 24, 1973) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.

Jay Williamson

Justin Arch "Jay" Williamson IV (born February 7, 1967) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Jim Booros

James Daniel Booros (born April 22, 1951) is an American professional golfer who played full-time on the PGA Tour for nine years.

Josh Teater

Josh Teater (born April 6, 1979) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour.

He finished 7th on the money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card and finished 89th in 2010 to retain his PGA Tour card.

Justin Bolli

He started playing on the Web.com Tour full-time in 2004 and moved up to the PGA Tour in 2005.

Lloyd Mangrum

He joined the PGA Tour in 1937 and went on to win 36 events on the Tour.

Martin Pose

He turned professional in 1930, and competed in Europe in 1939 and 1956; and on the PGA Tour in 1940 and 1948.

Matt Gogel

Matthew John Gogel (born February 9, 1971) is an American professional golfer and golf commentator who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Mike Heinen

Throughout his career, Heinen has split his playing time in relatively equal amounts between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Norwood Hills Country Club

The club has hosted many prestigious events including the National Left-Handed Golfer’s Championship in 1936 and 1940, the PGA Championship in 1948 won by Ben Hogan, the LPGA Tour's St. Louis Women's Invitational from 1965 to 1969, the PGA Tour's Greater St. Louis Golf Classic in 1972 and 1973, and the U.S. Senior Amateur in 2001.

Pat Fitzsimons

Pat Fitzsimons (born December 15, 1950) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin

PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin, 532 U.S. 661 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case in which disabled golfer Casey Martin asserted that the PGA Tour could not lawfully deny him the option to ride in a golf cart between shots.

Poland syndrome

PGA Tour golfer Bryce Molder has Poland syndrome with an absent left pectoral muscle and a small left hand.

Rancho Park Golf Course

Rancho Park has hosted various tournaments for the PGA Tour, LPGA and Champions Tour (formerly Senior PGA Tour) including the Los Angeles Open (now known as the Northern Trust Open and the United States Senior Open.

Ranelagh, Buenos Aires

It would be reestablished as the Ranelagh Golf Club in 1943, and became among the most important in the southern Buenos Aires metro area; the course was later named in honor of 7-time PGA Tour champion Roberto de Vicenzo, a longtime member.

Rick Horrow

Before selling a majority of HSV to Omnicom in 2000, Horrow served as a consultant to the NFL, NASCAR, PGA Tour, and Major League Soccer, among countless other professional sports franchises.

Robert Damron

Robert Douglas Damron (born October 27, 1972) is an American professional golfer and current player on the PGA Tour.

Russ Cochran

Russell Earl Cochran (born October 31, 1958) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour, having previously been a member on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Stan Leonard

Stan Leonard (February 2, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was a Canadian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.

Steve Gotsche

Steve Gotsche (born August 24, 1961) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Tom Cousins

He hired Rees Jones (no relation to Bobby) to redesign the golf course, which has since hosted the PGA Tour's season ending Tour Championship several times, and become one of the leading golf courses in Atlanta.

Transitions Optical

Since 2009, Transitions Optical has been the title sponsor of the Transitions Championship, a PGA Tour event held at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida.

Viasat Golf

The channel was launched in January 2007 after MTG had acquired lots of rights for live broadcasting of golf tournaments, such as the US PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour, the European Challenge Tour, the European Seniors Tour, the Scandinavian Masters, the Sunshine Tour, the Ryder Cup, the World Golf Championships, the Seve Trophy, the Australasian Tour and the Southern Africa Tour.

Will Sessoms

However, in 1997, when Virginia Beach struck a deal with the PGA Tour tour to build a $10 million championship golf course, Sessoms was one of the city's spokespersons.

William McGirt

William McGirt (born June 21, 1979) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Woody Austin

Albert Woody Austin II (born January 27, 1964) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Woody Blackburn

Woody T. Blackburn (born July 26, 1951) is a former American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.


American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities

These include the FedEx St. Jude Classic, which is a PGA Tour event and one of the most visible fund-raising events for the hospital.

Babe Hiskey

Bryant "Babe" Hiskey (born November 21, 1938) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

Charlie Sifford

He first attempted to qualify for a PGA Tour event at the 1952 Phoenix Open, using an invitation obtained by former World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis and was subjected to threats and racial abuse there and at other tournaments.

Craig Bowden

Craig David Bowden (born June 18, 1968) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour.

Doug Tewell

Douglas Fred Tewell (born August 27, 1949) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level, including two senior major championships.

John E. Morgan

At the suggestion of his manager, Eddie Hearn, Morgan entered the PGA Tour qualifying school, and survived all three stages, finishing tied for 11th at the School finals to earn playing privileges in the United States.

Joseph A. Hardy III

The resort is also home to the Mystic Rock golf course, designed by Pete Dye, and was home to the PGA Tour's 84 Lumber Classic from 2002-2006.

Nedbank Golf Challenge

It is not an official money event for any of the major tours, and like many high profile unofficial tournaments in professional golf it takes place between the conclusion of the PGA Tour in early November, and Christmas.

Ohio Kings Island Open

The Ohio Kings Island Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1973 to 1977.

Open de Andalucia

This incarnation of the Open de Andalucia owes its origins indirectly to the PGA Tour's decision to reschedule The Players Championship from March to May.

Perry Swenson

Perry is currently in a 12-episode series follows former PGA Tour professional and current ESPN commentator Charlie Rymer, Hootie & the Blowfish band member Mark Bryan, musician Josh Kelley and Duramed Futures Tour player Perry Swenson as they enjoy an extended Myrtle Beach golf vacation.

Rob Dickerman

In 2008, former PGA champion Lanny Wadkins was no longer able to play golf due to debilitating back pain.

T. J. Rives

He also called PGA Tour tournaments, World Baseball Classic tournaments in 2006, college football, and basketball for Sirius XM Radio.

Waco Turner Open

The Waco Turner Open was a PGA Tour event that was played in Burneyville, Oklahoma in the early 1960s.