The Presidents Cup is a competition of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the Rest of the World excluding Europe.
Every event on the PGA tour awards FedEx Cup points – the number of points a player earns is based on the prizemoney for the tournament and the player’s tournament finish. The player with the most points at the end of the season is crowned the FedEx Cup champion.
Strokes gained is derived from a comparison of your game to the average PGA Tour player, taking into account the length and location of each stroke played.
Wayne Player, the son of golfer Gary Player, was banned from attending the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club after he was accused of involvement in a ticket-scalping scheme.
According to the Rules of Golf you are only allowed to clean the golf ball: 1) On the putting green 2) Between the play of two holes and 3) Whenever you are taking free relief or a penalty drop.
At the end of 1936 the USGA and R&A announced a 14 club limit to take effect in 1938. No one really knows why the number 14 was chosen. The most likely answer is because of the standardization of golf clubs at the time. A set of golf clubs typically comprised of nine irons, a putter and four woods.
The PGA European Tour is a golfer-controlled organisation whose main purpose is to maximise the income of professional golfers. The PGA European Tour is a Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) which is run by professional staff. The PGA European Tour is controlled by its playing members via a board of directors of 12 elected past and present tour players and a tournament committee of 14 current players.
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