The Rules of Golf are determined and administered by two bodies, (i) The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R&A) who govern all territories except for the USA and Mexico and (ii) the United States Golf Association (USGA).
The PGA of America (USPGA) was founded in 1916 to support individuals making their living as professional golfers and to advance the sport of professional golf. In 1968 some members of the PGA of America decided they wanted things to be different and broke away to form the PGA Tour.
Steve Williams started caddying with Peter Thomson as a young Kiwi before working for Greg Norman (1982–1989), Raymond Floyd (1989–1999), Tiger Woods (1999–2011), Adam Scott (2011–2017), Danielle Kang (2017) and Jason Day (2019)
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.
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