The answer is no. Although most professional golfers do wear gloves some of them who don’t were/are: Ben Hogan, Fred Couples, Arron Oberholser, Lucas Glover, and Jonathan Byrd (on occasion).
Cameron Smith set the PGA Tour's all-time 72-hole scoring record at 34-under par, winning his fourth PGA Tour title at the 2022 Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua.
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.
The first club Karsten Solheim, the founder of PING, created was a putter. Solheim named this club based on the sound he heard as the club struck the ball.
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