What Is The PGA Tour?
For those of you unaware of what the PGA tour is it's a tax-exempt membership group that's filled with professional golfers from around the world. They compete in 100 different money tournaments in three different tours. The three tours that the golfers represent are the PGA tour, Champions tour and Nationwide tour. To become a member in the PGA tour isn't an easy task at all and there is rules you must follow in order to be eligible for acceptance. I have written out the only possible five ways of entering the PGA tour below.
How to Become a Member of the PGA Tour
If you're wondering how to become a member of the PGA tour there are only a handful of ways to go about being eligible to compete in PGA tour events. The five methods are by no means an easy task and you'll need to possess excellent golf skills in order to stand a shot at becoming a member of the PGA tour.
The five methods in which you can become a member of the PGA tour are as followed.
- Finish in the top thirty places and ties in the annual qualifying tournament.
- Win a cosponsored or approved tour event and you retain PGA tour member status instantly
- Come in the top 150 money earners for the previous years tour events
- During the tour season win more money then the 150th money earner accumulated last year
- Finish within the top twenty on the official nationwide tour money list
Also note that all PGA tour members should be at least eighteen years old. Becoming a member of the PGA tour is a huge accomplishment for any golfer and experiencing the thrill of playing in a tour event would be amazing. I however will never be in the PGA tour but I can still pretend to play like I'm a pro and have lots of fun while doing so. If you ever become a member of the PGA tour then you've accomplished a feat not many people have done and it's one of the biggest steps for a golfer to make.
Where Is the PGA Tour Headquarters Located?
The PGA tour headquarters is located in Ponte Vedra Beach which is just southeast of Jacksonville, Florida. The actual building is adjacent with the Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass and its Stadium Course. The Stadium Course is where the PGA Players Championship is held annually every March.
Exact address to the PGA tour headquarters...
PGA Tour
112 PGA Tour Boulevard
Ponte Vedra Beach, FLA. 32082