Golf

The U.S. Open is one of the PGA Tour’s four major tournaments. Played in mid-June, the tournament follows the Masters as the second major of the golf season. In 2019, the major tournament schedule will change with the U.S. Open becoming the third major of the season. The PGA will move the PGA Championship tournament,…

The Traveler’s Championship has been played in Cromwell, Connecticut since it was established in 1952. Played in June, the tournament has taken place the week following the U.S. Open for the last decade. Although it isn’t a major tournament event, the Traveler’s Championship has long been regarded as a top-tier PGA competition. Due to sponsorship…

The Open Championship is the one PGA Tour major tournament played outside of the United States each year. Known as The Open or the British Open, the tournament is the oldest of the four major golf tournaments on the current calendar. The tournament was first played in 1860 and its tradition continues to modern day….

The Masters is widely regarded as the golf tournament all professionals in the sport want to win. Of golf’s four major tournaments, the Masters is the most prestigious and much of its tradition continues to this day. Played at Augusta National in Augusta, Georgia, the Masters is played the first full week of April each…

Founded in 1950, the LPGA is the highest level of women’s golf in the world. The circuit has 33 tournaments during the season, and like the PGA, the ladies play in major events. Unlike its male counterparts the LPGA plays five major golf tournaments in three different countries. The first of the majors is the…

Jack Nicklaus won PGA tournament after PGA tournament in a career that spanned more than two decades. After a successful PGA career, Nicklaus went on to play on the Senior golf circuit. In all, he played for 44 years as a professional golfer. Nicklaus is widely considered the greatest golfer of all-time. His longevity in…

Tiger Woods took the game of golf to new levels when he turned professional in 1996. Despite being new to the PGA, Woods had already made a name for himself decades earlier when he appeared on The Mike Douglas Show putting against comedian Bob Hope. During his youth, Woods was recognized as a child prodigy…

The PGA Championship is the fourth major of the golf competition. Since its inception, the golf tournament has taken place the third week of August. The tournament will be moved within the PGA tournament schedule following the 2018 edition, however. From 2019, it will be the tour’s second major golf tournament of the season. It…

Arnold Palmer is regarded as one of the best golfers in the history of the sport. While he didn’t win the same number of major tournaments as colleague Jack Nicklaus, Palmer was one of golf’s elite stars. A seven-time major winner, Palmer won four Masters tournaments during his career. While Nicklaus was able to win…

Gary Player is not only one of the greatest professional golfers of all-time, but the South African is a renowned course architect. Many of the courses Player helped design were inspired by his long playing career and they have been played by millions of golfers around the world. Player turned professional in 1953 at the…