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PGA and Golf
This is the most common method used in golf clubs and is the only method allowed in the PGA ( Professional Golf Association ) and LPGA ( Ladies Professional Golf Association ).
# Tiger Woods PGA Golf
** The PGA golf tour cancelled the World Golf Championships at the Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri.
Shriners hold the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, a PGA Golf Tour golf tournament held in Las Vegas, NV.
* PGA Grand Slam of Golf, an annual competition
" He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974, and received the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.
In 1978, he won the first Legends of Golf event, which was the impetus for the creation two years later of the Senior PGA Tour, now Champions Tour.
* 1946 ( 6 ) Jacksonville Open, Greater Greensboro Open, The Open Championship ( not counted as a PGA Tour win at the time, but designated as such in 2002 ), World Championship of Golf, Miami Open, Virginia Open
Palmer won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998, and in 1974 was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Palmer has had a diverse golf-related business career, including owning the Bay Hill Club and Lodge, which is the venue for the PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational ( renamed from the Bay Hill Invitational in 2007 ), helping to found The Golf Channel, and negotiating the deal to build the first golf course in the People's Republic of China.
According to Golf Digest, Palmer made $ 1, 861, 857 in 734 PGA Tour career starts over 53 years ; he earned an estimated $ 30 million off the course in 2008.
James Harnett, a journalist with Golf Illustrated magazine, appears to have proposed a similar idea to the PGA of America on December 15, 1920 and, having failed to attract support, the idea was refloated by Sylvanus P. " SP " Jermain, president of the Inverness Club, the next year.
Currently the tribe operates two casinos, one full-service hotel, and the Mojave Resort PGA Championship Golf Course.
Memphis hosts NBA Basketball, PGA Golf Tournaments, AAA Pro Baseball, major college Basketball, the Liberty Bowl and other major sporting events that are all easily accessible in a short drive.
* Rancho Vista Golf Course Palmdale's only PGA class golf course
In January 2008, the Arnold Palmer Classic Course at the city's SilverRock Golf Resort became one of the four host golf courses for the annual Bob Hope Chrysler Classic PGA golf tournament.
* Matt Gogel, former PGA Tour professional golfer, current Golf Channel sportscaster
Haverford Township also holds the distinction of having hosted 2 different men's major golf championship's at 2 different golf clubs, Merion Golf Club hosted the 1934, 1950, 1971 and 1981 US Open and Llanerch Country Club hosted the 1958 PGA Championship
The resort's Mystic Rock Golf Course plays home to the PGA event known as the 84 Lumber Classic.
Also featured is the exclusive national golf course, Glenmaura National Golf Club, which is recognized as a PGA tournament course and identified by a major U. S. golf magazine as one of the top 100 courses in the nation.
The Ocean Course was the home of the 1991 Ryder Cup, the 1997 World Cup of Golf, the 2007 Senior PGA Championship, and the 2012 PGA Championship, becoming only the fourth golf course in history to host each of the PGA of America's major championships.
* The Shell Houston Open, an annual PGA Tour event is played at Redstone Golf Club.

PGA and Port
* PGA Golf Club ( Port St. Lucie, Florida ) 54 holes of public-access resort golf designed by Tom Fazio and Pete Dye in PGA Village, which is ranked among the " 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America " by Golf Digest ( No. 51 ).
* PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance ( Port St. Lucie, Florida ) golf park featuring a lighted driving range, short game practice area, the latest in golf technology and fitness, and a three-hole teaching course.
* PGA Education Center ( Port St. Lucie, Florida ) Provides dynamic, cost-efficient education programs to serve both PGA members and apprentices.
* PGA Country Club ( Port St. Lucie, Florida ) 18 holes of private golf designed by Jim Fazio Sr.
The 36-hole PGA approved championship course makes Port El Kantaoui a popular destination for golfing.
* Port Royal Golf Course, hosts for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in 2009 and 2010

PGA and St
The annual St. Jude Classic, a regular part of the PGA Tour, is also held in the city.
* 1942 ( 2 ) St. Petersburg Open, PGA Championship
The city is a suburb of St. Louis and is home to Bellerive Country Club, which hosted the 1992 PGA Championship and 1965 US Open.
According to Arnold Palmer's autobiography, " A Golfer's Life ," in 1960 he ( already having won the Masters and the U. S. Open that year ) and his friend Bob Drum ( of the Pittsburgh Press ) on the trans-Atlantic flight to The Open Championship at St Andrews came up with the idea that adding the The Open Championship and PGA Championship titles that summer would constitute a modern Grand Slam.
During the 1977 Ryder Cup at Royal Lytham & St Annes, Nicklaus approached the PGA of Great Britain about the urgency to improve the competitive level of the contest.
* 1930 ( 3 ) Canadian Open, PGA Championship, St. Louis Open
On May 26, 2009, Daly announced that he would return to the PGA Tour, via sponsor's exemption, for the St. Jude Classic.
The FedEx St. Jude Classic, a PGA Tour event, is one of the most visible fund-raising events for the hospital.
A few weeks later, Toms won his ninth PGA Tour title at the FedEx St. Jude Classic by three strokes over Nick Price.
In 2004, he defended his FedEx St. Jude Classic by finishing six strokes clear of American Bob Estes for his 10th victory on the PGA Tour.
He turned professional in 1961, and quickly established himself on the PGA Tour, with his first victory coming at the St. Petersburg Open Invitational in 1963.
In contrast, The Masters is owned by the Augusta National Golf Club ; the U. S. Open by the United States Golf Association ( USGA ); The Open Championship by The R & A, an offshoot of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews ; and the PGA Championship by the Professional Golfers ' Association of America ( PGA of America ).
Shute won the 1933 British Open at St Andrews and the 1936 and 1937 PGA Championships.
These include the FedEx St. Jude Classic, which is a PGA Tour event and one of the most visible fund-raising events for the hospital.

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