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The World Golf Championships are a series of four prestigious golf events featuring the world's best golfers. The events in the series are designed and sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which consists of the leading professional golf tours in the world.
These international events attract world-class players such as Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson, Colin Montgomerie and many others. These are the events that will take place: Acceture Match Play Championship, Bridgestone Invitational, Ryder Cup, American Express Championship, PGA Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational, WGC CA Championship, The Masters and World Cup.
The PGA Tour is the organization responsible of managing and organizing the major golf competitions in the United States and is the headquarter office is located in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville.
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Thursday Jul 8 – Sunday Jul 11, 2010
St. George's Golf & Country Club · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
· Purse: $5.1 million
· Winning Share: $918000
· FedExCup Points: 500
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Dates: July 16th - July 18th, 2010.
Location: United Kingdom
Course: Old Course at St Andrews
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,279 yd (6,656 m)
This tournament is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico.
More Information about the Players Championship |
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Thursday Jul 8 – Sunday Jul 11, 2010
TPC Deere Run · Silvis, Illinois
· Purse: $4.4 million
· Winning Share: $792,000
· FedExCup Points: 500
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AT&T National
Date: Thursday July 1st - Sunday July 4th, 2010
Location: Aronimink Golf Club- Newton Square, PA.
Purse: $6.2 million - Winning Share: $1,080,000
FedExCup Points: 500
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Dates: Thursday Jun 24th – Sunday Jun 27th, 2010
Location: United States
Course:TPC River Highlands · Cromwell, Connecticut
Read on to re-live a few of the tournament's most memorable moments. Then be sure to come out to TPC River Highlands on June 21-27, 2010, when even more exciting golf history will be written during the Travelers Championship.
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Dates: June 24th-27th, 2010
Purse: $7,500,000
Location: United States
Course: Pebble Beach Golf Links
Par: 72
Yardage:7442
More Information about the US Open |
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Dates: Thursday Jun 10th – Sunday Jun 13th, 2010.
Location: United States
Course: TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
Par: 70
Yardage:7244
More Information about the St Jude Classic |
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Dates: Thursday Jun 3rd – Sunday Jun 6th, 2010.
Location: Dublin, Ohio
Course:Muirfield Village Golf Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,300 yd (6,715 m)
- Purse: $6 million
- Winning Share: $1,080,000
- FedExCup Points: 500
More Information about the Memorial |
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Dates: Thursday May 27 – Sunday May 30, 2010
Course: Colonial Country Club
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
· Purse: $6.2 million
· Winning Share: $1,116,000
· FedExCup Points: 500
More Information about the Crowne Plaza Invitational |
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Dates: Thursday May 20 – Sunday May 23, 2010
Course: TPC Four Seasons Resort
Location: Las Colinas · Irving, Texas
· Purse: $6.5 million
· Winning Share: $1,170,000
· FedExCup Points: 500
More Information about the HP Byron Nelson Championship |
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Dates: Thursday May 13 – Sunday May 16, 2010.
Location:San Antonio, Texas
Course:TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course)
More Information about the 2010 Valero Texas Open |
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Dates: May 6th - May 9th, 2010.
Location: TPC Sawgrass - Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
- FedExCup Winner's Share: 600
- Purse: $9.5 million
- Winning Share: $1.71 million
- Yards: 7,220
The Players Championship can be further distinguished from the "Majors" in that it is owned and administered by the PGA Tour.
More Information about the Players Championship |
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Dates: Monday April 19th – Sunday April 25th, 2010.
Location: TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana
This tournament is very attractive for its contenders due to the good things that it offers. Here we have in details some useful information about the tournament.
Purse: $6,400,000
Defending Champion: Jerry Kelly
Winner Share: $1,134,000
FedEx Cup Points: 500
More Information about the Zurich Classic |
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Dates: April 15th - April 18th, 2010.
Location:Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, South Carolina.
The Verizon Heritage Professional Golf Competition is just around the corner. The whole competition will he held at the Harbour Town Golf Links located at the city of Hilton Head in South Carolina.
The Tournament is very attractive with its $1,026,000 share for the winner from the total purse of $5,700,000 in prizes.
More Information about the Verizon Heritage |
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Dates: Thursday Thursday, April 8th to Sunday April 11th, 2010.
Location:Augusta National Golf Club Course in Georgia.
The US Masters Golf Tournament is an invitational event limited to a small field of golfers, it is nonetheless one of the most remarkable golf tournaments on the PGA tour - both in terms of prize money and atmosphere. Boasting a rich history, beautiful setting and thrilling, memorable matches, the annual golf occasion is not to be missed.
More Information about the 2010 Masters Tournament |
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Dates: Thursday April 2nd to Sunday April 5th, 2010.
Location:Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course at Humble, Texas.
One of the most traditional Professional Golf Competitions will be held at the Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course at Humble, Texas this coming April 1st – April 4th.
The Tournament has some interesting points that includes a Purse of a total of $5.7 million with a winner share of $1,026,000. Also, the winner of the competition gets a total of 500 FedEx Cup points.
More Information about the Shell Houston Open |
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Dates: Thursday Mar 18th – Sunday Mar 21st, 2010.
Location: Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club · Tampa Bay, FL.
The Transitions Championship is a men's professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, and is played annually on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida. The tournament was founded in 2000 as the Tampa Bay Classic while it was originally an alternate event played the same week as the Presidents Cup in 2000. This year the competition will be taking place at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club located at Tampa Bay Florida.
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The Waste Management Phoenix Open Tournament is a charity profesThe Waste Management Phoenix Open Tournament is a charity professional golf tournament that is going to be held at the TPC Scottsdale at Phoenix. The 2010 edition will mark the 75th playing of the event, making it one of the five oldest events on the PGA TOUR (not including the major championships). The competition will be taking place between February 22nd and February 28th of 2010.
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The WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers. It is a knockout event and is staged in January or February each year. It is sponsored by and named after Accenture, a consulting firm. This year the tournament is going to take place from February 15th until February 21st at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club located at the Dove Mountain – Marana, Arizona.
From its inauguration in 1999 through 2006 it was hosted every year by La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, except in 2001, when it was hosted by the Metropolitan Golf Club in Victoria, Australia.
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PGA TOUR's Viking Classic is a very well recognized Golf tournament that this time is going to be held at the Annandale Golf Club in Madison, Mississippi. This year the tournament is scheduled to start from October 26th until November 1st but due to rain the first round has being postponed until Saturday. The Tournament coverage will be broadcast on the Golf Channel through the whole competition.
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