# The Tours · Golf Level 10: Professional

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The Tours in Golf (Level 10: Professional) on Insporta: 40 sourced facts behind 4 tests. Covers: men's tours; women's tours; earning a place; and more.

Professional golf's tours: the men's and women's tours, how players earn their place, and the money behind the game.

## Test 1: Men's tours

- Separate from the PGA of America since 1968. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Renamed after a sponsorship deal. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Its top players earn PGA Tour cards. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- First played in 2007. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Ending with the Tour Championship. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- It ends at the DP World Tour Championship. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Once called the Senior Tour. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Players climb from one to the next. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- The field shrinks at each step. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Feeder tours send players up. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))

## Test 2: Women's tours

- Founded in 1950. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Once called the Futures Tour. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Among the richest women's tours. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Many LPGA stars started there. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Played in Florida each November. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- It decides who plays the finale. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Given on points across the season. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Points decide who reaches the finale. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- 1950, 1978 and 1981. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- The winner lifts a crystal globe. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))

## Test 3: Earning a place

- It is earned and must be kept with results. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Players went through several stages. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- The top finishers move up. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Dozens chase a handful of places. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Often given to young or local players. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Players enter when fields have room. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Based on a ranking of college players. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Some skip steps with strong results. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- A full card means a full schedule. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- The few who make it play that week. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))

## Test 4: Money and sponsors

- It is shared out by finishing place. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Second place takes about 10.9 percent. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Introduced from 2023-24. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Prize money is only part of it. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Often around 10 percent for a win. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Often the largest sponsorship a player has. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- It surprised players and fans. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- The share drops quickly after the top few. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Deals usually last a few seasons. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))
- Visibility on television is valuable. (Source: Tour regulations and records (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET))

Sources: Major championship, tour, team competition and Olympic records (Augusta National, USGA, PGA of America, The R&A, PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA, LET, IGF, IOC), the world rankings and the World Golf Hall of Fame; only settled facts used as keys; original questions authored, nothing reproduced.

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