What is Professional Golfers Association?
'''Professional Golfers' Association''', (with or without the [[apostrophe]]), is the usual term for a [[professional]] [[association]] in men's [[golf]]. It is often [[Abbreviation|abbreviated]] to '''PGA'''. There are several PGAs around the world. These include: * [[Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain & Ireland)]] * [[Professional Golfers' Association of America]] The women's version is '''Ladies Professional Golf Association'''. It is commonly abbreviated to LPGA. The United States association is called the [[LPGA]]. Other women's bodies have names based on where they are located. For example, [[LPGA of Japan]] or [[LPGA of Korea]]. The [[organisation]]s which run the world's two leading [[professional golf tour]]s have the letters PGA in their names. They are now [[independent]] of the Professional Golfers' Associations that created them: * The [[PGA Tour]] runs the PGA Tour, [[Champions Tour]] and [[Nationwide Tour]]. * The [[PGA European Tour]] runs the [[Europe]]an Tour, [[Challenge Tour]] and [[European Seniors Tour]]. At first, PGAs were the main groups for all forms of professional golf in their area. Now some of them, including those of the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]], and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], are focused on the needs of the professional golfers who work as [[Golf course|club]] or [[teach]]ing professionals. They do not have as much to do with [[Professional golf tours|tournament professionals]]. [[Category:Golf]] [[Category:Sports organizations by sport|G]]