Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for the better part of four decades and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Snead was awarded a record 94 gold medallions,for wins in PGA of America Tour events and later credited with winning a record 82 PGA Tour events tied with Tiger Woods,including seven majors. He never won the U.S. Open,though he was runner-up four times. Snead was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It is one of the four men's major championships in professional golf.
John Joseph Burke Jr. is an American retired professional golfer who was most prominent in the 1950s. The son of a professional golfer,Jack Burke Sr.,he won two major titles,both in 1956,the Masters and PGA Championship,and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Retief Goosen is a South African professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He has won two U.S. Opens,in 2001 and 2004,headed the European Tour Order of Merit in 2001 and 2002,and was in the top ten of the world rankings for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame,class of 2019.
The World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine,Florida,in the United States,and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site honors both men and women. It is supported by a consortium of 26 golf organizations from all over the world.
The World Golf Championships (WGC) were a group of annual professional golf tournaments created by the International Federation of PGA Tours as a means of gathering the best players in the world together more frequently than the pre-existing four major championships. All WGC tournaments are official money events on the PGA Tour and the European Tour,and officially sanctioned by the Asian Tour,Japan Golf Tour,Sunshine Tour,and PGA Tour of Australasia.
Ponte Vedra Beach is a wealthy unincorporated seaside community and suburb of Jacksonville,Florida in St. Johns County,Florida,United States. Located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of downtown Jacksonville and 26 miles (42 km) north of St. Augustine,it is part of the Jacksonville Beaches area,and on the island nicknamed San Pablo Island.
Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins Jr. is an American professional golfer. He won 21 tournaments on the PGA Tour,including one major,the 1977 PGA Championship. He ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 86 weeks from the ranking's debut in 1986 to 1988.
Paul Scott Runyan was an American professional golfer. Among the world's best players in the mid-1930s,he won two PGA Championships,and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instructor.
Loren Lloyd Roberts is an American professional golfer,who has played on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.
Albert Woody Austin II is an American professional golfer who played the majority of his career on the PGA Tour,but now plays on the PGA Tour Champions.
Deane R. Beman is an American professional golfer,golf administrator. He was the second commissioner of the PGA Tour,serving from 1974 to 1994.
Lewis Elmer Worsham,Jr. was an American professional golfer,the U.S. Open champion in 1947.
William August Kratzert III is an American professional golfer and sportscaster,who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
Joseph Charles Dey Jr. was an American golf administrator and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Jim Laver Carter is an American professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour. He has also played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
The 1994 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to October 30. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Nick Price won the most tournaments,six,and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results,leaders,and award winners are listed below.
First Tee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that teaches children life and social skills via golf lessons. First Tee teaches more than 3.6 million youth annually through programs delivered at chapter program locations,in schools and at youth centers across the country and international locations.
Joseph William "Jay" Monahan IV is the fourth and current commissioner of golf's PGA Tour. He ascended to this position in January 2017.
Clyde Ellett "Tim" Collins,Jr. was an American professional golfer. He earned All-America honors two years at Virginia Tech in the mid-1960s and went on to play professionally on the PGA Tour. He was a native of Christiansburg,Virginia.
