Golf Tours - Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by
the PGA TOUR, hosts 30 events annually in the United States and Canada
for golfers 50 and older.
Known as the Senior PGA TOUR until 2002, it offers approximately $50
million in annual prize money. Upon eligibility, some of the greatest
names in golf history have participated in the tour.
The tour grew out of a highly successful event in 1978, the Legends of
Golf, which featured competition between two-member teams of some of the
greatest older golfers of that day.
Most of the tournaments are played over three rounds or 54 holes, which
is one round less than regular professional stroke play tournaments, for
example on the PGA Tour. Because of this, there are generally no "cuts"
between any of the rounds. However, the five senior majors do have four
rounds. A golfer's performances can be quite variable from one round to
the next, and playing an extra round increases the likelihood that the
senior majors will be won by leading players.
From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champions_Tour
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