Professional Golfers Association of America Founded in
1916 , the
Professional Golfers Association of America is headquartered in
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida ,
United States and claims to be the largest working sports organization in the world with more than 27, 000 members. The association conducts 40 tournaments for its member Professionals each year including four premier golf events:
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is a match exclusively for the winners of golf's four major championships:
Leading money winners - men's tour:
1934 : Paul Runyan - $6,767
1935 : Johnny Revolta - $9,543
1936 : Horton Smith - $7,682
1937 : Harry Cooper - $14,139
1938 : Sam Snead - $19,534
1939 : Henry Picard - $10,303
1940 : Ben Hogan - $10,655
1941 : Ben Hogan - $18,358
1942 : Ben Hogan - $13,143
1943 : No records kept
1944 : Byron Nelson - $37,968
1945 : Byron Nelson - $63,336
1946 : Ben Hogan - $42,556
1947 : Jimmy Demaret - $27,937
1948 : Ben Hogan - $32,112
1949 : Sam Snead - $31,594
1950 : Sam Snead - $35,759
1951 : Lloyd Mangrum - $26,089
1952 : Julius Boros - $37,033
1953 : Lew Worsham - $34,002
1954 : Bob Toski - $65,820
1955 : Julius Boros - $63,122
1956 : Ted Kroll - $ 72,836
1957 : Dick Mayer - $65,835
1958 : Arnold Palmer - $42,608
1959 : Art Wall - $53,168
1960 : Arnold Palmer - $75,263
1961 : Gary Player - $64,540
1962 : Arnold Palmer - $81,448
1963 : Arnold Palmer - $128,230
1964 : Jack Nicklaus - $113,285
1965 : Jack Nicklaus - $140,752
1966 : Billy Casper - $121,945
1967 : Jack Nicklaus - $188,998
1968 : Billy Casper - $205,169
1969 : Frank Beard - $164,707
1970 : Lee Trevino - $157,037
1971 : Jack Nicklaus - $244,491
1972 : Jack Nicklaus - $320,542
1973 : Jack Nicklaus - $308,362
1974 : Johnny Miller - $353,022
1975 : Jack Nicklaus - $298,149
1976 : Jack Nicklaus - $266,439
1977 : Tom Watson - $310,653
1978 : Tom Watson - $362,429
1979 : Tom Watson - $462,636
1980 : Tom Watson - $530,808
1981 : Tom Kite - $375,699
1982 : Craig Stadler - $446,462
1983 : Hal Sutton - $426,668
1984 : Tom Watson - $476,260
1985 : Curtis Strange - $542,321
1986 : Greg Norman - $653,296
1987 : Curtis Strange - $925,941
1988 : Curtis Strange - $1,147,644
1989 : Tom Kite - $1,395,278
1990 : Greg Norman - $1,165,477
1991 : Corey Pavin - $979,430
1992 : Fred Couples - $1,344,188
1993 : Nick Price - $ 1,478,557
1994 : Nick Price - $ 1,499,927
1995 : Greg Norman - $1,654,959
1996 : Tom Lehman - $1,780,159
1997 : Tiger Woods - $2,066,833
1998 : David Duval - $2,591,031
1999 : Tiger Woods - $6,616,585
2000 : Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
2001 : Tiger Woods - $5,687,777
2002 : Tiger Woods - $6,912,625
