The PGA

First of all, it’s important to know that the PGA Tour and the PGA are two different organizations. The PGA is devoted to training professional instructors and managers in the golf industry.

There are about 28,000 members of the PGA. Although the PGA permits women to become members (unlike the LPGA, which currently does not allow men to become members), there are only about 800 female members of the PGA. Many of those 800 PGA women are also members of the LPGA.

The PGA sponsors many golf competitions at the regional level and one major national competition – the PGA Championship. The PGA also sponsors the Ryder Cup team matches played alternately in the U.S. and Europe. The LPGA sponsors a similar women’s team event called the Solheim Cup.

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