The PGA Tour is one of the most crucial events in American and international golf. It is part of a series that includes the Champions Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Presidents Cup.

The Professional Golfer’s Association was first established in 1916 to promote and encourage golf and to host events for aspiring professional golfers.

Prior to this, golfing events had taken place as far back at 1895, such as the first US Open, but they lacked the continuity and sense of progression that was to occur with the establishment of the PGA.

Below, we outline some of the most important moments and aspects in the PGA history.

Delve into the history of one of the most thrilling sprting institutions around today - the PGA.

• The first American-born player wins the tour in 1911

• In the 1920s a prize-fund of $77,000 was awarded to the competitions that were taking place at the time around the West Coast

• Bob Harlow was named president of the association in 1930

• After World Ward II the tournaments became more structured, and grew in popularity with the increase in interest due to television and the involvement of President Eisenhower in the sport

• The “Tournement Players Divison” separated from the PGA in 1968

• PGA TOUR values went from $3.9 million in 1974 to $229 million in 1993

• Finchem became the Tour’s Commissioner in 1993, and implemented a few restructuring measures that were to have a lasting effect on the competition we know today - most importantly, he decided to strengthen it’s international standing

• In 1999 the World Cup was introduced as the biggest new event

• So far, since 1938, the PGA has donated a total sum of $800 million charities around the world, making it a hugely generous institution, and one of the largest in the sporting world