Headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Jacksonville, Florida, the PGA Tour is the main organizer of the men’s professional golf tours. It was established in December 1968 as a spun off of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America. It became the PGA Tour in 1975. The current PGA Tour includes The Players Championship, FedEx Cup, and the biennial Presidents Cup. The organizer of PGA Tour also organizes the age 50 and over Champions Tour as well as the Web.com Tour, a tour for those professional players who have not yet qualified for the PGA Tour. With this kind of a pedigree no wonder why PGA Tour is the leading barometer for golf money earnings.
Leading the pack is Tiger Wood with nine events and winnings of $5.9 million. After 15 events Matt Kuchar is in second place with $4.39 million earnings. Third place leader of the money pack goes to Brandt Snedeker with $3.68 million after 14 events. Phil Mickelson is in fourth place with $3.4 million purse after 14 events and the fifth place goes to Billy Horschel with $3.04 million after 18 events. Many others including Justin Rose, Bill Haas, Jason Day, and Adam Scott trail the pack with $2 to $3 million earnings.