In total 156
PGA professionals from across the country make up the field which has a prize fund of pounds 78,000.
Nick Beach of Fayetteville also advanced to the final stage of
PGA Q School, but finished his tournament tied for 108th place.
"Most items we sell have the
PGA Championship logo, and they're limited, exclusive items," Quirk said.
Seemingly the qualifiers for the
PGA Professionals event would have an edge in the Match Play because they had a tournament tuneup.
Dou conceded he took his
PGA TOUR privilege lightly.
"We are very proud of Genesis being able to join the partnership with the
PGA Tour and the Tiger Woods Foundation and contribute to the tournament's elevation," Chung said.
The
PGA will also still maintain a presence in Florida, with approximately 100 employees remaining at its current site in Palm Beach Gardens.
Throughout his 19-plus year career in the golf industry, Basel has received numerous
PGA Section and Chapter awards, including 2003 GSPGA Assistant of the Year, 2008 GSPGA MS Chapter Assistant of the Year, 2010 GSPGA MS Chapter Assistant of the Year, 2015 GSPGA MS Chapter Golf Professional of the Year, and 2016 GSPGA MS Chapter Golf Professional of the Year.
ZTE also recently became the Official Smartphone of the RBC Canadian Open and partners with Danny Lee, a
PGA TOUR member, as its ZTE Axon global brand ambassador.
The change is due to the US
PGA moving to May to avoid clashing with the Olympics every fourth year.
THE US
PGA will be staged in May from 2019 to avoid clashing with the Olympics.