PGA European Tour

The PGA European Tour, much more commonly referred to simply as the European Tour, is a top-level men's professional golf tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. It is the primary golf tour in Europe and is second to the U.S. based PGA TOUR in worldwide prestige. The European Tour was established by the British based Professional Golfers' Association, but became independent of its parent in 1984. It is completely separate from the PGA TOUR and the PGA of America. Its tournaments are mostly held in Europe, but in recent years, it has expanded to other parts of the world outside of North America. The European based events are nearly all played in Western Europe and the most lucrative of them take place in the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain. Only one of the events held in Europe takes place east of the former Iron Curtain.

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Golf - Tour - Wentworth Club - Virginia Water - Surrey - England - Europe - U.S. - PGA TOUR - Professional Golfers' Association - PGA of America - North America - United Kingdom - Germany - France - Spain - One - Iron Curtain

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The European Tour conducts the Ryder Cup Matches in cooperation with the PGA of America.

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Ryder Cup Matches - PGA of America

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