Golf, the sporting game, that has become popular all over the world, continues to develop and attract the attention of millions of amateurs and professionals. Modern golf is represented by numerous international tournaments and competitions, and its stars become real icons of the sport. And one of the most influential names associated with golf tournaments is undoubtedly the PGA Tour, which officially separated from the PGA of America in 1968, and today is responsible for organizing a wide range of golf events.
So, it all started back in the first third of the 20th century when, in 1927, the PGA of America assembled the disparate professional tournaments into a single “tour.” For the next 41 years, the tour would be just one of the many things the PGA did.
However, as early as the mid-1960s, it became clear to management that the Tour should be a separate organization, so in 1968, the long-running struggle of tournament players for independence finally succeeded. They separated from the American PGA and organized an autonomous PGA Tour. Joe Day, longtime USGA executive director, becomes the Tour’s commissioner.
By the way, the modern name of the PGA Tour was officially adopted by the management only in 1975. And only in 1981, amid disagreements with the USPGA, the name of the organization was changed to TPA Tour for a few months. Since then, the PGA Tour has never been renamed.
Already in 1999, the total prize money on the PGA Tour reached 130 million dollars. Back in the late 1980s, it was almost 100 million dollars less. Perhaps this can be considered the most obvious indicator of the professionalism and influence of the organization in the world of golf.
Today, the PGA Tour holds tournaments with millions of dollars in prize money almost every weekend. These tournaments are held primarily in the United States, but also in other countries in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Events organized by the PGA Tour include weekly tour events from January through November, as well as the Players Championship, the FedEx Cup, and the biennial President’s Cup. The PGA Tour also partners with organizations that host four major men’s golf tournaments: the Masters, the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open, and the British Open.
The PGA Tour has been home to virtually every famous golfer, including such legends as Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Arnold Palmer.
What is a PGA Tour?
PGA Tour is a reputable American organization, which is responsible for holding, organizing, and regulating the most noticeable events and championships in golf. PGA Tour was officially established in 1968 and is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville.
In terms of visual identity, on the first sight, the PGA Tour logo may seem similar to the famous NBA badge, hence the first question that comes to mind is about the person, whose silhouette is depicted on the blue background. However, you will be surprised to learn that there is no such player, and it is just a designer drawing.
The PGA Tour logo, designed in 2000, features a vertically-oriented rectangular crest with rounded corners, drawn in solid blue with a double white outline. The right part of the badge has a white silhouette of a golfer swinging the club drawn on it, while the left part boasts a vertical “Tour” lettering in red capitals outlined in white and accompanied by the white “PGA” set above it in smaller caps. Both parts of the inscription are executed in one font but look differently.
The bold uppercase lettering from the primary logo of PGA Tour is set in a sleek and stable serif typeface, which looks pretty similar to such commercial fonts as ITC Bookmanreg, Firelli, or Clarendon, with minor modifications of the characters’ contours.
As for the color palette of the PGA Tour visual identity, it is based on an elegant patriotic tricolor, composed of blue, red, and white, with blue in a smooth medium-dark shade, which evokes a pleasant and calming feeling, while the brightness of red speaks of the organization’s professionalism and passion.