Making the Cut: Life Inside the PGA Tour System

The success of the PGA Tour lies in the compelling stories of the individual quests for achievement--making the tournament cut, winning a tournament, qualifying for the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and the ultimate challenge of making it onto the Tour, where victory is often determined by a single stroke. Based on interviews with more than twenty professional golfers, this book provides new insight into the PGA Tour system, the events affecting tournament outcomes, and the career-changing opportunities that result.

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Making the Cut: Life Inside the PGA Tour System

The success of the PGA Tour lies in the compelling stories of the individual quests for achievement--making the tournament cut, winning a tournament, qualifying for the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and the ultimate challenge of making it onto the Tour, where victory is often determined by a single stroke. Based on interviews with more than twenty professional golfers, this book provides new insight into the PGA Tour system, the events affecting tournament outcomes, and the career-changing opportunities that result.

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Making the Cut: Life Inside the PGA Tour System

Making the Cut: Life Inside the PGA Tour System

by John A. Fortunato
Making the Cut: Life Inside the PGA Tour System

Making the Cut: Life Inside the PGA Tour System

by John A. Fortunato

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Overview

The success of the PGA Tour lies in the compelling stories of the individual quests for achievement--making the tournament cut, winning a tournament, qualifying for the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and the ultimate challenge of making it onto the Tour, where victory is often determined by a single stroke. Based on interviews with more than twenty professional golfers, this book provides new insight into the PGA Tour system, the events affecting tournament outcomes, and the career-changing opportunities that result.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781476676197
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 01/14/2019
Pages: 257
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

John A. Fortunato, Ph.D., is a professor at New York’s Fordham University in the Gabelli School of Business, Area of Communication and Media Management. He is the author of five books and more than 50 journal articles and book chapters.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
 1. Getting to the Tee
 2. The FedEx Cup
 3. The Next Opportunity
 4. Making the Cut
 5. Winning a Tournament
 6. Playing Great Even When Not Winning
 7. Playing Often
 8. Career Earnings
 9. Individual Tournament Exemptions
10. Medical Extension
11. Web.com Tour
12. Getting Back to the PGA Tour
13. Graduation 2017
14. Past Champions
15. Veteran Members
16. The Autumn Tournaments
17. The ­Opposite-Field Tournaments
18. The Weeks Before and After Tournaments
19. The Open Championship Qualifying Series
20. July 23, 2017
21. The Wyndham Championship
22. The FedEx Cup Playoffs
23. The 2017 Web.com Tour Championship
24. In Three Days
Epilogue: 2017–2018
Suggested Reading
Index
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