The World Golf Championships, known as the WGC, is a lengthy series of high profile golf tournaments using international fields. This championship series is perceived to be one of the most vital tournaments to the sport outside of the Player's Championship and the four Majors.
In the run up to the last Major this year, the PGA Championship, The WGC Bridgestone Invitational is scheduled to be played next week and already it has attracted some of the top players in the world. The WGC Bridgestone Invitational is one of the four yearly WGC World Golf Championships. It has been organized as well as sanctioned by the International Federation for PGA Tours. The prize money purse offered during this championship tournament is offered both for the PGA European Tour and the normal PGA Tour as well.
The WGC Bridgestone Invitational was originally the World Series of Golf, and in 1999 it merged over and became a part of the series of World Golf Championships. This event, which was sponsored by NEC until 2005 was originally known as the WGC-NEC championship invitational. In 2006, however, the tournament changed hands and changed sponsorships and now Bridgestone has taken over as title sponsor in place of the NEC. As a part of this new five year sponsorship, the event is going to continue to be held in the traditional site, which is the Firestone Country Club, which is located in Akron, a city in Ohio.
The original beginnings of the World Golf Championships tournament came about in 1962. There were four people and only two rounds, and the tournament was better known as the World Series of Golf rather than the World Golf Championships. The WSOG was quite similar to the Grand Slam of Golf, held by the PGA today. In 1976 however, the WSOG decided to expand in order to become a four-round, full field tournament, and it became an official event when it joined the normal PGA Tour.
Four times in the past, Jack Nicklaus managed to win the WSOG unofficial versions, including the first year that it was ever played. Since it became official, he has also won the PGA Tour's WSOG one time, the year it became official in 1976. Since it became a truly official tour event for the PGA Tour, the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational has been played at the south course on the Firestone Country Club in nearly every year, save for one. In 2002, this event was played instead in Sammamish, Washington at the Sahalee Country Club.
This World Golf Championships comes to you on behalf of the international Federation for PGA Tours, which formed in the year 1996. This international federation for PGA tours has a number of members including the Asian Tour, the Japan Golf Tour, the European Tour, the PGA Tour, the PGA Tour for Australasia and the Southern Africa Tour as well.
Photo Credits: Martin/Getty Images
Related Posts -
Deutsche Bank Championship Preview 2009 Tiger Woods has just recently made it official: He is going to be playing in the 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship which is slated to be held at the TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts this upcoming week. Of course, was this something we were really worried about? The truth is, there...... -
Golf Preview: 2009 President's Cup The 2009 President's Cup is kicking off on Thursday, and there are six different Foursomes that are going head to head here. First let's take a look at the foursomes that are going head to head in the first round of golf, which is slated to begin today, including: Tim...... -
Golf Preview: The Tour Championship 2009 The tour championship field has been finalized finally after some dramatic Sunday play at Cog Hill this weekend. John Senden managed to secure the final spot, the 30th spot, which is for this Tour Championship, which gave him at least somewhat of a chance of winning the $10 million dollar...... -
27th Annual PGA Grand Slam of Golf Preview The Port Royal Golf Course can be found on a little island shaped like a fishhook that is known as Bermuda. Bermuda is about to snag the elite foursome in this year's golf as the course on the southwestern end of this island is about to be the home for...... -
Travelers Championship Preview After the draining and lengthy U.S. Open tournament at Bethpage Black, it is surprising that there is still so much going on. What we have coming up now is the Travelers Championship tournament which is going to be held at the TPC River Highlands located in Cromwell in Connecticut. Oddsmakers......
Related Websites -
Grand Slam Tournaments in Tennis Should you happen to be a tennis lover, then you are probably already well aware of the four grand slam tournament events, and what each of these events happens to involve. If you are not currently aware of everything that tennis involves, then now is your chance to learn a...... -
US Open Facts and Figures Lets take a look at some of the pertinent facts and figures for the upcoming US Open tennis championship tournament: What: This is the final major championship tournament for the pro tennis season. When: Play will continue for two weeks, with the women's singles finals to be held on September...... -
Carole Caldwell Graebner Remembered Carole Caldwell Graebner passed away at the age of sixty five following a brief but courageous battle with cancer on November 19, 2008. Carole Caldwell Graebner served as a chair of the United States Tennis Association's Fed Cup Committee. Graebner was born on June 24 in 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,...... -
Tennis Preview: Rogers Cup In a preview of the Rogers Cup, we find that Federer and Nadal are returning! Judging by the name on this particular tournament, you may think that the winner for this particular game has already been determined. When you consider the results in the past two slams, you may be...... -
Sam Querrey Manages to Clinch Olympus Tennis US Open Title Sam Querrey managed to clinch the men's title for the 2009 Tennis Olympus Tennis US Open with a 7 to 5, 6 to 3 round for a 16 defeat over Bjorn Phau while playing the final series event at Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven. This was the final season......
- Cheap Golf Balls Golf
- Country Flower Plaques & Signs Garden Décor Yard, Garden & Outdoor Living Nursery
- Sickle Mowers International Harvester Hybrid Cars & Trucks
- Pick Up International Harvester Hybrid Vehicles
- Nordictrack Cross Country Ski Machines Cardiovascular Equipment Gym, Workout & Yoga Exercise & Fitness
Categories:
Golf Ball Driver, Golf News, golf preview, Golf Tournaments
Tags:
0 comments ↓
There are no comments yet...Kick things off by filling out the form below.
Leave a Comment