There are nearly twenty professional golf tours. Professional Golfer’s Association and some independent tour organization conduct these tours. They are also the responsible persons to schedule the events, control the tours and to find the sponsors for the tours. Generally tour members will be the contestants who compete in most of the events.
PGA tours in the most famous golf tours which attracts the attention of strong fields out of world golf championship events. This is because of the fact that most of the PGA tour events holds a first prize of minimum US $800,000. Next famous and second to PGA tour golf tour is said to be the European tour.
The other leading men's tours include the Japan Golf Tour, the Asian Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, and Sunshine Tour. Canadian Tour and Tour de las Americas are the associate members of Federation. Other famous tours include Champions Tour (men of 50 and above) and LPGA Tour (for women).