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Golf is a professional sport played in several countries and is a very popular and lucrative sport in US because of the prize money available. Golf has a very different structure from other team sports as majority of professional golfers don’t compete and their main income source is from club or teaching golf. Very few of the golfers get the chance to compete as Pro Golfers or Tournament Golfers. These touring professionals make their major income from tournament prize money and corporate golf endorsements. Tiger Woods is the highest earning golfer in the world as per Forbes magazine.

Tournament golf can be an unstable profession for those golfers who are not able to make it to those elite tournaments. Since participating in a tournament involves tournament entry fees, costs for travel and lodging expenses, as well as payments for a caddy. Professional golfers who get the chance to compete on international golf tours are known as tournament pros. Some of the popular golf tours include the PGA TOUR, the European Tour, the Champions Tour (for men over 50) and LPGA Tour (for women)

Top level professional golf consists of an year round schedule of weekly tournaments which are played all around the world. Most of the golf tournaments are organised into series called tours. There are separate golf tours for men and women. US professional golf tours for men are managed by PGA Tour. The PGA of America runs the PGA Championship and the Senior PGA Championship and co-organizes the Ryder Cup with the PGA European Tour. It is also responsible for regulating golf tours, arranging events and finding business or corporate sponsors. The governing body of golf in US is the United States Golf Association and for women golfers, Ladies Professional Golf Association (LGPA) runs the LGPA Tour, which runs from February to November each year. The PGA Tour also conducts an annual qualifying tournament (Q-School) which is a six-round tournament held every fall.

Four of the major golf championship’s for men’s golf are - The Masters, US Open, British Open and PGA Championship. Like the PGA TOUR, the LPGA has four majors tours as Kraft Nabisco Championship, U.S. Women’s Open, LPGA Championship and Women’s British Open. The U.S.-based Champions Tour recognizes five majors for seniors - Senior PGA Championship, U.S. Senior Open, Senior British Open, The Tradition and Senior Players Championship. The Professional Golf tour began a program for young golfers to compete amongst the best golfers in the junior PGA which conducts several junior tournaments across whole of the United States held every year.

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If you are an avid golfer, you would agree that the houses in a golf course community have added value for a home buyer. For businessmen and executives who love golf and are interested to purchase golf course homes, there’s no better place to live other than such golf communities. Though the prices for such golf course homes may be slightly higher but the price is justified because of the additional benefits it offers. Depending on the golf course type, locations and the facilities offered, the purchase price of houses in these golf communities can vary but the dream golf home of your own would be a great house to posess.

Imagine a golf home along the waterfront or a home up in the mountains! A home between trees looking out over the incredible green vistas. The possibilities are endless. Today’s golf communities can satisfy even the most discerning home buyers with several options for varying tastes and budgets. Whatever your desired lifestyle, a golf course home can bring calm, peace and tranquility to those seeking an escape. There’s no doubt clear that golf homes these days provide complete relaxtion year after year and are the right place for a perfect dream retirement.

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Nestling in the Sidlaw hills of Angus, Scotland sits Piperdam Golf & Leisure Resort, a truly breathtaking Scottish Vacation Resort, offering a true Scottish experience.

The resort contains a wide selection of luxury lodges sleeping from 2 to 10, with fantastic features such as indoor sauna and hot tub on the balcony ensuring that for self-catering lodges in Scotland, you need look no further.

A fantastic 18-hole golf course providing the best in Scottish Golf, spectacular fresh-water Loch allowing fishing for brown and rainbow trout, exclusive leisure & spa facilities (complimentary when staying at the resort) and exquisite dining at the Reval Restaurant where you can watch the Ospreys catch their dinner while you eat yours.

Weddings are a common site at Piperdam, with a function suite catering up to 300 guests, set in the beautiful Scottish countryside, it’s no wonder that couples find it to be the perfect Scottish Wedding Venue.

If you are planning a visit to Scotland then this little unknown gem would make an ideal vacation spot and if you’re not planning a visit to Scotland; maybe you should.

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An instruction video on how to perfect your golf swing courtesy of videojug.

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Tiger Woods wins the Deutsche Bank Championship by two shots over Vijay Singh. Vijay had a 3 shot lead to start the day too, but Tiger stormed back with two eagles shooting 8-under-par for the day. Incredible.

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“Woods became the seventh member of the PGA Tour’s 50-win club after improving to 21-for-21 when leading by more than one stroke after three rounds. The 30-year-old Woods beat Jack Nicklaus’ record pace to the milestone, which Nicklaus reached in 1973 at the age of 33.”

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Six wins in arrow, strock play, and 23 under par. WOW!

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