Q&A 2026 STUDY GUIDE WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ When and where did Wanamaker gather prominent professionals
for a luncheon to discuss forming a national organization? Answer:
January 17, 1916. MARTINIQUE HOTEL IN NEW YORK.
◉ 1st PGA Championship Answer: October 1916 at Siwanoy CC in
NY. Wanamaker donated a $2,580 purse and trophy
◉ Ryder Cup Answer: 1927. Samuel Ryder
◉ 1st Sr. PGA Championship? Where? Who started it? Name of
trophy? Answer: 1937. Augusta National. Bobby Jones. Alfred
Bourne
◉ WHO WON THE 1ST PGA CHAMPIONSHIP? Answer: Jim Barnes
◉ What was the objective of the PGA founders? Answer: To grow
and elevate the game of golf and the standards of the profession.
They also embody a sincere desire to make the game accessible to all
those who want to play
,◉ How often is the Ryder Cup played? Answer: Every 2 years
◉ How did the PGA support the war effort? Answer: The PGA
supported the war effort by purchasing two ambulances for the
American Red Cross, distributing clubs and balls to military bases,
and raising more than $25,000
◉ When was the PGA Championship broadcast live for the first time
on TV and radio? Answer: 1958
◉ When did the Association moved its headquarters to Palm Beach
Gardens, Florida? Answer: 1965
◉ When was the Tournament players division formed? Answer:
1968
◉ When was the Tournament players division renamed to the PGA
Tour? Answer: 1975
◉ When was the first PGA Club National Championship? Answer:
1968
, ◉ When did The PGA dedicate a new 30,000-square-foot national
office in Palm Beach Gardens, with 63 staff members on a 2,300-acre
complex at PGA National? Answer: 1981
◉ When did the PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance, a
35-acre state-of-the-art practice facility, made its debut at the Port
St. Lucie complex? Answer: 1999
◉ What are some of the prestigious golf tournaments the PGA of
America owns and conducts? Answer: Ryder Cup, PGA
Championship, Senior PGA Championship and the Grand Slam of
Golf
◉ The Constitution consists of how many articles? What are they?
Answer: I: Name and Purpose
II: Membership
III: Organization
IV: Meetings
V: PGA Tour
◉ Bylaws & Regulations have how many articles? Answer: 17