One Swing Philosophy — What Golf Taught Me About Life

I have been watching more golf on TV lately, and I kept seeing two names: PGA TOUR and DP World Tour. I knew the PGA TOUR, of course. But the DP World Tour kept appearing on my screen, and I started wondering: What exactly is the DP World Tour? And why do I sometimes see the same players on both tours? So I looked into it. Two Different Tours The PGA TOUR is the major men's professional golf tour based in the United States. The DP World Tour is the tour formerly known as the European Tour. It is based in Europe but now travels around the world. So, in the simplest terms: PGA TOUR = U.S.-based DP World Tour = Europe-based and global They are separate tours, but they are not completely disconnected. That is the part I found interesting. And Then There Is the Money The difference becomes even clearer when we look at prize money. The PGA TOUR has a much larger overall prize-money pool. In 2026, the PGA TOUR's regular-season prize money is around $474 million , while the DP World...

A few days ago, I thought, “Okay. The PGA season must be pretty much over now.” For me, the Tour Championship felt like the end of the PGA season. But today, I turned on the TV. And there it was. More PGA golf. “Wait… it’s still going on?” I have watched golf for quite a long time, but I honestly wondered why. So I looked it up. And then I discovered something I didn’t know. The FedExCup Fall. The Tour Championship Is Over. So What Comes Next? The main PGA TOUR season moves through the Regular Season, the FedExCup Playoffs, and finally the Tour Championship. The FedExCup champion is crowned at the Tour Championship. So it is easy to think, “Okay, that’s it. The PGA season is over.” But it isn’t. There is another part of the season: the FedExCup Fall. In 2026, there are seven official PGA TOUR events in the FedExCup Fall. These events give players an opportunity to improve their priority ranking and secure additional playing opportunities for the 2027 season. 🍂 The 2026 FedExCup Fall ...