Why Does the LPGA Has Five Majors, While PGA Has Four?
And why does the LPGA Tour feel more global to me? I have watched a lot of golf over the years, but recently I had a question. Why does the LPGA have five major championships, while men's professional golf has four? And there was something else I noticed. The PGA TOUR feels very organized and structured to me. The LPGA Tour sometimes feels a little more spread out. Was it really less organized? Or was I just seeing two different kinds of professional golf? The LPGA Has Five Majors The five LPGA majors are: The Chevron Championship — USA U.S. Women's Open — USA KPMG Women's PGA Championship — USA Amundi Evian Championship — France AIG Women's Open — United Kingdom The men's game has four: The Masters — USA PGA Championship — USA U.S. Open — USA The Open Championship — United Kingdom So why five? It is not simply because a sponsor decided to give a tournament more money and call it a major. These tournaments became majors because of their history, tradition, ...