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Shell's Wonderful World of Golf was a televised series of golf matches which began in the 1960s. [1] [2] The program was sponsored by Shell Oil.It was a part of the tradition of "challenge matches" between pairs of professional golfers, which were the earliest form of professional golf competition, but have now been almost entirely replaced by large field tournaments.
The Air New Zealand Shell Open was a golf tournament held in New Zealand between 1975 and 1994. The event was the New Zealand Airlines Classic in 1975 and 1976 and the New Zealand Airlines Open in 1977. The Grange hosted the first and final editions of the event but Titirangi hosted the event the most, 14 times between 1977 and 1991.
CBS Sports has been a carrier of PGA Tour golf since 1970. [1] CBS was the Tour's primary television partner from 1970 to 1998, carrying 20 and more events per season. CBS shared duties as primary Tour carrier with ABC Sports from 1999 to 2006, covering around 15 events per season.
Date Tournament Location Purse ($) Winner(s) OWGR points Notes Jan 5 Bahamas Classic: Bahamas 300,000 Hale Irwin: n/a Sep 1 PGA Grand Slam of Golf: Illinois
2004 PGA Tour season; Duration: January 8, 2004 () – November 7, 2004 (): Number of official events: 48: Most wins: Vijay Singh (9): Money list: Vijay Singh: PGA Tour Player of the Year
The Texas Children's Houston Open is a professional golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, played in March. As a part of a restructuring of the schedule, the event moved to the fall in 2019. As a part of a restructuring of the schedule, the event moved to the fall in 2019.
1997 PGA Tour season; Duration: January 9, 1997 () – November 2, 1997 (): Number of official events: 45: Most wins: Tiger Woods (4): Money list: Tiger Woods: PGA Tour Player of the Year
NBC first began televising golf events after it was awarded the television rights to the U.S. Open in 1954.The tournament continued to air on the network through the 1965 event, however NBC rebuffed a long-term deal to broadcast the event when the United States Golf Association (USGA) decided on a true contract in 1966.