PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour.

In October 2021, Mickelson won for the third time in four career starts on the PGA Tour Champions.

While sharing many similarities with the PGA Tour, the PGA Tour Champions has several differences. One difference is the allowance of golf carts at some events. Most of the events take place over three rounds instead of four, and because there are fewer golfers on the PGA Tour Champions there are seldom any cuts.

Yes, the PGA Tour and the PGA of America have been independent of one another since 1968. The PGA Tour is an elite organization of tournament professionals, while the PGA of America is made up of club and teaching professionals who work at on- and off-course golf facilities around the country (and the world).

Phil Mickelson withdrew Friday from the PGA Championship, electing to extend his hiatus from golf following his incendiary comments he made about a Saudi-funded rival league he supports and the PGA Tour he accused of greed.

Phil Mickelson was never number 1 but was number 2 for 270 weeks. The current top-10 are in bold.

While PGA of America runs events like the PGA Championship, the Women's PGA Championship and Ryder Cup, it is not directly affiliated with the PGA Tour.

with 70 or more All-Time Victories or those among the net top 70 on the All-Time Money List who have a minimum of 30 All-Time Victories including a minimum of one major championship (PGA TOUR or PGA TOUR Champions) and are members of the World Golf Hall of Fame..

The PGA Tour does not run any of the four major championships (Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, The Open), or the Ryder Cup.

A year ago, then-50-year-old Phil Mickelson dazzled the sports world by winning the PGA and becoming the oldest player to win a major. But Mickelson remains in a self-imposed exile from golf after making inflammatory comments about a new tour financed by money from Saudi Arabia.

Mickelson also confirmed that he had not resigned his membership from the PGA Tour. He is hopeful that he will be able to play wherever he wants despite the possibility of a suspension as he keeps his tour membership.

Mark McCormack's unofficial rankings had Jack Nicklaus as World No. 1 for nine years (468 weeks), with the Golden Bear winning 18 Majors, 73 PGA Tour events, and nine European Tour/DP World Tour titles.