The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USA's main professional golf tours and is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. In 1968 the PGA Tour became a separate entity, branching off from the PGA of America, which is now primarily an association of club professionals, and before 1968, the tour was known as the PGA of America's Tournament Players Division. In 1981, the PGA Tour had a marketing dispute with the PGA of America and decided to officially change its name, and in August 1981, it became the TPA Tour, for the "Tournament Players Association". The disputed issues were resolved within seven months and the tour's name was changed back to the "PGA Tour" in March 1982.
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The PGA Tour conducts an annual Qualifying Tournament, a six-round tournament held each fall, and the top 25 finishers, including ties, receive privileges to play on the following year's PGA Tour. Remaining finishers in the top 75, plus ties, receive full privileges on the Nationwide Tour. The PGA Tour is not involved with the women's tours in the U.S., becouse they are controlled by the LPGA, and the PGA Tour organizes the remaining week-to-week events, including The Players Championship and the FedEx Cup events, as well as the biennial Presidents Cup.