Making the Cut

The success of the PGA Tour lies in the compelling stories of the individual quests for achievement--making the tournament cut, winning a tournament, qualifying for the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and the ultimate challenge of making it onto the Tour, where victory is often determined by a single stroke. Based on interviews with more than twenty professional golfers, this book provides new insight into the PGA Tour system, the events affecting tournament outcomes, and the career-changing opportunities that result.

John A. Fortunato, Ph.D., is a professor at New York's Fordham University in the Gabelli School of Business, Area of Communication and Media Management. He is the author of five books and more than 50 journal articles and book chapters.

Table of Contents Preface Introduction -1.-Getting to the Tee -2.-The FedEx Cup -3.-The Next Opportunity -4.-Making the Cut -5.-Winning a Tournament -6.-Playing Great Even When Not Winning -7.-Playing Often -8.-Career Earnings -9.-Individual Tournament Exemptions 10.-Medical Extension 11.-Web.com Tour 12.-Getting Back to the PGA Tour 13.-Graduation 2017 14.-Past Champions 15.-Veteran Members 16.-The Autumn Tournaments 17.-The ­Opposite-Field Tournaments 18.-The Weeks Before and After Tournaments 19.-The Open Championship Qualifying Series 20.-July 23, 2017 21.-The Wyndham Championship 22.-The FedEx Cup Playoffs 23.-The 2017 Web.com Tour Championship 24.-In Three Days Epilogue: 2017-2018 Suggested Reading Index