Draft:Dream Chasers Golf Tour

This to become either:

• Golf mini-tour --> probably set anchor and bolding in Professional golf tours article?
• Outlaw Tour -->
• Dream Chasers Golf Tour -?

--Doncram (talk) 23:58, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Golf tours: For women Cactus Tour is third? tier for women

For men:

• Dream Chasers (3rd tier?) mini-tour however contributes to winning Korn Tour card? (2nd tier?)

Korn Ferry Tour: "Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. Those who are on the top 25 of the money list at year's end are given PGA Tour memberships for the next season. Since the 2013 season, the Korn Ferry Tour has been the primary pathway for those seeking to earn their PGA Tour card. Q-School, which had previously been the primary route for qualification to the PGA Tour, has been converted as an entryway to the Korn Ferry Tour."

Gateway Tour: "The Gateway Tour, title sponsored as the OnCore Gateway Tour, is a third-level men's professional golf tour headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona that runs tournaments in Arizona, California, and Florida. The top level of men's professional golf in the United States is the PGA Tour. The second level is the Korn Ferry Tour, which is the official developmental tour run by the PGA Tour. The Gateway Tour and rival ventures such as the Swing Thought Tour are the level below that. The fourth and lowest level of tour golf is the mini-tour circuit."

Colorado Golf Association terms it a mini-tour:

— A week after notching his second victory of 2019 on the mini tours, Zahkai Brown of Golden found himself near the top of the leaderboard again.

The former Colorado State University golfer finished runner-up in a 23-player tournament on the Dreamchasers Pro Golf Tour.

The 2013 CoBank Colorado Open champion ended up two strokes behind champion Jamie Sadlowski of Canada.

Brown went 69-70-66 for an 11-under-par 205 total and earned $4,895 in the Canadian Q-School Prep in Litchfield Park, Ariz.

— Glenn Workman of Pueblo West, the 2017 CGA Amateur champion, on Friday earned conditional status on PGA Tour Canada for 2019.

Workman landed that conditional card by placing between 15th and 40th at a 72-hole Q-school tournament in Santee Calif. It was the third of six PGA Tour Canada Q-school events scheduled this year. Earlier, 2018 CGA Amateur champion Kyler Dunkle earned a spot on the circuit for after he concludes his college career at the University of Utah.

This week, Workman carded scores of 73-69-76-73 for a 3-over-par 291 total, which left him in a tie for 24th place in the 120-man field.

The 2019 PGA Tour Canada season begins on May 23 in Vancouver.

It seems to be an occasional feature, "Local Mini-Tour Roundup" also at https://www.coloradogolf.org/tag/outlaw-tour/

Mini tour is a redlink. Mini Tour is a redirect, expand to a disambiguation? Mini Tour redirects to Concert#Concert tour; it formerly redirected to Mini Tour (David Bowie) Word "mini" does not appear in Concert or in Concert tour articles however.

Golf tour redirects to Professional golf tours includes, re MINI TOUR:

Three lower-level tours offer world ranking points and direct promotion to the Korn Ferry Tour for a top five finish on their Orders of Merit, but they are based outside the United States: PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour China, and PGA Tour Latinoamérica. There is not a well defined US-based third tier. The larger regional tours include the Swing Thought Tour, Gateway Tour, and the APT Tour there is a constantly changing roster of small "mini-tours".

The term mini-tour is colloquial and not easy to define, with the larger regional tours carefully avoiding applying the term to themselves. Some of the smaller and lower cost tours prefer the term "developmental tour" asserting that real pro golf with large audiences and great financial opportunities for its players starts at the Web.com Tour level.

Either way, below Korn Ferry Tour level there is little possibility of earning a living from the prize money alone and players compete to gain competitive experience. Some are employed as club or teaching professionals and play tournaments part-time, while some may have sponsors or family backing. After the new Korn Ferry Tour Finals was established in 2013, mini-tour purses have decreased and players have moved to the Canada and Latin American tours.

AND

The second tier women's professional tour in the United States is the Epson Tour (formerly the Futures and then the Symetra). Although there is little opportunity for women's developmental play on the professional level in the United States besides the Epson Tour, women are welcome to compete against men on some mini-tours. At a lower level is the Cactus Tour, founded in 2005, which plays in the American Southwest. It expanded to hold 38 events in 2020, while the LPGA and Epson suspended play from April to August.

Sweden, which is the European country where women's golf is most popular, has its own Swedish Golf Tour.

The LET Access Series, launched in 2010, is the developmental tour of Ladies European Tour. The LPGA of Japan operates the Step Up Tour as a feeder for its main tour, and the LPGA of Korea operates two mini-tours (Dream Tour and Jump Tour) that effectively serve as feeders for its main tour.

In 2001, the U.S.-based Women's Senior Golf Tour was founded, featuring golfers 45 and over. In 2006, it was rebranded as the Legends Tour. The LPGA of Korea now operates the Akia Tour, a four-event mini-tour for the same age group. The Moonlightgolf.com Tour in central Florida since 1992, offers women the opportunity to develop through frequent low cost pro/scratch events.

Which is derivative, the Wikipedia article or this 2012 [[GolfPsych]? Jon Stabler's blog? article "Keeping Track of Pro Golf Tours":

The term “mini-tour” is not an official term and therefore is not easy to define – the larger regional tours carefully avoid applying the term to themselves, while some of the smaller tours apply it to all of tours below the Nationwide Tour level in an attempt to put themselves on the same level as their larger competitors. Either way, tours that are below Nationwide Tour-level hold little possibility of earning a living from the prize money alone and players compete to gain competitive experience. Some are employed as club or teaching professionals and play tournaments part time, while some may have sponsors or family backing.

this 2007 diff modified a phrase in it 2005 version mainly by 2004 creator does not have it.

• "Mini-tour" added in this diff by User:Osomec in March 2006
• "colloquial and not easy to apply" by Craig.scott in 2007 in this diff, which also removed hidden comment reasoning out stuff: "Edit "no" back to "little". The very top level of players on mini tours make 50-150k per year. Average expenses for a mini tour player are 40k. While not likely, earning a living is not impossible. Therefore, "little" is a more appropriate description. Previous edit follows...not "little" possibility. If you won every tournament, you wouldn't earn a living, once entry fees and other expenses are taken into account."
• User:Bquackenbush adding to comment; this diff in Feb 2007
• Annandale had expanded it
• it was in as "Below the third level tours there are local "mini-tours". At this level there is no [<! not "little" possibility. If you won every tournament, you wouldn't earn a living. >] possibility of earning a living from the prize money and players compete purely to gain competitive experience. Some are employed as club or" by this 2006 version last edited by Osomec
• User:Hoylake started comment in this diff in Oct 2006 "you can't earn a living on mini-tours" in Other men's tours section changed word little to no and added comment (i took out the ! character): "At this level there is no [<--not "little" possibility. If you won every tournament, you wouldn't earn a living.-->] possibility of earning a living from the prize money and players compete purely to gain competitive experience. Some are employed as club or teaching professionals..."

BTW, it did used to include "The Moonlightgolf.com Tour has provided tournament experience and training level play for over a dozen LPGA Tour qualified players to include winners on the LPGA Tour (for example, Mee Na Lee and Brittany Lincicome). Other ladies developmental mini-tours are in the early stages of their formation."

And there was " The most prolific and lowest costing of all mini-tours having conducted over 2500 events between 1992 and 2006 is the Moonlightgolf.com Tour based in central Florida. "

Outlaw Tour is men's equivalent to Cactus Tour, per somewhere....

At a time when the top two U.S. women’s professional tours, the LPGA and Symetra Tour, have put tournaments on hold, and no significant amateur golf is being played, Brown has never been busier or his tour more in the spotlight. His counterparts at the Outlaw Tour, the men’s version of the Cactus that also plays in Arizona, are saying the same thing.

“Never in my wildest imagination could I have seen this mini-tour getting this much attention,” Brown said.

And

https://www.bluegolf.com https://www.bluegolf.com About:

Based in Arizona, the OUTLAW GOLF TOUR is an extension of the Golden State Golf Tour (a 501c3 non-profit organization). The tour is true to the professional golfer and to the value of a professional golf event.

DESCRIPTION MISSION: As a 501c(3) nonprofit organization, the OUTLAW TOUR (the Arizona based extension of the Golden State Golf Tour) is dedicated to creating a tournament environment benefitting the tour, the player, the host club, the sponsor, the charity and the surrounding community.

GOAL: To create a "Spring Training" for the competitive professional golfer at every level; serving as a checkpoint on the road-map to success.

The OUTLAW TOUR season is the cornerstone in professional golf AZ from September to May; offering a competitive schedule against talented players.

Established in 2016, the tour boasts a professional & credible operation with a determined focus on tour/tournament sponsors & improving player benefits.

BASIC INFO Founded 2016 Location Phoenix/Scottsdale Area AZ CONTACT INFO Contact Michael O'Leary Phone (760) 822-8263 Email moleary@gcgtour.com Social EVENT INFO Schedule January - December

Golf Digest: "How the Outlaw Tour, a mini tour out of Arizona, filled the void of live golf during quarantine"

Seems significant for developing new format, means/nature of coverage, in livestreaming to address demand.

Covered in betting:

Outlaw Tour Golf DFS: GCU Championship Round 1 Breakdownhttps://rotogrinders.com › articles › outlaw-tour-golf-df... The GPPs on DraftKings continue to grow for Outlaw Golf and we have three rounds of action in store this week. The tournament kicks off Tuesday morning with ...

Round 1 Showdown Picks - Legacy Shootout - Outlaw Golf Tourhttps://www.fansharesports.com › blog Our DFS and betting expert, Lee Alldrick, has 5 value picks he likes for this weeks Legacy Shootout on the Outlaw Golf Tour.

Money lists for all years of Outlaw Tour are online, eg. standings, see money list tab.

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/OutlawTour/

PGA tour pros play Outlaw... 2020 GolfWeek included "Joel Dahmen was among the Tour pros in the field. He was paired with Brandon Harkins, while Max Homa played with new Golf Channel on-air personality/good buddy Shane Bacon. Nate Lashley teamed up with Nick Mason, while Parker McLachlin played with Jimmy Hoselton." AND

"The team of Derek Bayley from Rathdrum, Idaho, and Chase Carlson from Tacoma, Washington, won the event with a 17-under 55. They will split a $2,000 first-place prize. Dahmen and Harkins needed to make an eagle on the 18th hole to force a playoff but, as Dahmen later tweeted: “We didn’t.” They finished second at 16 under. Second place was good for $1,400."

External links

• Official website

Note Category:Cactus Tour exists or not? commented out on Cactus Tour page