ABSTRACT
The chapter focuses on golf tournaments, different special golf events and their spectators. First, the central organizational and economic aspects are presented for the most important women’s and men’s event series in golf. The primary focus is on the PGA Tour, which was the pioneer of tour systems, as well as its European counterpart, the European Tour. Two best-case examples of two different tournaments of the PGA and European Tour are presented. Subsequently, the focus is on special golf events, such as the Ryder Cup and the Solheim Cup as well as golf at the Olympics. In the third part of this chapter, the spectators at golf events are characterized, and how they differ from spectators at other sports is discussed. Finally, a short conclusion with an estimation of the future development of golf events and event series is provided.
