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has gloss | eng: Timeline 1960 - The first National Tournament Program of the PPA offered $26,000 1961 - The first putting match ever to be filmed for television was the PPA "Parade of Champions" TV Series. 1965 - The PPA expanded to worldwide tournaments. The first foreign tournaments were held in Africa, with Australia, Japan, and Canada following soon after. 1969 - The Amateur Putters Association (APA) evolved. Today, amateur putters compete in their own division in all PPA tournaments. 1970 - Vance Randall was honored as the 1960s Putter of the Decade. 1973 - The PPA sponsored the World Putting Championship tournament offering over $200,000 in prize money. Mike Baldoza captured the first place money of $50,000. 1980 - Dick and Evelyn Florin were honored as the 1970s Putters of the Decade. 1987 - The PPA inducted its first members into the newly created Putt-Putt/PPA Hall of Fame. |
lexicalization | eng: Professional Putters Association |
instance of | c/Golf associations |
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