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The five major men’s professional golf tours will co-host three tournaments as World Golf Championships starting in 1999.

The creation of the new events are the culmination of increased cooperation by the five tours - the U.S. PGA Tour, PGA European Tour, PGA Tour of Southern Africa, PGA Tour of Japan and PGA Tour of Australia - that has seen a new ranking system and the creation of a world money list.

Each tournament will have prize money of at least $4 million (U.S.), becoming among the richest events in the game.