PGA Tour February

So here we are in the second month of the PGA Tour of 2010. After battling in the island venues of Kapalua and Honolulu in Hawaii up to the desert gem city of La Quinta in California, golfers once again will come face-to-face for five tournaments this coming February.

The Northern Trust Open will start the tension on February 4-7 in the 84-year-old golf course in Riviera Country Club at Pacific Palisades, California, with a total purse of $6,400,000. Defending champion is the sweet short-gamer, Phil Mickelson.

From RCC, the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am will be held after the NT Open, from February 11-14 in the 2010 U.S. Open venue, Pebble Beach, California. Purse money is $6,200,000. The 25-year-old professional golfer Dustin Johnson is holding the title.

On February 17-21, the World Gold Championship-Accenture Match Play Championship in the first time host Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona, with the largest purse for the month amounting to $8,500,000.The Australian 2006 U.S. Open Champion Geoff Ogilvy is the defending champion in this week's play.

Mayakoba Gold Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun will start February 18-21 at El Camaleon, Riviera Maya, Mexico, with a total purse money of $3,600,000. This is where the first official PGA Tour event was ever held outside the United States and Canada. Defending the title is the 35-year-old 2007 Honda Classic champion Mark Wilson.

The last game of of the month, February 25-28, will be spent on the home of the PGA Tour's FBR Open, TPC Scottsdale, Arizona, by the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Purse money here is $6,000,000. The 49-year-old Kenny Perry will be defending the title.