Announced yesterday, the PGA TOUR will bolster a different look to its competition structure starting in 2028.
Scottie Scheffler, a member of the Player Advisory Council, feels the new changes are a push in the right direction.
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🚨👀⛳️ #BREAKING — PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has announced that the PGA Tour’s Board has approved sweeping changes to its competitive model.
— Two series of tournaments starting in 2028 called PGA Tour Championship Series and PGA Tour Challenger Series
— Formalized structure of promotion and relegation
— 23-24 events on Championship series including THE PLAYERS, Majors and Pres Cup / Ryder Cup
— 10 Championship series events confirmed with the rest coming in either: Boston, Denver, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
— Championship series events have minimum purse of $20M with 120 man fields, no alternate list and no sponsors exemptions, 72 holes, 36 hole cut to the top 65 and ties
— Match play format introduced as part of playoff events at iconic venues
— Top players from Championship Series to be eligible for limited series of fall international events in partnership with DPWT
— Challenger series to feature $4M purses and 20 events, hosted at familiar PGA Tour venues
— Championship series players not eligible for Challenger series
— Seperate points systems for each series of events
— Opportunities for challenger series players to earn promotion to championship series by winning multiple events or winning a major
— There will also be a “last chance” series, featuring four to six events played in the fall, where a limited number of spots on the PGA TOUR Championship Series for the following season will be available as players look to improve or retain status.