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PGA Tour Announces Sweeping Schedule Changes for 2027
The PGA Tour has approved a dramatic overhaul of its competitive structure starting in 2028. The new model introduces two separate tournament series with a system of promotion and relegation. Brian Rolapp is set to become the PGA Tour Commissioner in 2027.
What changed
The Tour is moving from its current format to a two-track system with separate fields, schedules, and points.
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PGA Tour Ratifies New Two-Tier Competitive System for 2028
confidence 90%The PGA Tour has approved a dramatic overhaul of its competitive structure starting in 2028. The new model introduces two separate tournament series with a system of promotion and relegation. Brian Rolapp is set to become the PGA Tour Commissioner in 2027.
What's confirmed:
- The new system beginning in 2028 features two separate tournament series: the PGA Tour Championship Series and the PGA Tour Challenger Series.
- The Championship Series will include up to 24 events, featuring 16 signature events, the Players Championship, four major championships, season-ending events, and the Presidents Cup or Ryder Cup.
- Events in the Championship Series will have 120-player fields, 36-hole cuts, and $20 million purses.
- The new competitive model incorporates promotion and relegation.
- Brian Rolapp will become PGA Tour Commissioner in 2027.
- The reforms include the end of sponsor exemptions and a revamped match play Tour Championship.
Still unconfirmed:
- Tiger Woods helped shape the sweeping reforms.
- Tiger Woods made his first public appearance since a March DUI arrest.