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PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp unveils sweeping changes to professional golf

CEO Brian Rolapp unveiled a new two-tiered competitive system designed to increase winner payouts and elevate competition. The structure includes promotion and relegation between two separate series. Tiger Woods assisted in shaping these reforms.

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The tour is moving from its current format to a two-series model with promotion, relegation, and a revamped Tour Championship.

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  1. PGA Tour Announces Major Competitive Overhaul for 2028

    CEO Brian Rolapp unveiled a new two-tiered competitive system designed to increase winner payouts and elevate competition. The structure includes promotion and relegation between two separate series. Tiger Woods assisted in shaping these reforms.

    What's confirmed:

    • The new competitive structure will launch in the 2028 season.
    • The overhaul introduces a two-tier system featuring a Championship Series and a Challenger Series.
    • The new model incorporates a system of promotion and relegation.
    • The Tour Championship will be revamped into a match play format.
    • Brian Rolapp will become the PGA Tour Commissioner effective January 1, 2027.
    • Tiger Woods helped shape the sweeping reforms.
    • The championship series will rotate courses beyond Atlanta.
    • Sponsor exemptions will end under the new system.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • The new system will feature 90 cards.
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