PGA Tour announces radical overhaul for golf with 'two-tier' system

League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories PGA Tour chief executive Brian Rolapp (file photo). PGA Tour announces radical overhaul for golf with 'two-tier' system Each PGA Tour Championship Series event will boast a purse of at least $20 million (€17.56 million) with fields of 120 players. 8.55pm, 23 Jun 2026 Share options THE PGA TOUR on Tuesday unveiled a dramatic overhaul of professional golf in the United States that will see the circuit divided into two distinct structures. Under the new system, which will be launched in 2028, the tour will comprise a lucrative PGA Tour Championship Series of around 23–24 events which will include the majors and international events such as the Ryder Cup. A second tier of at least 20 events – the PGA Tour Challenger Series – will run alongside the Championship Series, offering golfers the chance to secure a pathway to the elite circuit.

A system of player promotion and relegation between the two tiers will also be introduced. The shake-up is the result of a working group from the PGA Tour’s Future Competition Committee, chaired by Tiger Woods, which has been studying ways of revitalising golf. “From day one, the focus of the Future Competition Committee has been to build the best version of the PGA Tour, and to do so in a way that reflects the voice of our players and the expectations of our fans,” PGA Tour chief executive Brian Rolapp said in a statement. “The result is a new competitive model grounded in meritocracy, with clearer pathways, higher stakes and more consistency when the best players compete together. Advertisement “This model positions the PGA Tour for the future, and our focus now shifts to finalising the details and preparing for implementation in 2028.” Each PGA Tour Championship Series event will boast a purse of at least $20 million (€17.56 million) with fields of 120 players, with a 36 hole cut to the top 65 and ties. The series, which will run in a season stretching from February to August, will also feature a new-look post season with the introduction of match play and a new-look Tour Championship played across a rotation of courses.

Leading players from the PGA Tour Championship Series will also be eligible for a limited series of “elevated international events” organised in conjunction with Europe’s DP World Tour, the PGA Tour said. Challenger Series events will feature minimum purses of $4 million (€3.51 million). The PGA Tour said the top 90 finishers out of 130 players in the Championship Series will be exempt for the following season, while those finishing outside the top 90 could face relegation to the Challenger Series. A minimum of 20 players from the Challenger Series will be promoted to the Championship Series the following season. – © AFP 2026 Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “PGA Tour announces radical overhaul for golf with 'two-tier' system”.

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