In response to the threat posed by LIV golf, the PGA Tour is expected to introduce a revised schedule that will include at least eight existing marquee events with an additional purse of at least $ 20 million and three new events in the World Golf Series with none. No deductions, limited to areas and wallets of at least $ 25 million, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
Details are still being finalized and subject to change, sources said, but an amendment to the PGA Tour schedule is expected to be approved for 2023, as LIV Golf has added former major champions and other players to its list of tour members. . ,
PGA Tour members were briefed on plans at the Travelers Championship meeting in Cromwell, Connecticut, on Tuesday morning. The players’ advisory committee for the tour, which will meet later on Tuesday, will still have to approve the changes.
The PGA Tour is also returning to the calendar-year schedule instead of the current rapprochement schedule. Top players have complained about not having the right off-season. While they didn’t play in the autumn show at the start of the rapround schedule, they are far behind when they return to action after January 1st.
The latest PGA Tour players to join the LIV Golf Invitational Series are four-time major champions Brooks Koepka and Abraham Anser, ranked 20th in the official world golf rankings. LIV Golf has now signed eight of the top 50 players in the world, including Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambu, Patrick Reed and Dustin Johnson, to participate in its series, which includes a 48-man field, no cut and a पर् 25 million purse.
According to sources, the increased purses will include existing competitions such as the Sentry Tournament of Champions, The Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players Championship, The Memorial Tournament and others. The extra purse will be provided by the sponsors or from the tour reserve, sources said.
In addition, three new international tournaments, with no deductions, will feature the top 60 players in last season’s FedEx Cup standings. According to sources, the event will not have anchor cities and will run like a big championship.
“This is the busiest membership ever,” a player who attended a meeting with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan told ESPN on Tuesday.
The player said that he was impressed by the plan presented by Monahan.
“Jay was really great,” he said.
With a 100 million to $ 200 million bonus, PGA Tour players are attracted to LIV Golf because of the possibility of making more money on the course in lesser competitions. LIV Golf is being funded by Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund, valued at more than $ 600 billion.
“There’s no way to deal with that,” the player said. “We know. But these are three 25 million programs and they don’t come out of our pockets. Who would disagree?”
