Field Level Media
20 May 2026, 04:35 GMT+10
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PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has begun presenting a more detailed plan for a revamped schedule to players, with a target date of the 2028 season, Sports Business Journal reported Tuesday.
Rolapp said in March that the tour was leaning toward a two-tiered system with 'roughly 21 to 26 events on a first track of elevated events' including the majors and the FedEx Cup playoffs.
Per Sports Business Journal, Rolapp met with players two weeks ago at the Truist Championship and presented a plan with 16 regular-season events being given the signature or 'Track 1' label, to go with four majors and three playoff events for a total of 23 elevated tournaments.
Another 20 tournaments would be designated as 'Track 2.' The fields for Track 1 regular-season events would be 120, up from the currently limited fields of 72-80 players for signature events, and Track 2 events would feature 140-man fields. Players on Track 2 would have opportunities to earn their way into Track 1 events.
Rolapp also remains focused on bringing the PGA Tour to new markets, and SBJ reported that 'at least three new markets' would appear in the first track of tournaments.
Boston, Philadelphia, Denver, Nashville, San Francisco and Seattle have all received consideration, according to the report. Boston formerly hosted a playoff event before the playoffs were contracted from four to three weeks; the tour has frequently held tournaments in Northern California, including Pebble Beach and the Napa Valley.
Player meetings will continue to be held this week at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson in Texas, and a board meeting is scheduled for the Travelers Championship the week after the U.S. Open next month, SBJ reported.
Either way, the PGA Tour is expected to move away from smaller fields with no 36-hole cuts, two features of the current signature event series that was a response to the initial threat from LIV Golf.
Rolapp became the PGA Tour's CEO in June 2025, taking over from outgoing commissioner Jay Monahan.
--Field Level Media
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