6. LIV Golf offers huge purses at its 54-hole, no-cut tournaments. In 2024, each regular LIV Golf tournament had a purse of US$25 million -- bigger than any PGA Tour event this year except The Players Championship, which also had a $25 million purse -- with $20 million distributed ...
Although there have been significant changes this year in the purses of LPGA Tour events, including the major tournaments and Solheim Cup, it is still far less than what the PGA Tour events have. For the first time, the season’s prize money ...
Even as the PGA Tour was moving to the all-exempt tour in 1983, one of the proposals was for a “super tour” of 20 or 25 events with big purses (back then it was in the $400,000 range, which sounds like chump change in today’s golf economy). ...
The fifth annual PGA TOUR event is set for June 27 through July 2. Apr 10, 2023 LPGA purses will top $100M in 2023, a record for tour More than $100 million will be awarded to LPGA players for the first time in 2023, an increase of about 18% over what was planned for this seas...
The Tour gives up its “everyman” mantra with these signature events and has upset many of the rank-and-file who are now competing in regular events that pay less than half of the $20 million purses and also significantly less FedEx Cup points (750 to the winner versus 500). At least...
In 2024, players will be relieved to find that all playing requirements have been lifted. Those who wish to play in the Tour’s biggest events can do so, while those who wish to pass up the sizable purses can do so in peace.
Events, a name change tocall them Designated Events, and nowanother change to the moniker of “Signature Events.”In short, they’re the fields with the best players from the previous year and some of the hottest players in the current year, playing for the biggest purses on the schedule....
It has to be said that Azinger might well have a point considering the biggest changes we have seen on the PGA Tour in recent memory were driven by a private meeting between the players during last year's FedEx Cup playoffs. Related:Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott disagree over prize purses ...
$4M Purses Par for PGA TourDOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer
This plan will not be received well by regular members of the Tour, who will see playing opportunities reduced while having to compete for far less money on the Korn Ferry Tour, where purses are generally in the $1 million range. Regular PGA Tour purses are in the $9 million range with...