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 ...
Jul 3, 2023 Tony Finau, Collin Morikawa to headline Rocket Mortgage Classic; tickets on sale now 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 ...
The tour created the “Tournament Players Series” for players who didn’t have full cards and for PGA club pros who had lost access to those Monday qualifiers. For such a virtuous sport, strife is never far behind. What hasn’t changed is the best players find a way. All they need ...
The Genesis Invitational, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial tournament will all be Signature Events, as expected, but they will also feature a 36-hole cut, acontroversial piece of the tournament-making puzzlein 2023. Should an event with 70 to 80 players feature a cut? Should sp...
The tournament players, a group that included Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, wanted that money to go to increased tournament purses, while the club pros wanted it to go into the PGA’s general fund. Eventually the touring pros broke off on their own. The PGA of America remained in place...
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.
While players on the cusp of missing the cut rarely go on to win a professional tournament, let alone a major championship, reaching the third round is still significant. There’s the pride that comes with simply making the cut. Also, players missing the cut don’t earn prize money. ...
“And they’ve actually spurred the PGA Tour to get better." Nicklaus was referring to theinflux of designated events that have bigger purses. The Memorial, which Nicklaus, 83, founded and hosts, has one of the best fields of the year, with the top five in the Official World Go...
His FedExCup finish qualified him for all of 2024’s Signature Events, the limited-field, star-studded tournaments that will feature the TOUR’s top players competing for increased purses and FedExCup points. A late-season flurry – he had four top fives in his ...