PGA Tour's new system in 2028 to have separate fields, schedules, points
The PGA Tour has ratified a sweeping structural overhaul for the 2028 season, introducing separate series and postseason changes.
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📍 How it ended
The PGA Tour ratified sweeping changes for the 2028 season, including the introduction of separate fields, schedules, and points. The new system features a Championship and Challenge series with a rotating Tour Championship and postseason match play.
Epilogue added 7d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
The PGA Tour is implementing a new system for the 2028 season characterized by separate fields, schedules, and points. This restructuring includes the introduction of a Championship series and a Challenger series.
Coverage from ESPN, Golf Channel, and GOLF.com emphasizes the scale of these changes, describing them as a new world order for professional golf. Golf Digest highlights specific modifications, including the removal of sponsor exemptions, a rotating Tour Championship, and the introduction of postseason match play.
Future developments center on the operational details of the PGA Tour Challenger Series and the broader application of these ratified changes as the 2028 season approaches.
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Quick answers
When will the new PGA Tour system take effect?
The changes are scheduled for the 2028 season.
What are the two new series being introduced?
The PGA Tour is introducing the Championship and Challenger series.
What happens to sponsor exemptions under the new system?
According to Golf Digest, there will be no sponsor exemptions.
Coverage (5)
- PGA Tour reveals details of new Championship and Challenge series for 2028 season Golf Channel · 21d ago
- How it works: PGA TOUR Challenger Series PGA Tour · 21d ago
- PGA Tour ratifies sweeping changes that will change pro golf as we know it GOLF.com · 21d ago
- Rotating Tour Championship, postseason match play, no sponsor exemptions: 15 things to know about the PGA Tour's new world order Golf Digest · 21d ago
- PGA Tour's new system in 2028 to have separate fields, schedules, points ESPN · 21d ago
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