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Inside Brian Rolapp's Plan To Rewire The PGA Tour
- On Wednesday, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp said he envisions two tracks of tournaments that would relegate and promote golfers, and the Future Competition Committee is building a merit-based model with a simpler points system.
- The committee proposes a season from late January to early September, emphasizing 'scarcity' to make every tournament matter and exploring larger U.S. markets like New York and Chicago, Rolapp said.
- Marquee fields would shift to 120-man fields with a 36-hole cut, concentrating the top players into 21 to 26 elevated tournaments and doubling signature events from current $20 million events with 72 players.
- Rolapp cautioned that the proposal is unfinished, saying it is 'by no means a baked cake,' with player-led boards yet to approve it and changes possible by 2027 but final by 2028.
- Rolapp framed the plan around media rights, noting the $30 billion U.S. media market, proposed extending the European tour relationship, and said international tournaments are under consideration for summer and fall.
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