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Mac Engel: Fort Worth’s future as DFW’s premier PGA Tour event will come down to one man
The Tour’s new elite-event structure could force a bidding process that determines whether the Charles Schwab Challenge remains a premier stop.
- Beginning in 2028, the PGA Tour will restructure its schedule into a system resembling college football's "Power 4-and-everyone-else calendar," creating a "de facto wall" between elite and secondary events.
- The new format divides events into two tiers: the exclusive "Championship Series" and the broader "Challenger Series." These changes aim to elevate the tour's top-tier tournaments beginning in 2028.
- Fort Worth's Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club faces uncertain status, as tournament director Michael Tothe assesses the event's future within the tour's new hierarchy.
- Financial thresholds determine whether tournaments qualify for the "Championship Series." Events failing to meet the tour's purse requirements could face relegation to the secondary series.
- A competitive bidding process will determine future tournament designations. The Colonial event must navigate this selection process to secure its placement within the tour's designated "Championship Series.
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Mac Engel: Fort Worth’s future as DFW’s premier PGA Tour event will come down to one man
FORT WORTH, Texas — The dividing line on the PGA Tour schedule has existed for decades, but beginning in 2028 that border will be a de facto wall that looks a lot like college football’s Power 4-and-everyone-else calendar. Think of…
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