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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cWe are trying to do that in the best way possible so we can introduce this in \u201927,\u201d Woods said Tuesday morning at Albany in the Bahamas, site of the unofficial tournament he hosts for 20 leading PGA Tour players.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully we get there, hopefully we get to that point. We\u2019re working with all of our partners to create the best schedule and product [and] to deliver all that in \u201927 is something we\u2019re trying to do. I don\u2019t know if we can get there, I don\u2019t know if we will get there, but that\u2019s what we\u2019re trying to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Woods offered no specifics on what a new tour model might look like though Rolapp has used the word \u201cscarcity\u201d as a guiding principle, suggesting the tour schedule is bloated and would benefit from being condensed, enhancing the value of each event while potentially limiting playing opportunities.<\/p>\n
Rolapp said recently he can envision a PGA Tour schedule that starts around the time of the Super Bowl, which would effectively eliminate January tournaments. There has also been discussion of moving away from the signature-event model to make all tournaments have more-equal prize money and FedEx Cup points.<\/p>\n
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PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp (left) and Tiger Woods Tracy Wilcox, PGA Tour via Getty Images<\/p>\n
It would mean some events could go away and others would be forced to move to accommodate what could be a seven-month schedule.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, there\u2019s going to be some eggs that are spilled and crushed \u2013 and broken, but I think that in the end we\u2019re going to have a product that is far better than what we have now for everyone involved,\u201d Woods said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the scarcity thing is something that I know scares a lot of people, but I think that if you have scarcity at a certain level, it will be better because it will drive more eyes because there will be less time.\u201d<\/p>\n
There are multiple constituencies in play as the discussions continue. While some sponsors are nearing the end of their contracts \u2013 both Sony and Farmers Insurance expire after their 2026 events \u2013 others such as Truist have come on board in the past two years.<\/p>\n
While reducing the number of events has the general approval of many top players, it leaves uncertain the fate of the tour\u2019s rank and file, who have already seen the number of tour cards reduced from 125 to 100 this year.<\/p>\n
The challenge for the committee, which includes players Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott, Camilo Villegas, Maverick McNealy and Keith Mitchell along with business executives Joe Gorder, John Henry and Theo Epstein, is creating a tour schedule that benefits the most people, essentially creating what Woods called \u201ca whole new product.\u201d<\/p>\n
It remains a work in progress.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to give the fans the best product we possibly can, and if we\u2019re able to give the fans the best product we can, I think we can make the players who have equity in the tour, we can give them more of that. So the financial windfall could be fantastic for everyone who\u2019s involved,\u201d Woods said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the [future competition committee has] been meeting, I think we\u2019ve had three different meetings, we\u2019ve got one coming up here. We\u2019ve torn down and looked at so many different models. It\u2019s been a lot. We\u2019ve talked to title sponsors, we talked to CMOs, we talked to tournament directors, we talked to media partners, we\u2019ve talked to a lot of different people and taken a lot in of what they would like to see.\u00a0 Then it\u2019s up to us at the committee to try to put it all together and try to make it work and keep the players informed to what possibly could happen. And we want their opinions as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to come back to just playing golf again. I haven\u2019t played golf in a long time. It\u2019s been a tough year. I\u2019ve had a lot of things happen on and off the golf course that\u2019s been tough.\u201d \u2013 Tiger Woods<\/p>\n
As far as his playing status, Woods said he will not play in the PNC Championship with his son Charlie later this month nor compete in any early TGL matches, though he plans to attend the matches involving his Jupiter Links Golf Club team.<\/p>\n
Woods said he was cleared to chip and putt last week and will gradually add to his workout and practice regimen as his body allows. He has made just 11 PGA Tour starts in the past five years and after joking that he planned to play 25 events on both the main tour and the PGA Tour Champions next year, Woods said it\u2019s too early to speculate on when and where he might play.<\/p>\n
He has indicated, in the past, an interest in playing a handful of senior events but that is on hold while he goes through another long rehab process.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to come back to just playing golf again. I haven\u2019t played golf in a long time. It\u2019s been a tough year. I\u2019ve had a lot of things happen on and off the golf course that\u2019s been tough,\u201d Woods said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd so my passion to just play, I haven\u2019t done that in a long time. Just play. So I\u2019ve had to sit on the sidelines for a number of months, and most of this year and quite frankly the end of last year. \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just looking forward to \u2026 playing again, let me do that and then I\u2019ll kind of figure out what the schedule is going to be. I\u2019m a ways away from that part of it and that type of decision, that type of commitment level.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Tiger Woods speaks to the media Tuesday morning during his press conference leading up to the Hero World Challenge. David Cannon, Getty Images<\/p>\n