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<\/a><\/p>\nThere are more meetings to be had and more fine-tuning to be done but the foundational pillars for a reimagined tour are falling into place. How much is official when Rolapp meets the media after the U.S. Open depends on how much work gets done between now and then.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been incredibly impressed with the players about how much time and thought they have put into it. And I think we have a lot of work to do [before June 23],\u201d Rolapp said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the amount of change and the questions we\u2019re asking ourselves are not easy by design. But I think we\u2019re making substantial progress \u2026 I think we\u2019re on pace.\u201d<\/p>\n
It won\u2019t happen next year but the idea of having approximately 24 events including the majors along with a new playoff structure for 120 to 130 players has been generally agreed upon. There is still the matter of determining which tournaments will be $20 million Track 1 events and which will be on the second, less-lucrative track where a still undetermined number of players will compete.<\/p>\n
Rolapp wants a simpler end-of-season structure and he praised players for taking the initiative to come up with something new. Exactly what that will be, Rolapp said, has not been determined but there is another meeting about it on June 9.<\/p>\n
Negotiations are continuing between the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour about extending their strategic alliance, and Rolapp expects the tour to have new media rights deals long before the current deals expire at the end of 2030.<\/p>\n
This was never going to be easy or quick.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel good where we are, but I also had expectations that it wasn\u2019t going to be easy \u2026 In the sort of experience of my old job, any substantial change we made always came with a lot of work and a lot of attention to the process. You don\u2019t have a good process if there\u2019s not tension. That means you\u2019re not asking the right questions. And so I think we\u2019ve reached that, which I think is a very good thing,\u201d Rolapp said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean everyone loves everything, but I think everyone sort of gets why we\u2019re doing this and the direction we\u2019re going. I think there\u2019s a decent consensus on that. And then there\u2019s all the details about how you effectuate. There\u2019s always going to be different views on that.\u201d \u2013 Brian Rolapp<\/p>\n
The big change is creating an elevated level on the tour for the top players, the idea being to bring them together more often. That doesn\u2019t mean Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler will tee it up every time but the idea is to heighten the focus, interest and relevance of those events.<\/p>\n
Getting the general buy-in from players on such a substantial change has taken time and there are still details to refine before anything becomes official.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean everyone loves everything, but I think everyone sort of gets why we\u2019re doing this and the direction we\u2019re going. I think there\u2019s a decent consensus on that. And then there\u2019s all the details about how you effectuate. There\u2019s always going to be different views on that,\u201d Rolapp said.<\/p>\n
Still under consideration is whether there will be relegation\/elevation during the season or strictly after both seasons are complete. Increasing the consequences of good or poor play is part of what is driving the changes.<\/p>\n
Asked specifically how much relegation he envisions, Rolapp said, \u201cSubstantial enough to matter \u2026 I think you\u2019ll see people fighting to stay on Track 1.\u201d<\/p>\n
The CEO stopped short of saying the signature events next year \u2013 which seem likely to remain around eight like this year \u2013 will have larger fields and 36-hole cuts. It may be 2028 before every Track 1 event has bigger fields. Sponsor exemptions for signature events next year and beyond are also still under discussion.<\/p>\n
How many players will be eligible for Track 2 events, which will have significantly smaller purses, is still being determined. Many of those tournaments will be stand-alone events on the schedule, while some could be scheduled on the same weeks as Track 1 tournaments, particularly during the summer.<\/p>\n
Rolapp said there is enough interest from sponsors at both levels to move forward.<\/p>\n
As for the postseason, tour insiders stress an interest in moving away from the current lineup which features tournaments in Memphis, St. Louis and Atlanta in the heat of August. There is also a desire to go to highly regarded venues, some of which could be a surprise, while probably changing the format.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been a big believer that you can come up with any format you want, if it doesn\u2019t feel authentic to the players, like it\u2019s real authentic competition, it\u2019s not going to feel authentic to anybody. And most of the ideas now about how to actually think about formats for the players are coming from the players, which is great,\u201d Rolapp said.<\/p>\n
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PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp, shown here at the Players Championship, spoke Wednesday at the Memorial. Cliff Hawkins, Getty Images<\/p>\n