But he\u2019s been busy in his roles as a member of both the PGA Tour Policy Board and the PGA Tour Enterprises Board as well as the Future Competition Committee. Brian Rolapp, the new PGA Tour CEO who appointed Woods to the competition committee, was in attendance.<\/p>\n
Under Rolapp, a former NFL executive, the committee is charged with a new leaner, meaner PGA Tour, one that could see fewer tournaments but moving to places or locations where they are better suited.<\/p>\n
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PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp, pictured last year, was also in attendance Tuesday at Riviera. | Tracy Wilcox\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
Among the ideas floated has been to start the season later, perhaps as late as after the Super Bowl in February. That might mean some longstanding events either get dropped or moved. And the idea of playing a playoff event at Riviera is certainly appealing.<\/p>\n
There are some concerns with that, however. Riviera is set to host the Olympic men\u2019s and women\u2019s golf tournaments in July 2028. And it also has the 2031 U.S. Open (as well as this summer\u2019s U.S. Women\u2019s Open).<\/p>\n
Changes for competition\u2019s sake, which could include the FedEx Cup playoffs<\/p>\n
Woods said the reason for making changes is simple.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to get more top players playing and we\u2019re going to make it more competitive,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have fewer [exempt playing] cards, so that in itself is going to make it more competitive just to be out here.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s trying to serve literally everyone, from the player side of it, from our media partners, from all of our title sponsors, from the local communities or even changing venues and going to bigger markets.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s what do we need to do from a competitive model to make our tour the best product it can possibly be each and every year and still have room for development. How do we do all of that at the same time? That\u2019s been the challenging part because there\u2019s been a lot of moving parts over the last couple years to try and get us into the position that we\u2019re in now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Improving the competitive model suggests changes to the FedEx Cup playoff model that is now in its 20th\u00a0year.<\/p>\n
The format has undergone several changes over the years and is likely to see more. It\u2019s possible that the signature event model is changed or that the playoff structure is different.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re looking at everything,\u201d Woods said. \u201cSome things that we\u2019ve taken a look at we\u2019ve nixed off the table and there\u2019s other opportunities that have grown and we\u2019ve flushed out. As I said, the player directors have been unbelievable trying to figure all this out because we represent the player body and we\u2019re trying to create the best product we possibly can for all our partners and fans and everyone who\u2019s involved.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever that looks like, whether it\u2019s us staying here in southern California, whether it\u2019s us staying here at this time and date or us moving to August or some other time, we\u2019re looking at everything. It changes day-to-day, so if you ask me tomorrow, that might change.\u201d<\/p>\n
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