The PGA Tour\u2019s plan for major change around the 2028 season is coming into focus. In a meeting at the Truist Championship in Charlotte two weeks ago, the tour presented players with the concept of a plan that would include two tiers, or \u201ctracks,\u201d as CEO Brian Rolapp mentioned earlier this year.<\/p>\n
In the plan presented to players, according to sources with knowledge of the meeting, the first track would include 23 elevated tournaments: 16 regular season PGA Tour events, three FedExCup Playoff events and then four majors. The regular-season tournaments would be expected to have 120-man fields under the plan, the people said.<\/p>\n
Included in that first track are expected to be at least three new markets. Rolapp has talked at length about the need to hit bigger markets, and sources said Boston, Philadelphia, Denver, Nashville and San Francisco have been under consideration. SBJ last week reported on additional interest from the tour in the Seattle market.<\/p>\n
Multiple people said the tour has been in the market seeking as much as $30M annually from potential title sponsors for the new events. SBJ previously reported the tour was in the market for $30M for the Cadillac Championship.<\/p>\n