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In the last couple of years, the PGA Tour has made several changes to make the game more exciting and to maintain the interest of top professionals amid competition from Saudi-backed LIV Golf.
However, the PGA Tour is not stopping anytime soon, as it is set to make a few more changes in upcoming seasons. These matters have been discussed in the 16-member Players Advisory Council and could come into effect as early as 2026.
In this article, we will take a look at five possible changes that the Tour might implement in the future.
Five possible changes that the PGA Tour can make in the future
1) Reducing the field size
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According to Lanto Griffin, the PAC (Players Advisory Council) has agreed to reduce the field size to 120 players for all events. Currently, 156 players is the field size of the regular non-signature event.
2) Less players to get exempt on the PGA Tour
Currently, 125 players receive exemptions on the Tour, and if the new rule comes into effect, the Tour will also reduce their number.
As per Golfweek, while others have suggested the number be around 100, Rory McIlroy has proposed further reductions.
"I think it’d be gradual, so that’s 125 to 120, 120 to 115 to slowly push lower and have less Q-School and Korn Ferry graduates," Griffin was quoted as saying via Golfweek
3) Less number of Q-School and Korn Ferry Tour promotions
Limiting the field size will also affect exempt players, as well as the number of Q-School and Korn Ferry Tour graduates. Griffin felt that the graduates were at a disadvantage at the moment. He said:
"They’re playing on the B-tour this year. In an ideal world, the PGA Tour should be 20-22 tournaments from January to August. I know that’s not every week."
He suggested that some of the Tour events needed to move to the Korn Ferry Tour (KFT) and should be considered the circuit's majors. He added that if players won them, they would be promoted to the PGA Tour.
"It’s just an idea of having it where two signature events in a row, week off, three on, whatever it needs to be to where the top guys don’t have to play every week; they are still playing together but it’s 120 (man fields). If you get your card through Korn Ferry, it’s top 20 or top 25, you’re in those."
4) Tiger Woods to get an exemption in all the Signature events.
Last week, the PGA Tour announced that Tiger Woods will receive a special exemption for all Signature events starting from 2025. This means he will be eligible to play in all eight high-purse events.
The Tour cited Tiger Woods's exemplary career as the reason for the special exemption.
5) Signature events to have a minimum 72-player field
Starting from 2025, all Signature Events will feature at least 72 players in the field. This year, there were a few events that did not have 72 players due to withdrawals by certain players.
To address this, the PGA Tour will introduce an alternate list. If a player withdraws from a Signature event, they will be replaced by the highest-ranked player on the Aon Next 10 list who has not already qualified for the field.
