New two-week Tour Championship, featuring match play, to decide PGA Tour's champion starting in 2028

New two-week Tour Championship, featuring match play, to decide PGA Tour's champion starting in 2028

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Key Points:

  • The PGA Tour will implement a new three-week season-ending structure starting in 2028, featuring a two-week Tour Championship with match play among the top 32 players at rotating prestigious venues.
  • The regular season will end with the PGA Tour Championship Series Finale, a 72-hole stroke-play event for the top 90 players, all of whom will retain their tour cards for the following year, with season-long bonuses and awards finalized there.
  • The postseason Tour Championship will begin with a group stage round-robin format in Week 1, where 32 players compete in eight groups of four, with the top two from each group advancing to a 16-player knockout bracket in Week 2.
  • This new format replaces the current three-week stroke-play postseason involving 70, 50, and 30 players, aiming to create a more engaging and easier-to-follow competitive model with greater season-long narrative and significance.
  • The PGA Tour will announce the full 2028 schedule, including dates and venues for the new events, on February 22, 2027, alongside the introduction of a two-series structure featuring the Championship Series and Challenger Series with promotion and relegation.

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