Changing Championship format in the championship could come this season, officials say

Pebble beach, California – PGA tours have confirmed on Wednesday that the change in the format for the tour championship could already be carried out by this summer if the players, fans and partners can align the concept.

Athletic recently reported that the tour was researching the possible setting in the final season – including the matching conclusion – after using the driver since 2019. years.

As part of the wave of new initiatives designed to improve fans experience, the PGA tour is ready to break on slow reproduction on the main road.

“We are in the middle of the process we wonder as well, which things from other sports can we do? What about the meaning of the body of work throughout the season? How does it take excitement in the East Lake?” Tyler Dennis said , Chief Officer for Tour Competition. “It will be more to happen, but we are very focused on that. If through this collaborative effort we find the format that everyone feels really positive, we can implement it as soon as this year.”

The Policy Committee is expected to review a series of proposals from the tour at its scheduled meeting next month. It is possible that the proposal could be granted for a tour championship in August or push in August to the next year if more discussions.

Billy Schroder, Senior Vice President The Tour, said the long-term research of 50,000 fans were found that viewers wanted more drama and consequential games during each round of the season, not only at the end.

“It is a balance,” Andy Weitz added, the main marketing and communication officer. “You want a fan in the center, you want the players to feel during the process, and you want the competition to make sense. We can mark these boxes that we think is the winning solution. In the past it is driven by the information.”