PGA Tour future postseason to conclude with match-play event - ESPN

ATLANTA — The PGA Tour's future postseason will include a Championship Series finale — a 72-hole, stroke-play tournament that will finalize the points list and determine the seasonlong champion — followed by the top golfers competing in match play over two weeks in a reimagined Tour Championship.

PGA Tour commissioner/CEO Brian Rolapp will announce the changes during a Tuesday news conference at the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

The new postseason will make its debut following the 2028 regular season.

«I think one of the issues with the [current] Tour Championship was that I don't think anyone really felt that it was culminating in crowning the best golfer in the world,» Rolapp told ESPN. «I feel like calling it the playoffs was almost doing it a disservice because it was just a separate competition. I think we've established how you determine the best golfer in the world, and then we've established a really great competition in a format that fans want to see that is just a different set of skills over a period of time.»

The PGA Tour Championship Series finale will include the top 90 players from the seasonlong points list, who will retain their cards the following season. The final points list after that event will determine the seasonlong champion and bonus distributions.

There could potentially be two winners crowned that week if, for example, Scottie Scheffler finished third in the PGA Tour Championship Series finale but still had the most seasonlong points. A revised points system could lead to more volatility in the final event.

The top 32 golfers on the seasonlong points list at the conclusion of the Championship Series Finale will advance to the Tour Championship, which will be played over