PGA Tour: Golf’s ‘top players’ commit to ‘at least 20 events’ for new season in unprecedented announcement

The PGA Tour have announced an “unprecedented commitment” which will see golf’s “top players” compete in at least 20 events during the 2022-23 season. Commissioner Jay Monahan outlined the 20 events including the four Majors, the Players Championship and 12 «elevated» tournaments on the PGA Tour which will have an average purse of $20million (£17million).

Ad The three FedEx Cup Playoffs, Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Genesis Invitational, Memorial Tournament, WGC-Dell Match Play Championship and the Sentry Tournament of Champions are among the elevated events with four more to be announced at a later date. Tour ChampionshipTour Championship betting tips as McIlroy, Scheffler, Cantlay bid for glory8 HOURS AGO “Our top players are firmly behind the Tour, helping us deliver an unmatched product to our fans, who will be all but guaranteed to see the best players competing against each other in 20 events or more throughout the season,” Monahan said in a press conference ahead of the Tour Championship.

«This is an extraordinary and unprecedented commitment, a testament to who these guys are and what they believe in. “To now have our top players rally around this organization and commit to a portfolio of tournaments like never before, I think our fans, our partners, our players are going to love it.

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