PGA Tour unveils '24 schedule, no sign of LIV Golf events

The Pebble Beach Pro-Am will become a "signature" event on the 2024 PGA Tour schedule released on Monday even as a merger framework agreement with LIV Golf remains unresolved.

The PGA Tour unveiled a lineup of 36 tournaments in a calendar-year schedule for the first time since 2012, including eight signature events, what were termed designated events in the just-ended 2023 regular season.

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Top players such as Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm were required to play in the special events or forfeit bonus money, ensuring showdowns of many of golf's top-ranked stars throughout the season at events beyond the major championships.

There was no sign of LIV Golf events in next year's programme despite the controversial merger plan announced in June.

The PGA Policy Board, now with a majority of players after the addition of Tiger Woods, must ratify any agreement by the end of the year or the deal with the Saudi-back upstart circuit could collapse.

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The Pebble Beach Pro-Am will replace the Phoenix Open on the list of PGA signature events, which have higher prize money and limited fields. There will be some tweaks with some tournaments not having cuts and others trimming the field after 36 holes.

The Sentry, formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, will serve as the season opener in Hawaii in the first week of January and be the first signature event, followed by Pebble Beach in early February.

In a change to the Pro-Am format, amateurs will play alongside pros in the first two rounds with only pros playing in the last two rounds at Pebble Beach.

Other signature events include the