On June 23, the PGA Tour confirmed a sweeping overhaul set for 2028, after the Future Competition Committee’s plan passed the Policy and Enterprises Boards in West Hartford. The new model splits the season into a PGA Tour Championship Series and a PGA Tour Challenger Series, each running in parallel.

Championship Series will host 24 events, 16 marked as signature tournaments, each with a minimum $20 million purse and 120‑player fields. The top 90 finishers keep their cards, while another 20 earn promotion from the Challenger Series, which offers at least $4 million purses and a 72‑hole format.

Players can only compete in one series, but the Players Championship remains open to both, keeping its own qualification. The tour pledged no sponsor exemptions, a single points system rewarding wins and top finishes, and a season‑ending model that introduces match play and a relegation “last chance” series for those who lose status.

Tiger Woods, chair of the committee, and CEO Brian Rolapp highlighted that the overhaul delivers “competitive clarity and heightened consequence” for fans, players and partners. By 2028 the PGA Tour will operate on a merit‑based ladder, tightening pathways and raising stakes, a change that reshapes how golfers battle for status and how audiences watch the sport.