PGA Tour Considering Big Money, No Cut Events and Hints at Permanent Ban for LIV Golfers

Two big news items came out of PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan’s mandatory meeting with players today at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut in advance of this week’s Travelers Championship.

One player at the meeting told Golf Channel that Monahan “seemed like he was on a mission” during the meeting and stressed that there is no way for the golfers who defected to the LIV Golf Invitational Series to get back on the PGA Tour.

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Despite still being called an indefinite suspension for players like Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson (and presumably for Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, and others once they put their tees into the ground at a LIV event), Monahan’s verbiage during the meeting indicated it’s a permanent suspension.

In a potential counter to the big money that LIV is offering, Monahan also said that the fall portion of the PGA Tour schedule is going to be revamped starting in 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Some limited-field, no-cut events will begin that fall and also be sprinkled into the main portion of the 2024 schedule. They will feature purses of at least $20 million each and be limited to the top 50 from the previous year’s FedEx Cup points standings.

At the same time, instead of Fall Series events taking place like they do now, those outside the top 50 will compete in alternate tournaments to try and earn better status or keep their Tour cards for the following season.

Monahan also said that the PGA Tour is in discussions with the DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour) to extend their “strategic partnership” that was formed last year. For now, DP World Tour is allowing LIV players to compete in their events, as Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen, and others are playing in the BMW International Open in Germany this week.

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