In the PGA Tour’s excitement Wednesday to announce the four additional tournaments that will have vastly increased purses and guaranteed star-studded fields...
that will have vastly increased purses and guaranteed star-studded fields in 2023, it did no favors to the so-called non-elevated events.
“The four newly announced elevated events are for 2023 only; four entirely different tournaments could reach that designation in 2024. As always, the PGA Tour will continue to evaluate and evolve to ensure the heritage and success of every tournament on its schedule.” “The point the tour made to us that these decisions are made for 2023, and the long-term decisions haven’t been made yet,” Drago said. “They were made for ‘23, with a schedule that’s already been released, so there was no way to kind of work around it.”LIV Golf
Additionally, players who finish among the top 20 in the PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program are required to play in all elevated events for which they are eligible, as well as at least three non-elevated events. “I really respect the way they’re handling it,” Drago said of the tour. “They want it to be successful. They want all these players to at the end of the year say, ‘That worked really well. How do we make sure that the tour overall is stronger in Year Two? Let’s put 2024, 2025, 2026 plans in place based on feedback from this year.’
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