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Tiger Woods to Chair PGA Tour Panel Tasked With Overhauling Competition Model

New CEO Brian Rolapp orders a clean‑sheet redesign to bring top players together more often.

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Dec 21, 2024; Orlando, Florida, [USA]; Tiger Woods hits out of the bunker on the fourth hole during the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images/File Photo
Golf - The 152nd Open Championship - Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland, Britain - July 19, 2024 Tiger Woods of the U.S. hits his approach from the 18th fairway during the second round REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo
Tiger Woods of the United States during the final round of the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on December 17, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.

Overview

  • Rolapp unveiled a nine‑member Future Competition Committee led by Woods with players Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott, Camilo Villegas, Maverick McNealy and Keith Mitchell, plus advisors Joe Gorder, John Henry and Theo Epstein.
  • The group will be guided by parity, scarcity and simplicity to reinforce meritocracy, concentrate star fields and make the season easier to follow from regular season to postseason.
  • Woods said nothing is off the table, with the Wall Street Journal reporting that ideas under review include fewer events, smaller fields and higher‑stakes tournaments.
  • Rolapp said he has not spoken with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, signaling a near‑term focus on strengthening the PGA Tour rather than reviving stalled LIV talks.
  • No timeline was given for changes, and with the 2026 schedule already set, any wholesale shifts are unlikely before 2027.