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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Doug Ferguson

PGA Tour unveils plans to overhaul rewards for major winners in new two-tiered system

The PGA Tour is moving towards a two-tiered system - (Getty)

Winners of golf’s four majors and The Players Championship will receive the same rewards as victors in elite Championship Series events under a new competition structure outlined by the PGA Tour as it prepares to transition to a two-tier system in 2028.

The tour detailed the entry requirements for both the top-tier Championship Series and the lower-tier Challenger Series, alongside a transitional framework determining how fields will be populated during the inaugural season under the split model, which separates the divisions by field strength and purse size.

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