Changes in the PGA Tour become imminent
As the PGA Tour organising committee and board outcries for financial constraints, one thing becomes crystal clear. With no money in hand, people are really not ready to accept any sort of changes.
The Players Advisory Council, or the PAC, has drafted new steps under which Nation Wide Tour will serve as the access for players into bigger leagues.
The meeting also decided that the new season will start from October rather than in January.
In an official notification that has been released by the Council it has been said that the steps have been taken to understand the importance of respective events.
They should just not be about their respective monetary values and perks. It has also been mentioned that to enhance their relevance more events must be encompassed in the FedEx Cup.
The total purse for the events has been estimated to be $24.3 million, out of which a large chunk is contributed in the form of charity.
According to Joe Ogilvie, one of the members of PAC, "We'd be the first professional sport to vote down money".
He added, "That's what we would be doing if we voted it down. When you put it in those terms, a lot of guys went from."
In addition to this PGA Tour Commissioner, Tim Finchem further added as a cover-up attempt, "We've had so much success with the FedEx Cup that we feel it's important to get everything oriented to the FedEx Cup," he said.
However, things are not turning out to be that optimistic for PAC. Earlier the process of short listing players was simple.
Top 75 players on the PGA money list, which were then filtered to provide 50 remaining with PGA Tour cards.
This time the consolidation of players from different events will become a tedious job for the Council.
Realising the looming gravity of the situation, Ogilvie, who has also been a former golfer said that despite the fact he has played Nationwide Tour wide himself, he might not have obtained positions on the money list as per the standard of this list.
“I haven't finished second or third on this money list." Hence it would undoubtedly become a tough job.
Nevertheless, proper framework needs to be formulated if alterations in benchmarks have become inevitable.
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