Rick Gehman

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@RickRunGood I cannot handle that Rick

Honestly -- this is the best idea I've heard yet.

New structure who dis LET'S TALK ABOUT IT JOIN US: youtube.com/live/afsJDuUPT…

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Buy or sell: Cameron Young carding three straight birdies in the first round @TravelersChamp? Tune in to the PGA TOUR LIVE Betcast presented by @DKSports later this week.

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@da19884 @TheGerman21 Yes and I hate it now

@RickRunGood @TheGerman21 They do this now though

Still digesting this but overall very positive... 👍 Larger Fields With Cuts 👍 Promotion/Relegation 👍 Uniform Points System 👍 Match Play TOUR Champ 👎 Playing Events at the Same Time 👎 PGA TOUR "Championship" and "Champions" will be very confusing.

If they get someone else to sponsor this, please don't call it the *NEW COMPANY* CUP. Just call it the PGA TOUR Cup.

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@pmcdonaldCBS ???

If Rolapp pulls this off, I’ll give him my first born

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It's hard to imagine the last signature event of 2026 is here. A loaded field takes on an exciting golf course at the Travelers Championship this week... Let's take a look at the course, winning trends and my favorite plays on top of the board...🧵

@BtheMan32 @NUCLRGOLF overall quite good. I wish there was more in-season promotion/relegation but happy with bigger fields and cuts.

@NUCLRGOLF @RickRunGood thoughts on this? I see the match play playoff format (something you’ve mentioned in the past)

🚨👀⛳️ #BREAKING — PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has announced that the PGA Tour’s Board has approved sweeping changes to its competitive model. — Two series of tournaments starting in 2028 called PGA Tour Championship Series and PGA Tour Challenger Series — Formalized structure of promotion and relegation — 23-24 events on Championship series including THE PLAYERS, Majors and Pres Cup / Ryder Cup — 10 Championship series events confirmed with the rest coming in either: Boston, Denver, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. — Championship series events have minimum purse of $20M with 120 man fields, no alternate list and no sponsors exemptions, 72 holes, 36 hole cut to the top 65 and ties — Match play format introduced as part of playoff events at iconic venues — Top players from Championship Series to be eligible for limited series of fall international events in partnership with DPWT — Challenger series to feature $4M purses and 20 events, hosted at familiar PGA Tour venues — Championship series players not eligible for Challenger series — Seperate points systems for each series of events — Opportunities for challenger series players to earn promotion to championship series by winning multiple events or winning a major — There will also be a “last chance” series, featuring four to six events played in the fall, where a limited number of spots on the PGA TOUR Championship Series for the following season will be available as players look to improve or retain status.

@DillonBesser65 I agree. Seems like it was a concession to "guarantee" the highest level of tour cards to a significant portion of players.

@RickRunGood I think this is close to ideal but lack of promotion/relegation between the two series during the season is a big miss. And 90 players maintaining "championship" series status is too much.

Details on the PGA TOUR's new competitive structure that will begin in 2028. How will any of us this work? A lengthy breakdown... There will be two tracks: PGA TOUR Championship Series and PGA TOUR Challenger Series PGA TOUR Championship series: - The top players - 23 to 24 events (including majors, Playoffs, team events), approximately 130 players eligible, fields expected to average 120 - No sponsor exemptions - 36-hole cuts - Top 90 are safe each season, rest at risk of relegation - Played from February-August - Purses of at least $20 million - Off weeks spread around season PGA TOUR Challenger Series: - At least 20 events - Played concurrently with Championship Series - Fields of 144 - Purses of at least $4 million - 36-hole cuts - Top 20 get promoted to Championship Series at end of the year - Elevated events that are played during Championship Series off weeks - Championship Series players are not eligible - "Last chance" series at end of season for rest of membership (including potentially relegated Championship Series members) to earn a spot on Championship Series

@TheGerman21 agreed. I hate the idea of playing two events at the same time. I don't have a solution but it immediately says "this one is less important"

@RickRunGood I don't hate the idea in theory but Rory is right, the lower events will basically feel like Korn Ferry events. Especially if/when played at the same time.

Golfbet contributor @RickRunGood highlights three course horses for the Travelers Championship and explains why they could a threat to win this week.

Xander Schauffele has gained +0.88 strokes putting per round at TPC River Highlands. It's his rate at any course that he's played at least five times.

There are 23 instances in Major History of a golfer leading the year in total strokes gained but not winning one. Most recent, first ⬇️