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More Big Changes Coming to the PGA TOUR Schedule?

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Harris English says 2027 could drop elevated events for a level field of roughly 20 identical PGA Tour tournaments.

1. The Golf Podcast Presented by Golficity examines reports that the 2027 PGA Tour schedule could start after the Super Bowl and drop signature events. 2. The hosts, identified as Mike and Frank, analyze quotes from veteran player Harris English at the RSM Classic and tie them to new PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp, who comes from the NFL. 3. The core thesis is that the current schedule is "unsustainable" because sponsors are being squeezed by rising prize purses, and a shorter season starting in mid-February would address that. 4. English said a schedule starting after the Super Bowl is good because golf "can't really compete with football," which the hosts say would cut four or five January weeks and could eliminate the Hawaii swing and Torrey Pines. 5. English also suggested that in 2027 all tournaments could be equal, with about 20 events, no eight elevated events, and no elevated purses or FedEx Cup points, which the hosts note would hurt Korn Ferry players and bubble players. 6. One host argues that raising purses to keep players from LIV Golf priced out title sponsors, since a $10 million investment could become $25-40 million by 2027, and he questions the return for sponsors such as the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. 7. The hosts discuss the community side, citing English's comment that fall events reach places that "don't get a whole lot of golf tournaments," and Bay Hill's ties to Arnold Palmer and Farmers' involvement at Torrey Pines. 8. One host floats a six-month season from March to August that leaves room for TGL in January and February and avoids players flying between Torrey Pines and Florida. 9. The hosts propose a mini series of events in both tours' off-seasons, possibly with Internet Invitational-style mic'd-up play, then split on whether serious competitive golf and mic'd-up golf can coexist, with one host walking back his idea after the World Series dugout-interview comparison. 10. Fans of PGA Tour and LIV Golf business and scheduling will want this one.

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