Golf

8/26/2026 |  PGA Tour moving to match play for two-week Tour Championship at two courses (Associated Press (AP)) ATLANTA (AP) — The PGA Tour is reshaping its postseason for 2028 by ending the year with a Tour Championship played over two weeks at different golf courses involving match play.
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp announced the changes Tuesday before the Tour Championship, which has been 72 holes of stroke play for the top 30 players since it began in 1987. Under the current format, whoever wins the tournament is declared the FedEx Cup champion and earns $10 million in official money from the $40 million purse.

8/26/2026 |  LeBron James and the PGA Tour to stage a two-day event at Firestone geared toward youth (Associated Press (AP)) ATLANTA (AP) — LeBron James’ growing passion for golf now includes a partnership with the PGA Tour announced Tuesday that will bring a two-day tournament to Firestone Country Club in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, next summer to connect youth with aspiring professionals.

8/26/2026 |  Rolapp says he will lean on PGA Tour rules when contemplating return of LIV players (Associated Press (AP)) HONOLULU (AP) — Brooks Koepka becomes the first LIV Golf player to return to the PGA Tour under a one-time program for elite players.
It’s not a free pass back to the PGA Tour. Koepka has to make a $5 million charitable donation. He won’t be able to receive PGA Tour equity grants for five years. He isn’t eligible for FedEx Cup bonus money in 2026. And he can’t receive sponsor exemptions into the $20 million signature events.

8/26/2026 |  PGA Tour’s new postseason has a clear message: the toughest to qualify for and to win (Associated Press (AP)) ATLANTA (AP) — The success of a new PGA Tour postseason format depends largely on getting fans to understand what it means. And money is not the answer.
Golf was never meant to have a Super Bowl or a World Series, no matter how hard the tour has tried to make it feel that way over the last 20 years. What matters is a green jacket in April and a silver claret jug in July. Golf has been defined by four majors since Arnold Palmer said so in 1960.

8/26/2026 |  Rory McIlroy praises PGA Tour's 'big swing' with match play format for Tour Championship, offers dream venues (CBS Sports) Rory McIlroy made waves earlier this year at the U.S. Open when he questioned whether the PGA Tour's two-tiered format coming in 2028 was really necessary, saying that the old tour format was "pretty good" in hindsight.