Check out our writers and editors weekly unfiltered opinions on the sport’s hottest topics and join the conversation by tweeting on @Golf_Com. This week, we discussed revised FedEx spending, LIV chief’s comments on the PGA Tour and how we can improve the profession.
Spending on FedEx Cup is changing. Although the playoff championships are used to determine passes from players in the $100 million overall FedEx Cup prize fund, this tour will receive a bonus based on FedEx Cup points based on FedEx Cup points, based on FedEx Cup points, the second FedEx Cup playoffs. (The top ten after Wyndham will allocate $20 million, the first place will be $10 million, while the top 30 after BMW will share about $23 million, with the highest ranking players going to the Tour Championship $5 million; the remaining money; about $57 million – with the championship winning prize, which is the Tour bonus. The final game, rewarding the performance of the season, and recognizing the importance of the FedEx Cup.” A wise move?
Dylan Dethier (@dylan_dethier): Wisdom seems to be the right word. Wise, fair, fair. That’s not necessarily equal Excitingbut that at least means more motivation will be available in every stage of the playoffs and in the regular season games. We haven’t seen high-currency bet interest in professional golf, so perhaps abandoning the start of a stroke is the right priority.
Josh Schrock, News Editor (@schrock_and_awe): Yes, everything makes sense. It is best to reward players in the regular season and not let all players pay any chance in the last three playoff games. It’s very difficult to be consistent for eight months, so I like having a piece that rewards those who perform best throughout the season and then the remaining money will make the playoff performance.
Alan Bastable, executive editing (@alan_bastable): must. Remember Jon Rahm got a vacant in currency after Jon Rahm won the Monsters season a few years ago (money anyway) but bad Tour title? It feels wrong. The system is an inspection against such things happening. OK, now that we have sorted the money, can we add game elements to the playoffs?
Brian Campbell wins highlights from 2025 John Deere Classic
Will this rebalancing make the playoffs more interesting for fans? Or is this just an impact on the player?
Desier: Touched on this above, but I think the good news is of course not Fewer It’s fun for fans. We should have more pros in the Tour Championship, which means getting there something special. Is there room for improvement? I think so; staying in Memphis and Atlanta in August was never my bag. But this should be interesting.
Schroker: I think Dylan hit the right notes. Fans just don’t care if Scottie Scheffler or Rory McIlroy made $30 million or $1 million. They want to see the consequences of golf. Deleting the starting stroke and paying in a different way should at least make the Tour champion easier to follow and add drama, but it’s more like a way to soothe the player. Over the past few years, Schefller has repeatedly criticized the playoff format, calling it “stupid” and noted that you “can’t call it a season’s game if it comes down to a game.” It’s a way to relieve some of the complaints from membership.
Riding skills: Yes, yes, yes, Dr. Schroker! The best players on the earth don’t approve of the system when it’s hard to see. Yes… For fans, I can’t understand a more boring topic than the hundreds of millions of dollars in bonus redistribution. It’s easy to lose interest quickly when you start transferring your decimal points to about $2.5 million, $25 million, and $250 million. But this tour doesn’t seem to be in the reality of the LIV era. Too much talk about wallets and bonuses, insufficient welfare and participation for fans.
Liv CEO Scott O’Neil was asked in an interview with Golf.com if he thinks Liv needs to reach a deal with the PGA Tour. “The platform is very different between what we do on the PGA Tour and what LIV is doing,” O’Neal said. “The audience is very different. We have a global platform and we love the idea of bringing this game to the world. What I want to say is that almost everyone I met at a golf course wanted to do the most favorable thing for the sport, and we were all the way early in this journey. We all figured out what is the best time.” How do you explain the response?
Desier: I think O’Neal is looking to coexist with the PGA Tour, rather than merge directly. Negotiations have remained silent over the past few months, but O’Neal and Brian Rolapp (on the Tour) are outsiders in the sport and newbies in the competition. So maybe they will be more inclined to work together.
Schroker: This seems to be another sign that the merger talks are over, at which point it may be the DOA. Next season’s LIV plan shows that they have taken a more global approach, with only five American games. It seems that O’Neil acknowledged by default that the two trips are taking separate approaches and no longer focusing on unity.
PGA Tour just won a championship I didn’t see
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Dylan Dethier
Riding skills: Yes, Josh. Plus, the longer this dilemma period, maybe the tour has realized they don’t need each other after all. O’Neil’s Job 1 should have locked Bryson in another ten years, no matter how much it costs. Job 2: If it has not happened yet, it will reignite with the official world golf rankings. The inability of LIV players to collect ranking points remains the most problematic element in the league when attracting new talent. Securing points for the liver will be a blessing.
Starting from the 2026 Open Championship, R&A will hold the championship full final qualifier – “Last Chance Qualifier” in the open venue on Monday before the championship (Next year Royal Burkedale). The event, which R&A said, will consist of up to 12 players, is a byproduct of a survey that shows fans want more live golf and opportunities with the Open. Let’s take a step further: Golf power has been granted to you to allow you to make a change or enhancement any Main. What are your adjustments?
Desier: The PGA Championship dates back to August – it is international. But first, it went to Chambers Bay…
Schroker: Let’s go back and plan to do it, so that everyone except the defending champions must obtain one of the professional qualifications. Since the PGA champion is still looking for identity, I nominated it as a Qualification Major. Next year, Scottie Scheffler enters and everyone else must win the fourth Grand Slam.
Riding skills: I would love to see the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship Invitation Masters and the U.S. Open. Maybe it’s a crazy idea, but the gap between young and old has never been so narrow. Children can hang themselves.
Speaking of the Open, this year’s version is limited to Royal Portraits, only two weeks away. Who was your early choice?
Desier: Tommy Fleetwood jumped out, though I doubt he would be a popular choice. I’m sorry the final major was at our doorstep, but this should be an amazing addition.
Amateur Lottie Woad
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Schroker: How did we enter the last year of the year? The long winter is here. I think Tommy Fleetwood will do well, but I’m going to bring Jon Rahm. He is an amazing open player and we will inject spices into the PGA Tour.
Riding skills: Heart said Rory, Head, Russ said, just like Henry. The winner of this year (at Bay Hill, almost in Travelers) has been the Heater over the past few weeks, ranking fifth in the Open a year ago. It’s not a flashy draft pick, but he’s ready for a week.
Happy July 4th! Recognizing the birthday of the United States, what is the most typical American golf experience you attend?
Desier: Whenever I order a hot dog at Muni on the street, I can hear the star playing in the backstage’s banner playing – what is easier than this? (This question also feels like a booster book that can be inserted into my book, which is actually about American golf.
Schroker: I would say my college golf tour with my partner and saw us travel through Oregon and play from Bandon Dunes to Pumpkin Ridge to Tockett, and many fun Moonies in Eugene, Portland, Bend and Oregon. More than a week of golf, hot dogs, beer and talking about how Oregon ducks always disappoint us. USA! (Also, buy Dylan’s book!)
Riding skills: In my answer, Dylan’s book has no shameless plug (even if it’s the best travel writing, because On the road), but I’ll go to Bats as the best place for a golf course as a fireworks display. In the past two three quarters, I looked at the “working on the corridor of the golf hole, both performances were spectacular, and the trees created colorful explosions in the sky. Plus, fairway grass was really happy to sit on it.
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