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PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 31: A detailed view of a PGA Tour logo prior to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links on January 31, 2024 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

It’s official: Major change is coming to the PGA Tour schedule, and the new-look system could completely overhaul the sport of men’s professional golf.

The PGA Tour announced sweeping schedule changes, as well as a new championship format, changes that will go into effect for the 2028 season. The most important aspect of the new competitive structure is the PGA Tour will debut what it is calling a “two-series model,” something the Tour says is “built upon a foundation of meritocracy, with players moving between the two series — The PGA Tour Championship Series and the PGA Tour Challenger Series — through a formalized structure of promotion and relegation.

As part of the changes, the Tour will also debut a new Tour Championship with match play that will rotate among various host courses.

PGA Tour Schedule Changes: What to Know About Championship Series

As expected, the Tour is embracing the so-called two-track system with the best players set to compete on the Championship Series.

What that entails:

— A schedule running from February to August, including 23-24 events
— Player fields of 120 with 36-hole cuts (top 65 and ties)
— Minimum $20 million purse

That group of 23 or 24 events includes The Players Championship, the majors and international team events (Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup), the Tour announced.

Per the release, the Tour has already lined up 10 of the expected 15 regular-season events. Among the new wrinkles is that new markets are in the running for these events, including Boston, Denver, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

PGA Tour Schedule Changes: What to Know About Challenger Series

The second track, the Challenger Series, is designed for “emerging talent alongside players fighting to return to the top level,” the Tour announced.

The Challenger Series is set to include:

— Minimum of 20 events, running concurrently with the Championship Series
— Average fields of 144 players, with 36-hole cuts
— Minimum purse of $4 million

To put that purse in some perspective, the 2025 John Deere Classic had an $8.4 million purse with just over $1.5 million going to the winner last summer.