PGA Tour proposes sweeping changes, including smaller fields and fewer full-time members, to implement in 2026
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The PGA Tour policy board will vote on the proposals on Nov. 18 ahead of the RSM Classic
The PGA Tour sent its membership a 23-page proposal Tuesday outlining sweeping changes that may soon come to its field sizes, membership structure, priority ranking and fine system. If approved by the PGA Tour policy board next month, the alterations will be put into effect beginning in the 2026 season.
Chief among the modifications is reducing exempt status from the top 125 players to the top 100 in the FedEx Cup. Those ranked Nos. 101-125 would hold conditional status with some caveats in lieu of full-time status.
Nos. 101-110 through the FedEx Cup Fall would find themselves in their own exception category, including major medical extensions, above a category for Nos. 111-125 and another for Nos. 126-150.
