The PGA Tour is in the midst of real change as CEO Brian Rolapp looks to modernize the setup.
The PGA Tour is still widely considered to be the best professional golf tour in the world, in spite of the inception of LIV Golf back in 2022.
Rolapp became the Tour’s new CEO in 2025 and he has wasted absolutely no time in making sweeping changes.
The PGA Tour is set for some big changes in 2027 after Brian Rolapp outlined his vision recently.
Rolapp envisions scarcity as a key driving force on the PGA Tour moving forward.
He is also keen to bring back full 120-player fields for the Signature Events each season.
Meanwhile, there have been suggestions that Rolapp is looking to bring the PGA Tour back to the north east more regularly, with New York, Chicago, and Boston among the cities being explored for future events.
There have also been rumors that the new PGA Tour season could begin in February next season, immediately after Super Bowl weekend.
However, it appears as though that will not be the case…
2027 PGA Tour schedule update
Since Rolapp came on board, he has aggressively gone about making the PGA Tour a better product as a whole.
With a more condensed season expected from 2027 onwards, the stops in Hawaii and some of the west coast events appear to be under threat.
However, there’s good news for the fans who love watching some California desert golf.
According to a report from Sports Business Journal, The American Express has been confirmed for January 2027.
This means that the PGA Tour season will not begin in February, as had been previously claimed by various sources.
That’s great news for golf fans.
PGA Tour changes still incoming
As much as Rolapp is pushing the idea of scarcity, having to wait from the Tour Championship at the end of August until February for the new season to begin doesn’t sound great, does it?
Thankfully, The American Express will provide entertainment for golf fans in January 2027, with Scottie Scheffler likely to return to La Quinta, California, to defend the title he won this year.
Rolapp has previously insisted that he is not afraid of making sweeping changes although he will always respect the long-standing traditions of the PGA Tour.
Quite what the PGA Tour will look like in five years is anyone’s guess.
Major change will undoubtedly be invoked by Rolapp in the coming years but as things stand, the 2027 schedule is shaping up to be very similar to the 2026 setup.
