Brian Rolapp spoke to the media at TPC River Highlands on Tuesday and he came across really well.
Rolapp spoke with a certain air of authority as he delivered an exciting new plan for the PGA Tour.
Big changes are coming to the PGA Tour in 2028 and each and every bullet-point of Rolapp’s plan was greeted with excitement from the vast majority of golf fans.
Brian Rolapp outlined his plans to introduce two tiers – PGA Tour Championship Series and the PGA Tour Challenger Series.
The former will have purses of at least $20 million while the latter will boast purses of $4 million as a bare minimum.
The top 100 PGA Tour players will compete on the Championship Series while the next 100 in the rankings will play on the Challenger Series.
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How Brian Rolapp could enable fans to watch live PGA Tour golf seven days a week
Those playing on the second tier can earn promotion to the top tier either by winning twice in one season or finishing inside the top 20 of the season-long points list.
Rolapp has already outlined how the majority of Challenger Series events will be played concurrently with the Championship Series tournaments.
However, there is a big change he could make to the schedule that would be genuinely game-changing for golf fans.
Why not have PGA Tour Challenger Series events run from Sunday through Wednesday?
This way, golf fans would be able to watch PGA Tour action seven days a week.
Sure, the opening round on Sunday would cross over with the Championship Series final round, but that wouldn’t change anything when it comes to viewing figures.
PGA Tour tiers competing for views would be pointless
If the Challenger Series was played on the same days as the Championship Series, how many fans would actually watch the lower tier instead of the top tier anyway?
There is no point having both series battling against each other for viewership figures. The Championship Series will obviously always win that battle.
Brian Rolapp has made some incredibly exciting moves with his proposed changes for the PGA Tour.
However, there is no question that there is another level that could be reached.
It would be hard to top having PGA Tour golf to watch live on television seven days a week.
Over to you Mr. Rolapp.
