The PGA Tour is on the verge of a major shake-up, and Tiger Woods is at the center of it. But in this case, his impact will be made off the course, not on it, reports CBS Sports. The 49-year-old has been chosen lead a new committee tasked with reimagining the foundations of the Tour—everything from the number of events to the size of tournament fields is up for discussion. "Nothing's off the table," Woods tells the Wall Street Journal, signaling a willingness to overhaul a system that hasn't had one in 50 years or so.
One aim is to get top golfers to compete against each other more often. Another is to make it easier for fans to know who they might expect to see playing from week to week and to follow the season-long rankings. One way to do all that is to reduce the number of Tour events, though that is just one option under consideration. The new Tour CEO, Brian Rolapp, fresh from the NFL, says it's "a clean sheet of paper" moment for the sport. Woods will lead a committee that has five other players (among them Adam Scott and Patrick Cantlay) and three business advisers. The latter group includes baseball executive Theo Epstein, whose pitch clock helped speed up Major League Baseball.
While specifics are still in the works, the guiding principles are "parity, scarcity, and simplicity," per CBS News. Woods acknowledges that not every player will benefit, but he says the goal is to "improve the entire sport."
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