PGA Tour Star Critical of PGA's Massive Changes
The PGA Tour is expected to undergo major scheduling changes, with one veteran player suggesting the season could start later in the year, possibly after the Super Bowl. CEO Brian Rolapp has reinforced that openness, saying the Tour is conducting a “blank sheet of paper” review, signaling that all options are being considered as it reshapes its future. The PGA Tour recognizes the need to evolve at a time when its position atop the men’s professional game no longer feels untouchable. LIV Golf has fractured the elite landscape, while golf videos on YouTube and creator-led content continue to attract younger audiences who are far less invested in traditional tournament formats.
Beau Hossler has 233 PGA Tour appearances and nearly $14 million in career earnings. He believes that whatever form a reimagined schedule takes, simplicity must be central to any future changes. He spoke on the Subpar podcast, “It’s been a bit of a whirlwind, for sure,” he said. “I think the intention is obviously to get it right, but I think there is some value in just getting it consistent. I honestly believe if you want your fans to really be engaged, I really think they need to understand, and I can tell you with certainty your players need to understand what’s going on, and there’s been just so many changes over the last X number of years that, frankly, it’s been hard to keep up, even internally.”
Hossler said he shared his concerns directly with Rolapp, arguing that the PGA Tour’s constant tweaks are ultimately hurting both players and fans. Hossler believes golf is drifting toward a closed-shop model, where the world’s best players increasingly compete only among themselves, leaving those just outside the elite tier with fewer chances to test their games at the highest level. Hossler finished 104th in the FedEx Cup Fall standings this season and lost full playing privileges after the Tour reduced full cards from 125 to 100, but he insists he is not seeking sympathy; instead aiming to spotlight broader structural issues and their impact on competition. From the same podcast, he said, “Now this year, I finished 104th, I’m going to get what I’m going to get. I’m totally accepting of that. I’m just talking on a broader spectrum; the 55th guy in the world should be playing against the best player. The way the schedule has worked out, the best players in the world, those top-50 guys, play against each other a lot, but if you are literally one player out of that, you almost never see them. I just don’t know that in 20 years that’s the best model.”
