MADRID, 1 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The PGA Tour, the American golf circuit, announced this Monday a renewal of its FedEx Cup calendar, which will consist of 47 tournaments in the 2022-2023 season and will have a significant increase in monetary prices at a time when tries to combat the irruption of the LIV Golf.
The American circuit will be made up of 44 tournaments in its so-called regular season and three events for its ‘playoffs’, ending with the Tour Championship from August 21 to 27. In addition, the first tournament of the ‘playoffs’, the FedEx St. Jude Championship, will only be able to access the 70 best players, who will remain in 50 for the second, the BMW Championship, and 30 for the final appointment.
In addition, next season’s schedule includes record-breaking prize pools and eight invitational events with players competing for prizes ranging from $15 million to $25 million, while bonus prizes will total $145 million. millions.
“We listened to our fans and the overwhelming sentiment was that they wanted more consequences for both the regular season and the playoffs to further strengthen the events that traditionally feature the best players competing head-to-head,” said the commissioner of the PGA TOUR, Jay Monahan, on the tour’s website.