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Golf – The 2020 Ryder Cup – Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. – September 21, 2021 Team USA’s Bryson DeChambeau stands on the 9th tee during a practice round REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Golf – The 2020 Ryder Cup – Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. – September 21, 2021 Team USA’s Bryson DeChambeau stands on the 9th tee during a practice round REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
2022 PGA Tour is into its seventh event of the season at The Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. However, more importantly, the tour revealed an incredible piece of news following an advisory meeting. This news sideline other trending topics like Saudi Golf League, offering players like Bryson DeChabeau huge money to feature on the league.
They disclosed a new prospectus in the fall of 2023. However, the golf world had mixed reactions to the three series event announced by the Tour.
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Twitter reacts to PGA Tours new prospectus
The members of the Players Advisory Committee on Tuesday at Riviera revealed about the three series team events. The PGA Tour is planning to conduct three team events in Asia, Middle-East as well as in Europe.
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Jan 27, 2022; San Diego, California, USA; Phil Mickelson acknowledges the crowd after a putt on the fourth green during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – South Course. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports/REUTERS
However, these events will not hold any FedEx Cup points. The top 50 players from the previous year’s FedEx Cup points list will be a part of the event. Wow! what a reply to the Saudi-backed Golf League. Golfing fans all over the world reacted to the three series of team events that are going to take place in the fall of 2023.
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Twitter was filled with mixed reactions after the news regarding the new three-series team events on the PGA Tour. Fans reacted by saying a change on the tour was due for a long time now. They also commented that the Top 50 players should not only be part of the events.
@NoLayingUp Hate to say it, but ultimately we might have to thank the Saudi‘s for improving the product in favor of the fans
— Haja (@hsdtgetb) February 16, 2022
team concept is interesting, not sure I like just the top 50 in it though.
— Michael Brooke (@mbrooke_brooke) February 16, 2022
Get Team SGL in the field to spice things up even more!
— Fred Joseph (@nuttishdraw) February 17, 2022
That sounds great. Very happy this is being discussed.
— Chunked (@PullHook76) February 16, 2022
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All you want to know about the new PGA Tour team event
The three-team events are scheduled for the fall of 2023. These three events will include five 10 men teams with a captain. The captain will be chosen from the top 10 players in the Players Impact Program or PIP. The events will have high-paying purses with no cuts in the events.
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What do you think about the three-series event? Do you think it will be able to shut the speculations regarding the SGL?
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