A lot is going to change for the PGA Tour. On November 18, the PGA Tour Policy Board approved competitive changes that were proposed by the PAC to have a better quality of competition. These changes will be implemented in the 2026 season, giving a better experience not just for the players but also for the fans and the partners. Although not all of the changes were agreeably accepted, to provide equitable playing opportunities, there will be limitations to the number of PGA Tour cards given out.

The most highlighted change is the adjustments in the field for the events. The changes might seem like an overnight thing for the golf community, but for the PGA Tour Advisory Council, it was months of consideration. When asked about how much time PAC put into the decision, Brian Harman stated, “We divided our PAC into subcommittees, so you’ve got four or five specific people that will just discuss one like a pathway or — so it’s very intentional the way that all of it got discussed.”

For example, Tiger Woods, Patrick Cantlay, and Jordan Spieth were completely responsible for the merger. Now some other team must have been given other tasks to go through. Then Harman shed some more light on the effort and thought that had gone into the proposal, “You know, they’re really hard conversations to have because, for me, I’ve been on every side of that token. I’ve been 100 to 125; I’ve been 70 to 100; I’ve been 1 to 20. Like I understand how all those blocs feel and for me to like having to discuss how that stuff gets moved around, it’s extremely, extremely difficult and it’s not comfortable. But you just, you look at all of the information that’s presented and you do your best to make the best possible decision for the most amount of people.”

While most of the golf fans and a few Tour players like Billy Horscel have been sulking about the field size and Monday qualifiers, as it turns out, Brian Harman has a completely different take on the angle.

Brian Harman is excited about the smaller field

The PGA Tour will be reducing the maximum number of players in the field of every event. It will go from 156 to 144 players to 120 or 132 players according to the circumstances. So when asked about which change made him the most excited after the approval, Brian Harman said, “So for me, the smaller fields. I feel as though when we get into some of these 156-man fields, you can look at the parking lot out here; there’s nowhere to park, and this is two golf courses, thank goodness.”

He went on to add how it becomes very difficult to understand the gameplay even during the practice rounds when 156 players will kickstart the event. And then, of course, there are other things like being able to find food on course when there are already so many players. What Harman meant was that everything becomes logistically difficult. This is why he thinks the reduction will make it only easier for the players.

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