Tiger Woods Backs PGA Tour's 32-Player 2028 Match Play Finale as Scheffler Nears $121 Million Mark
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 25
Tiger Woods Backs PGA Tour's 32-Player 2028 Match Play Finale as Scheffler Nears $121 Million Mark
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 25
Summary
The PGA Tour said its season-ending format will change in 2028, with a final 72-hole event for the top 90 followed by a two-week, 32-player match play tournament to crown the champion.
Tiger Woods quickly endorsed the overhaul on Instagram, calling it a player-driven change and a fitting season conclusion; CEO Brian Rolapp has credited Woods' Future Competitions Committee with helping shape the structure.
The Tour tied the announcement to Woods' match-play legacy — he owns a 54-20-2 professional singles record, highlighted by his 9-and-8 win over Stephen Ames in the 2006 WGC Match Play.
The timing also spotlights Woods' standing on the career earnings list: Scottie Scheffler is just $608,505 behind Woods' $120,999,166 record entering the Tour Championship, where a roughly 13th-place finish could push him ahead.