McIlroy Backs PGA Tour's 2-Week Match Play Finale for 2028 Tour Championship
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Updated · CBS Sports · Aug 25
McIlroy Backs PGA Tour's 2-Week Match Play Finale for 2028 Tour Championship
3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Aug 25
Summary
Rory McIlroy said the PGA Tour’s revamped 2028 Tour Championship won him over after CEO Brian Rolapp walked him through a two-week, two-venue match-play plan.
McIlroy said the format answers fan demand for match play and cleanly separates the regular-season champion from the Tour Championship, which he said can now become “something totally different.”
His main reservation is player motivation in the second week’s losers’ bracket, where matches for lower finishing positions may be harder to sell competitively.
Match play also lets the Tour target shorter, historic courses because score to par matters less and smaller crowds require less infrastructure, potentially opening venues outside the usual PGA Tour rotation.
McIlroy floated East and West Coast sites such as Olympic Club and Baltusrol, while doubting dream venues like Pine Valley would host.