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The wraparound season is gone, but that doesn’t mean there will be a shortage of PGA Tour events this fall.

The seven-event slate tees it up next month in Napa, California, at the Fortinet Championship, and concludes in December at the silly season’s PNC Championship in Orlando. In between are the Ryder Cup and a new stop in Mexico.

Tour pros will get two weeks off before it all starts up again. And there’s much more on the line in the fall for players looking to shore up their eligibility for the 2024 season, which begins in January at the Sentry .

Those ranked No. 51 and beyond in the FedEx Cup standings from 2023 will carry their FedEx Cup points from the regular season and first playoff event into the FedEx Cup Fall and continue to accumulate points to finalize eligibility for the 2024 season.

The FedEx Cup Fall will finalize the priority ranking entering the 2024 season, including the top 125 category for those who finished outside the top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings. Standard FedEx Cup points will be issued in the seven events, including 500 points awarded to the winner.

Ten players, not previously eligible, with the most season-long FedEx Cup points through the FedEx Cup Fall, will earn exemptions into the first two signature events that follow the Sentry.

A win during the fall will earn a two-year Tour exemption, 500 FedEx Cup points, entry to the season-opening Sentry and the Players Championship as well as eligibility into majors that have invited Tour winners in the past.

Here’s a look at the PGA Tour’s 2023 fall schedule, including purses for each event.

The RSM Classic is the last chance for golfers to earn their 2024 Tour cards.

The 2023 calendar year ends with three silly season events: Tiger’s Hero World Challenge, a new mixed at Tiburon in Florida and the increasingly popular PNC Championship.

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ATLANTA — Rickie Fowler isn’t old, but he’s old enough to recall the days before the PGA Tour’s wraparound season began in the fall of 2013. At first, there were mixed reviews.

The 34-year-old remembers a funny but frustrating moment two years into the experiment, in the early portion of the 2015-16 schedule.

“I think I went over and played [WGC-HSBC] China in November and finished third and by the time we started up on the West Coast [in January] I think I was like 68th on FedEx points,” Fowler told Golf Digest at the Tour Championship.

The problem with the wraparound was that top players like Fowler—who had won the Players and the Deutsche Bank FedEx Cup playoff event in 2015 but earned no points for the new season—were punished in the standings for taking time off the in the fall.

It’s safe to say that the top 30 players who made it to East Lake this year are welcoming the changes to the schedule that better incorporates an offseason. Starting at the Fortinet Championship next month in in Napa, Calif., the PGA Tour will stage a seven-event Fall Series. FedEx Cup points will be issued but not counted toward 2024 like they would have in the past. Instead, the points will be used to determine two things: the 10 players not previously eligible, who earn exemptions into the two signature events in 2024 after January’s Sentry event in Maui; and the top 125 category who get into regular PGA Tour events for those who finished outside the top 70 in the 2022-23 FedEx Cup standings. A Fall Series win comes with a two-year PGA Tour exemption, 500 FedEx Cup points, entry into the Sentry, Players Championship and majors.

For the top players, it means it’s possible to take September through November off, depending on a player’s eligibility for the Ryder Cup and various sponsor commitments.

“It'll be nice to be able to pick and choose how much you want to play [in the fall] and not necessarily have that count against you at the start the year,” said Fowler, who was at East Lake and now eligible for all the big events next year.

However, Fowler, whose drought-breaking sixth PGA Tour victory came at the Rocket Mortgage Championship this summer, will still play a handful of times the rest of this year, saying he thinks a lot of players won't want to skip the fall schedule.

“Yeah, it’ll be a combination,” Fowler said. “Sometimes you don't want to go too long without playing competitive golf. I’m planning on playing the Zozo Championship [in Japan mid-October], the Hero [the early December event hosted by Tiger Woods in the Bahamas] and Grant Thornton [another unofficial tournament in Florida in mid-December].

Lucas Glover said that his fall schedule depends on whether he gets a nod to join the U.S. team in Rome for the Ryder Cup.

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Another top player who intends on teeing it up a couple times in the fall is Lucas Glover, one of the hottest golfers at the end of the 2022-23 season. The former U.S. Open champion won back-to-back starts in the regular-season finale, the Wyndham Championship, and the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

“My schedule really depends on the Ryder Cup,” said Glover, who at 16th in U.S. team standings was waiting to find out if he was receiving one of Zach Johnson’s captain’s picks , which will be revealed Aug. 29. “I’ve played some pretty good golf lately, but we’ll see if it’s enough. I want to be there, badly, but if not, I’ll understand.

“I’ll play Sanderson Farms because I love that event and the community gets behind it,” Glover said. “And also Bermuda because one of my good buddies, Michael Sims, is [a tour pro] from Bermuda and he normally plays in that event.” (Sims has qualified for the event every year since its inception in 2019.)

England’s Matt Fitzpatrick is among the European Ryder Cup team members who play on both the PGA and DP World tours. After the Tour Championship, the 2022 U.S. Open champion will tee it up in the BMW Championship at Wentworth, then the Ryder Cup in Rome, followed by the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. He’ll close out the year with the Hero in the Bahamas.

“I personally want everything to be done by September, or the middle of September, and have a proper offseason,” he said. “People then miss the game and want to tune in [come January].”

Some players, though, don’t intend on playing much of anything.

“I think maybe one, but I’m not sure,” said 13-time PGA Tour winner Jason Day, whose wife Ellie is due with their fifth child in September. “I’ll have some time at home with our new baby, and I’d like to take at least two months off. 2016 was last time I took even one month off. I’m going to work more on my body for 2024.”

Rickie Fowler and Jason Day at the U.S. Open this year at Los Angeles Country Club.

Sam Burns, who was also waiting on a potential Ryder Cup wildcard, wants to put the clubs down for a while.

“Probably not,” Burns said when asked if he’d play in the fall. “I don't have any plans to, currently. But everything's kind of up in the air, still. I will take a pretty long break and then ease my way back into it. Totally reset. Guys want to get their bodies healthy and just take a break mentally. I think it'd be really good for a lot of guys.”

So, what will players who made the Tour Championship do with their weeks off?

“Hopefully, we'll get to take at least one trip down to our house in the Dominican at Playa Grande; that would be a nice little vacation,” Fowler said.

Glover, 43, will also log some quality family time with his wife and two children.

“Good question,” said the Clemson graduate. “We used to have six weeks off between [Tour Championship] and Kapalua. I’ll definitely watch some football games.”

Burns, who lives in Choudrant, La., said that he intends to go hunting.

No matter the player, or the fall workload, one goal they all had was around recharging.

“These last couple of months I've been beat from the year and how much we've been on the road,” Fowler said. “Had a stretch starting at the PGA Championship through the Open Championship … it was 10 weeks and I was home for eight days. I'm ready to relax a little bit, get recharged and ready for the next year.”

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2022-23 PGA Tour Schedule: Complete Dates, Winners, Purses

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Here is the complete schedule for the 2022-23 PGA Tour season, including every major championship and the season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs in August.

We'll update this article after every tournament with the winner of each event and the total prize money won.

Here's when each of the majors will be played in 2023:

2023 majors schedule

• The Masters : Week of April 3-9 at Augusta National, Augusta, Georgia
• The PGA Championship : Week of May 15-21 at Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York
• The U.S. Open : Week of June 12-18 at Los Angeles Country Club (North Course), Los Angeles, California
• The British Open : Week of July 17-23 at Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, England

Here is the schedule, which features 45 events from September 2022 through August 2023.

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The 2022-23 PGA Tour Schedule: Complete dates, winners and prize money

Date, Tournament, Course(s), Location, Champion and Purse

Sept. 12-18: Fortinet Championship, Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course), Napa, California.

Winner: Max Homa, $1,440,000 from purse of $8 million

Sept. 19-25: Presidents Cup, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina

Winner: U.S., 17.5-12.5

Sept. 26- Oct. 2: Sanderson Farms Championship, The Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi

Winner: Mackenzie Hughes, $1,422,000 from a purse of $7.9 million

Oct. 3-9: Shriners Children's Open TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada

Winner: Tom Kim, $1,440,000 from a purse of $8 million

Oct. 10-16: Zozo Championship, Narashino Country Club, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Winner: Keegan Bradley, $1,980,000 from a purse of $11 million

Oct. 17-23: The CJ Cup in South Carolina, Congaree Golf Club, Ridgeland, South Carolina

Winner: Rory McIlroy, $1,890,000 from a purse of $10.5 million

Oct. 24-30: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton, Bermuda

Winner: Seamus Power, $1,170,000 from a purse of $6.5 million

Oct. 31-Nov. 6: World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico

Winner: Russell Henley, $1,476,000 from a purse of $8.2 million

Nov. 7-13: Cadence Bank Houston Open, Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas

Winner: Tony Finau, $1,512,000 from a purse of $8.4 million

Nov. 14-20: The RSM Classic, Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course, Plantation Course), St. Simons Island, Georgia

Winner: Adam Svensson, $1,458,000 from a purse of $8.1 million

Nov. 28-Dec. 4: Hero World Challenge, Albany, Bahamas.

Winner: Viktor Hovland, $1 million from a purse of $3.5 million

Dec. 5-11: QBE Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, Florida

Winners: Tom Hoge and Sahith Theegala, sharing $950,000 from a purse of $3.6 million

Jan. 2-8: Sentry Tournament of Champions, Kapalua Resort (The Plantation Course), Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii

Winner: Jon Rahm, $2.7 million from a purse of $15 million

Jan. 9-15: Sony Open in Hawaii, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii

Winner: Si Woo Kim, $1,422,000 from a purse of $7.9 million

Jan. 16-22: The American Express, PGA West (Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course), La Quinta Country Club, La Quinta, California

Winner: Jon Rahm, $1.44 million from a purse of $8 million

Jan. 23-29: Farmers Insurance Open (Saturday finish), Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course, North Course), San Diego, California

Winner: Max Homa, $1.566 million from a purse of $8.7 million

Jan. 30-Feb. 5: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course), Pebble Beach, California

Winner: Justin Rose, $1.62 million from a purse of $9 million

Feb. 6-12: Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona

Winner: Scottie Scheffler, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Feb. 13-19: The Genesis Invitational, The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California

Winner: Jon Rahm, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Feb. 20-26: The Honda Classic, PGA National Resort and Spa (The Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Winner: Chris Kirk, $1.512 million from a purse of $8.4 million

Feb. 27-March 5: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando, Florida

Winner: Kurt Kitayama, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Feb. 27-March 5: Puerto Rico Open, Grand Reserve Country Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Winner: Nico Echavarria, $684,000 from a purse of $3.8 million

March 6-12: The Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass (The Players Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Winner: Scottie Scheffler, $4,500,000 from a purse of $25 million

March 13-19: Valspar Championship, Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida

Winner: Taylor Moore, $1,458,000 from a purse of $8.1 million

March 20-26: World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, Austin Country Club, Austin, Texas

Winner: Sam Burns, $3,500,000 from a purse of $20 million

March 20-26: Corales Puntacana Championship, Puntacana Resort and Club (Corales Golf Course), Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Winner: Matt Wallace, $684,000 from a purse of $3.8 million

March 27-April 2: Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio (The Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas

Winner: Corey Conners, $1,602,000 from a purse of $8.9 million

April 3-9: Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia

Winner: Jon Rahm, $3,240,000 from a purse of $18 million

April 10-16: RBC Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Winner: Matt Fitzpatrick, $3,600,000 from a purse of $20 million

April 17-23: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana

Winners: Nick Hardy and Davis Riley share $2,485,400 from a purse of $8.6 million

April 24-30: Mexico Open, Vidanta Vallarta, Vallarta, Mexico

Winner: Tony Finau, $1,386,000 from a purse of $7.7 million

May 1-7: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina

Winner: Wyndham Clark, $3,600,000 from a purse of $20 million

May 8-14: AT&T Byron Nelson, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas

Winner: Jason Day, $1,710,000 from a purse of $9.5 million

May 15-21: PGA Championship, Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York

Winner: Brooks Koepka, $3,150,000 from a purse of $17.5 million

May 22-28: Charles Schwab Challenge, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas

Winner: Emiliano Grillo, $1,566,000 from a purse of $8.7 million

May 29-June 4: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio

Winner: Viktor Hovland, $3,600,000 from a purse of $20 million

June 5-11: RBC Canadian Open, Oakdale Golf and Country Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Winner: Nick Taylor, $1,620,000 from a purse of $9 million

June 13-19: U.S. Open, Los Angeles Country Club (North Course), Los Angeles, California

June 26-29: Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut

Winner: Keegan Bradley, $3,600,000 million from a purse of $20 million

June 26-July 2: Rocket Mortgage Classic, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan

Winner: Rickie Fowler, $1,584,000 from a purse of $8.8 million

July 3-9: John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois

Winner: Sepp Straka, $1,332,000 from a purse of $7.4 million

July 10-16: Genesis Scottish Open, Renaissance Club, North Berwick Scotland

Winner: Rory McIlroy, $1,575,000 from a purse of $9 million

July 10-16: Barbasol Championship, Keene Trace Golf Club (Champions Course), Nicholasville, Kentucky

Winner: Vincent Norrman, $684,000 from a purse of $3.8 million

July 17-23: The British Open, Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, England

Winner: Brian Harman, $3,000,000 from a purse of $16.5 million

July 17-23: Barracuda Championship, Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Truckee, California

Winner: Akshay Bhatia, $684,000 from a purse of $3.8 million

July 24-30: 3M Open, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota

Winner: Lee Hodges, $1,404,000 from a purse of $7.8 million

July 31-Aug. 6: Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina

Winner: Lucas Glover, $1,368,000 from a purse of $7.6 million

2023 FedEx Cup Playoffs

Aug. 7-13: FedEx St. Jude Championship, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee

Winner: Lucas Glover, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Aug. 14-20: BMW Championship, Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course), Olympia Fields, Illinois

Winner: Viktor Hovland, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

Aug. 21-27: Tour Championship, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia

Winner: Viktor Hovland, $18 million from a purse of $75 million

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Why did the PGA Tour and LIV Golf merge? Here's a full breakdown

Everything you need to know about the pga tour and liv golf merger is right here, by logan reardon • published june 6, 2023 • updated on june 6, 2023 at 12:05 pm.

The golf world was stunned on Tuesday morning.

In a shocking twist, the PGA Tour announced it would merge with the controversial LIV Golf in order to "unify the game of golf." The merger also includes the DP World Tour, which is the PGA's European Tour.

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Tuesday's news answers the question of will LIV Golf survive, as the Saudi-backed tour struggled to maintain relevance despite heavy funding and the signings of star players.

Here's a full breakdown of the merger, including details on LIV Golf and what happens next:

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When did LIV Golf form?

LIV Golf was founded in 2021 before playing its inaugural season in 2022.

The tour was owned by the Public Investment Fund, which is Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund. Two-time major champion Greg Norman served as CEO and the public face of the league.

Why did LIV golfers leave the PGA?

There were a few benefits for players joining LIV Golf.

First and foremost, golfers received massive money from the PIF. Phil Mickelson reportedly signed a $200 million contract to join LIV, while Dustin Johnson ($150 million), Bryson DeChambeau ($125 million), Brooks Koepka ($100 million) and Cameron Smith ($100 million) also reached nine-figure bonuses.

After signing their contracts just to join, players were awarded increased prize money during their tournaments. It was a clear message to the PGA Tour that players felt they were not being compensated fairly.

Beyond just the money, there were several other benefits that players saw with LIV. They played fewer tournaments each year (14 were scheduled for 2023 compared to 47 PGA events), with smaller fields and three rounds instead of four in each tournament.

LIV also utilized shotgun starts, meaning that every player began their round at the same time on different holes -- which meant the days were shorter.

What is the LIV Golf controversy?

The concern about LIV Golf was always about where the money came from.

Saudi Arabia funded the tour. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been involved in multiple controversies, including human rights violations of his own people, the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the government's alleged involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S.

The ethics of players taking money from the country has been debated endlessly since players started defecting. Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods have both been outspoken against the league, with the latter reportedly turning down between $700 and $800 million to join.

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While PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan previously condemned LIV Golf and discouraged players from taking their money, the merger seems to be a sellout of sorts. As part of the agreement, the PIF will contribute a "significant financial investment, toward minority equity ownership of a new, collectively held, for-profit LLC." The PIF will make a financial investment to become a premier corporate sponsor of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.

What happens with PGA and LIV lawsuits now?

As part of the merger, PGA and LIV mutually agreed to end all pending litigation between the parties.

LIV sued the PGA last year for allegedly engaging in monopolistic behavior by creating rules intended to stop golfers from playing in rival leagues. PGA sought subpoenas for a countersuit alleging that LIV illegally pushed players to break contracts with the PGA by offering exorbitant sums of money.

The case was expected to go to trial next May, but that obviously will not happen after the merger.

What happens to PGA and LIV golfers now?

Here's what was said in the official announcement :

"The three organizations will work cooperatively and in good faith to establish a fair and objective process for any players who desire to re-apply for membership with the PGA TOUR or the DP World Tour following the completion of the 2023 season and for determining fair criteria and terms of re-admission, consistent with each Tour's policies."

LIV Golfers were already eligible to play in major championships, so the merger doesn't change anything there. Koepka became the first LIV Golf player to win a major when he triumphed at the PGA Championship last month.

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PGA Tour’s Aon Next 10, Swing 5 proves successful; Justin Thomas among those applauding it

The introduction of the Aon Next 10 and Swing 5 amid the PGA Tour’s new Signature Events proved to be a massive success in year one.

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ATLANTA — Throughout this past season, you may have noticed PGA Tour broadcasts highlighting the Aon Next 10 and Swing 5 , which helped establish the 70-player fields at the lucrative Signature Events .

Aon provides analytic insight to help the PGA Tour and other companies make better decisions, so it makes sense that they helped create this initiative.

Unveiled in August 2023 as part of the tour’s 2024 schedule release , fans, pundits, and some players initially expressed confusion over the Aon Next 10 and Swing 5. Nobody knew how it would work without it being put into practice.

“I didn’t really know what to think of the Aon 5 and Aon 10 at the start of the year and if a lot of the players are going to benefit out of it, but I was a guy that benefitted a lot out of it,” explained South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who will make his Tour Championship debut this week.

“I got off to a strong start at the beginning of the year with my runner-up finish at the American Express, and that put me into a great position to play my way into all the Signature Events for the rest of the year. It was nice to see the system that the PGA Tour put in place work. Luckily, I benefitted from that, and yeah, it’s been a strong season so far.”

The top 50 players from the 2023 FedEx Cup standings—or whoever qualified for the 2023 BMW Championship—earned direct entry into all eight Signature Events in 2024. But that left 20 places in these fields available to other players.

Enter the Aon Next 10 and Aon Swing 5 to help fill that void.

The Next 10 ensures that the best 10 players from the season gain entry into the Signature Event fields. It ranks the top 10 FedEx Cup points earners not otherwise exempt from these high-profile tournaments.

Meanwhile, the Swing 5 helps identify players with the best form. Two or three full-field events typically sit between Signature Events, and from those sets of tournaments, the five best players earn invites to the Signature Events via the Swing 5.

For instance, after the season-opening Sentry at Kapalua, the top five point-earners from the Sony Open in Hawaii, the American Express in Palm Springs, and the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines combined earned a spot at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am—the season’s second Signature Event. Bezuidenhout, Grayson Murray, Stephan Jaeger, Matthieu Pavon, and Kevin Yu made it to Pebble Beach this year via the Swing 5.

“The Swing 5 and Next 10 are data-driven inspirations from our players, and Aon played a big role in helping us analyze it, but fundamentally, those are both signifying this structure where you have the top stars, but you also have the guys that are the next version of the top stars, and it’s aspirational to try and get into these Signature Events,” explained Tyler Dennis, the Chief Competitions Officer for the PGA Tour.

“The Aon Next 10 consists of guys like Ludvig Åberg. And then, the Swing 5 is fun because they are the guys who are hot. You can be a top player, and you can also be hot.”

Åberg has seen his stardom soar exponentially over the past year. He went from graduating from Texas Tech to playing on the Ryder Cup team to winning the RSM Classic last November, the final tournament of the FedEx Cup Fall.

The top-10 finishers from the FedEx Cup Fall, ranked 51st to 60th in the rankings, receive invites to the first two Signature Events of the season—a big deal for young players like Åberg.

“[The Aon Next 10 and Swing 5] was big because I wasn’t in the top 50 through [last year’s playoffs. I had a chance to play my way into the fall schedule, propelling me throughout the season. Suddenly, I got into Maui, and I got into the elevated events that I didn’t have a chance to play in before,” Åberg explained at the BMW Championship, where he finished two strokes behind Keegan Bradley in a tie for second.

“Then it spiraled from there. I was super fortunate to have those experiences, which is what’s so great about the fall season. Good golf is always going to get rewarded, and I was fortunate to be able to take advantage of that.”

Åberg went on to have a stellar season, finishing runner-up to Scottie Scheffler at Augusta National and recording seven other top-10 finishes. He finished atop the Next 10 rankings by nearly 500 points.

But another star player took advantage of the Next 10, finishing eighth in the Next 10. Justin Thomas , who had a poor 2023 by his standards, turned things around in 2024, mainly because of these opportunities.

“I think the fact that the guys in the top 50 have earned [spots in Signature Events] is great. Also, I felt a lot of pressure this year to play my way into those, but it kept me extremely motivated. I didn’t want to have to rely on exemptions. It was also weird and uncomfortable,” Thomas explained.

“They might be upset or not happy that they’re in them, but they have the same opportunity to play their way in just like myself and everybody else can [through the Aon Next 10]. That’s what we all know we signed up for in golf. You can go out and get it yourself. So I think that’s great.”

Thomas also applauded the PGA Tour’s efforts in establishing the Aon Next 10 and Swing 5.

“They did a pretty good job for a first go around,” Thomas added.

“As I said, it just allows guys that aren’t in the events to know where they stand, and they have the opportunity to play their way in these big events, and we want the best and hottest players in these fields.”

Remarkably, nine of the 30 players in this week’s Tour Championship field at East Lake qualified for Signature Events via the Next 10 and Swing 5.

The goal for every PGA Tour star is to make it to Atlanta for the finale, and to do so, you have to play well in the Signature Events.

“We’re really pleased with the impact we created in year one and genuinely excited to keep the momentum going of starting year two for next season,” explained Taylor Strick, the Head of Partnerships at Aon.

“This was a new opportunity that was created on the heels of all of the changes to the competitive structure that the tour made. So, there wasn’t really a playbook to follow. But on the flip side of that, I think what we found is there’s been an incredible opportunity to test and to learn and to continue to collaborate with our partners at the tour to find and tell and amplify these unique player stories that have been generated from both the Aon Next 10 and Swing 5.”

The 2025 PGA Tour season will be similar to the one that concludes this week in Atlanta. That includes the Aon Next 10 and Swing 5, which proved massively successful during their first go-around.

But now that we have lived through it, players, reporters, and fans alike will have a better understanding of how it all works next season.

Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.

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2023 RSM Classic scores: Ludvig Åberg secures first victory making PGA Tour history over final two rounds

Åberg's victory in sea island puts a bow on a sensational six-month stretch.

In just his 11th start as a professional on the PGA Tour, Ludvig Åberg not only entered the winner's circle for the first time at the 2023 RSM Classic but made history doing it. Scoring consecutive 61s over the final two rounds at Sea Island Golf Club, Åberg posted the lowest total over Rounds 3 and 4 of a tournament in PGA Tour history at 122.

That mark ties the PGA Tour record for lowest 36-hole score over any two rounds, while his 72-hole total of 253 similarly matched a four-round scoring record. Åberg's 54-hole total of 186, posted over Rounds 2-4, also made PGA Tour history, according to Justin Ray.

The Swedish superstar raced past the field with a 5-under 30 on the first nine Sunday before fending off a feisty Mackenzie Hughes en route to a four-stroke victory. 

"This is what you dream of as a kid," said Åberg. "This is the sport I love and the sport that I am going to love for a very long time. Watching these events from a very young age and to see myself win is really cool."

Additional accolades are likely come with the trophy as Åberg becomes the favorite to take home the Arnold Palmer Award presented to the Rookie of the Year on the PGA Tour. The 24-year-old has ascended inside the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time in his career earning invitations into what will be his first two major championship appearances in the 2024 Masters and the PGA Championship. 

The win also signifies the continuation of a stretch of stellar golf dating back to August. Eight straight top-15 finishes have sandwiched a sensational Ryder Cup debut with triumphs now coming on both the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. To put it simply: The floodgates have opened.

Making Åberg's presence on this stage all the more impressive is where he was just six months ago. Arriving to the professional level through the PGA Tour University Rankings in June, Åberg was afforded status on the PGA Tour for the remainder of the 2023 season. In 2024, he would be subject to reshuffling, but that is now a non-issue for the former Texas Tech Red Raiders star.

"[The win] validates my skillset and my capabilities," said Åberg. "If you told me this a couple months ago, I would not have believed you. To be in this position, I pinch myself in the arm, but it's really awesome and I am so happy for me, my team and all the people that I am close with."

He does it again 😲 Ludvig Åberg drives the green on No. 5 for the second time this week @TheRSMClassic . https://t.co/0QDTkBGvHd pic.twitter.com/84N20bHdTn — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 19, 2023

Over the weekend, Åberg possessed both 36- and 54-hole leads for the first time in his PGA Tour career. He responded with a third-round 61 to maintain his edge and a final-round 61 to slam the door shut. Both performances appeared as effortless as his golf swing.

Four birdies across his first six holes saw his lead balloon to four before Hughes caught fire. Once the Swede hopped off the birdie train, the Canadian jumped on. Four straight birdies from Nos. 7-10 cut Åberg's edge in half, but that is as close as Hughes got. 

Fighting for par on 11 and unable to turn Åberg's lone dropped shot of the tournament on the 12th into a two-shot swing, Hughes could not slither in the crack in the door. A methodical approach of fairways, greens and a few more birdies from Åberg over the final third kept Hughes at bay and gave him a well-earned first victory on the PGA Tour. 

What happens next in the context of Åberg's career is anyone's best guess. A multiple-time winner on the PGA Tour seems certain. A multiple-time member of the European Ryder Cup team does as well. The major championships will be another new experience for the youngster in 2024, but if he handles those with the poise and grace he did the rest of the tournaments he played during first six months as a professional, Åberg should do just fine. Grade: A+

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2. Mackenzie Hughes (-25): He gave the kid everything he could handle. After a third-round 60, Hughes hung with Åberg for the entirety of the final round only to run out of holes and lose by a pair. Completely out of sorts this summer, the Canadian looked much more like his normal self during the fall with a runner-up performance in Sea Island and top 10 at the World Wide Technology Championship. He finishes the season No. 51 in the FedEx Cup and atop The Next 10, meaning his place in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational have been secured. Not only that but Hughes put together an early campaign effort for for the 2024 Presidents Cup that is being held in his native Canada. Grade: A

What a par 👏 After taking an unplayable, @MacHughesGolf sinks it from 36 feet to save par @TheRSMClassic . pic.twitter.com/W1zNOsWHDV — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 19, 2023

T3. Eric Cole (-22): Cole rattled off eight straight 3s at one point Saturday and had the look of a man finally ready to raise a trophy on the PGA Tour. Entering the final round one stroke off the pace of Åberg, Cole quickly became an afterthought with two dropped shots in his first five holes. He was unable to recover and lost sight of the leaders, the tournament and potentially Rookie of the Year honors. Despite the disappointing end to the year, Cole will keep his chin up considering where he once was. A 57-time winner on minor league golf circuit, Cole surprised many this season with his consistent presence on leaderboards. He came close at tournaments like the Honda Classic and the Zozo Championship, changing his life in the process. Grade: A-

T8. Taylor Montgomery (-18):  Montgomery's season was defined by his fall swings. Connecting on eight top 15s in his first nine starts this year, he hit an extended lull that lasted until the FedEx Cup Fall. His good play in the early portion of his rookie campaign gave him enough breathing room to qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs despite zero top 15s since the end of January. After missing the cut at the Fortinet Championship, Montgomery rattled off four straight made cuts, including a T16 at the Zozo Championship and his top 10 at the RSM Classic. His play was enough to climb inside The Next 10 and qualify for the first two signature events of 2024. Grade: A-

T11. Russell Henley (-17): In his first start since the Tour Championship in August, Henley stumbled out the gates. Uncharacteristic for a fast starter like him, Henley battled back over the final 54 holes after shaking off the early rust. His T11 is good for a career best 14th top 20 of the season and puts a bow on a stellar year. The former Georgia Bulldogs star remains one of the most underrated talents on Tour, and he is sure to be a fixture in the signature events in 2024. Grade: B

T38. Cameron Young (-12): The reigning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year's sophomore campaign comes to an end in a forgettable fashion. Leading after Day 1 action, Young was unable to maintain the momentum over the final three days and slowly slipped down the leaderboard. He remains without a victory on the PGA Tour, and outside a two-tournament stretch at the John Deere Classic and The Open, he hasn't done much since April. It is back to the drawing board for Sleepy Hollow's finest as he is slated to next tee it up at Tiger Woods' Hero World Challenge. Grade: C-

A thing of beauty 😍 pic.twitter.com/XjyPjGa9Id — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 17, 2023

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‘It’s not a good thing’: Tour stars doubtful of halting Scottie Scheffler’s FedEx Cup waltz

Collin Morikawa is the only player within four shots of Scottie Scheffler at the Tour Championship.

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World No.1 Scottie Scheffler has been the best golfer on the planet and the favorite to win the FedEx Cup all season long. Through two rounds at the Tour Championship that hasn’t changed, and the rest of the PGA Tour’s best are starting to sound the alarm about their chances to stop him… if not readying their white flags for waving.

To recap how we got here, Scheffler pulled off an historic stretch of golf in the first half of 2024, winning six PGA Tour events including his second Masters title. If not for his bizarre arrest at the PGA Championship , he may have won more.

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It seemed like no other player could touch him, and the FedEx Cup was his to lose. But then Xander Schauffele went and won two majors, the PGA and more recently the Open, to suddenly make a run at the Player of the Year and FedEx Cup titles.

Would Scheffler once again fail to win the Cup after an early-season blitz, as has happened in the past?

Scheffler shut the door on that theory quickly with a dramatic gold-medal win at the Olympics in August. But still, as the FedEx Cup Playoffs began, some people wondered whether Schauffele could still win the Cup, and Player of the Year, with a playoff charge.

Heading into this week’s Tour Championship, Scheffler was still in first, which earned him a starting score of 10 under . Beating the world’s best player when also giving him strokes seemed like a tall task for any player, Schauffele included.

After Scheffler blitzed East Lake in the opening round for the best round of the day to increase his lead from two shots to seven, all hope seemed to have vanished for the other players in the field.

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Even after his lead shrunk slightly on Friday, the rest of the best sounded doubtful that anyone could catch him.

“He’s the best golfer on the planet. He’s really good with leads,” pro Sam Burns said after the second round at East Lake. “It’s not a great thing for us.”

Burns started the Tour Championship at four under, six shots behind Scheffler. Despite impressive rounds of 67 and 68 to open the tournament, he finds himself 10 shots back at the halfway point.

Burns was honest about the chances of Scheffler loosening his grip on the lead.

“I am not expecting him to come back in the slightest. Somebody is going to have to go chase him down,” Burns said Friday. “I think if you drive the ball well around here, get yourself in position enough and you have a good day with the irons and make some putts, I think a low score is to be had. When you get the ball out of position on this golf course, especially with firmer greens, it makes it pretty tough.”

Wyndham Clark , the 2023 U.S. Open champion, provided a similar perspective, saying, “It’s going to be very tough to catch up with him. He’d have to not play his best and I’d have to play unbelievable.”

Collin Morikawa actually beat Scheffler on Friday by three shots. But he’s still four shots off the pace heading into Round 3. When asked if it helped to be in the final pairing with Scheffler, Morikawa said only “a little bit.”

“He’s such a good player that you just know he’s going to keep going low and making birdies,” Morikawa said Friday evening. “I saw that firsthand. I’ve seen it for years.”

Schauffele, the only man with a chance to steal POY honors from the World No. 1, also made it clear that the tournament is in Scottie’s hands.

“It’s really up to him, to be honest. I have to play out of my *beep* to sniff,” Schauffele joked. “Being two back and then shooting one under yesterday and him shooting low round of the day, it’s just not the start I needed. A sense of urgency today to try and pick some up.”

But it’s not all bad news for the many players trying to chase down Scheffler at East Lake. The 2024 FedEx winner only gets $25 million of the $100 million bonus pool , which means there is still $75 million up for grabs, even if a win seems like less and less of a possibility, as Clark acknowledged.

“There’s still a lot of great things to finishing second, third or fourth, or fifth even.”

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• 2023 - 297.2 | Leader: Rory McIlroy - 326.6
• 2022 - 299.8 | Leader: Cameron Champ - 321.4
• 2021 - 295.3 | Leader: Bryson DeChambeau - 320.8
• 2020 - 296.4 | Leader: Bryson DeChambeau - 322.1
• 2019 - 293.9 | Leader: Cameron Champ - 317.9
• 2018 - 295.29 | Leader: Trey Mullinax - 318
• 2017 - 292.79 | Leader: Rory McIlroy - 316.7
• 2016 - 291.06 | Leader: J.B. Holmes - 314.5
• 2015 - 290.21 | Leader: Dustin Johnson - 317.7
• 2014 - 289.85 | Leader: Bubba Watson - 314.3
• 2013 - 288.00 | Leader: Luke List - 306.3
• 2012 - 290.07 | Leader: Bubba Watson - 315.5
• 2011- 291.14 | Leader: J.B. Holmes - 318.4
• 2010 - 287.49 | Leader: Robert Garrigus - 315.5
• 2009 - 288.07 | Leader: Robert Garrigus - 312
• 2008 - 287.74 | Leader: Bubba Watson - 315.1
• 2007 - 289.08 | Leader: Bubba Watson - 315.2
• 2006 - 289.35 | Leader: Bubba Watson - 319.6
• 2005 - 288.88 | Leader: Scott Hend- 318.9
• 2004 - 287.32 | Leader: Hank Kuehne - 314.4
• 2003 - 286.30 | Leader: Hank Kuehne - 321.4
• 2002 - 279.84 | Leader: John Daly - 306.8
• 2001 - 279.35 | Leader: John Daly - 306.7
• 2000 - 273.18| Leader: John Daly - 301.4
• 1999 - 272.45 | Leader: John Daly - 305.6
• 1998 - 270.63 | Leader: John Daly - 299.4
• 1997 - 267.67 | Leader: John Daly - 302
• 1996 - 266.49 | Leader: John Daly - 288.8
• 1995 - 263.55 | Leader: John Daly - 289
• 1994 - 261.84 | Leader: Davis Love III - 283.8
• 1993 - 260.36 | Leader: John Daly - 288.9
• 1992 - 260.52 | Leader: John Daly - 283.4
• 1991 - 261.44 | Leader: John Daly - 288.9
• 1990 - 262.75 | Leader: Tom Purtzer - 279.6
• 1989 - 261.81 | Leader: Ed Humenik - 280.9
• 1988 - 263.50 | Leader: Steve Thomas - 284.6
• 1987 - 262.50 | Leader: John McComish - 283.9
• 1986 - 261.58 | Leader: Davis Love III - 285.7
• 1985 - 260.18 | Leader: Andy Bean - 278.2
• 1984 - 259.61 | Leader: Bill Glasson - 276.5
• 1983 - 258.65 | Leader: John McComish - 277.4
• 1982 - 256.89 | Leader: Bill Calfee - 275.3
• 1981 - 259.66 | Leader: Dan Pohl - 280.1
• 1980 - 256.89 | Leader: Dan Pohl - 274.3

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Rory McIlroy thinks PGA Tour, LIV Golf are running out of time to reach a deal: ‘It’s gone on long enough’

Rory mcilroy thinks that saudi arabia’s public investment fund will start looking for “alternative options” if a deal isn’t reached soon.

Rory McIlroy, like many in the golf world, sounds frustrated with how things are going between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the financial backer of LIV Golf.

McIlroy, speaking after his opening round at the Tour Championship on Thursday, thinks that the Tour and LIV Golf are simply running out of time to reach a deal.

“I think if it doesn’t happen soon, then honestly, I think PIF and the Saudis are going to have to look at alternative options, right?” McIlroy said from East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. “I’d say that’s the next step in all of this if something doesn’t get done.”

While McIlroy is involved in the negotiations as a member of the Tour’s transaction committee, it’s easy to see why he feels that way. At least from the outside, it doesn’t appear that much progress has been made at all since PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan first announced the “framework agreement” for the partnership between the Tour, the DP World Tour and the PIF last summer. That came after years of a tumultuous battle within the sport, where McIlroy was among the loudest voices against LIV Golf.

Negotiations flew past their self-imposed Dec. 31 deadline to finalize that “framework agreement,” and Monahan said this week at the Tour Championship that they still don’t have a timeline or a new deadline in place. While he insisted that talks are consistent and “enhanced,” it will continue to take time.

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“I just think that it’s gone on long enough,” McIlroy said Thursday. “We’ve got to try to — I mean, I think everyone is trying to find a solution. The solution is hard to get to.”

It’s unclear what specifically is holding up negotiations. According to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach , significant “sticking points” have been related to the future of team golf and whether or not LIV Golf members could return to the Tour without discipline.

At this point, it’s unclear when a deal to reunite the sport will get done if it does at all. And from McIlroy’s standpoint, “some people” have been dragging their feet.

“I thought there would have been more progress made, which is unfortunate,” McIlroy told Golf.com earlier this week. “I think at this point, everyone’s just getting bored of it, just getting tired of it. I think it’s become a bit of a cloud over golf. But a very niche cloud, y’know?

“I wish more would have been done, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of willingness from some people to try to fix it.”

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Tour Championship Livestream: How to Watch the Golf Tournament Online

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Quick Answer : You can stream the Tour Championship for free by taking advantage of the five-day free trial from DirecTV Stream . A Peacock subscription will also get you access to the Golf Channel, which is carrying the tournament.

The PGA Tour season is coming to a close, which means the top 30 golfers of the FedEx Cup Playoff are gearing up for the 2024 Tour Championship in Atlanta. With a win comes the coveted tournament title and a $25 million payout.

Whether you’ve been following the PGA Tour all year or just want to see some great golf, you’ll want to catch this year’s Tour Championship live. Below are a few ways to stream the Tour Championship online if you’ve recently broken up with cable — including an easy way to watch the Tour Championship for free.

When Is The Tour Championship?

The Tour Championship begins on August 29 and runs through September 1. As has been the case since 2004, the event will take place at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.

How to Watch the Tour Championship Online Without Cable

The 2024 Tour Championship will air on TV on the Golf Channel and NBC, but cord-cutters can tune in using a live TV streaming service like DirecTV Stream or fuboTV , which are more expensive but include the broadest range of live channels. More budget-friendly options include streaming services ESPN+ and Peacock , which will be carrying the tournament.

Here’s a full breakdown of the best ways to stream the Tour Championship online:

Streaming Services

The Golf Channel is included with a Peacock subscription, making it one of the best ways to catch the Tour Championship. The Premium plan costs $7.99 a month and includes live sports and events. Peacock currently doesn’t offer a free trial.

If you’re primarily interested in sports, ESPN+ offers extensive live sports coverage without having to pay for entertainment and news channels. A subscription to ESPN+ costs $10.99 a month, and golf fans will be able to catch the main feeds each day, as well as coverage of featured groups and featured holes. ESPN+ does not currently offer a free trial.

Multi-Channel Live TV Streaming

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One of the most comprehensive ways to stream sports events is with DirecTV stream, which carries the Golf Channel and NBC. You can get both channels in DirecTV Stream’s Choice package , which includes over 100 channels. It costs $69.99 a month for the first three months after the five-day free trial is over and is then $108.99 a month.

Hulu + Live TV

A Hulu+Live TV subscription includes the Golf Channel and ESPN+, giving you multiple ways to catch the Tour Championship. A subscription costs $76.99/month, including a three-day free trial.

Fubo is a great alternative to cable, particularly for sports fans. Plans start at $79.99, and the package includes a wide range of premium entertainment, sports, and news channels. The Golf Channel is included with Fubo. Fubo also offers a 7-day free trial.

Sling TV offers a variety of packages, making it easier to pay for the channels you want without the ones you don’t. You can add Sports Extra to the Sling Blue plan, which includes the Golf Channel. Sling doesn’t currently offer a free trial, but at $20 a month for the first month ($45 after) plus $11 for sports extra, it’s one of the more affordable cable alternative streaming services.

The base plan of YouTube TV costs $72.99 a month, or $52.99 a month for your first 4 months. The base plan includes access to the Golf Channel, as well as NBC (depending on region), giving you access to the action.

Stream the Tour Championship for Free

Thanks to the free trials from DirecTV Stream and fuboTV , you can watch the Tour Championship online for free. DirecTV Stream’s free trial lasts for five days, and fuboTV’s lasts for seven — both long enough to last through the whole tournament. Sign up for DirecTV Stream’s trial here , or fuboTV’s trial here , but if you decide not to keep your subscriptions, you’ll need to cancel before the trial window ends to avoid being charged.

Tour Championship Full Schedule

The 2023 Tour Championship starts on Thursday, Aug. 29, and wraps up on Sunday, Sept. 1. Below is the broadcast schedule for NBC’s Golf Channel and Peacock (times in ET).

Thursday, Aug. 29 1-6 PM on Golf Channel/Peacock

Friday, Aug. 30 1-6 PM on Golf Channel/Peacock

Saturday, Aug. 31 1-2:30 PM on Golf Channel/Peacock 2:30-7 PM on NBC/Peacock

Sunday, Sept. 1 12-1:30 p.m. on Golf Channel/Peacock 1:30-6 p.m. on NBC/Peacock

FedEx Cup Playoffs Field, Purse

Golfers are guaranteed a significant payday just by making it into the Tour Championship, and they have the opportunity to rake in some serious dough if they place well. The first-place prize is a whopping $25 million, second place is $12.5 million, and third is $7.5 million. All players who finish in the top 12 get at least seven figures, and the golfer who finishes last (30th) gets $550,000.

As with the previous few years, the Tour Championship will give players a starting score depending on how many FedExCup points they’ve accrued during the Playoffs. The two golfers with the most points start the Tour Championship at 10-under par, the No. 2 player starts at 8-under, the No. 3 player starts at 7-under, and so on. As with last year, Scottie Scheffler is starting in the lead, with a 10-under start. Viktor Hovland is the defending champion.

Below is a breakdown of each player’s starting score headed into the Tour Championship.

10 under: Scottie Scheffler 8 under: Xander Schauffele 7 under: Hideki Matsuyama 6 under: Keegan Bradley 5 under: Ludvig Åberg 4 under: Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay 3 under: Sungjae Im, Sahith Theegala, Shane Lowry, Adam Scott, Tony Finau 2 under: Byeong Hun An, Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Akshay Bhatia, Robert MacIntyre 1 under: Billy Horschel, Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka, Matthieu Pavon, Taylor Pendrith Even: Chris Kirk, Tom Hoge, Aaron Rai, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Justin Thomas

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