Report: Rory McElroy, Tiger Woods help PGA Tour players agree on changes

One story has been dominating the sport of golf, as top players are constantly leaving the PGA Tour. With the LIV Tour being created, there has been pushback from people associated with the PGA and now, the top players are looking to make changes.

According to No Laying Up, some of the PGA Tour’s top players have agreed on a vision to make changes. The group was led by Rory McElroy and Tiger Woods, two of the most polarizing figures in all of golf. Discussions have been ongoing for over seven weeks per the report but 22 players met during this week’s BMW Championship in Wilmington, Delaware.

With the meetings now over, all 22 are reportedly on board with the plan discussed.

“The top players on the PGA Tour, led by Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, have finalized a proposal that would dramatically reshape the Tour and incentivize the best players to play together more frequently, according to numerous sources with first-hand knowledge of the plan,” the report read.

McElroy, in particular, has been a huge proponent of the biggest names in golf playing similar tournaments more often. While it’s easy to point to the majors, those only occur four times a season. Getting more popular faces into fields as much as possible will help the PGA Tour.

“We need to get the top guys together more often than we do,” McElroy said this week.

LIV has offered players guaranteed, upfront money to join their circuit and some big names such as Bryson Dechambeau and Dustin Johnson have switched allegiances. While the PGA Tour will not offer similar types of deals, there will be increased purses throughout the season.

“According to multiple sources close to the situation, the proposed plan would involve limiting fields and elevating purses at up to 15 events on the PGA Tour, creating a series of events around which the game’s top players have all committed to build their schedules,” No Laying Up said.

Which of the 15 events will be chosen is not yet known. Reports have stated purses could reach up to $20 million for the entire field. However, if a certain tournament is not picked to be an “elite series,” then the purse will remain the same.

Golf is entering its final week of the season, with the Tour Championship taking place in Atlanta beginning on Thursday. A FedEx Cup Champion will be crowned, with Scottie Scheffler having a two-stroke lead heading into the week.

By the time players are teeing off in the PGA Tour next year, the whole circuit could have a different style to it.