According to multiple reports, the PGA Tour is discussing potentials changes to the Tour Championship, all of which involve some sort of match-play format.
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ThePGATouriscontemplatingaformatchangetoitsTourChampionship,accordingtoreportsfromTheAthleticandTheAssociatedPress.
TheAthleticfirstreportedthatTourofficialswerediscussingoptionsforreplacingthecurrentstaggered-startformatforitsFedExCupplayofffinaleatEastLakewitha“bracket-styleevent.”TheAPlateraddedthatseveralconceptswerebeingdiscussed,andtheTourwas“leaning”towardsomesortofseededmatch-playbracket,withpotentialideasincludingmedalmatchplay;strokeplayleadingintomatchplay;andhavingmatchesdecidethetopeightfinishers.
TheAPaddedthattheTour’sPlayerAdvisoryCouncilhasyettoseeanyproposalsandthataswitchintimeforthe2025TourChampionshipisunlikely.
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TheTourmovedthe30-manTourChampionshiptoastaggeredstartin2019,rewardingtheFedExCupNo.1bylettinghimbegintheweekatEastLakeat10under,amongothertieredst
