The PGA Tour is changing its financial structure to help improve players’ pay.
In the memo sent to the players on Tuesday morning – it was written for the first time Golf station Brentley Romine – The PGA Tour has announced two new financial incentives for members who are exempt from the KGA and previously PGA members’ full refunds that are intended to help reduce the financial burden of life as a PGA Tour Pro.
These two programs – the name “member support program” and “Pathways Player Revisement Grant”
The program called “member support program” is the most important of the two programs, providing certainty of $ 150,000 “players” for players ranked below No. 126 in the FedEx Cup points list. To be eligible for the prize, players must compete in 12 events between the PGA and Korn Ferry Tours throughout the season.
It’s helpful to think of the “GUARANTEE” simply as a guaranteed base salary of $150,000, paid to all players through Tournament checks or at the conclusion of the PGA and Korn Ferry Tour seasons. For those who earn more than $150,000 in a given period, the “guarantee of money” is a moot point: they receive money in the form of tournament checks as their time goes on. But, for the average player who is – Earn more than $150,000, the balance of the $150,000 “Salary” is paid at the end of the season, effectively providing “compensation” to players who are fighting their competitive future.
The second program, the “Pathways Player Achievement Grant,” is worth $15,000 for Korn Ferry Tour Players. A grant, which will be available to players on the Korn Ferry Tour and the top players in the PGA Tour American and PGA Tour University programs, or to compensate or cover the player’s expenses such as travel and hotels.
These two programs reflect the expansion of the development efforts of the PGA divided by the Pro Golf Landscape area, helping to counter the development of Tour Development in foreign competition from LIV, The Asian World Tour. They are similar to the compensation efforts introduced by the tour in 2022, which gave the same “down” to the competitors of this major tour and expanded the fundraising efforts. According to Romsine, the board of policies of the PGA TOURS identified the importance of strict methods for the development of the PGA as an important reason for the new programs.
The changes made by the PGA Tour Policy Board on Thursday come in the same offseason as changes to make the PGA Tour dream more attractive. In 2026, this tour will have 100 cards “for the first time, down from the traditional 125, a dynamic change that has a far-reaching impact on those who are chasing a field.
Those changes have come with plenty of criticism from several corners of the pro game, especially those on the PGA Tour who may not be able to afford the size of the money or the wider competitive opportunities offered at other major tours.
