Save the dates: PGA Tour announces 2022-23 FedEx Cup schedule; Players Championship is March 9-12
The PGA Tour unveiled its 2022-23 FedEx Cup schedule on Monday, with 44 regular-season events and three playoff events that will pay purses between $15 million to the $25 million for participants in The Players Championship at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass.
The Players will be March 9-12. The other Tour event in the area will be the RSM Classic Nov. 17-20 at the Sea Island Club on St. Simons Island, Ga.
Purse bumps: PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan rolls out scheduling changes, increased purses in response to LIV Golf
The 2023 majors are The Masters (April 6-9) at the Augusta National Golf Club; the PGA Championship at the Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y. (May 18-21); the U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club (June 15-18); and the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England (July 20-23).
The top-70 players on the FedEx Cup points list after the final regular-season event will advance to the playoffs, beginning with the FedEx St. Jude Championship Aug. 10-13, 2023. The top-50 in points after that will advance to the BMW Championship and the top-30 from there move on to the Tour Championship Aug. 24-27, 2023 at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.
There will be bonus pools totaling $145 million, including $75 million for the FedEx Cup, $20 million for the Comcast Business Tour TOP 10 and $50 million for the Player Impact Program.
The top-70 players will retain their PGA Tour cards for the following season as the Tour transitions back to a calendar-year schedule in 2024. The "core" FedEx Cup season will be January to August in 2024 and those outside the top-70 can compete for points in the fall schedule to keep their cards.
“We’ve heard from our fans and the overwhelming sentiment was that they wanted more consequences for both the FedExCup Regular Season and the Playoffs, and to further strengthen events that traditionally feature top players competing head-to-head,” said PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan in a statement. “We feel strongly we’ve accomplished all of these objectives and more, creating a cadence of compelling drama for every tournament throughout the season."
After the events in the fall of 2024, the Tour will introduce a series of international events that include the top-50 players from the final FedExCup Points list, the top performers in the fall and additional eligibility as part of a limited-field, no-cut format. Further details on the fall events and the global series are expected to be announced later this year.
Top events for 2022-23 PGA Tour season
Highlights of the upcoming season:
• The 17th edition of the FedExCup Playoffs features three events, all carried by network partner CBS in 2023.
• Six tournaments will see significant increases in purse sizes in 2023, the Sentry Tournament of Champions (January 5-8, $15 million); the Genesis Invitational (February 16-19) hosted by Tiger Woods; the Arnold Palmer Invitational March 2-5); The Memorial Tournament (June 1-4) hosted by Jack Nicklaus; the World Golf Championship Dell Technologies Match Play (March 22-26); and The Players.
The Genesis, Palmer, Memorial and Match Play will all be for $20 million purses.
• The Genesis Scottish Open (July 13-16), the Barbasol Championship (July 13-16) and Barracuda Championship (July 20-23) will offer access to DP World Tour members for the second year in a row.
• The 2022-23 season will begin with the Fortinet Championship Sept. 15-18) in Napa, California, the first of nine tournaments. The Presidents Cup will follow the next week at Quail Hollow in Charlotte.
Contact Garry Smits at gsmits@gannett.com
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: PGA Tour announces 2022-23 FedEx Cup schedule
