Overview
- Horschel told Fried Egg Golf he wants a 25-event schedule with equal status, 120-player fields and guaranteed access to open events for full-status members.
- The PGA Tour intends to stage nine Signature Events in 2026, each roughly $20 million with about 70–80 players and 700 FedEx Cup points to the winner.
- For 2026, access to Signature Events remains limited to top FedEx Cup finishers, current-season winners, top 30 in the world rankings, and the Next 10 and Swing 5 categories, plus sponsor exemptions.
- Player frustration over access has grown, with Lucas Glover criticizing the structure and Erik Van Rooyen arguing that deeper fields produce stronger competition.
- Critics also point to the influence of sponsor exemptions, citing examples like Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth receiving multiple invites and collecting significant points from those starts.