Overview
- The PGA Tour formally set a two‑tier schedule for 2028 and on Monday confirmed the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands as the first official Championship Series event.
- Championship Series regular events will use roughly 120‑player fields, 36‑hole cuts and minimum purses of $20 million while the Tour plans about 15 regular season Championship events plus the Players and the four majors.
- The Tour also confirmed a second Championship Series slot backed by Sompo with its market to be announced and said title sponsors will face large commercial commitments to underwrite prize pools and event build‑outs.
- The Challenger Series will include at least 20 lower‑purse events with minimum purses near $4 million and will operate with annual promotion and relegation between the two tiers.
- Key operational questions remain unresolved — including Official World Golf Ranking treatment, playoff format, seeding and integration with feeder tours — and the Tour will publish the final 2028 event list and commercial terms in follow‑up announcements.