Memo: PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan outlines designated-event changes for 2024

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan informed the membership Wednesday of sweeping changes to the 2024 schedule.

In the memo obtained by Golf Channel, Monahan detailed how players will qualify for what the Tour is calling the “Designated Event Model” – no-cut events featuring large purses and roughly 70 to 80 players.

News of the changes was first reported Wednesday by Golfweek.

“These smaller, designated event fields will not only deliver substantial, can’t-miss tournaments to our fans at important intervals throughout the season, but they will also enhance the quality of full-field events,” Monahan wrote in the memo. “Together, this approach provides a schedule that is cohesive, compelling,…