The season starts next month at the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California; starting in 2024 the PGA Tour will move to a calendar-year schedule, according to SI.com
The PGA Tour announced a 47-event schedule for the 2022-23 season that begins next month at the Fortinet Championship, concludes with the Tour Championship in August, and will see record prize money including eight invitational tournaments that will see elevated purses between $15 million and $25 million.
And as announced earlier, the FedEx Cup playoffs will see just 70 players qualify for the first of three events – down from 125 this year – with the Tour going to a calendar-year schedule in 2024. Fall events in 2023 will help players solidify their status among the top 125 exempt players.
The Fortinet Championship kicks off the season, Sept. 15-18, in Napa, California, and is followed by the Presidents Cup. Eight more official events will follow in the fall, concluding with the RSM Classic, Nov. 17-20.
The PGA Tour schedule resumes in January with the Sentry Tournament of Champions, Jan. 5-8, which will have an elevated purse of $15 million.
Other tournaments with elevated purses will be the Genesis Invitational ($20 million), the Arnold Palmer Invitational ($20 million), the Players Championship ($25 million), the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play Championship $20 million) and the Memorial Tournament ($20 million), plus playoff events FedEx St. Jude Invitational ($20 million) and the BMW Championship ($20 million).
