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PGA Tour will announce increased purses for four tournaments – with at least $20MILLION in prize money – as storied tour continues to fight with Saudi-backed LIV Golf
- A total of 13 tournaments have been chosen to receive elevated purses – with four of those being put on a rotating basis – with a minimum of $20m in each
- The WM Phoenix Open, RBC Heritage, the Wells Fargo Championship and the Travelers Championship will be the first of those four tournaments
- These purses replaced initial plans for a limited international tour with similarly large purses that were seen as a way for the PGA Tour to compete with LIV
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The PGA Tour has revealed which four tournaments will be the first in the rotation to receive increased purses in 2023.
Back in August, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced the tour would not go through with plans for a previously announced global series. Instead, he revealed that the purses for 13 events would be raised – with four tournaments being put on a rotation to be announced.
Monahan announced these plans at a time where LIV Golf was drawing more and more players away from the tour – including high-profile names like Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, and Brooks Koepka.
As the two competing golf circuits continue their war of attrition, the PGA Tour is making more money available to its membership.
That includes these soon-to-be-announced tournaments. This initial group of four will be rotated out on a year-to-year basis
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan revealed the four tournaments getting increased purses
Tournaments like the Phoenix Open will see elevated prize purses averaging around $20m
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