Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas are two members of the current, 16-player Advisory Council. Getty Images First, there was a memo. Then came a proposal.
Next up is an official vote by the highest rung of PGA Tour government . What do we know right now? Changes are coming to the PGA Tour. The Tour’s middle level of player leadership — the Player Advisory Council (PAC) — sent out a 23-page document to the rest of the Tour membership Tuesday morning, detailing major changes to go into effect in 2026.
The topics of change: field sizes, pace of play, Monday qualifying tournaments and — perhaps most importantly — the number of pros who can call themselves fully exempt members. The document follows an Oct. 16 memo from PAC Chairman, Camilo Villegas, who informed the membership that meetings had taken place, changes were in order, and to be prepared for them.
Tuesday’s document, then, shouldn’t come as a surprise, but rather as a look at the likely future of the PGA Tour. GOLF.com received access to the document via a player.
While the changes are technically only a proposal, they are incredibly likely to be approved in full. The Tour’s Policy Board , headed by Tiger Woods, five fellow Tour veterans and six businesspeople, will officially vote on the proposal Nov. 18.
Below is a rundown of the biggest changes, who they would affect, and why they’ve been pushed forward. What’s the biggest change? The future PGA Tour would have just 100 fully exempt players, down.
