The PGA Tour announced that it will change the format of its Tour Championship to include a 32-man match play competition, much to the delight of fans ― and a legend of the game.
Tiger Woods expressed his excitement for the new format via social media Tuesday morning, writing, "The conclusion of the season should be worthy of the journey it takes to get there. Today’s announcement is a result of the hard work and passion of our players. Excited to usher in a new era of match play on the PGA Tour."
The conclusion of the season should be worthy of the journey it takes to get there.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) August 25, 2026
Today’s announcement is a result of the hard work and passion of our players.
Excited to usher in a new era of match play on the @PGATOUR https://t.co/on71rygzhe
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in 2028, the PGA Tour's Championship Series Finale will serve as the final 72-hole stroke play event of the year, featuring the top 90 in the season-long standings. From there, the top 32 in the standings will advance to a two-week match play competition. Read the full breakdown of the new format from Golfweek's Adam Schupak.
Woods is a match play legend himself, amassing a career record of 54-20-2 as a pro in singles match play competition. A promotional video posted Tuesday by the PGA Tour featured a nod to one of Woods' historic match play performances. At the 2006 WGC Match Play event, Stephen Ames was asked about his chances of beating Woods, to which he responded, "Anything can happen, especially with where he's hitting the ball."
Woods proceeded to dismantle Ames, beating him 9 and 8 before dropping one of his most iconic lines in an interview following the match: "I think he understands now," Woods famously said.
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has applauded Woods several times in recent months for his work in helping the Tour build its new competitive structure as the leader of the Tour's Future Competitions Committee.
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This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Tiger Woods applauds PGA Tour's changes to Tour Championship format
