5.27.26 | Josh Carpenter & Damon Hack | PGA TOUR Schedule Shakeups, LIV Questions & Rory’s Legacy | 5 Clubs

About this episode

The episode discusses PGA TOUR schedule changes, LIV Golf's future, and the legacies of notable golfers.

Gary Williams opens the show by diving into the current PGA TOUR landscape as the FedEx Cup standings begin to take shape, highlighting who looks locked into East Lake, who still has work to do, and what the future structure of professional golf could look like. Gary also reacts to the latest Sports Emmy results, discusses the growing conversation around “track one” and “track two” PGA TOUR events, and previews the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial. Josh Carpenter, senior writer for Sports Business Journal, joins Gary to break down the reported PGA TOUR schedule changes coming in 2027 and beyond. Carpenter explains the potential impact of moving signature events around the calendar, how the Florida swing could look very different, and why the TOUR’s proposed “track one” and “track two” system is already creating concern among players, agents, and tournament officials. The conversation also touches on LIV Golf’s financial future, possible format changes, and how the TOUR is trying to create scarcity around its biggest events. Damon Hack, co-host of Golf Today and longtime golf writer, joins Gary for a wide-ranging conversation on the biggest storylines in golf. Damon shares how…

People in this episode

Host: Gary Williams

Guests: Josh Carpenter, Damon Hack

Topics covered

• PGA TOUR schedule changes
• LIV Golf
• Rory McIlroy's legacy
• Charles Schwab Challenge
• track one and track two events
• golf storylines

Keywords

• PGA TOUR
• LIV Golf
• Rory McIlroy
• golf schedule
• Charles Schwab Challenge
• Bryson DeChambeau
• Luke Donald

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PGA TOUR, Sports Business Journal, LIV Golf, Charles Schwab Challenge

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