PGA Tour star Harry Higgs warned the circuit faces a “huge, huge problem” if sweeping changes announced earlier this year fail to generate enough revenue.
Speaking to the No Laying Up podcast, Higgs – a member of the tour’s player advisory council – predicted a dramatically reduced schedule with less opportunities for players if the alterations fail to have the desired effect.
Among the changes to the tour, which take effect this season and are widely seen as a response to the threat posed by LIV Golf, are a requirement for the top players to play in “elevated” events with increased purses.
“It’s going to be great for seven years with this TV deal,” Higgs said. “Every event other than the elevated events is going to stick where it is, purse-wise, or slightly grow. The growth of the other events will be aided by the revenue generated by the elevated events.
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“If the product is good enough and people watch enough and invest enough, if we hit on those events, that helps every single one of us.
“Basically those events need to generate a s**t-tonne to offset the cost of pumping money into purses and bonuses. If those events generate a tonne of revenue, we’re cool. We’re going to be just great and every event is going to continue to run.
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