The life of a professional golfer can be a glamorous one, with players flying round the world to some of the most iconic venues and historic golf courses.
However, with such a congested schedule, burning out and injury can be a common factor, an aspect that has forced Xander Schauffele to miss out on the last two events at The American Express and Farmers Insurance Open.
Certainly, for PGA Tour veteran, Charley Hoffman, the scheduling would be the key factor he’d look at if he were “commissioner for the day.”
Hoffman finished 81st in the FedEx Cup standings in 2024, as well as 92nd in the FedEx Cup Fall
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Speaking at the Farmers Insurance Open, an event the 48-year-old is making his 27th appearance in, Hoffman was asked about the tournament and how it fits into the schedule, especially in terms of the PGA Tour’s Signature Events, tournaments that feature $20 million purses.
“The (Farmers Insurance Open) field is fairly strong. Is it a bad date? I wouldn’t say it’s a bad date, it’s just a tough date,” admitted Hoffman, who was previously the Chairman of the PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council in 2019-2020.
“If I had a crystal ball, I may juggle up the whole schedule, not even play a West Coast Swing on the West Coast, maybe play Florida first and maybe play the West Coast maybe more in the summer when we all want to be in San Diego. If I was commissioner for a day, I would take a look at the schedule and just jumble it all up and say where should we start the PGA Tour season, where is the best time to play these events and do we have to play the whole West Coast on the West Coast right after each other?”
To begin the season, the PGA Tour held two events in Hawaii, one of which was a Signature Event, before moving to California for The American Express, Farmers Insurance Open and AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Signature).
Following on from Pebble Beach, it’s then the WM Phoenix Open in Arizona, the rowdiest tournament on the circuit, before The Genesis Invitational, which is reportedly set to be held at Torrey Pines following the horrendous fires near Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.
The West Coast Swing goes on for seven weeks, with three of those being Signature Events
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