In the space of just 10 weeks, men’s professional golf has held three of its four men’s Major Championships – and I would say the results have been mixed.
We witnessed a truly iconic moment at The Masters in April, when Rory McIlroy finally got over the line to complete the Career Grand Slam at Augusta National, but that was followed by what I believe to be the worst Major I can remember at the PGA Championship.
There was then a stark contrast between the feeble frailty of Quail Hollow and the brutal beating that the field took at at the 2025 US Open, but as I outlined in my love letter to Oakmont, I believe there is a dangerous inconsistency in standards at the highest level.
The Open Championship comes next, to round out the men’s Major season, and I am concerned that the four pinnacles of our sport have not done themselves justice to this point.
The solution seems clear, we have to do something with the weakest link… and I think I’ve got a plan.
Golf’s Major Schedule Is Fundamentally Flawed
After the PGA Championship, which I would regard as the weakest of the four men’s Majors, I asked golf fans for their opinion on how it could changed – and I couldn’t agree more with some of their points.
Golf needs a global Major, there is no doubt in my mind.
Creating a series of anchor sites across the world, at top drawer golf courses that are primed to be true Major tests, is surely a positive move for the game in terms of adding variety but also growing a global audience.
I’m thinking Royal Melbourne, Leopard Creek and a series of other elite venues – all of which have the ability to add the necessary spark to any Major Championship script.
Royal Melbourne Golf Club would make a great Major venue, but it would also help to grow the game globally
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As well as taking the PGA Championship global, its berth on the calendar also needs addressing.
With signature events being introduced to the mix, promoting stronger fields and huge prize pots, the space to breath between Majors is being further suffocated.
The traditional spot in the schedule as the fourth Major was marginally better, but I would suggest shifting it even more drastically to a new home – as the ultimate test of fall golf.
Placed either a few weeks before the Ryder Cup, as an…
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