PGA Tour Offers Golfers More Money in Rebuttal to LIV (1)

The PGA Tour will expand its schedule of marquee events and pay golfers additional prize money next year as it tries to fend off a threat from a new rival golf league.

The tour’s top players are committing to play in at least 20 tournaments, including four newly elevated events with $46 million more in total purse money, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday in a press conference. A bonus pool that rewards players that are popular with fans will be doubled to $100 million, and players meeting certain criteria will be guaranteed a minimum $500,000 per year in ...