Lucas Glover BLASTS PGA Tour Over ‘Short-Sighted’ Cuts That Could Damage Golf’s Future ⛳🔥
Veteran golfer and former U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover isn’t holding back! Ahead of the John Deere Classic, the outspoken PGA Tour star has reignited his fierce criticism of the Tour’s direction — calling the new structure “too exclusive” and “short-sighted.”
Glover warns that upcoming changes — including shrinking tournament fields and limiting access to only the top 100 FedEx Cup players — could kill opportunities for rising stars and hurt golf’s growth. Even the Players Championship is getting cut down to just 120 players!
In this video, we break down:
• Glover’s fiery comments 💥
• Why he believes less players = less competition
• The controversial new FedEx Cup bonus payout system
• How this could affect the future of pro golf 🏌️♂️
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Former US Open champion Lucas Glover has doubled down on his criticism of the PGA Tour, branding its recent structural changes as short-sighted and exclusionary. The 45-year-old veteran previously voiced his disapproval back in May, condemning the tour’s new signature events model and its move to trim down player access. Speaking to Golf Channel at the time, Glover said the tour was becoming too exclusive. I’ve been on the record as saying I don’t like cutting 200 cards and I still don’t. He said we’re not giving enough opportunity. I think the majority would agree with that, but unfortunately it doesn’t sound like the majority matters. So, it is what it is and we’re just dealing with it. Now, ahead of this week’s John Deere Classic, Glover has renewed his concerns, particularly as the PGA Tour plans to further limit competition starting in 2026. Under the new rules, only the top 100 players in the FedEx Cup standings will retain full playing status, while standard tournament fields will be reduced from 156 players to 144, 132, or even just 120 in some cases. Even the prestigious players championship will shrink to a 120man field. I think everybody should have a voice, said Glover, currently ranked 16th in the FedEx Cup standings. Limiting access doesn’t grow the talent pool coming into the PGA Tour. And shrinking fields doesn’t increase competition. It’s actually the opposite. It doesn’t make any sense. Glover added that the PGA Tour appears to be the only major sports organization tightening access rather than expanding it. Every other sport is expanding playoffs, adding teams, more games, more opportunity, he said. We’re the only ones going backward, using pace of play as an excuse to reduce fields. I just don’t agree with that logic. Calling the move shortsighted, Glover emphasized the importance of maintaining pathways for both rising stars and season pros. If we’re serious about growing the game, we should be creating more opportunities, not fewer, for young players to become the next superstars and for veterans to continue competing. This isn’t the way to do it. In parallel to these controversial fields size changes, the PGA Tour has also confirmed a major overhaul in the distribution of the $100 million FedEx Cup bonus pool. Previously, the tour championship winner received a staggering $25 million bonus, but under the new format. The winner will now earn $10 million. Second place will receive a $5 million bonus. The remaining funds will be distributed across multiple events. $20 million shared among the top 10 players after the Windom Championship. $23 million shared among the top 30 following the BMW championship. $57 million will be allocated at the Tour Championship. These changes are designed to create more financial incentives throughout the FedEx Cup playoffs, but critics like Glover argue that money alone isn’t the solution to making the tour more competitive or more inclusive.
