Billy Horschel details change he wants made to PGA Tour signature events which will really excite golf fans

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The final regular season PGA Tour event is now underway, and Billy Horschel is back in action for the first time since his near-miss at The Open.

Horschel was forced to withdraw from the 3M Open due to injury and is looking to bounce back at Sedgefield Country Club, a venue where he’s performed well previously.

The pressure is off for the American in North Carolina, However. Horschel is comfortably inside the FedEx Cup top 70 ahead of the end-of-season playoffs, which start on August 15.

Horschel has now been speaking to well-known golf commentator Smylie Kaufman, and the 37-year-old has shared his thoughts on the current state of the PGA Tour.

Billy Horschel: PGA Tour must make change to signature events in 2025

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The PGA Tour incorporated ‘Signature Events’ at the start of the 2022 season, although they were known by a different name two years ago.

Eight tournaments fall under the ‘Signature’ bracket, with a reduced 70-man field competing for a bigger purse and more FedEx Cup points.

Horschel admits he enjoys the events but would like to see the field increased to raise interest levels.

“For the PGA Tour, you need to have more ‘David v Goliath’s’,” Horschel told the Smylie Show.

“I was supportive of the signature events being a smaller 70-man field. But I also want to see more of the ‘David’s’ be involved. I do believe if we increase those fields a little bit, we get more of those great storylines that the fans are really interested in.”

Signature events have made the PGA Tour a closed-book

Given the reduced fields, increased prize money and FedEx Cup points, Signature Events have now made it harder for some lesser-known PGA Tour pros to properly break onto the tour.

Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas, for example, haven’t had their best years. But because the pair can compete in eight more events than those who are eligible, both stand a chance of making it to the Tour Championship at East Lake.

By all means, keep the signature event model, but ensuring those who are looking to build their PGA Tour career aren’t shut out is a must.

The tour should also promote an underdog story, and the format – in its current guise – has made it harder than ever for a lesser-known player to become a permanent fixture.