The PGA and L.P.G.A. tours are teaming with a global professional services firm to initiate a first-of-its-kind contest, a season-long risk-reward competition that will pay a $1 million bonus to the men’s and women’s winners.
At every stop on both tours next season, a high-risk, high-reward hole will be designated — be it a drivable par 4, a par 5 that offers the potential to reach the green or a par 3 with a tricky green complex or water galore. The details of the competition, which will be sponsored by Aon, have yet to be completed, but a running tally of the players’ scores on the designated holes will be kept and the standings will be updated weekly and publicized on each tour’s various media platforms, including CBS for the men, and Golf Channel for the women.