The PGA Tour's designated events model is still a work in progress.
The Tour is set to play its ninth of 17 designated events — which feature top players vying for lucrative purses — this week at the Wells Fargo Championship. However, the new structure has created multiple sides of the aisle.
"It's a mixed feeling, to be completely transparent," Xander Schauffele said Tuesday at the Travelers Championship's media day. "Some guys are very happy with (the designated event's format), some guys are not as happy with it feeling like there's less opportunity."
A majority of the designated events next year will have limited fields and no cut, leaving many of the Tour's rank-and-file players on the outside looking in.