The PGA Tour Champions has been quite the same for years. Professional golfers who turn 50 become eligible to compete on the senior circuit. However, senior circuit members and analysts think that things are about to change. It was bound to make some strides with Tiger Woods becoming eligible for the 2026 season. And Miller Brady & others are ready for when and if that happens. But golf veteran Tom Pernice Jr. says things won’t be the same when Woods joins.

It can potentially be an independent tour by then. Jay Monahan is stepping down after 2026, and the new CEO, Brian Rolapp , will lead the board. Stewart Cink , a member of the PGA Tour Champions, feels that Rolapp is a “move-fast-and-break-things” type of dude. This means he will eventually want to make the senior circuit m

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