{"id":52755,"date":"2026-08-19T10:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/52755\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:07:17","slug":"johnson-wagner-wants-change-on-the-pga-tour-which-would-make-things-harder-for-scottie-scheffler-and-rory-mcilroy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/52755\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson Wagner wants change on the PGA Tour which would make things harder for Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Johnson Wagner has called for points to be reset ahead of the FedEx Cup playoffs, insisting that the events at the end of the season have got worse over the years. <\/p>\n

The FedEx Cup playoffs have arguably proven to be one of the biggest missed opportunities of the last two decades for the PGA Tour. It was initially exciting when the tour\u2019s best were able to play for eye-watering sums over a handful of events. <\/p>\n

How many times do you think Scottie Scheffler will win in 2027? <\/p>\n

He has now won 21 times on the PGA Tour!<\/p>\n

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However, it is surely fair to say that the tour has never quite managed to stumble upon the correct format to deliver the most drama. <\/p>\n

And that problem has certainly come to the fore in 2026. <\/p>\n

Johnson Wagner calls for a big change to the FedEx Cup playoffs<\/p>\n

Sungjae Im was the only player who began the week of the FedEx St. Jude Championship outside the top 50 in the standings who managed to earn a spot in the BMW Championship. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy<\/a> dropped from 12th to 13th in the FedEx Cup despite finishing 66th on eight over par at TPC Southwind. <\/p>\n

With the event having no cut either, you can understand why McIlroy has been prepared to skip it altogether. <\/p>\n

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And speaking on CBS Sports<\/a>, Johnson Wagner<\/a> implored the PGA Tour<\/a> to make a change to the points system to make the playoffs much more interesting. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look back to the Wyndham, we only had one player move inside the top 70 and that was Michael Brennan because he won the tournament. I remember the Wyndham Championship when it was 125 in that first playoff event, there was a lot of guys moving in and out, and it was one of the greatest Friday cutline stories. Sunday, away from the winner, who\u2019s going to move in? Who\u2019s going to move out? And it\u2019s just gotten worse and worse every year,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cNow that the PGA Tour is paying out regular season bonuses \u2013 didn\u2019t Scottie Scheffler<\/a> just get a $10 million bonus \u2013 then they should all start over. It\u2019s the playoffs! Just because you\u2019re the number one seed in the NFL, yes you get a bye, and there\u2019s a way to go about that, but I don\u2019t care if you\u2019re Scottie Scheffler or Rory McIlroy, if you don\u2019t perform in the playoffs, you\u2019re out of there.\u201d<\/p>\n

A playoff revamp is desperately needed once the Championship Series starts<\/p>\n

It will likely be easier to make the sort of change Wagner is calling for once the Championship Series is up and running. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the Wyndham Championship does not get the strongest field right now, with the focus largely on those trying to break into the top 70. <\/p>\n

But if the PGA Tour marketed the final event before the playoffs as the climax to the regular season, and the tournament where the largest prize is handed out \u2013 for the best player of the year \u2013 then there would be a lot more buy-in. <\/p>\n

The playoffs could then be played for less money \u2013 though still a substantial amount, clearly \u2013 but it would not reflect badly on Scottie Scheffler\u2019s season if he fell at the first playoff hurdle. <\/p>\n

Hopefully, Brian Rolapp\u2019s background in the NFL will make such a change much more likely. But clearly, some will not be holding their breath and expecting the PGA Tour to make what appears to be the smartest decision. <\/p>\n

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