{"id":2327,"date":"2026-07-09T11:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T06:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2327"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T06:18:31","slug":"new-pga-tour-format-rory-mcilroy-says-scottish-open-must-be-protected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2327","title":{"rendered":"New PGA Tour format: Rory McIlroy says Scottish Open must be protected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve got to be careful with that because then these national opens lose the fabric of what they are,&#8221; said McIlroy, the two-time Masters champion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;You can&#8217;t call yourself a national open any more if it&#8217;s a closed-off tournament and there&#8217;s a certain number of guys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;These events need to be treated differently than the Travelers Championship or RBC Heritage or whatever else is going to be in the Championship series.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Scottish Open has been co-sanctioned by the PGA and DP World Tours since 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">That means it can be played by members of either tour if they are ranked high enough to be eligible for the 156-man field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp&#8217;s approved plan is for the Championship tier to feature fields of about 120 players competing for prize funds of at least $20m (\u00a315m).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Scottish Open purse is \u00a36.7m, but MacIntyre said: &#8220;I personally think the Scottish Open is going to be totally fine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t see it being a $20m event. 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