Pro blasts new PGA Tour schedule, citing costs, long travel days

If a PGA Tour professional wants to play all five events between the second week of October and the first week of November, that itinerary would require just north of 15,000 miles, according to Google Maps.

Of course no player. required To get to all those events, but doing so can be a travel headache — especially things this summer — and two-time PGA Tour winner James Khan wonders why the schedule is built the way it is.

“Look at the new PGA Tour schedule and you’ll understand why the players are angry,” Hahn tweeted Monday afternoon, minutes after the tour released its 2022-23 lineup. “Vegas to Japan to South Carolina to Bermuda to Mexico? For viewers, a remote control is a blip. It’s 20 hour travel days and tens of thousands of dollars for us.

Hahn, who serves as director of play on the PGA Tour’s policy board, said he is currently playing in his seventh consecutive tournament. Hahn will start next week’s FedEx Cup at No. 115 in the rankings, making it eight in a row.

“I won’t see my family for a month,” Hahan replied to another Twitter user. “I miss taking my daughter to her first day of school. My sacrifice to be the 236th best golfer in the world (CC).

“See you hypocrisy. Players are leaving the tour because, among other things, they want to spend more time with their families. But when I look at our scheduling issue, it is considered worthless to whine about. I can’t win with you. “

Of course, the tour schedule has been heavily scrutinized in LIV Golf’s growth, with many players citing the taxing travel schedule on the PGA Tour as one of the reasons they decided to leave for the premier league.

“I’ve been on the road since 1998. It’s like winning the lottery for me,” said Pat Perez, who missed the birth of his son because of the PGA Tour. “One day I’ll have to explain why I wasn’t there.”

In another tweet, Hahn suggested that only events like NFL teams should be played in major cities.

Hahn’s rant generated hundreds of responses, including one from Scotty Scheffler’s caddy, Ted Scott.

“Change your mindset,” says Scott. “A lot of people have a tough gig in this life. We don’t. It’s a gig for a living. Take it man. Be grateful.”

Obviously, Hahn will have plenty of time to reflect on his gratitude as he heads to Greensboro for the Wyndham Championship this week. We hope from the comfort of the window seat.

Jack Hirsch

Golf.com editor

Jack Hirsch is an assistant editor at GOLF. A native of Pennsylvania, Hirsch is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University with degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was the captain of his high school golf team and still tries* to stay competitive in the local amateurs. Prior to joining GOLF, Hirsch worked for two years at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a multimedia reporter/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and presenting weather. He can be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.