Tour Tier
A golf fan's companion that decodes the new PGA Tour Championship vs Challenger split, telling you which elite players can actually tee it up at each national open (like the Scottish Open) under the 2028 rules.
Dedicated golf fans tracking the PGA Tour's post-2028 schedule
- Tier-eligibility lookup for every player at every upcoming event, with alerts when a top-20 star is excluded from a national open
- Personalized 'Will I see them?' calendar for Rory, Scottie, Rahm and other favorites across Championship and co-sanctioned events
- Explainers that translate McIlroy/MacIntyre-style coverage into plain-English summaries of how the promotion/relegation rules actually work
- Push notifications when a Challenger 'two-win' promotion shakes up the Championship field mid-season
The two-tier format is locked in for 2028 and McIlroy's public pushback is sparking real fan confusion about which national opens will still feature stars — exactly the moment a decoder tool gains traction.
The 2028 two-tier split was officially announced June 2026 and generated wide coverage (PGA Tour, CBS, BBC, Yahoo, Golf Channel) plus McIlroy's Scottish Open concern, but 2028 is still 2+ years out so sustained fan attention is uncertain.PGA TOUR establishes new competitive structure with two-series model to launch in 2028 ↗New PGA Tour format: Rory McIlroy says Scottish Open must be protected ↗
News outlets (BBC, Golf Channel, Birdie Report) explain the change in articles but no dedicated decoder/companion tool for fans exists; existing golf apps (Awesome Golf, GolfN) target playing golfers, not tour-structure tracking.Pricing - Awesome Golf ↗
Golf apps do monetize ($0–$300/yr range, with premium tiers like Awesome Golf at ~$200/yr), but a one-time rule decoder for a single format change has weak recurring value and unlikely paid conversion without live data.Golf App Subscription Cost: 12 Apps, $0-$300/yr ↗What inspired GolfN to choose the subscription business model for its app ↗
The format is locked for 2028 but fan confusion will resolve within a season or two once fields are set; after that the 'decoder' problem largely disappears and retention will be very thin.PGA Tour switching to 2-tier system in 2028 ↗
Pure rules/content app with no live scoring or data feeds required — trivial to build as a static eligibility lookup plus explainer content.PGA TOUR Unveils Two-Tier Future | Monday Q Info ↗