Earning a promotion in a "minor" event on PGA/Euro Tours

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Right now there are, off the top of my head, ten events where there is a side event on the PGA/Euro tours.  These are the four WGC events, the Tournament Of Champions, The Players, and the four Majors. Note I may have missed something... Not sure how the Olympic event will affect things, either.

So as of now, one cannot earn a PGA/Euro card during these "minor" events.  During the recent Tournament Of Champions the PGA had 100+ entrants I believe.  With the top players away, but still deep fields, perhaps something can be put into place where a Web player on exemption could play a minor and earn their PGA/Euro card?  Making the requirement to earn a card in those events harder than just making the cut since the fields are "weaker".

Let me put forth what I have thought up.  It can be worded a little better, I know...

"In the case of minor events that play alongside invite (elite?) events during the same week on the PGA or European tours, a player must place in the top 25 if a cut is used to earn a promotion.  If there are not enough players for a cut during a minor event, then a player playing on exemption must place in the top 30% of the field (number of entrants) rounded up to earn a promotion."

Keep in mind the 25 and 30% numbers are what I came up with and could be tweaked a bit.

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Bob, how many of the top players typically participate in the non-minor events? I'm asking because top 25 seems pretty challenging if, hypothetically, only the top 10 players are missing. I like the idea though - that's a lot of weeks where no exemptions are handed out.

Honestly, I think I got my promotion too easy. I didn't play that well but managed to make the cut by one stroke. I think awarding only the top finisher of all the exemption players rough too though. So maybe relax that a bit to top 50 or top 40?

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Jan 17, 2016 16:08:14 GMT -5 yaters said:

Bob, how many of the top players typically participate in the non-minor events? I'm asking because top 25 seems pretty challenging if, hypothetically, only the top 10 players are missing. I like the idea though - that's a lot of weeks where no exemptions are handed out.

Honestly, I think I got my promotion too easy. I didn't play that well but managed to make the cut by one stroke. I think awarding only the top finisher of all the exemption players rough too though. So maybe relax that a bit to top 50 or top 40?

It is all dependant on the criteria of the "elite" event going on.

The criteria to make the PGA/Euro used to be making the top 40 after 4 rounds.  But the staff is trying to keep the top tours full, so it is relaxed to making the cut right now.