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Jordan Spieth Caught in Crossfire as Signature Events Spark PGA Tour Tension
Signature events were designed to elevate the PGA Tour’s appeal in the post-LIV era, offering $20 million purses, limited fields, and no cuts for elite players. But for many pros outside the top tier, they’ve become a symbol of inequality.
And with the 2026 schedule now confirming a ninth signature event, the unsponsored Miami Championship at Trump National Doral, the tension has reached a boiling point.
While stars like Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler are expected to benefit from sponsor exemptions despite finishing outside the top 50 in the FedEx Cup standings, others are calling it unfair.
Earlier this week, veteran pros Robert Garrigus and James Hahn publicly criticized the Tour’s direction, taking direct aim at Spieth.
“An extra signature event without a title sponsor at a course owned by the president. This is a joke, right?” Hahn told Golfweek, as quoted, referencing the Doral venue’s ties to Donald Trump.
Garrigus, practicing alongside Hahn, didn’t hold back either.
“What is happening to our Tour?” he questioned during the same conversation. “So, does that mean one more sponsor invite for Jordan Spieth? Tell Spieth I’ll play him for any amount he wants. I win, I get his five invites to the signature events.”
Spieth, who received five sponsor exemptions this year, is expected to follow Rickie Fowler’s path. The orange lover was invited to six of eight Signature Events last season despite ranking outside the top 50, ultimately qualifying for The Open and climbing back into the playoff picture.
But the system has left many feeling sidelined.
“They just put it together and work it out as the problems come,” Hahn added further, per reports. “They’ve made so many mistakes at this point that it’s no surprise they’re still working out the kinks to the FedEx Cup.”
Hahn, a former policy board member, also slammed the Player Impact Program (PIP), which awarded millions to top stars based on social media metrics and fan engagement.
“We’re talking about giving away $200-plus million in three years for what? For nothing. The PIP was the biggest joke,” he expressed. “Every time I say something like that, whoever wants to run their mouth says, ‘Play better.’ It has nothing to do with play better. I’m talking about our business being sustainable.”
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Express Sport brings you the latest tennis news from the Paris Masters.
We’re reaching the business end of the Paris Masters, as eight players become four in the French capital. Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to lift the trophy after Carlos Alcaraz was dumped out by Cameron Norrie in the Spaniard’s opening match. Norrie was then beaten by Valentin Vacherot, whose amazing 10-match winning streak at Masters 1000 level came to an end when he lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Canadian star Auger-Aliassime will face Alexander Bublik in the semis. Bublik defeated Alex de Minaur, who is among those to have already qualified for the year-end ATP Finals. Sinner is through to his first Paris Masters semi-final after beating Ben Shelton. He’ll face defending champion Alexander Zverev, who survived a tough match against Daniil Medvedev.
Novak Djokovic is not involved in the Paris Masters, having decided to skip the event for the second year in a row, but he has learned his fate in the draw of next week’s ATP 250 in Athens. And over in Riyadh, the WTA Finals are about to get underway.
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