PGA Tour will have different look in 2019

The 2018-19 PGA Tour schedule will feature six straight months of marquee events and a reduced FedExCup Playoffs.

Be prepared for a PGA Tour with a drastically different look next season.

Following months of speculation, the PGA officially released the schedule for the 2018-19 season on Tuesday.

The most significant change is the PGA Championship moving from its traditional August date to May. The Players Championship will now move back to March, its former home before 2007. This switch will create a premier event every month from March to August.

Another important change is the reduction of the FedExCup Playoffs to three events. This move will allow the playoffs to finish on Aug. 25, before the start of the college football and NFL seasons. The Dell Technologies Open in Boston will be the odd tournament out.

"“We are extremely pleased with the way the schedule has come together,” said PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan in a press release.“It’s been our stated objective for several years to create better sequencing of our tournaments that golf fans around the world can engage in from start to finish. And by concluding at the end of August, the FedExCup Playoffs no longer have the challenge of sharing the stage with college and professional football.”"

The 2019 season will also see the introduction of two new events: the 3M Open in Minnesota and the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. Other changes include the FedEx St. Jude Classic taking the place of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational as a World Golf Championship event.

The RBC Canadian Open will also move from the week following the Open Championship to a spot before the U.S. Open.

With all the changes made to the schedule, not every tournament is getting a favorable slot. The Valspar Championship achieved some success in attracting star players, including this year when Tiger Woods finished second.

Now it’s in a challenging spot between the Players and WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.

The Shell Houston Open is being replaced as the lead up to The Masters by another Texas event, the Valero Texas Open. The WGC-St. Jude Invitational is also now immediately after the Open Championship, giving players little rest after making the trip to Europe.

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The full schedule will have 46 events and run from the Safeway Open on Oct. 4 to the Tour Championship on Aug. 25.