American Family Insurance Championship will use team format in 2025

Ernie Els inadvertently collapsed nan news successful June that nan American Family Insurance Championship would move to a squad format successful 2025 erstwhile nan play tourney shifts to nan Steve Stricker co-designed TPC Wisconsin.

The tourney confirmed that alteration Monday.

Stricker’s PGA Tour Champions arena remains a three-day tourney but will characteristic partners playing together. It is nan first clip that format will beryllium a portion of a Champions circuit event.

It will beryllium held June 6-8 successful Madison.

In a statement, Stricker said, “With this tourney moving to a caller people successful 2025, it’s an perfect clip to effort a caller format arsenic well. I was honored to play successful and service arsenic Captain astatine some nan Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup, which showcased nan excitement that squad play brings. This format adds a level of intrigue and title to nan game.”

The Friday and Sunday rounds will beryllium squad champion ball, which intends each subordinate plays his ain shot but nan subordinate pinch nan lowest people connected nan spread is counted.

Saturday’s information will beryllium played arsenic a squad scramble, wherever each subordinate hits a tee changeable and past nan squad picks nan champion thrust to play successful from. Both golfers play successful until nan spread is completed.

How will teams beryllium selected?

The section of 76 players will beryllium surgery down into 38 teams of two. The apical 38 players will take their partners. Els said he would prime Tim Herron, should Herron beryllium successful nan field.

The arena will person a $3 cardinal purse, pinch nan winning squad splitting $600,000.