The new head of PGA Tour thinks the time is right for the sport to take a heavy swing.

Speaking with reporters Wednesday at a press conference in Atlanta, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp announced the formation of a committee that would examine the organization’s competitive model, while identifying ways to engage fans more often while finding ways for more top players to compete together. Tiger Woods was named to chair the new group.

“The goal is not incremental change,” Rolapp said. “The goal is significant change.”

While the sport and its various tournaments are likely to continue in their current form for the foreseeable future, the choices the committee makes could have implications for NBCUniversal and Versant, the company slated to be spun off from it; Paramount Skydance; and Walt

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