Maverick McNealy (Image Source: Getty)
RSM Classic winner Maverick McNealy is the latest to share his thoughts on the ongoing PGA Tour field size debate. He recently said that he was not in favor of eliminating cuts and wasn’t convinced by any arguments supporting the keeping field size of Signature events to 72. He added that 120 was an adequate field size and quite competitive.
On Sunday, November 24, Maverick McNealy carded a 2-under 68 in the final round to win the RSM Classic 2024. He aggregated at 16-under to post a one-shot win over Daniel Berger, Nico Echavarria, and amateur Luke Clanton.
On Saturday, November 23, during the post-round interview, McNealy shed light on his opinion on the field size debate.
"I have a hard time defending Signature Event fields of 72 players if we're going to limit the number of players that have a card," he said. "I think 120 is a beautiful number, I think it's very competitive. I think a cut is an integral part of our sport and I think it would be really cool to play Signature Events at 120 players over the 72.
