The new LIV Tour has lured more star players from the US-based PGA Tour thanks to promises of team competitions, fewer playing days and, not least, a hefty bag of Saudi oil money.

Profiles such as Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Henrik Stenson are some who changed sides.

It is believed that there will be more.

A number of stars are preparing a tour change, including The Open winner Cameron Smith.

Now the PGA Tour is taking drastic measures to stop the bleeding.

Spearheaded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlory – the duo led a players' meeting for tour members last week – changes have been put forward to take effect next season.

And it was happy news for everyone on the tour.

For example, a guaranteed income for the players of just over SEK 5 million and a travel stipend of around SEK 50,000 for lower-ranked players is introduced for each missed qualification limit.

They also double the pot for the PIP program, which pays players who stand out extra in the media.

It will be increased from SEK 500 million to SEK 1 billion and will include 20 players.

Increased status on selected competitions

A problem for the PGA Tour has been that players have been allowed to choose their schedules freely, which has meant that fans have rarely seen the biggest stars play at the same time.

- I saw some statistics yesterday that showed that in addition to the major competitions and maybe The Players, the world's 20 best players play against each other only once a year, says Rory McIlroy at a press conference before the final competition of the playoffs.

Now a solution has been found.

- When I watch Formula 1, I expect to see Lewis Hamilton in a car.

What we decided at the meeting was that we all made a commitment to play together more to make the product more appealing, says McIlroy.

Twelve select PGA Tour events have been given elevated status, with higher prize money and promises that all top players will participate.

The LIV tour answers

Will it be enough to hold off the rival LIV Tour?

- I believe that the changes we are making now are right for this organization and we will continue to make more of them, says PGA tour commissioner Jay Monahan.

The LIV tour was not slow to counter.

"LIV Golf is clearly the best thing that has ever happened to help the careers of professional golfers," they write in a statement.

The PGA Tour Finals are played at East Lake in Atlanta and run from Thursday to Sunday.