Six-hole events planned for European Tour in 2017

European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley insists golf must embrace new formats and plans to have six-hole events on the professional circuit as early as next year.

The Canadian, who succeeded George O’Grady last year, has been keen to modernise the game and has already permitted players to wear shorts in pro-ams and introduced measures aimed at tackling slow play.

However, Pelley’s announcement that six-hole sprint formats could be included on the European Tour schedule from 2017 is a significant leap.