It was believed that optimal field sizes would provide an improved experience for players, fans, the television broadcaster and other voters. Twenty-eight percent of this year’s tournaments had at least one round that was not completed on the scheduled day due to darkness. The Competitions and Regulations Subcommittee took into account the amount of daylight, pace of play, television broadcast, activities, fans and sponsors to determine optimal field sizes. Fields that are too large make it difficult to complete the competition on time and cause delays in the overall pace of play, increasing average lap times on TOUR.