PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp said Wednesday that he envisions a future tour with two tracks of tournaments that potentially would relegate and promote golfers based on meritocracy within a revamped schedule, which would include more events in larger markets and a re-tooled postseason that might feature match play.

The reported intervention by a civilian leader in the promotion process highlights the delicate balance between civilian oversight of the military and the need to maintain a merit-based selection process that upholds the apolitical ethic of professional military service.

Three million Americans will board a plane today assuming the pilot earned that seat through merit. They shouldn't. For decades, airlines have subordinated safety to diversity quotas.