I saw Tamsach's original post (which related to playing the tour in the summer) and I will respond to give an explanation.
With the possibility of the WGT Open Championship looking slim, I thought this'd be a great old school event to bring back into play as I know many players loved participating in the WGA tours that were run in the past.
I appreciate this is holiday season for many people and I took this into consideration when planning the tour. Players do need to participate (finish Rounds 1 & 2) in 50% of the 12 regular season strokeplay events to qualify for the end of season tour finals (provided you have enough tour points). I felt this would give ample flexibility for people to still participate even if they had four weeks during the summer when they weren't going to be available.