The biggest change, of course, is the PGA Championshiip to be held in May and thus seeing the Open Championship, and golf’s oldest major become the fourth Major of this season though this is something we have known for some time.
What is noteworthy is that the schedule will be shorter and this iss despite commencing in October later this year and with the schedule to end in August and not in September as in past years and this has to do with the PGA Tour looking not to come up against the NFL and college football with regards to the all-important TV ratings.
KEY CHANGES
* WGC-Mexico Championship moving to February from March
* The Players Championship moving back to March from May
* Valero Texas Open will be staged the week before the Masters.
* The PGA Championship moves to May from August
* The Canadian Open moving from the week after the Open Championship to the week prior the U.S. Open.
* The Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit (June) and 3M Open (July) in Minnesota are new events to the Tour.
* The WGC Bridgestone Championship, that has been won eight times by Tiger Woods and was his win in 2013 anywhere, is no longer on the schedule and has been replaced by the WGC – FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis from July 25th to 28th.
*The Houston Open, and held for a long-time in the week prior to the Masters along with the Greenbrier Classic, and held last weekend, will not take place again to the 2019/20 season.
* And there will be now just three FedEx Cup Play-Off Series events with the BMW Championship not going ahead after later this year.
2018-19 PGA Tour schedule
DATES | TOURNAMENT | GOLF COURSE | LOCATION |
---|---|---|---|
Oct. 1-7 | Safeway Open | Silverado Resort and Spa | Napa, Calif. |
Oct. 8-14 | CIMB Classic | TPC Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Oct. 15-21 | The CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges | Nine Bridges | Jeju Island, Korea |
Oct. 22-28 | WGC-HSBC Champions | Sheshan Intl. Golf Club | Shanghai, China |
Oct. 22-28 | Sanderson Farms Championship | Country Club of Jackson | Jackson, Miss. |
Oct. 29 – Nov. 4 | Shiners Hospitals for Children Open | TPC Summerlin | Las Vegas, Nev. |
Nov. 5-11 | Mayakoba Golf Classic | El Camaleon Golf Club | Playa del Carmen, Mexico |
Nov. 12-18 | The RSM Classic | Sea Island Resort | St. Simmons Island, Ga. |
SIX-WEEK BREAK | |||
Dec. 31 – Jan. 6 | Sentry Tournament of Champions | Kapalua Resort, Hawaii | Kapalua, H.I. |
Jan. 7-13 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Waialae Country Club | Honolulu, H.I. |
Jan. 14-20 | CareerBuilder Challenge | PGA West, La Quinta | La Quinta, Calif. |
Jan. 21-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | Torrey Pines Golf Course | San Diego, Calif. |
Jan. 28 – Feb. 3 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | TPC Scottsdale | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
Feb. 4-10 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | Pebble, Spyglass, Monterey | Pebble Beach, Calif. |
Feb. 11-17 | Genesis Open | The Riviera Country Club | Pacific Palisades, Calif. |
Feb. 18-24 | WGC-Mexico Championship | Club de Golf Chapultepec | Mexico City, Mexico |
Feb. 18-24 | Puerto Rico Open | Coco Beach Golf & CC | Rio Grande, P.R. |
Feb. 25 – Mar. 3 | The Honda Classic | PGA National Resort & Spa | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
Mar. 4-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Bay Hill Club & Lodge | Orlando, Fla. |
Mar. 11-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | TPC Sawgrass | Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. |
Mar. 18-24 | Valspar Championship | Innisbrook | Palm Harbor, Fla. |
Mar. 25-31 | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | Austin Country Club | Austin, Tex. |
Mar. 25-31 | Corales Puntacana Club Championship | Puntacana Resort & Club | Punta Cana, D.R. |
Apr. 1-7 | Valero Texas Open | TPC San Antonio | San Antonio, Tex. |
Apr. 8-14 | Masters Tournament | Augusta National Golf Club | Augusta, Ga. |
Apr. 15-21 | RBC Heritage | Harbour Town Golf Links | Hilton Head Island, S.C. |
Apr. 22-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | TPC Louisiana | New Orleans, La. |
Apr. 29 – May 5 | Wells Fargo Championship | Quail Hollow Golf Club | Charlotte, N.C. |
May 6-12 | AT&T Byron Nelson | Trinity Forest Golf Club | Dallas, Tex. |
May 13-19 | PGA Championship | Bethpage State Park (Black) | Bethpage, N.Y. |
May 20-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | Colonial Country Club | Fort Worth, Tex. |
May 27 – June 2 | The Memorial Tournament | Muirfield Village Golf Club | Dublin, Ohio |
June 3-9 | RBC Canadian Open | Hamilton Golf & CC | Hamilton, Ont. |
June 10-16 | U.S. Open | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, Calif. |
June 17-13 | Travelers Championship | TPC River Highlands | Cromwell, Conn. |
June 24-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | Detroit Golf Club | Detroit, Mich. |
July 1-7 | 3M Open | TPC Twin Cities | Blaine, Minn. |
July 8-14 | John Deere Classic | TPC Deere Run | Silvis, Ill. |
July 15-21 | The 148th Open Championship | Royal Portrush Golf Club | Portrush, N.I. |
July 15-21 | Barbasol Championship | Keene Trace Golf Club | Nicholasville, Kent. |
July 22-28 | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational | TPC Southwind | Memphis, Tenn. |
July 22-28 | Reno-Tahoe Tournament | Montreux Golf and CC | Reno, Nev. |
July 29 – Aug. 4 | Wyndham Championship | Sedgefield Country Club | Greensboro, N.C. |
Aug. 5-11 | The Northern Trust FedExCup Playoffs |
Liberty National Golf Club | Jersey City, N.J. |
Aug. 12-18 | BMW Championship FedExCup Playoffs |
Medinah Country Club | Medinah, Ill. |
Aug. 19-25 | TOUR Championship FedExCup Playoffs |
East Lake Golf Club | Atlanta, Ga. |