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PGA TOUR Champions confirms 27-event 2027 schedule, $70m-plus purses and a new finale venue

PGA TOUR Champions has unveiled a 27-event schedule for 2027, with over $70 million in prize money, a two-week Hawaii opener and a Charles Schwab Cup finale moving to Papago Golf Club in Phoenix.

PGA TOUR Champions confirms 27-event 2027 schedule, $70m-plus purses and a new finale venue
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PGA TOUR Champions unveiled its 2027 schedule on October 28, setting out 27 official tournaments for the circuit for players aged 50 and over. The calendar comprises 24 regular-season events and three Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs tournaments. Total prize money will exceed $70 million, with stops across 18 US states and three other countries: Wales, Portugal and Canada.

The year will begin with consecutive events in Hawaii. Sony Championship Hawaii makes its debut at Waiʻalae Country Club in Honolulu during the week of January 11–17, following the former PGA TOUR event’s move to the senior circuit. The Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai follows during January 18–24. Both Hawaii events are scheduled to finish on Saturday. For Waiʻalae, the change preserves a long-standing professional golf venue while ushering in a different field of competitors.

Five senior major championships are on the calendar. The Hoag Senior Players Championship Newport Beach opens that sequence in California on March 22–28, followed by the Senior PGA Championship at The Concession Golf Club in Florida on April 12–18 and the Regions Tradition in Alabama on May 10–16. The U.S. Senior Open is scheduled for Oak Tree National in Oklahoma from June 28 to July 4. The ISPS HANDA Senior Open returns to Royal Porthcawl in Wales on July 19–25. A week later, July 26–August 1, Ernie Els hosts the Portugal Invitational at The Els Club Vilamoura, giving the tour consecutive weeks in Europe.

The Charles Schwab Cup race will also finish somewhere new. The SAS Championship in North Carolina closes the regular season during October 11–17. The Stifel Charity Classic starts the Playoffs on October 18–24, and the Simmons Bank Championship follows in Arkansas on October 25–31. The season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship takes place in Phoenix during November 8–14, moving from Phoenix Country Club to Papago Golf Club.

Two special Challenge Season events follow after the official finale: the Skechers World Champions Cup from November 29 to December 5 and the PNC Championship from December 13–19. Those events are separate from the 27 official tournaments announced for 2027. The schedule's principal changes are a two-event Hawaii start, a back-to-back European stretch and a different course for the season's decisive championship.

Source:PGA TOUR
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