The PGA Tour Champions released its 27-event schedule for the 2027 season, featuring more than $70 million in total prize money across 18 states and three foreign countries. The circuit opens with back-to-back weeks in Hawaii, highlighted by the Sony Championship moving over from the main PGA Tour to debut at Waialae Country Club.
What changes are coming to the 2027 PGA Tour Champions schedule?
The 2027 calendar features 24 regular-season events, three Charles Schwab Cup Playoff tournaments, and two December Challenge Season dates. The circuit visits Wales, Portugal, and Canada alongside 18 U.S. states. This season also marks the first year the tour pays nothing into its players’ pension fund, which received $8 million this year.
The major shift occurs immediately in January. The Sony Championship Hawaii makes its PGA Tour Champions debut from January 14–16 at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, moving from the primary PGA Tour after the event was dropped from that circuit’s schedule. The tournament is followed immediately by the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai on the Big Island from January 21–23. Both season-opening events conclude with Saturday finishes.
Where will the senior majors be played in 2027?
The 2027 schedule includes five senior majors across distinct venues in the United States and the United Kingdom. The Hoag Senior Players Championship kicks off the major slate on March 25–28 at Newport Beach Country Club in California, a venue that has hosted the event since 1996.
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The Senior PGA Championship follows on April 15–18 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida. The Regions Tradition takes place May 13–16 at Greystone Golf & Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. Oak Tree National in Edmond, Oklahoma, hosts the U.S. Senior Open on July 1–4, returning to a course that previously hosted the 1984 U.S. Amateur, the 1988 PGA Championship, and the 2014 U.S. Senior Open won by Colin Montgomerie. The ISPS Handa Senior Open concludes the summer majors on July 22–25 at Royal Porthcawl in Wales, marking the fourth time the course has hosted the tournament.
How does the European swing and the postseason shape up?
The tour remains in Europe the week following the Senior Open for the Portugal Invitational, hosted by Ernie Els at The Els Club Vilamoura from July 30 to August 1. The 24-event regular season concludes on October 15–17 with the SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina.
The Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs begin in St. Louis with the Stifel Charity Classic on October 22–24, followed by the Simmons Bank Championship in Little Rock, Arkansas, on October 29–31. The season finale, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, shifts locations from Phoenix Country Club to the nearby Papago Golf Club, running from November 12–14.
What challenge events round out the calendar?
Two Challenge Season events complete the year. The Skechers World Champions Cup, featuring teams representing the United States, Europe, and the International side, runs from December 2–5 at a venue yet to be announced. The PNC Championship concludes the competition calendar on December 18–19 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the Sony Championship moving to the PGA Tour Champions?
The longtime PGA Tour event was dropped from the main circuit’s schedule following the 2026 season, allowing it to transition into the senior tour’s season opener at Waialae Country Club.
What venue is hosting the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in 2027?
The season-ending tournament moves from Phoenix Country Club to Papago Golf Club, running from November 12–14.
Which course hosts the U.S. Senior Open in 2027?
Oak Tree National in Edmond, Oklahoma, hosts the tournament from July 1–4, returning to the site of the 2014 U.S. Senior Open.
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