PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fl. – The PGA Tour on Thursday announced the 2015-16 season schedule of 47 FedExCup tournaments, which includes two new title sponsors and several notable date and golf course changes.
The PGA Tour welcomes Dell as the new title sponsor of the World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play, and CareerBuilder as the title sponsor of the CareerBuilder Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation.
Held this past May in San Francisco, the WGC-Dell Match Play shifts to March 21-27 at Austin Country Club in Dell’s hometown of Austin, Texas. (The Puerto Rico Open also moves to that same week after being held concurrently to the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship since 2008.) The CareerBuilder Challenge, meanwhile, is adding PGA WEST’s Stadium Course and Nicklaus Tournament Course to its three-course rotation, joining La Quinta Country Club.
The McGladrey Classic is the other PGA Tour tournament that is adding a new golf course – Sea Island Resort’s Plantation Course – as it goes to a two-course rotation while moving from the third week of the season to November 16-22, the final week before the TOUR breaks until January.
Other significant date changes are due to golf’s return to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and the men’s competition being held August 11-14. The PGA Championship (July 25-31), Travelers Championship (August 1-7) and John Deere Classic (August 8-14) are making a one-time shift before returning to their traditional dates for the 2016-17 season. The Travelers Championship’s move from late June will also allow significant course enhancements to be completed before the tournament. Additionally, the Quicken Loans National (June 20-26), World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and Barracuda Championship (both June 27-July 3) are moving earlier on the schedule.
The Quicken Loans National is also among several tournaments returning to familiar golf courses as it will move back to Congressional Country Club as part of its announced rotation. Three major championships revisit previous host venues: the U.S. Open returns to Oakmont Country Club, The Open Championship to Royal Troon Golf Club and the PGA Championship to Baltusrol Golf Club’s Lower Course. Also, two FedExCup Playoff events return to their 2012 venues: The Barclays to Bethpage State Park’s Black Course in New York and the BMW Championship to Crooked Stick Golf Club.
The 2015-16 Schedule
DATE | TOURNAMENT | TV NETWORKS | GOLF COURSE(S) | LOCATION | |
O | 12-18 | Frys.com Open | GOLF | Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course) | Napa. CA |
19-25 | Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | GOLF | TPC Summerlin | Las Vegas, NV | |
N | 26-1 | CIMB Classic | GOLF | Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
2-8 | World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions | GOLF | Sheshan International Golf Club | Shanghai, China | |
2-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | GOLF | Country Club of Jackson | Jackson, MS | |
9-15 | OHL Classic at Mayakoba | GOLF | El Camaleon Golf Club at the Mayakoba Resort | Playa del Carmen, MX | |
16-22 | The McGladrey Classic | GOLF | Sea Island Resort (*Seaside Course, Plantation Course) | St. Simons Island, GA | |
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J | 4-10 | Hyundai Tournament of Champions | GOLF | Kapalua Resort (The Plantation Course) | Kapalua, HI |
11-17 | Sony Open in Hawaii | GOLF | Waialae Country Club | Honolulu, HI | |
18-24 | Career Builder Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation | GOLF | PGA WEST (*Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course); La Quinta Country Club | La Quinta, CA | |
25-31 | Farmers Insurance Open | GOLF / CBS | Torrey Pines Golf Course (*South Course, North Course) | La Jolla, CA | |
F | 1-7 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | GOLF / NBC | TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course) | Scottsdale, AZ |
8-14 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | GOLF / CBS | *Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course) | Pebble Beach, CA | |
15-21 | Northern Trust Open | GOLF / CBS | Riviera Country Club | Pacific Palisades, CA | |
22-28 | The Honda Classic | GOLF / NBC | PGA National (Champion Course) | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | |
M | 29-6 | World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship | GOLF / NBC | Trump National Doral (Blue Monster Course) | Doral, FL |
7-13 | Valspar Championship | GOLF / NBC | Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course) | Palm Harbor, FL | |
14-20 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard | GOLF / NBC | Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge | Orlando, FL | |
21-27 | World Golf Championships – Dell Match Play | GOLF / NBC | Austin Country Club | Austin, TX | |
21-27 | Puerto Rico Open | GOLF | Coco Beach Golf and Country Club | Rio Grande, Puerto Rico | |
A | 28-3 | Shell Houston Open | GOLF / NBC | Golf Club of Houston (Tournament Course) | Humble, TX |
4-10 | Masters Tournament # | ESPN / CBS | Augusta National Golf Club | Augusta, GA | |
11-17 | RBC Heritage | GOLF / CBS | Harbour Town Golf Links | Hilton Head Island, SC | |
18-24 | Valero Texas Open | GOLF / CBS | TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks Course) | San Antonio, TX | |
M | 25-1 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | GOLF / CBS | TPC Louisiana | New Orleans, LA |
2-8 | Wells Fargo Championship | GOLF / CBS | Quail Hollow Club | Charlotte, NC | |
9-15 | THE PLAYERS Championship | GOLF / NBC | TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | |
16-22 | AT&T Byron Nelson | GOLF / CBS | Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas (TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas) | Irving, TX | |
23-29 | Colonial National Invitational Tournament | GOLF / CBS | Colonial Country Club | Fort Worth, TX | |
J | 30-5 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide | GOLF / CBS | Muirfield Village Golf Club | Dublin, OH |
6-12 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | GOLF / CBS | TPC Southwind | Memphis, TN | |
13-19 | U.S. Open # | FS1 / FOX | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, PA | |
20-26 | Quicken Loans National | GOLF / CBS | Congressional Country Club | Bethesda, MD | |
J | 27-3 | World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational | GOLF / CBS | Firestone Country Club (South Course) | Akron, OH |
27-3 | Barracuda Championship | GOLF | Montrêux Golf and Country Club | Reno, NV | |
4-10 | The Greenbrier Classic | GOLF / CBS | The Greenbrier (The Old White TPC) | White Sulphur Springs, WV | |
11-17 | The Open Championship # | ESPN | Royal Troon Golf Club | Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
11-17 | Barbasol Championship | GOLF | Robert Trent Jones Trail (Grand National Lake Course) | Auburn/Opelika, AL | |
18-24 | RBC Canadian Open | GOLF / CBS | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, ON, Canada | |
25-31 | PGA Championship # | TNT / CBS | Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course) | Springfield, NJ | |
A | 1-7 | Travelers Championship | GOLF / CBS | TPC River Highlands | Cromwell, CT |
8-14 | John Deere Classic | GOLF / CBS | TPC Deere Run | Silvis, IL | |
8-14 | Olympic Men’s Golf Competition # | GOLF | Olympic Golf Course | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
15-21 | Wyndham Championship | GOLF / CBS | Sedgefield Country Club | Greensboro, NC | |
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22-28 | The Barclays | GOLF / CBS | Bethpage State Park (Black Course) | Bethpage, NY | |
S | 29-5 | Deutsche Bank Championship (Monday Finish) | GOLF / NBC | TPC Boston | Norton, MA |
5-11 | BMW Championship | GOLF / NBC | Crooked Stick Golf Club | Carmel, IN | |
12-18 | Open | ||||
19-25 | TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola | GOLF / NBC | East Lake Golf Club | Atlanta, GA | |
O | 26-2 | Ryder Cup # | GOLF / NBC | Hazeltine National Golf Club | Chaska, MN |
# Not PGA TOUR co-sponsored | *Host Course |