Cadillac Championship at Doral Named Fifth PGA Tour Championship Series Event
The elevation signals the Tour's plan to concentrate elite players in bigger‑purse events, increasing pressure on hosts and sponsors to fund much larger guarantees.
Overview
- The PGA Tour confirmed the Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral will be part of its top‑tier Championship Series for the 2028 season, bringing the number of publicly named Championship events to five.
- Under the Tour's two‑tier plan, the Championship Series is to include roughly 23–24 tournaments with concentrated elite fields, while a lower‑tier Challenger Series will carry much smaller purses.
- The Tour has set purse targets of about $20 million minimum for Championship Series events and roughly $4 million for Challenger events, a gap that will raise commercial commitments for title partners and hosts.
- The Cadillac Championship returned to Doral in 2026, where Cameron Young won and President Donald Trump attended the final round, a run that organizers and Cadillac cited as a reason for the event's elevation.
- Key operational questions remain unanswered — including the full 2028 event list, playoff and seeding mechanics, ranking treatment and feeder‑tour links — and PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp plans to publish the complete rundown in early 2027.