PGA Tour Adds Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral to 2028 Championship Series
The elevation tightens the Tour’s plan to concentrate elite players and commercial value into a smaller set of high‑purse flagship events.
Overview
- The PGA Tour announced the Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral as a Championship Series stop, bringing the confirmed total of top‑tier events to five after the recent rollout of other named tournaments.
- Championship Series events are set to carry minimum purses of about $20 million while the lower‑tier Challenger Series will offer roughly $4 million, a split that raises the cost of hosting for title sponsors.
- Key operational questions remain unresolved, including how Championship events will count for Official World Golf Ranking points, how playoff seeding and promotion/relegation will work, and how feeder tours will feed players into the new structure.
- The Cadillac event returned to Doral in 2026, where Cameron Young won and President Donald Trump attended, and the Cognizant Classic’s post‑2027 status in Florida remains undecided as the Tour finalizes markets.
- PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp plans to publish the complete 2028 tournament rundown in early 2027, and the phased rollout gives sponsors, courses, and players time to adapt to the season running roughly February through August.