PGA Tour announces surprise second 2028 Championship Series event
Golf Channel • • sports
Key Points:
- The PGA Tour announced a second Championship Series event for 2028, with Sompo sponsoring the Napa, California tournament at Silverado Resort, which will become an upper-tier event and relocate to a new market under the Tour's new competitive model.
- The 2028 competitive model will feature 23-24 events, including majors, The Players Championship, and an international team event, running from February to August.
- Championship Series events are expected to have multi-year sponsorship deals worth $33 million to $37 million annually, with prize purses set at $20 million.
- The Tour is progressing with sponsorships for both Championship and Challenger series, aiming to release the full 2028 Championship Series schedule by late January.
- The new model includes a player-driven match-play format for the Tour Championship and plans to expand into new markets such as Boston, Denver, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.
