PGA Tour announce latest Championship Series event
The PGA Tour have confirmed the RBC Heritage be an upper tier event in 2028.
The PGA Tour have confirmed the latest tournament that will be part of the Championship Series in 2028.
In June, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp announced sweeping changes that will take effect from 2028.
Promotion and relegation will be a key feature, with the introduction of a Championship and Challenger Series.
Players will switch levels at the end of each season based on their performance.
Championship Series event | Venue |
The Sentry | Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, California |
Arnold Palmer Invitational | Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida |
Cadillac Championship | Trump National Doral, Miami, Florida |
GO by Raymond James | Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina |
Truist Championship | Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina |
the Memorial Tournament | Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio |
Travelers Championship | TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut |
RBC Heritage | Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
Rolapp confirmed that the upper tier will likely comprise of 23-24 events, including the majors and the Players, featuring field sizes of at least 120 players and prize purses of at least $20m.
The PGA Tour have already confirmed that The Sentry, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Cadillac Championship, GO by Raymond James, Truist Championship, Memorial Tournament, Travelers Championship and Sompo will be premiere stops.
The Sentry will now be played at Torrey Pines after the PGA Tour made the decision not to begin the year in Hawaii.
On Thursday, the PGA Tour confirmed the RBC Heritage was the latest to be added to the list.
The announcement was made on social media and the annual stop, at Hilton Head, will now be sponsored by Boeing.
The RBC Heritage becomes the ninth regular-season Championship Series event confirmed for 2028. The schedule is expected to be completed early next year.
Tour Championship changes
However, the changes will not just affect the regular season, with the PGA Tour also confirming a major overhaul to the season-ending format.
The current Tour Championship will be replaced by a new three-part conclusion to the season, beginning with the PGA Tour Championship Series Finale.
That event will be a traditional 72-hole stroke-play tournament, with the 90 players who have retained their PGA Tour cards competing for the title.
The player who finishes top of the season-long points standings will also be crowned the regular-season champion, rewarding the player who has performed best throughout the year.
The top 32 players from the finale will then progress to the revamped Tour Championship.
The event will feature match play for the first time, with the 32 players split into eight groups of four.
Each player will face the other three competitors in their group, with the top two players from each group advancing to the second week.
That will leave 16 players competing in a knockout bracket at a different venue, with the winner being crowned Tour Champion.
The changes mean there will be two different titles available at the end of the season.
One player will be recognised as the season-long points champion, while another will be crowned Tour Champion after winning the match-play competition.
The PGA Tour believe the new format will provide a more dramatic conclusion to the season, with players having to win their way through multiple stages to claim the biggest prize.
The two-week match-play event will also rotate between prestigious venues, giving the PGA Tour an opportunity to take its season-ending tournament to different locations.
The changes represent one of the biggest alterations to the PGA Tour schedule in recent years, with the new format designed to increase the importance of every tournament and create a more compelling finish to the season.
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