sponsorship of a FedEx Cup Playoff
event, Hyundai automobile company
will promote its high-end product in
the Genesis Open at iconic Riviera
Country Club in Los Angeles. This
will mark the return of Tiger Woods
to the PGA Tour and should be a
memorable event.
A couple of
schedule changes
occur, when the
tour moves to
Florida, February
23rd, for the
Honda Classic.
Instead of staying in Miami for the
WGC Cadillac at Trump Doral the
tour takes a side trip to Mexico City
for the WGC-Mexico Championship,
the first week of March. They return
to complete the Florida Swing for the
Valspar Championship and Arnold
Palmer Invitational. It will be the first
time Arnie will
not be on hand
to greet the fans
and players and
should be an
emotional event.
The WGC-Dell Match Play will
once again be held at the Austin
Country Club followed by the Shell
Houston Open.
Golf gets serious after Texas with
the first major championship of the
year at Augusta National for the
Masters.
The balance of the season will happen
pretty much as always. The Players
Championship will be contested May
11-14, the U.S. Open, in June at Erin
Hills and The Open Championship
visits Royal Birkdale, July 20-23. The
WGC-Bridgestone is always held at
historic Firestone the week prior to the
PGA Championship, which will be
contested at Quail Hollow in Charlotte,
North Carolina, August 10-13.
TheWyndham Championship, August
17-20, will bring the regular season
to a close and
players vying for
a spot in the 125-
man FedEx Cup
Playoffs will be
under the gun.
Two playoff events, The Barclays and
the Deutsche Bank have changed
sponsors.Thefirst of the four FedExCup
Playoff tournaments, The Northern
Trust is scheduled for August 24-27 at
Glen Oaks Country Club in Westbury,
New York. Dell Technologies host
the second stop in Boston, The BMW
Championship will be back in the
Chicago area this year and as always,
the Tour Championship signals the
end to the season and will determine
the winner of the FedEx Cup’s $10
million bonus.
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