The PGA Tour is poised to make a comeback to Trump National Doral in Miami next season, almost ten years after the property was removed from the schedule. Sports Business Journal revealed on Monday that the tournament is scheduled for the week of 27 April to 3 May.
The PGA’s Trump National Doral is also being considered to join the rotation of Signature Events. The eight events listed on the 2025 calendar include The Sentry, ATandT Pebble Beach Pro-Am, The Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Truist Championship, The Memorial Tournament, and Travelers Championship.
Doral’s return as a PGA venue would be a nostalgic stop on the Tour from 1962 to 2006, when The Doral Open’s Blue Monster course was a regular feature.
The venue also hosted the WGC-Cadillac Championship from 2007 to 2016 at the Blue Monster, which witnessed Tiger Wood’s 2016 Achilles tendon injury.
The proposed event is anticipated to offer a £15million ($20m) purse, no cut, and 700 FedExCup points to the winner, similar to other Signature stops.
These attractive incentives typically draw the PGA’s biggest stars, including Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, and others.
Trump’s 90-hole resort comprises four courses, featuring the Blue Monster used by LIV Golf, Red Tiger, Golden Palm, and Silver Fox.
The Blue Monster is the main attraction, measuring 7,510 yards long and with a course rating of 76.8. It is renowned for its swirling Miami winds and a final hole.
The last time the PGA was associated with Trump was during the WGC-Cadillac Championship.
Since 2022, LIV Golf has used the site for its team championship. Patrick Reed said the wind on the course was hard to handle during the opening round of LIV Golf Miami.
If finalised, it could mean two rival tours running events on the same Trump-owned property as he fulfils a second presidential term.
The course addition would turn a new leaf in 2021, when the PGA of America Board of Directors voted to remove the PGA Championship from Trump Bedminster in the wake of the Capitol riot. The decision was initially made “to ensure that PGA of America and PGA professionals can continue to lead and grow our great game for decades to come.”
When Trump’s courses were first unveiled as tour locations, he expressed pure gratitude for the honour, calling it a “very big deal.”
“Certainly when you have courses, when you get acknowledged to have one of the majors … having the PGA is a very, very big deal,” he said. “It’s a tremendous honour for both of those clubs.”
Before the decision to pull the courses was made, ex-PGA president Ted Bishop said he was excited to bring PGA golf to “venues that bear the Trump label of excellence.”
The Blue Monster’s course record stands at 61, achieved by Stephen Ames in 2000. The Silver Fox, Golden Palm, and Red Tiger courses have all played a part in the success of the grounds, with the Red Tiger golf course having the honour of hosting the LPGA’s Office Depot Championship, which was won by South Korean sensation Grace Park.
