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Colonial May Lose PGA Tour Event After 80 Years
Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, may lose its PGA Tour event when the tour’s new Championship Series begins in 2028.
The course has hosted the Charles Schwab Challenge since 1946, making it the tour’s longest-running host outside the major championships.
Only one Championship Series event is expected in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and the CJ Cup Byron Nelson’s sponsors reportedly made a stronger bid.
Colonial officials are reluctant to host a second-tier Challenger Series event instead.
The club may seek to host the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship, which is part of the PGA Tour Champions circuit.
A move would end an 80-year run of PGA Tour events at Colonial, though a late reprieve remains possible.
Colonial Country Club may lose its place on the PGA Tour schedule after 80 years.
The Fort Worth course hosts the Charles Schwab Challenge, but the tournament reportedly will not join the PGA Tour Championship Series in 2028.
Golfweek reports that the CJ Cup Byron Nelson sponsors made a greater bid for the Dallas-Fort Worth area’s sole Championship Series event.
Colonial officials are not keen to host a second-tier Challenger Series tournament and may seek to host the Charles Schwab Cup Championship instead.
Colonial’s PGA Tour hosting run began in 1946, and officials may still receive a late reprieve.
- Who
- Colonial Country Club and the PGA Tour.
- What
- Colonial may lose its place on the PGA Tour schedule, with the Charles Schwab Challenge reportedly excluded from the 2028 Championship Series.
- When
- The 80-year run is expected to end after 2027; the tournament reportedly will not be in the 2028 series.
- Where
- Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
- Why
- Golfweek reports the CJ Cup Byron Nelson sponsors made a greater bid for the area’s sole Championship Series event.
PGA Tour Championship Series bid decision
Colonial Country Club
Event allocation
PGA Tour Championship Series bid decision
The CJ Cup Byron Nelson sponsors reportedly made a greater bid for the area’s one Championship Series event.
Colonial Country Club
Colonial officials are not pleased about missing out on a top-tier event after years of supporting the PGA Tour.
Alternative tournament level
PGA Tour Championship Series bid decision
The report says only one Championship Series event will be staged in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Colonial Country Club
Colonial officials are not keen to host a second-tier Challenger Series tournament and may seek to host the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
Colonial’s run as a PGA Tour host began.
The 80-year hosting streak is reportedly expected to end.
The Charles Schwab Challenge reportedly will not join the PGA Tour Championship Series.
- Venue
- Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
- Tournament
- Charles Schwab Challenge
- PGA Tour hosting run began
- 1946
- Reported exclusion
- 2028 PGA Tour Championship Series
- Alternative event
- Charles Schwab Cup Championship on the PGA Tour Champions