PGA Tour expanded to 49 events for 2019-20

The PGA Tour has confirmed an expansion of events for the 2019-20 season, modifying the schedule to 49 tournaments, partly to accommodate the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The new season will have three more events than the current season, with almost a dozen (11) of the 46 “regular season” tournaments set to be hosted between a hectic September-November period.

The opening quarter of the 2019-20 schedule will also feature two brand new tournaments – the ZOZO Championship hosted in Japan, as well as the Bermuda Championship. The Houston Open is also confirmed to return to the tour after being axed for the 2018-19 season. A number of alterations have been made to the 2019-20 schedule prior to the Olympics, which will be hosted at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama. Detroit’s Rocket Mortgage Classic scheduled from late June to late May, while the World Golf Championships FedEx St. Jude Invitational and Barracuda Championship have also been moved back from the end of July to the beginning of the month.

2019-20 PGA Tour schedule focused on better fan engagement

Jay Monahan, commissioner of the PGA Tour, felt that the new schedule in 2018-19 had been “very successful” and that the decision to extend the number of tournaments by three will “allow our fans to better engage” with the Tour. This month marks the culmination of the 2018-19 tour, with the players given a few weeks off before the merry-go-round of the 2019-20 PGA Tour begins in earnest in September.

Koepka almost certain to finish top dog in 2018-19

For some time, Brooks Koepka has been the overwhelming favorite to finish top of the 2018-19 PGA Tour Money List. Most sportsbooks have Koepka priced as short as -2500, so even with the raft of free bet promotions afforded to golf fans, it’s mighty difficult to make a decent return on the Tour this close to the end of the season. His most recent victory at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational has also cemented Koepka as the world number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Koepka and company will have plenty of familiar settings returning to the tour schedule in 2019-20. The U.S. Open returns to Mamaroneck, New York at the Winged Foot Golf Club, while The Open Championship in the UK is also due to be hosted at Royal St. George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent. At the other end of the spectrum, the Northern Trust will be hosted at the TPC Boston in Norton for the first time, while the BMW Championship will also debut at the Chicago’s Olympia Fields Country Club.

2019 – 2020 PGA TOUR Schedule

Dates	Tournament	Course
Sept. 12-15	A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier	The Greenbrier Resort (The Old White TPC)
Sept. 19-22	Sanderson Farms Championship	Country Club of Jackson
Sept. 26-29	Safeway Open	Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course)
Sept. 30-Oct. 6	Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	TPC Summerlin
Oct. 7-13	Houston Open	Golf Club of Houston
Oct. 17-20	The CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges	The Club at Nine Bridges
Oct. 24-27	The ZOZO Championship	Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club
Oct. 31-Nov. 3	World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions	Sheshan International Golf Club
Oct. 31-Nov. 3	Bermuda Championship	Port Royal Golf Club
Nov. 14-17	Mayakoba Golf Classic	El Camaleón Golf Club at the Mayakoba Resort
Nov. 21-24	The RSM Classic	Sea Island Resort (Seaside, Plantation)
Dec. 9-15	Presidents Cup	Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Jan. 2-5	Sentry Tournament of Champions	Kapalua Resort (The Plantation Course)
Jan. 9-12	Sony Open in Hawaii	Waialae Country Club
Jan. 16-19	Desert Classic	PGA West (Stadium, Nicklaus); La Quinta Country Club
Jan. 23-26	Farmers Insurance Open	Torrey Pines Golf Course (South, North)
Jan. 30-Feb. 2	Waste Management Phoenix Open	TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course)
Feb. 6-9	AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course)
Feb. 13-16	The Genesis Invitational	Riviera Country Club
Feb. 20-23	World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship	Club de Golf Chapultepec
Feb. 20-23	Puerto Rico Open	Coco Beach Golf & Country Club
Feb. 26-March 1	The Honda Classic	PGA National Resort & Spa (The Champion Course)
March 5-8	Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard	Bay Hill Club and Lodge
March 12-15	The Players Championship	TPC Sawgrass (Stadium)
March 19-22	Valspar Championship	Innisbrook (Copperhead)
March 25-29	World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play	Austin Country Club
March 26-29	Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship	Puntacana Resort & Club (Corales Golf Course)
April 2-5	Valero Texas Open	TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks Course)
April 9-12	Masters Tournament	Augusta National Golf Club
March 16-19	RBC Heritage	Harbour Town Golf Links
March 23-26	Zurich Classic of New Orleans	TPC Louisiana
April 30-May 3	Wells Fargo Championship	Quail Hollow Club
May 7-10	AT&T Byron Nelson	Trinity Forest Golf Club
May 14-17	PGA Championship	TPC Harding Park
May 21-24	Charles Schwab Challenge	Colonial Country Club
May 28-31	Rocket Mortgage Classic	Detroit Golf Club
June 4-7	The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide	Muirfield Village Golf Club
June 11-14	RBC Canadian Open	St. George’s Golf and Country Club
June 18-21	U.S. Open	Winged Foot Golf Club
June 25-28	Travelers Championship	TPC River Highlands
July 2-5	World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational	TPC Southwind
July 2-5	Barracuda Championship	Montrêux Golf and Country Club
July 9-12	John Deere Classic	TPC Deere Run
July 16-19	The British Open	Royal St. George’s Golf Club
July 16-19	Barbasol Championship	Keene Trace Golf Club (Champions Trace)
July 23-26	3M Open	TPC Twin Cities
July 27-Aug. 2	Summer Olympics	Kasumigaseki Country Club
Aug. 6-9	Wyndham Championship	Sedgefield Country Club
Aug. 13-16	The Northern Trust	TPC Boston
Aug. 20-23	BMW Championship	Olympia Fields Country Club
Aug. 27-30	Tour Championship	East Lake Golf Club