PGA Tour Champions releases 27-event 2027 schedule with Hawaii debut

The PGA Tour Champions has officially released a 27-event schedule for 2027, featuring more than $70 million in total prize money and a high-profile Hawaiian debut that points directly toward broader structural shifts across professional golf.

Where will the 2027 PGA Tour Champions season begin and end?

The 2027 senior circuit opens with back-to-back tournaments in Hawaii, anchored by the Sony Championship Hawaii making its PGA Tour Champions debut January 10–16 at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. This fixture steps in for the long-standing main circuit competition that was removed following the conclusion of the 2026 campaign. It is immediately followed by the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Ka’upulehu-Kona from January 17–23. Both Hawaiian events will feature Saturday finishes.

The 24-event regular season spans 18 states and three other countries before transitioning into the postseason. The Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs open with the Stifel Charity Classic in St. Louis from October 18–24, followed by the Simmons Bank Championship in Little Rock, Arkansas. The season concludes with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship from November 8–14, which moves from Phoenix Country Club to Papago Golf Club.

How does the 2027 schedule hint at bigger changes for 2028?

The transition of the Sony event to the senior circuit offers a clear preview of how the broader PGA Tour adjustments might play out. As the PGA Tour finalizes its remaining Championship Series events for 2028, displaced tournaments are seeking viable new homes. Senior tour veteran Scott McCarron told Golfweek that the 50-and-over circuit could capitalize on these shifts.

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“We might pick up some tournaments that don’t stay,” McCarron told Golfweek. “Pick up some tour-caliber venues that make us stronger.”

David Toms, a member of the PGA Tour Champions Player Advisory Council, noted that tournaments squeezed out of the premier tier may find a sustainable, fan-friendly business model on the senior tour. Toms pointed to events like New Orleans facing stark economic choices regarding premier-tier funding.

Toms questioned whether tournaments wanted to put up $30 million to be a premier event, pay half that for a secondary event where no one knows who is playing, or be a Champions Tour event for $6 million and have a good time with customers in New Orleans while playing with people the fans have heard of, like Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington and Zach Johnson.

Those questions carry heavier weight as the PGA Tour moves toward its dramatically different competitive model in 2028 and builds out its Challenger Series. Thus far, the Tour has primarily announced the winners of the Championship Series selection process. Notable omissions include the Detroit Rocket Classic and the Hawaii Swing fixtures, while FedEx opted out of serving as a playoff title sponsor in Memphis.

What are the key dates for the 2027 senior major championships?

The 2027 slate features five senior majors distributed across the spring and summer months:

Date	Senior Major Championship	Host Course	Location
March 22–28	Hoag Senior Players Championship	Newport Beach Country Club	Newport Beach, California
April 12–18	Senior PGA Championship	The Concession Golf Club	Bradenton, Florida
May 10–16	Regions Tradition	Greystone Golf & Country Club	Birmingham, Alabama
June 28–July 4	U.S. Senior Open Championship	Oak Tree National	Edmond, Oklahoma
July 19–25	ISPS Handa Senior Open	Royal Porthcawl Golf Club	Bridgend, Wales

Following the major in Wales, the tour heads into a two-week European stretch concluding with the Portugal Invitational hosted by Ernie Els at The Els Club Vilamoura.

When will the complete 2028 schedule be revealed?

Brian Rolapp has said the Tour plans to unveil its complete 2028 schedule February 27 during a live broadcast from its headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.