Donald Trump to get his wish as PGA Tour announces | Golf News

President Donald Trump has hit a hole-in-one with the release of the 2026 PGA Tour schedule, which options his course as the host for the Miami Championship – one of 9 Signature Events.

This development signifies that Trump, who has been ceaselessly noticed on the inexperienced since his election last November, is strengthening his relationship with the PGA Tour, however his close ties to LIV Golf. It comes after Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler made their emotions clear on proposed adjustments.

Trump’s Doral course, popularly identified as the Blue Monster, hosts the annual LIV Golf Miami event, and his Virginia course is set to host an event next 12 months. This suggests he may probably host occasions from both sides of golf’s [now somewhat less contentious] inside dispute.

The addition of the Miami Championship – anticipated to secure sponsorship in the future and presently the only Signature Event without a named sponsor – will increase the PGA Tour’s Signature Events from eight to 9.

Signature Events had been initially launched by the PGA Tour as a financial countermove against LIV Golf, with each event offering a purse of $20 million. These occasions have a restricted area and are designed to guarantee thrilling outcomes for followers, with participation from all of the world’s top gamers.

Hosting one at the Blue Monster can be a important enhancement to the tour and signifies a softening perspective in direction of the Republican President, who has performed a pivotal function in mediating peace between the Tour and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment fund, backers of LIV Golf.

For the forty seventh President, Trump has set his sights on the last word prize – bringing the Open Championship to the crown jewel of his golf empire; Trump Turnberry in Scotland. According to Alan Shipnuck, the Scottish authorities is pressuring the R&A intensively to return the Open to Turnberry.

The R&A had beforehand declared it would not select Turnberry until assured the highlight would stay solely on golf, suggesting Trump’s possession posed considerations. The Ailsa course beforehand welcomed The Open in 1986, 1994, 1997 and 2009.

Trump lately traveled to Scotland and performed at Turnberry, having poured $1.4 million into course structure enhancements.

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The go to sparked important controversy, with large-scale demonstrations outdoors the ability – which had lately been defaced by pro-Palestine activists – forward of his arrival. Trump’s Turnberry go to was deemed profitable, with membership representatives working diligently behind closed doorways to deliver back the Open.

R&A chief Mark Darbon lately commented: “I met a couple of months ago with Eric Trump and some of the leadership from the Trump golf organization and from Turnberry.

“We had a actually good dialogue. I feel they perceive clearly where we’re coming from. We talked through some of the challenges that we have now so we have got a good dialogue with them.”