Trump course back on PGA schedule for 2026 season
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Doral's 'Blue Monster' was a regular stop on the PGA circuit for more than half a century, hosting a tournament annually from 1962 to 2016, when it staged the WGC-Cadillac Championship.
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However the tournament was moved from Doral after sponsor Cadillac decided not to renew its sponsorship and a replacement sponsor could not be found.
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The PGA Tour, which had been sharply critical of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign rhetoric concerning immigrants, subsequently moved the event to Mexico — prompting a furious reaction from Trump at the time.
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Doral has since hosted a stop on the Saudi Arabia-financed LIV Golf circuit.
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As of next season, however, the course will stage The Miami Championship, which will become one of the PGA Tour's nine signature events — the elite tournaments that feature the world's best players and offer purses of $20 million.
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'We're excited to showcase the game's greatest players competing at golf's most iconic venues,' PGA Tour chief executive Brian Rolapp said in a statement to announce the 2026 schedule.
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'Inspired by our players and fans, we're accelerating the Tour's evolution and ushering in a new era of innovation on and off the course.'
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The PGA Tour has had an uneasy relationship with avid golfer Trump over the past decade.
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The tour issued a statement in 2015 which said Trump's remarks about Mexican immigrants were 'inconsistent with our strong commitment to an inclusive and welcoming environment in the game of golf'.
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When the PGA Tour subsequently moved its WGC event to Mexico for commercial reasons following the failure to find a sponsor, Trump reacted angrily, describing it as a 'sad day for Miami, the United States and the game of golf'.
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'They're moving it to Mexico City,' Trump said at the time. 'I hope they have kidnapping insurance.'
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