08-08-2025
PGA Tour expected to return to Donald Trump's golf course at Doral in 2026
Nearly a decade ago, the PGA Tour pulled its event out of Trump National Doral after losing its title sponsor.
The move also came following then-presidential candidate Donald Trump's discriminatory statements about Mexicans and Muslims, giving the Tour even more reason to separate itself from Trump.
Now, with Trump serving his second term as president, the Tour is expected to return to Doral in 2026, according to Sports Business Journal. The publication reported the event is expected to be April 27-May 3, three weeks after the Masters and two weeks before the PGA Championship. The tournament potentially will be a signature event with a $20 million purse.
The Tour has not confirmed the report.
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The move is possible because Doral is not expected to host a LIV Golf event in 2026. The Saudi-financed tour created by Palm Beach Gardens' Greg Norman has held a tournament at Doral each of its first four years, including April 4-6, 2025.
The Tour had a 54-year history at Doral before pulling out following the 2016 World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. The event was played in Mexico the following years, further angering Trump.
"They're moving it to Mexico City which, by the way, I hope they have kidnapping insurance," Trump said at the time.
Trump previously had said Mexico is "not our friend, believe me. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."
The Tour at the time released a statement denouncing Trump's stance and saying his comments are "inconsistent with our strong commitment to an inclusive and welcoming environment in the game of golf."
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But Jay Monahan, who is stepping down as PGA Tour commissioner when his contract ends in 2026, pulled an about-face on Trump after the Palm Beach resident was elected in November.
Trump has heavily criticized the PGA Tour in recent years, calling the Tour "disloyal" and urging its players to "take the money now" and join LIV Golf. He said the Tour was "stupid," and even called for "something to happen" to its leadership, meaning Monahan.
Yet, this year Monahan has praised the president's loyalty to golf and his attempt to bring together the Tour and LIV Golf.
But that has not worked out, not even after Trump said it would take "the better part of 15 minutes" for him to get a deal done. Trump twice met with PGA Tour and LIV officials at the White House in February, but the sides are no closer to a deal than they were when the "framework agreement" was announced more than two years ago.
Donald Trump bought Doral in 2012 for $150 million
Doral Country Club opened in 1962 and hosted the Doral Open, which later was the Ford Championship at Doral, from 1962 to 2006. That became a World Golf Championships event in 2007 until 2016.
The resort was built for $10 million and after the property was bought and sold several times, Trump purchased the Doral Resort & Spa, including its signature Blue Monster golf course, for $150 million.
The final WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral was held March 3-6, 2016, and was won by Adam Scott.
Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at tdangelo@
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