For the first three months of 2026, the PGA Tour has divulged very little about its plans for a new scheduled for the tour in 2027.
In fact, only one tournament, The American Express in La Quinta, has firm dates for what has been the West Coast Swing of the tour. That swing has been rock solid for years, with seven tournaments in three different states giving the tour a great leap into the new calendar year.
That rock is showing signs of crumbling, though. reports this week, first reported by Sports Business Journal, only adds to what might be happening and how it might actually help The American Express in 2027.
Here’s what we know for 2027, knowing that it could all change for 2028:
The Hawaiian tournaments
From the time there was talk of a new schedule back in the fall of 2025, the main targets for tournaments that might disappear seemed to be the Sentry Invitational — formerly the Tournament of Champions — and the Sony Open, both in Hawaii. The Sentry wasn’t played last January because of course and water issues, and the Sony Open didn’t feel like it could survive without its Hawaiian partner. When the tour announced dates for The American Express last month, it went out of its way to say talks were still ongoing for Hawaii tournament. But the SBJ now reports both of those tournaments will be absent from the 2027 schedule.
The American Express
Again, The American Express dates are the one firm thing we know about 2027. The tournament will be the third week of January, its traditional date for most of the last two decades, meaning the tournament will end on Jan. 24. Here’s where that get interesting. The two tournaments in Hawaii were played the two weeks before The American Express. With those tournaments reported to be gone, logic would follow that The American Express could be the first event on the 2027 schedule. That is, unless, one of the other West Coast Swing events gets move into the first half of January. But that would seem to go directly against the narrative of the tour wanting to avoid a television conflict with the NFL playoffs.
San Diego
We already know that Farmers Insurance is out as the title sponsor of the event at Torrey Pines Golf Course, and rumors persist that Sentry will move its sponsorship from Hawaii to San Diego event. It’s possible that no announcements about San Diego, its sponsor or its date have come out because the PGA Tour was still in talks to have an event in Hawaii. Now that Hawaii is off the board, Sentry might well become the official sponsor in San Diego and dates will be coming sooner rather than later. The San Diego event has been one week later than The American Express for most of the last two decades.
The WM Phoenix Open
This is a tournament that has had plenty of rumors but never seemed to be off the tour’s radar, even when there was talk of eliminating 20 or so tournaments. The event draws the biggest crowds on the tour. It is also normally played the weekend of the Super Bowl, which next year is Feb. 14 in Los Angeles. No dates have been announced yet, but Phoenix seems like it is an anchor for the West Coast.
AT&T Pebble Beach
When PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp said in March he wanted to start the season on the West Coast at an iconic venue, all eyes turned to Pebble Beach. What is more iconic in American golf than this course? With Hawaii out of the picture, could Pebble Beach move from February to January, ahead of The American Express, to start the 2027 season? Again, if the PGA Tour wants to start after the Super Bowl, that can’t be with Pebble Beach and The American Express in January. So Pebble Beach remains up in the air,
Genesis Invitational
This Los Angeles tournament — okay, Pacific Palisades — may be the most intriguing question of all. Tournament host Tiger Woods quietly suggested that the Riviera Country Club tournament might be better off in August instead of February. The weather is better in August, and it’s possible Riviera could host one of the FedEx Cup playoff events. Why not have a playoff event in one of the major television and population markets in the country?
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: With Hawaii events gone, American Express looks like West Coast anchor
Reporting by Larry Bohannan, Palm Springs Desert Sun / Palm Springs Desert Sun
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