Major Golf Tournaments Return to New York
Just one week away from the start of the Ryder Cup in New York, the PGA of America has confirmed the holding of three major championships in the state until the year 2035. The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will be played at the Black Course at Bethpage Black in 2028, while the PGA Championship will return to Bethpage Black in 2033. In addition, the PGA Championship will return to Oak Hill, near Rochester, for the fifth time in 2035. The Ryder Cup will begin on September 26 at Bethpage Black, a public course on Long Island. Bethpage Black already hosted the U.S. Open in 2002 and 2009. The Women’s PGA Championship has been jointly organized by the PGA of America and the LPGA Tour since 2015, the year in which the second oldest major in women’s golf underwent a major renovation.Since the collaboration of the PGA of America with the LPGA, the Women’s PGA has been held at eight courses that previously hosted majors, including Baltusrol in New Jersey, Olympia Fields south of Chicago, Hazeltine in Minnesota, and Congressional near the nation’s capital.Bringing the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship to Bethpage Black is a significant milestone and reflects our commitment to hosting this event at premier courses in important markets.
Don Rea Jr., President of the PGA of America
Brooks Koepka won the last two PGA Championships held in New York: in 2019 at Bethpage Black and in 2023 at Oak Hill. The PGA Championship moved from August to May starting in 2019, and has managed to avoid the cold weather at Bethpage Black in 2019 and Oak Hill in 2023, although there was a frost delay in the first round at Oak Hill. New York will also host the U.S. Open next year at Shinnecock Hills, and the Western Golf Association will bring the BMW Championship, a FedEx Cup playoffs event on the PGA Tour, to Liberty National in New Jersey in 2027. The PGA Tour stopped visiting the New York metropolitan area in 2021, when it lost a title sponsor that had rotated the first postseason event between New York and Boston. The Ryder Cup, which expects large crowds at Bethpage Black, was last held in New York at Oak Hill in 1995. Europe won, the start of a streak in which it has won the Ryder Cup 10 of the last 14 times.The fields matter. They elevate our athletes and amplify the moments that define our game.
Craig Kessler, LPGA commissioner
