Major Golf Events Return to New York
Just one week away from the start of the Ryder Cup in New York, the PGA of America has revealed the schedule for three of its most important championships, extending to the year 2035 in the state of New York. The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will be held 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, which begins on September 26th at Bethpage Black, promises to be a major event. This public course on Long Island was already the venue for the U.S. Open in 2002 and 2009. The Women’s PGA Championship, which has been jointly run by the PGA of America and the LPGA Tour since 2015, has undergone a notable evolution. This event replaced a regular LPGA event in the Rochester area, but had not returned to New York since 2015 in Westchester.Since the collaboration of the PGA of America with the LPGA, the Women’s PGA has visited eight courses that previously hosted majors, including Baltusrol in New Jersey, Olympia Fields south of Chicago, Hazeltine in Minnesota, and Congressional.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 was the winner of 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 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 after losing a title sponsor that had rotated the first postseason event between New York and Boston. The Ryder Cup, which expects a large attendance at Bethpage Black, was last held in New York at Oak Hill in 1995. Europe won, starting a period in which it has conquered the Ryder Cup in 10 of the last 14 editions.Places matter. They elevate our athletes and amplify the moments that define our game.
Craig Kessler, LPGA Commissioner
