The PGA Tour announced that the Trump Doral resort will host the new Miami Championship, a signature event with a $20 million purse, during the first weekend of May 2026. This marks the return of the resort, owned by Donald Trump, to the PGA Tour schedule after a previous relocation to Mexico City in 2016. The tournament will fall in the middle of a six-week stretch that begins with the Masters and ends with the PGA Championship, with three signature events staged in the four weeks between those two majors. The PGA Tour CEO, Brian Rolapp, expressed excitement about the event, stating, ‘We’re excited to showcase the game’s greatest players competing at golf’s most iconic venues.’ The title sponsor for the Miami Championship is yet to be determined.
Doral first became part of the PGA Tour schedule in 1962, but after Trump purchased the resort, it struggled to consistently secure a title sponsor. The Tour eventually moved its event from Trump Doral to Mexico City in 2016, prompting then-presidential candidate Trump to remark, ‘I hope they have kidnapping insurance.’ While the PGA Tour distanced itself from Trump Doral, Saudi-backed LIV Golf embraced it, staging tournaments there in each of the past four years. That streak, however, will end in 2026, though Trump National, just outside Washington, D.C., will host a LIV event.
Ahead of LIV Golf’s 2025 stop at Trump Doral, the 47th president voiced optimism about a potential merger between the two rival tours, which has been a topic of discussion for over two years. PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan even dubbed Trump the ‘facilitator’ earlier this year, as discussions between the leagues continue. Trump has been willing to serve as the facilitator, and Monahan praised Trump’s involvement in making the prospect of a merger very real. The new Miami Championship will begin the week of April 27, 2026, with the first round played on April 30.