Golf's Return to the Olympics Means Only One Week Between The Open Championship and PGA Championship
By Michael Shamburger
The PGA Tour released the schedule for the 2015-2016 season, and there are some significant changes to the latter part of the year thanks to golf’s return to the Olympics. The changes, which are mostly unchanged through the U.S. Open, mainly affect the PGA Championship, which has been moved from August to the last week in July, leaving only one week between the third major, The Open Championship, and the final major.
"OLYMPIC ADJUSTMENTS. Due to the Olympics, the PGA Championship will now be played the final week of July. That’s the earliest that the PGA has been played since 1971, when the tournament was held in February as the first major of the season. The World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational also moves from its traditional August date to June 27-July 3. Meanwhile, the Travelers Championship moves from June to the first week of August after the PGA, and the John Deere Classic moves from July to the week after the Travelers, opposite the Olympics. The Quicken Loans National, on the other hand, moves up from July to June, and will slot in between the U.S. Open and WGC-Bridgestone."
With only one week between the final two majors of the year, it’ll be interesting to see how the major contenders set up their schedules.
Here’s the full list of the 2015-2016 PGA schedule with the tournaments that have been moved highlighted in blue.
Oct. 15-18 — Frys.com Open — Silverado Resort and Spa, Napa, Calif.
Oct. 22-25 — Shriners Hospitals for Children Open — TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nev.
Oct. 29-Nov. 1 — CIMB Classic — Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, Malaysia
Nov. 5-8 — WGC-HSBC Champions — Sheshan International Golf Club, China
Nov. 5-8 — Sanderson Farms Championship — Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Miss.
Nov. 12-15 — OHL Classic at Mayakoba — El Camaleon Golf Club (Mayakoba Resort), Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Nov. 19-22 — McGladrey Classic — Sea Island Resort, St. Simons Island, Ga.
Jan. 7-10 — Hyundai Tournament of Champions — Kapaula Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Hawaii
Jan. 14-17 — Sony Open in Hawaii — Waialae C.C., Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan. 21-24 — CareerBuilder Challengee — PGA West, La Quinta C.C., La Quinta, Calif.
Jan. 28-31 — Farmers Insurance Open — Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, Calif.
Feb. 4-7 — Waste Management Phoenix Open — TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Feb. 11-14 — AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am — Pebble Beach Golf Links, et al, Monterey, Calif.
Feb. 18-21 — Northern Trust Open — Riviera C.C. Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Feb. 25-28 — The Honda Classic — PGA National (Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
March 3-6 — WGC-Cadillac Championship — Trump National Doral (TPC Blue Monster), Doral, Fla.
March 10-13 — Valspar Championship — Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Fla.
March 17-20 — Arnold Palmer Invitational — Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando, Fla.
March 23-27 — WGC-Dell Match Play — Austin County Club, Austin, Texas
March 24-27 — Puerto Rico Open — Coco Beach Golf and Country Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
March 30-April 3 — Shell Houston Open — Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas
April 7-10 — Masters Tournament — Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga.
April 14-17 — RBC Heritage — Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, Ga.
April 21-24 — Valero Texas Open — TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas
April 28-May 1 — Zurich Classic of New Orleans — TPC Louisiana, New Orleans, La.
May 5-8 — Wells Fargo Championship — Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.
May 12-15 — The Players Championship — TPC Sawgrass (The Players Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
May 19-22 — AT&T Byron Nelson — Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas, Dallas, Texas
May 26-29 — Colonial National Invitational Tournament — Colonial Country Club, Ft. Worth, Texas
June 2-5 — the Memorial Tournament — Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
June 9-12 — FedEx St. Jude Classic — TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn.
June 16-19 — U.S. Open — Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Penn.
June 23-26 — Quicken Loans National — Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Mary.
June 30-July 3 — WGC-Bridgestone Invitational — Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio
June 30-July 3 — Barracuda Championship — Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nev.
July 7-10 — The Greenbrier Classic — The Greenbrier (Old White TPC), White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
July 14-17 — Open Championship — Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland
July 14-17 — Barabsol Championship — Robert Trent Jones Trail (Grand National Lake Course), Auburn, Ala.
July 21-24 — RBC Canadian Open — Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
July 28-31 — PGA Championship — Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course), Springfield, N.J.
Aug. 4-7 — Travelers Championship — TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.
Aug. 11-14 — 2016 Olympic golf tournament — Olympic Golf Course, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aug. 11-14 — John Deere Classic — TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.
Aug. 18-21 — Wyndham Championship — Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, N.C.
Aug. 25-28 — The Barclays — Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Bethpage, N.Y.
Sept. 2-5 — Deutsche Bank Championship — TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.
Sept. 8-11 — BMW Championship — Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Ind.
Sept. 22-25 — Tour Championship — East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Ga.
Sept. 30-Oct. 2 — Ryder Cup — Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minn.
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