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PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

PGA Tour Unveils Two-Series Model Competitive Schedule from 2028

The PGA Tour will establish a new competitive structure, with a two-series model set to debut in 2028. Built on a foundation of meritocracy, the new model will see golfers move between the series — the PGA Tour Championship Series and the PGA Tour Challenger Series — through structured promotion and relegation formats. It is […]

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Odessa (Texas) College won last year's NJCAA Division I women's golf championship. (Courtesy of NJCAA)

Quad Cities to Host Two College Golf Championships in May

Visit Quad Cities is ready to tee off a major week of hosting championship golf events next month. First, starting Monday, May 11, the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I championship will take place at Oakwood Country Club in Coal Valley, Illinois. That marks the first time the region will host an NJCAA Division […]

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Rory McIlroy hitting a tee shot at Augusta National Golf Club (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Masters Preview: Golf Driving Unprecedented Travel Demand

The most prestigious event in golf is back. The Masters tournament, celebrating its 90th edition at Augusta National Golf Club this week, is renowned for conjuring up magical stories of intrigue. The latest came last spring, with Rory McIlroy‘s demon-exorcising 2025 playoff victory that capped his career Grand Slam, yet there are still exciting new pages […]

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Photo courtesy of Fayetteville NC Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Fayetteville to Host 2028 NJCAA Women’s Golf Championship

Fayetteville, North Carolina, has been awarded the 2028 NJCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship, with the event to be staged at Gates Four Golf & Country Club. The event will be held May 8–11, 2028, and is expected to include 15 teams, attracting an estimated 90 to 120 players. The event is projected to generate […]

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Visit Idaho will title sponsor events every year through 2030. (Courtesy Visit Idaho)

Visit Idaho Strikes Five-Year Partnership With AJGA

Visit Idaho will be the official destination partner of the American Junior Golf Association as part of a five-year partnership announced this week. This is the first time a state destination marketing organization has teamed up with the AJGA as a Proud Partner. “Idaho’s dramatic landscapes and distinct seasons make it easy to pair world-class […]

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Belly-up times went from about 10 minutes in 2025 to 15 seconds in 20226. (Courtesy Proof of the Pudding)
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Proof of the Pudding Scores With ‘Just Walk Out’ Tech at PGA Event

Last month’s PGA The American Express event in La Quinta, California, had an air of familiarity on the course, as No. 1-ranked Scottie Scheffler rolled to his 20th career Tour win, all in the past four years. That’s not to say everything at the Stadium Course at PGA West was status quo. The event marked […]

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup Trionda ball (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A-Z: The SportsTravel Alphabet of 2026 Sports Events

It’s finally here. Six years after winning the right to host the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup, the tournament will finally kick off this summer across North America. While that event’s return to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years will be the signature domestic sporting event of 2026, there’s plenty more on […]

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Wisconsin’s SentryWorld to Host Two USGA Championships

The USGA has selected SentryWorld, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to host the 2028 U.S. Senior Women’s Open and 2034 U.S. Senior Open Championships. The events will mark the fourth and fifth USGA championships held at the venue. “We are excited to return to SentryWorld and the state of Wisconsin to conduct these two premier senior […]

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Viking has partnered with the PGA TOUR (Credit: Viking)

PGA TOUR and Viking Announce Multi-Year Marketing Partnership

The PGA TOUR and Viking have announced a new multi-year marketing partnership that will confirm Viking as the Official Cruise Line of the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions. The agreement, which runs through to 2030, includes a brand awareness campaign for Viking through media and digital placements on various PGA TOUR platforms. “We are […]

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Visit Williamsburg has partnered with the AJGA (Credit: Visit Williamsburg / AJGA)

Visit Williamsburg Partners with AJGA as Title Sponsor of Junior Championship

Visit Williamsburg and the American Junior Golf Association have announced a multi-year partnership that establishes Visit Williamsburg as the Title Sponsor of the Visit Williamsburg Junior Championship, an elite junior golf tournament coming to the region later this year. The agreement will bring the AJGA back to Williamsburg for the first time since 2020. The […]

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