- PGA Tour signature events were established in 2024.
- There are a total of eight, not including the majors, playoff events and Players Championship.
- There will be smaller fields and increased purse sizes.
The PGA Tour has made some significant changes over the past few years, with one of the biggest being increasing the PGA Tour prize money payouts for tournaments.
In the process, the PGA Tour has a new classification system for their tournaments, and with that comes a new term, “signature events.”
What Are PGA Tour Signature Events?
PGA Tour signature events — eight for the 2025 season — are limited-field tournaments with increased prize money ($20 million purse) and FedExCup points (700 points to the winner).
In 2023, they were referred to as designated events.
The Sentry will be the season’s first signature event and will include all PGA Tour winners from the previous calendar year, as well as the top 50 members from the 2023-24 FedExCup standings.
PGA Tour Signature Events Qualifiers
Eligibility for the remaining eight signature events includes the top 50 members from the 2023-24 FedExCup standings, current year tournament winners, top 30 players in Official World Golf Rankings, 15 members who can play their way in through the Aon Next 10 and the Aon Swing 5 and four sponsors exemptions.
The Aon Next 10 is players inside the top 10 of the FedEx Cup standings a week prior to a signature event. The Aon Swing 5 is players who accumulate the most FedEx Cup points over the few weeks before a signature event.
The PGA Tour website goes into more detail.
PGA Tour Signature Events 2025
| Date | Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2-5 | The Sentry | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Jan. 30-Feb. 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | - |
| Feb. 13-26 | The Genesis Invitational | - |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | - |
| April 17-20 | RBC Heritage | - |
| May 8-11 | Truist Championship | - |
| May 29-June 1 | the Memorial | - |
| June 19-22 | Travelers Championship | - |
The three player-hosted Signature Events – The Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard and the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday – feature a 36-hole cut to the top 50 and ties plus any player within 10 shots of the lead.
The remaining five signature events will not have a cut.
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