- PGA Tour signature events were established in 2024.
- There are a total of eight in 2026 after The Sentry was cancelled.
- These will have smaller fields and increased purse sizes ($20 million).
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 2026 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.
There were supposed to be nine signature events, but the first one, The Sentry, needed to be cancelled in October of 2025 due to course conditions at Kapalua.
PGA Tour Signature Events Qualifiers
Eligibility for the eight signature events following the Sentry includes the top 50 members from the 2024-25 FedExCup standings, current year tournament winners, top 30 players in Official World Golf Rankings and 15 members who can play their way in through the Aon Next 10 and the Aon Swing 5 and four sponsors exemptions.
In addition, the winners from the 2024-25 season who would have been eligible for The Sentry, will now be eligible for the RBC Heritage.
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 2026
| Date | Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 12-15 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | - |
| Feb. 19-22 | The Genesis Invitational | - |
| March 5-8 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | - |
| April 16-19 | RBC Heritage | - |
| April 30-May 3 | Miami Championship | |
| May 7-10 | Truist Championship | - |
| June 4-7 | the Memorial | - |
| June 25-28 | 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 36-hole cuts to the top 50 and ties plus any player within 10 shots of the lead.
The remaining five signature events do not have a cut.
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