- 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 most significant 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 2024 season — are limited-field tournaments with increased prize money and FedExCup points (700 points to the winner).
In 2023, they were referred to as designated events.
The Sentry was the season’s first signature event and included PGA Tour winners from the previous calendar year, as well as the top 50 members from the 2022-23 FedExCup standings. Chris Kirk was the eventual champion.
PGA Tour Signature Events Qualifiers
Eligibility for the remaining seven signature events includes the top 50 members from the 2022-23 FedExCup standings, current year tournament winners, top 30 players in Official World Golf Rankings, 15 members who can play their way in through The Next 10 and The Swing 5 and four sponsors exemptions.
The Next 10 is players inside the top 10 of the FedEx Cup standings a week prior to a signature event. The Swing 5 is players who accumulate the most FedEx Cup points in the few weeks before a signature event.
PGA Tour Signature Events 2024
| Date | Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 4-7 | The Sentry | Chris Kirk |
| Feb. 1-3 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | Wyndham Clark |
| Feb. 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | Hideki Matsuyama |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Scottie Scheffler |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | Scottie Scheffler |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | Rory McIlroy |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial | Scottie Scheffler |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | Scottie Scheffler |
The three player-hosted invitationals (The Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday) will feature a 36-hole cut to the top 50 and ties and any player within 10 shots of the lead, and a redistribution of prize money that allocates 20 percent to the winner ($4 million), up from 18 percent.
The remaining five signature events will not have a cut and will continue to allocate 18 percent to the winner.
2023 PGA Tour Designated Events
| Date | Designated Event | Purse | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 5-8 | Sentry Tournament of Champions | $15 million | Jon Rahm |
| Feb. 9-12 | WM Phoenix Open | $20 million | Scottie Scheffler |
| Feb. 16-19 | Genesis Invitational | $20 million | Jon Rahm |
| Mar. 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | $20 million | Kurt Kitayama |
| Mar. 9-12 | The Players Championship | $25 million | Scottie Scheffler |
| Mar. 23-26 | WGC Dell Technologies Match Play | $20 million | Sam Burns |
| Apr. 6-9 | Masters Tournament | $18 million | Jon Rahm |
| Apr. 13-16 | RBC Heritage | $20 million | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | $20 million | Wyndham Clark |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | $17.5 million | Brooks Koepka |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament | $20 million | Viktor Hovland |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | $20 million | Wyndham Clark |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | $20 million | Keegan Bradley |
| July 20-23 | Open Championship | $16.5 million | Brian Harman |
| Aug. 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | $20 million | Lucas Glover |
| Aug. 17-20 | BMW Championship | $20 million | Viktor Hovland |
| Aug. 24-27 | Tour Championship | $70 million | Viktor Hovland |
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