- PGA Tour signature events were established in 2024.
- There are a total of eight, not including the majors, playoff events and Players Championship.
- 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 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 was the season’s first signature event and included all PGA Tour winners from the previous calendar year, as well as the top 50 members from the 2023-24 FedExCup standings.
Hideki Matsuyama set a tournament record, finishing at 35-under on the way to winning his first signature event.
At the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Rory McIlroy won in his first start of the season. A few weeks later, Ludvig Aberg picked up his first big win at the Genesis Invitational, which was played at Torrey Pines due to the L.A. wildfires.
At the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Russell Henley earned his biggest win to date. The next signature event was the RBC Heritage, the week following the Masters, where Justin Thomas won on the PGA Tour for the first time since 2022.
The next signature event will be the Truist Championship in May, which is replacing the Wells Fargo Championship.
PGA Tour Signature Events Qualifiers
Eligibility for the remaining seven signature events following the Sentry 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 | Rory McIlroy |
| Feb. 13-26 | The Genesis Invitational | Ludvig Aberg |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | Russell Henley |
| April 17-20 | RBC Heritage | Justin Thomas |
| 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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