The 2017-18 PGA Tour Schedule
drive in 2017 (439 yards) didn’t come
here, but in the WGC-Bridgestone in
Akron, Ohio, elevation 1,004 feet.
Mar. 8-11: Valspar Championship |
Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead) | Palm
Harbor, Fla. | 500 | Adam Hadwin
Mar. 15-18: Arnold Palmer Invitational
presented by Mastercard | Bay Hill Club
& Lodge | Orlando, Fla. | 500 |
Marc Leishman
›› With his family waiting near the 18th
green, Leishman clinched a break-
through victory—his first since 2012—at
Bay Hill. Fun fact: In each of Leishman’s
first two victories (the Travelers in ’12,
Bay Hill in ’17), Charley Hoffman was a
runner-up.
Mar. 21-25: WGC-Dell Technologies
Match Play | Austin CC | Austin, Texas |
550 | Dustin Johnson
›› The event is rigged, to a certain extent,
to keep the stars around for a few days,
at least. Still, a refreshing break from the
monotony of 72-hole, stroke-play events.
Mar. 22-25: Corales Puntacana Resort
& Club Championship | Corales Golf
Club | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
300 | First-year event
Mar. 29-Apr. 1: Houston Open | GC of
Houston | Humble, Texas | 500 |
Russell Henley
›› Always fun to watch to see if someone
can punch a last-gasp ticket to Augusta
National.
Apr. 5-8: Masters | Augusta National
GC | Augusta, Ga. | 600 | Sergio Garcia
›› In each of the last three years, an
Englishman has either won (Danny Wil-
lett) or been runner-up (Justin Rose,
Lee Westwood) at Augusta. Can Sergio
repeat? The last time that happened
was in 2001-02 when Tiger Woods
pulled the trick.
Apr. 5-8: RBC Heritage | Harbour Town
GL | Hilton Head, S.C. | 500 |
Wesley Bryan
Apr. 19-22: Valero Texas Open | GC of
Houston | Humble, Texas | 500 |
Kevin Chappell
Apr. 26-29: Zurich Classic of New
Orleans | TPC Louisiana | Avondale, La. |
400 | Jonas Blixt/Cameron Smith
›› Want to breathe life into an event in
the dead zone between the Masters and
Players? A format change always helps.
Outside of the Ryder and Presidents
Cups, viewers are rarely treated to four-
ball competition. The Zurich fills that void.
May 3-6: Wells Fargo Championship |
Quail Hollow Club | Charlotte, N.C. |
500 | Brian Harman
›› An easy drive for many Virginians,
experience the Green Mile, a punishing
finishing stretch that tests even the best
players. The Wells Fargo returns to Quail
Hollow after a year away thanks to the
2017 PGA Championship.
The famous 13th hole at the Augusta
National Golf Club during the Masters.
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