March 18-21 : The Honda Classic | PGA National ( Champion ) | Palm Beach Gardens , Fla . | Sungjae Im March 24-28 : WGC Dell Technologies Match Play | Austin CC | Austin , Texas | Kevin Kisner ( 2019 ) * -March 25-28 : Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship | Corales GC | Punta Cana , D . R . | Hudson Swafford April 1-4 : Valero Texas Open | TPC San Antonio ( AT & T Oaks ) | San Antonio | Corey Conners ( 2019 ) April 8-11 : Masters | Augusta National GC | Augusta , Ga . | Dustin Johnson
Dustin Johnson sucked much of the drama out of a November Masters with a steady final round , pulling away from the field for a fiveshot victory while setting the tournament ’ s scoring record . Conditions were benign , to say the least , over the event ’ s first two days . Expect Augusta National to retain more of its bite as the Masters returns to its spring home on the schedule .
April 15-18 : RBC Heritage | Harbour Town GL | Hilton Head , S . C . | Webb Simpson April 22-25 : Zurich Classic of New Orleans | TPC Louisiana | Avondale , La . | Jon Rahm-Ryan Palmer ( 2019 ) April 29-May 2 : Valspar Championship | Innisbrook Resort ( Copperhead ) | Palm Harbor , Fla . | Paul Casey ( 2019 ) May 6-9 : Wells Fargo Championship | Quail Hollow Club | Charlotte , N . C . | Max Homa ( 2019 ) May 13-16 : AT & T Byron Nelson | TPC Craig Ranch | McKinney , Texas | Sung Kang ( 2019 ) May 20-23 : PGA Championship | Kiawah Island Golf Resort ( Ocean ) | Kiawah Island , S . C . | Collin Morikawa
The PGA makes its second visit to the Charleston area . Rory McIroy stormed to an eight-stroke victory in 2012 on Pete and Alice Dye ’ s seaside masterpiece . An American has won this event five straight times , starting in 2016 with Jimmy Walker ’ s win at Baltusrol . Since , Justin Thomas , Brooks Koepka ( twice ) and Collin Morikawa have hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy .
June 24-27 : Travelers Championship | TPC River Highlands | Cromwell , Conn . | Dustin Johnson July 1-4 : Rocket Mortgage Classic | Detroit GC | Detroit | Bryson DeChambeau July 8-11 : John Deere Classic | TPC Deere Run | Silvis , Ill . | Dylan Fritelli ( 2019 ) * -July 15-18 : Barbasol Championship | Keene Trace GC | Nicholasville , Ky . | Jim Herman ( 2019 ) July 15-18 : The Open Championship | Royal St . George ’ s GC | Sandwich , England | Shane Lowry ( 2019 )
The Open was canceled in 2020 for the first time since 1945 due to the pandemic . Royal St . George ’ s holds its spot in the rota , however , and was the site of Darren Clarke ’ s emotional victory in 2011 .
July 22-25 : 3M Open | TPC Twin Cities | Blaine , Minn . | Michael Thompson July 29-Aug . 1 : Olympic Men ’ s Golf Competition | Kasumigaseki CC | Saitama , Japan | Justin Rose * -Aug . 5-8 : Barracuda Championship | Tahoe Mt . Club ( Old Greenwood ) | Truckee , Calif . | Richy Werenski Aug . 5-8 : WGC FedEx St . Jude Invitational | TPC Southwind | Memphis , Tenn . | Justin Thomas Aug . 12-15 : Wyndham Championship | Sedgefield CC | Greensboro , N . C . | Jim Herman Aug . 19-22 : The Northern Trust | Liberty National GC | Jersey City , N . J . | Dustin Johnson Aug . 26-29 : BMW Championship | Caves Valley GC | Owings Mills , Md . | Jon Rahm Sept . 2-5 : The Tour Championship | East Lake GC | Atlanta | Dustin Johnson
The three-tournament sprint to the East Lake finale begins at Liberty National . The BMW will provide a great spotlight to Caves Valley , located in the Baltimore suburbs and previous host of the U . S . Senior Open and U . S . Mid-Amateur . Dustin Johnson ’ s victory at East Lake last year was his record sixth in a FedEx Cup playoff event .
May 27-30 : Charles Schwab Challenge | Colonial CC | Fort Worth , Texas | Daniel Berger June 3-6 : The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide | Murfield Village GC | Dublin , Ohio | Jon Rahm June 10-13 : RBC Canadian Open | St . George ’ s G & CC | Toronto | Rory McIlroy ( 2019 ) June 17-20 : U . S . Open | Torrey Pines ( South ) | San Diego | Bryson DeChambeau
Qualifying is back in 2021 after a year in which the entire U . S . Open was filled by exemptions , thanks to the pandemic . Will an American win the country ’ s national championship for the seventh straight year ? Germany ’ s Martin Kaymer was the last non-American winner , rolling to an eight-shot win at Pinehurst in 2014 .
NOTE :
The 2021 LPGA Tour schedule was not released in time to be included in this listing .
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