El PGA Tour ha anunciado este lunes el calendario de la temporada 2016/2017. Hay varios cambios de patrocinadores, campos y fechas, sobre todo porque al no ser año Olímpico varios torneos regresan a su semana habitual después de haber sido obligados a moverse para encajar los Juegos y los majors en un apretado verano. Aquí os contamos lo que debe saber del nuevo calendario:
– Se jugarán 47 torneos.
– Northern Trust deja de patrocinar el torneo de Riviera, en Los Ángeles, para sustituir a The Barclays como el primer playoff de la FedEX Cup. También cambia el campo: Glen Oaks Club, en Nueva York.
– El torneo de Riviera pasa a llamarse Genesis Open y seguirá celebrándose en enero.
– El Frys.com Open también cambia de patrocinador. Pasa a llamarse Safeway Open.
– Como es bien sabido el WGC Cadillac Championship cambia de sede y patrocinador. Se jugará en México y se llamará WGC México Championship (2-5 de marzo).
– El Wells Fargo Championship cambia de campo. Quail Hollow será la sede el próximo año del PGA Championship y deben reservarlo. Su sustituto será el Eagle Point Golf Club. Las otras sedes de los majors, además del Augusta National, son: Erin Hills (US Open) y Royal Birkdale (Open Championship).
– El Travalers Championship regresa a junio (22-25).
– El John Deere vuelve a julio (13-16).
– El WGC Bridgestone Invitational y el Barracuda Championship regresan a agosto (3-6).
– El Quicken Loans National se jugará en el TPC Potomac.
Aquí os dejamos el calendario completo tal y como ha sido publicado por el PGA Tour:
FECHA | TORNEOS | CAMPOS | SEDE |
Oct. 10-16 | Safeway Open | Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course) | Napa, CA |
Oct. 17-23 | CIMB Classic | Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Oct. 24-30 | World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions | Sheshan International Golf Club | Shanghai, China |
Oct. 24-30 | Sanderson Farms Championship | Country Club of Jackson | Jackson, MS |
Oct. 31-Nov. 6 | Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | TPC Summerlin | Las Vegas, NV |
Nov. 7-13 | OHL Classic at Mayakoba | El Camaleon Golf Club at the Mayakoba Resort | Playa del Carmen, MX |
Nov. 14-20 | The RSM Classic | Sea Island Resort (*Seaside Course, Plantation Course) | St. Simons Island, GA |
BREAK | |||
Jan. 2-8 | Tournament of Champions | Kapalua Resort (The Plantation Course) | Kapalua, HI |
Jan. 9-15 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Waialae Country Club | Honolulu, HI |
Jan. 16-22 | CareerBuilder Challenge | PGA WEST (*Stadium Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course, La Quinta Country Club) | La Quinta, CA |
Jan. 23-29 | Farmers Insurance Open | Torrey Pines Golf Course (*South Course, North Course) | San Diego, CA |
Jan. 30-Feb. 5 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course) | Scottsdale, AZ |
Feb. 6-12 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | *Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course) | Pebble Beach, CA |
Feb. 13-19 | Genesis Open | The Riviera Country Club | Pacific Palisades, CA |
Feb. 20-26 | The Honda Classic | PGA National (The Champion Golf Course) | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
Feb. 27-Mar. 5 | World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship | (To Be Announced) | Mexico City, Mexico |
Mar. 6-12 | Valspar Championship | Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course) | Palm Harbor, FL |
Mar. 13-19 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard | Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge | Orlando, FL |
Mar. 20-26 | World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play | Austin Country Club | Austin, TX |
Mar. 20-26 | Puerto Rico Open | Coco Beach Golf Club | Rio Grande, Puerto Rico |
Mar. 27-Apr. 2 | Shell Houston Open | Golf Club of Houston (Tournament Course) | Humble, TX |
Apr. 3-9 | Masters Tournament # | Augusta National Golf Club | Augusta, GA |
Apr. 10-16 | RBC Heritage | Harbour Town Golf Links | Hilton Head Island, SC |
Apr. 17-23 | Valero Texas Open | TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks Course) | San Antonio, TX |
Apr. 24-30 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | TPC Louisiana | New Orleans, LA |
May 1-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | Eagle Point Golf Club | Wilmington, NC |
May 8-14 | THE PLAYERS Championship | TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
May 15-21 | AT&T Byron Nelson | Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas (TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas) | Irving, TX |
May 22-28 | DEAN & DELUCA Invitational | Colonial Country Club | Fort Worth, TX |
May 29-June 4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide | Muirfield Village Golf Club | Dublin, OH |
June 5-11 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | TPC Southwind | Memphis, TN |
June 12-18 | U.S. Open # | Erin Hills | Hartford, WI |
June 19-25 | Travelers Championship | TPC River Highlands | Cromwell, CT |
June 26-July 2 | Quicken Loans National | TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm | Potomac, MD |
July 3-9 | The Greenbrier Classic | The Greenbrier (The Old White TPC) | White Sulphur Springs, WV |
July 10-16 | John Deere Classic | TPC Deere Run | Silvis, IL |
July 17-23 | The Open Championship # | Royal Birkdale | Southport, Lancashire, England |
July 17-23 | Barbasol Championship | Robert Trent Jones Trail (Grand National Lake Course) | Auburn/Opelika, AL |
July 24-30 | RBC Canadian Open | Glen Abbey Golf Club | Oakville, ON, Canada |
July 31-Aug. 6 | World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational | Firestone Country Club (South Course) | Akron, OH |
July 31-Aug. 6 | Barracuda Championship | Montrêux Golf and Country Club | Reno, NV |
Aug. 7-13 | PGA Championship # | Quail Hollow Club | Charlotte, NC |
Aug. 14-20 | Wyndham Championship | Sedgefield Country Club | Greensboro, NC |
FEDEXCUP PLAYOFFS | |||
Aug. 21-27 | THE NORTHERN TRUST | Glen Oaks Club | Old Westbury, NY |
Aug. 28-Sept. 4 | Deutsche Bank Championship (Monday Finish) | TPC Boston | Norton, MA |
Sept. 4-10 | Open | ||
Sept. 11-17 | BMW Championship | Conway Farms Golf Club | Lake Forest, IL |
Sept. 18-24 | TOUR Championship | East Lake Golf Club | Atlanta, GA |
Sept. 25-Oct. 1 | Presidents Cup | Liberty National Golf Club | Jersey City, NJ |