The PGA Tour has released its 2025 schedule. Here are the key changes, the implications of LIV

Not much.

If you're bored with the diversity of Signature Event programming and title sponsor changes and want to tell your friends that the 2025 PGA Tour schedule is out and say, “well, what's changing this year?” feel free to steal that two-word acronym. Not much.

And if your friends happen to follow up with a question, something like, “hey, what's going on with that LIV-PGA Tour deal…?” You may use the same two terms, with a safety caveat. So far, at least, not much.

Don't take my word for it, though. On Wednesday, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan was in Memphis for the FedEx St. Jude went to announce the show and was asked this question:

Does the release of the schedule now indicate that there won't be anything with LIV, at least until next year or '26 or '27?

Monahan needed only four words to answer.

“I think that's right.”

If those short and sweet answers satisfy your curiosity, feel free to scroll to whatever comes next. But if you want to dig a little deeper into those two questions – what's changing on the PGA Tour again what is going on with the LIV deal – well, let's get into it.

The 2025 PGA Tour Schedule is out. What has changed?

On Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. ET the PGA Tour sent an email to its players informing them of the release of its 2025 schedule. After an hour they released everything. And, at first glance, the 2025 plan looks very similar to the 2024 plan.

So what does the schedule look like?

-There are 36 “regular season” events and three FedEx Cup Playoffs, meaning the season also runs from January to August, excluding FedEx Cup Fall.

-Those 36 events include four majors, The Players Championship, eight additional Signature Events, 18 full-field PGA Tour events and five cross-country events (now called “Additional Events”).

-The Tour wanted to highlight that the program is “fully funded,” pushing back on the narrative that the Tour is in trouble with tournament sponsors.

-Monahan referred to 2025 as “the second year of this reimagined plan,” so through that lens the continuation makes sense.

-39 events from January to August take place in 18 different states and Puerto Rico and several countries: The Dominican Republic hosts an event against the field, the national opening in Mexico and Canada are each PGA Tour events, Scottish. The Open is jointly sponsored by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour and Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland will host the Open Championship.

So what are the changes?

-The majors change every year, so let's start there. The Masters will be played at Augusta National (okay, not a change) while the PGA will head to Quail Hollow Country Club in Charlotte, NC, the US Open to Oakmont Country Club just outside of Pittsburgh, Pa., and and Open returns. to Royal Portrush on the northern tip of Northern Ireland.

-The Wells Fargo Championship has become the Truist Championship; when Wells Fargo let its sponsorship expire, Truist recently signed a seven-year deal with the Tour to take on the Charlotte event.

– Because Quail Hollow hosts the PGA, the Truist Championship – a Signature event – will be held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in 2025 before returning to Quail Hollow in subsequent years. Ironically, the Truist Championship at Philly Cricket Club (Signature Event) will take place the week before the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow (the big one) and somehow it feels like they should just scout the grounds and play Truist at Quail Hollow. and PGA in Philly Cricket…

-The RBC Canadian Open will be held at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley for the first time.

-The Canadian Open (June 2-8) has also returned to its place on the schedule the week before the US Open (June 9-15), changing spots with the Memorial tournament, which is now one week earlier (May 26-) June 1) and because the -The US Open in Oakmont now has some Midwest swing, or the swing of a town near the Great Lakes.

-It's been fun to see how Journey stacks up Signature Events with great ones. Do you put them before the majors, after the majors or make it completely clear? In 2025 the Masters will again come the week before the RBC, the PGA will come the week after the Truist and the US Open will be the week before the Travelers, while the Open Championship will sit on its own.

-The ISCO Championship, a golf event formerly known as Barbasol, will now be held at Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Ky., the week of the Genesis Scottish Open.

-The BMW Championship, the second FedEx Cup Playoffs event, returns to Caves Valley in Owings Mills, Md., where Patrick Cantlay defeated Bryson DeChambeau back in 2021.

-Signature Events made two changes: No. 1, will mandate a minimum field size of 72 players. No. 2, Tiger Woods will have a special release to play whenever he chooses.

What does this mean for LIV-PGA Tour negotiations?

As I said at the beginning: so far, not much. And that seems important. There's still a lot going on behind the scenes, but whatever that “something” is it doesn't seem like the PGA Tour and LIV are on the verge of a blockbuster deal. Monahan was asked on Wednesday about talks with LIV's sponsor, the Saudi Public Investment Fund. Here's how you avoid that question:

“There is a lot of momentum [on the PGA Tour]. I think that's reflected in the energy that you saw coming into the playoffs, the '25 schedule, and we've seen and continue to see a lot of new things, and certainly the discussions with the Public Investment Fund are an important part of the journey we're here this year and we'll continue to be there, and as I've said before , you heard other players comment, we continue to discuss regularly. That inspires me. But in reality I won't give more than that and I won't talk in front of people.”

Let's add evidence from a few more relevant statistics. First from Patrick Cantlay, who is on the Tour board – though not the “subcommittee of trade”:

“Well, it's been really quiet, and I agree with you, there hasn't been much conversation in the last few months, which has been nice,” he said. “I think that's just the nature of it. There will be ebbs and flows, depending on what kind of information or announcements come out.”

He added that “whenever we get a meaningful update, that will come back to the board, and I'm sure we'll have a discussion about it.” Which means there has never been a “meaningful review.”

Then there is Rory McIlroy, who is not on the board but is on the transaction sub-committee. Was it consuming his time?

“I haven't been on the transaction committee since June, maybe, at the Memorial,” he said. “The players are not expected to jump on those Monday, Wednesday, and Friday calls. I've actually never been to one – it's been great. It was great.”

I'm sure it went! But again, it's not encouraging in terms of progress.

Then there's Phil Mickelson, who spoke last week about his time on the PGA Tour. He used the past to describe the Tour, while adding that he plans to be involved with his current franchise, the HyFlyers, “probably for the rest of my life.” That suggests you plan for a long life for LIV.

“My focus has changed and I'm building something different. I've tried for decades inside to do it where I was, and I feel like this is the best way to get the things I want to achieve in the game.”

So if you're itching for another PGA Tour season to look and feel like this one, there's reason to feel good about the brand's stability. But if you're expecting a reunion, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm at TPC Sawgrass, for peace in the golf world, don't hold your breath.

You can find the complete schedule for the 2025 PGA Tour below this lovely video of Phil Mickelson.

2025 PGA Tour Schedule

December 30-Jan. 5
Sender (Signature Event)
Plantation Course in Kapalua

January 6-12
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club

January 13-19
American Express
PGA West

Jan. 20-25
Farmers Insurance Open (ends Saturday)
Torrey Pines Golf Course

Jan. 27-Feb. 2
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Signature Event)
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course

February 3-9
WM Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale

February 10-16
Genesis Invitational (Signature Event)
Riviera Country Club

February 17-23
Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
VidantaWorld

Feb. 24-March 2
The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
PGA National Resort

March 3-9
Arnold Palmer Invitational (Signature Event)
Bay Hill Club & Lodge

March 3-9
Puerto Rico Open (Additional Event)
Grand Reserve Golf Club

March 10-16
The Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass

March 17-23
The Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort

March 24-30
Texas Children's Houston Open
Memorial Park Golf Course

March 31-April 6
Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio

April 7-13
Kings
Augusta National Golf Club

April 14-20
RBC Heritage (Signature Event)
Harbor Town Golf Links

April 14-20
Corales Puntacana Championship (Additional Event)
Puntacana Resort & Club

April 21-27
The Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana

April 28-May 4
CJ Cup by Byron Nelson
TPC Craig Ranch

May 5-11
Truist Championship (Signature Event)
Philadelphia Cricket Club

May 5-11
Myrtle Beach Classic (Additional Event)
Dunes Golf & Beach Club

May 12-18
The PGA Championship
Quail Hollow Club

May 19-25
Charles Schwab Challenge
Colonial Country Club

May 26-June 1
Memorial Tournament (Signature Event)
Muirfield Village Golf Club

June 2-8
RBC Canadian Open
TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley

June 9-15
The US Open
Oakmont Country Club

June 16-22
Travelers Championship (Signature Event)
TPC River Highlands

June 23-29
Rocket Mortgage Classic
Detroit Golf Club

June 30-July 6
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run

July 7-13
Genesis Scottish Open
The Renaissance Club

July 7-13
ISCO Championship (Additional Event)
Hurstborne Country Club

July 14-20
The Open
Royal Portrush

July 14-20
Barracuda Championship (Extra Event)
Tahoe Mountain Club

July 21-27
3M Open
TPC Twin Cities

July 28-Aug. 3
Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club

FEDEX CUP Games

August 4-10
FedEx St. Jude Championship
TPC Southwind

August 11-17
BMW Championship
Caves Valley Golf Club

August 18-24
Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club