PGA Tour puts Colorado on short list for new event
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Scottie Scheffler hits a shot during the BMW Championship at Castle Pines in 2024. Photo: Mitchell Byars/Axios
Colorado could become a regular stop for the world's best golfers as the PGA Tour considers Denver for a coveted spot on its dramatically revamped schedule.
Why it matters: Landing a PGA event would give Colorado something it hasn't had in two decades: a consistent presence on golf's premier circuit.
Driving the news: The PGA Tour announced earlier this summer it's overhauling its schedule and season format starting in 2028.
- Longstanding events in Hawaii, Memphis and Atlanta are canceled, paving the way for new tournaments in new markets.
- And the Denver area is on the short list as a new host, along with Boston, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
- The PGA hasn't specified how many new stops would be added to the calendar.
Flashback: Colorado's longest sustained run on the PGA tour was The International at Castle Pines Golf Club, which was played for 21 consecutive years before ending in 2006.
- Colorado then went 18 years without a regular PGA Tour event, with the notable exception of the 2014 BMW Championship at Cherry Hills in Arapahoe County.
- The U.S. Senior Open visited Colorado in 1993 at Cherry Hills and in 2008, 2018 and 2025 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs.
Context: Colorado has long faced real and perceived hurdles to hosting elite pro golf events, including concerns that the state's dry air and elevation allow the world's longest hitters to overpower courses.
- But the Korn Ferry Tour, the PGA's feeder system, came to Berthoud in 2019 after the construction of the monstrous 8,000-yard TPC Colorado, a course designed to challenge even the longest hitters.
- The PGA's BMW Championship also returned to Castle Pines in 2024.
By the numbers: That event drew about 138,500 spectators and generated a total economic output of $114.7 million.
What's next: Castle Pines, Cherry Hills, TPC Colorado and the incoming Rodeo Dunes complex give tournament organizers a growing roster of potential venues if the PGA decides to put Colorado back on its regular rotation.