Upcoming Golf Events in USA 2026: Full Season Calendar

The golf season does not end in August. It just changes shape.

The majors are finished. All four men's majors and all five women's majors are in the books. What is left is the part of the year that actually decides things — playoffs, team cups, and a fall stretch where players are competing for their jobs.

If you are mapping out the upcoming golf events in USA 2026, there is far more on the calendar than most people realize. Three FedExCup Playoff events. A Presidents Cup outside Chicago. Eight fall tournaments. A Solheim Cup. Two season finales, in Naples and Phoenix.

Here is the whole thing, in order, with dates and venues you can plan around.

1. The FedExCup Playoffs: August 13–30

The playoffs run three straight weeks across three states, and the field shrinks every Sunday.

*One date detail worth getting right: East Lake's official tournament window is August 26–30, but the four competitive rounds run August 27–30. August 26 is Wednesday — gates open, parking shuttles start running from Lakewood Amphitheatre, hospitality opens. Both date ranges you have seen are correct. One is the ticketed week, one is the golf.

There is no 36-hole cut at any of the three. Nobody packs up on a Friday. You just do not get invited to the next one.

Winners of the first two events collect 750 FedExCup points, the same haul as a major. That is why the leaderboard swings get violent in August. A good Sunday in Memphis can move a player thirty spots.

The finale is straight 72-hole stroke play with everyone starting at even par. Win at East Lake, win the FedExCup.

What Channel Are the FedExCup Playoffs On?

CBS has the weekend rounds at all three events, with Golf Channel handling the early rounds and weekend lead-ins. New for 2026: ESPN carries live playoff golf on its main channel for the first time, in two-hour windows during rounds one and two. PGA TOUR Live streams all four days across multiple feeds.

How Much Are Tickets to the 2026 Playoffs?

East Lake is the value play — daily grounds start at $35, the cheapest of the three weeks by a wide margin. Memphis sells general admission as Grounds+, which includes food and non-alcoholic drinks at concession stands across the property. That is a genuinely good deal for a full day out.

2. BMW Championship — St. Louis, August 20-23

Week two heads to Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country, Missouri, just outside St. Louis. Competition runs Thursday, August 20 through Sunday, August 23, with tournament week opening August 18. Purse is $20 million and the field drops to 50.

This is the first PGA TOUR visit to St. Louis since the 2018 PGA Championship at this same course. The city has not forgotten.

Saturday grounds tickets are already sold out. Sunday was expected to follow within days of that announcement.

How Much Are Tickets to the 2026 BMW Championship?

Mostly Sold OUT but if you still want in, verified resale is the route. Grounds tickets include off-site parking at The Family Arena with a shuttle to the main gate. Mastercard holders get preferred pricing while supplies last, and youth 15 and under enter free with a ticketed adult.

What Channel Are the BMW Championship On?

Broadcast follows the same shape as Memphis. ESPN takes a two-hour window in rounds one and two, Golf Channel handles early rounds and weekend lead-ins, CBS carries the weekend finish, and PGA TOUR Live streams all four days. Exact windows post the week of the event.

3. TOUR Championship — Atlanta, August 26-30

The official tournament window at East Lake is August 26–30, but the four competitive rounds run Thursday, August 27 through Sunday, August 30. Wednesday the 26th is the professional practice round. Gates open, shuttles start running from Lakewood Amphitheatre, and hospitality venues open for business. So both date ranges are correct. One is the ticketed week, one is the golf.

Everyone starts at even par — the old staggered starting-strokes format is gone, so whoever wins here takes the season-long title outright. Tommy Fleetwood defends, with $10 million to the winner.

The Presidents Cup: Medinah, September 21–27

The 16th Presidents Cup comes to Medinah Country Club's Course No. 3 outside Chicago, with tournament week running September 21–27 and the matches themselves September 24–27. Brandt Snedeker captains the United States against Geoff Ogilvy's International Team.

Medinah is the sixth different US venue to host it, and Course No. 3 has hosted just about everything else — a Ryder Cup, two PGA Championships, three US Opens, a BMW Championship.

Here is the wrinkle that makes August matter more: the top six American qualifiers are locked by FedExCup points earned through the BMW Championship. So Bellerive is not just a playoff event. It is the last chance to play your way onto the team.

Eight Golf Events, September to November

This is the part of the season most fans skip, and it is the most human stretch of the year. Everyone here is playing for status.

Two of these are brand new. The Biltmore Championship Asheville marks the TOUR's return to the Blue Ridge Mountains for the first time in more than 80 years — the region last hosted the Asheville Open, which Ben Hogan won in its final three editions from 1940 to 1942.

The Good Good Championship brings the TOUR back to Austin for the first time in three years, with the entertainment brand putting its name on a full tour event.

The stakes are simple and brutal. Players outside the top 70 are trying to finish inside the top 100 to secure 2027 status, with conditional status available down to 125. The RSM Classic locks the final standings.

The LPGA's Run to Naples

The women's schedule has the longest runway left of anyone, and it finishes with the biggest single purse in the sport.

The Solheim Cup is the headline. Team USA defends in the Netherlands after winning 15.5–12.5 in Virginia in 2024, and it is one of only two unofficial events on the calendar.

Then the CME Group Tour Championship closes the official season with an $11 million purse. If you are picking one LPGA week to watch, that is it.

PGA TOUR Champions: The Charles Schwab Cup

The 50-and-over tour runs a playoff of its own, and 2026 marks its tenth edition.

The regular season closes with the SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina in mid-October. From there the field cuts down three times.

The Stifel Charity Classic in St. Louis opens the playoffs October 23–25 with 72 players — the first time that event has kicked off the postseason. The Simmons Bank Championship at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock follows with 54. The Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Phoenix Country Club settles it November 12–15 with the top 36.

Every event airs on Golf Channel.

Korn Ferry Finals, LIV Golf, and the DP World Tour

A few more things worth knowing about if you follow the wider game.

The Korn Ferry Tour Finals run four events from mid-September into October, ending with the Korn Ferry Tour Championship in Virginia's Richmond region October 8–11. The top 20 on the points list earn 2027 PGA TOUR membership. This is where next year's rookies get made.

LIV Golf wraps early. Its Individual Championship runs August 20–23 at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield, Indiana, and the Team Championship closes the season August 27–30 at The Cardinal at Saint John's Resort in Plymouth, Michigan.

Overseas, the DP World Tour finishes with its own playoff: the Abu Dhabi Championship at Yas Links November 5–8, then the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai November 12–15.

December: The Fun Stuff

The Skechers World Champions Cup returns the week of November 30, blending the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup formats across Team USA, Team Europe, and Team International. The Grant Thornton Invitational puts LPGA and PGA TOUR players in mixed teams at Tiburón December 11–13.

And the PNC Championship comes back to the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando the week of December 14, which remains the most enjoyable golf broadcast of the year.

What the Pros Do That You Can Actually Steal

Watching up close, the thing you notice is not the ball speed. It is the pause before the club comes out of the bag.

They are not looking at a number and swinging. They adjust for wind, elevation, and temperature first, then pick a club. The yardage on the sprinkler head is a starting point, not an answer.

That gap — between the raw number and the plays-like number — is where most amateur rounds quietly fall apart. You hit a good shot with the wrong club and walk off wondering what happened.

That is the whole idea behind the Captain Pro rangefinder. It reads slope, applies True Distance for the conditions you are actually standing in, and then tells you what club to hit instead of leaving you to guess. The Captain Air does the same core job at a lower entry point. And if you would rather build that knowledge on the range first, the Rainmaker gives you real carry numbers instead of the ones you hope are true.

One fair warning on both Captain models: you need to pair them with the app for the full club recommendation experience. That is a step, and it is worth knowing before you buy. Do it at home, not in the parking lot before your tee time.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which golf tournaments are left in 2026?

Quite a lot. The FedExCup Playoffs run August 13–30, the Presidents Cup is September 21–27 at Medinah, and the eight-event FedExCup Fall runs from mid-September through the RSM Classic on November 19–22.

On the women's side, the LPGA plays through November 22 at the CME Group Tour Championship, with the Solheim Cup on September 11–13. PGA TOUR Champions finishes November 12–15 in Phoenix.

Which golf championships are coming up in 2026?

The three FedExCup Playoff championships close the PGA TOUR season: the FedEx St. Jude Championship (Aug 13–16), the BMW Championship (Aug 20–23), and the TOUR Championship (Aug 26–30). The Presidents Cup follows September 21–27 in Illinois.

Those are the headline upcoming golf events in USA 2026, along with the Solheim Cup in September and the two season finales in November.

Are the 2026 majors already finished?

Yes. All four men's majors and all five women's majors have been played. The Masters, PGA Championship, US Open, and Open Championship are complete, as are the Chevron Championship, US Women's Open, KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Amundi Evian Championship, and AIG Women's Open.

The next major is the 2027 Masters in April.

Where is the 2026 golf championship being played?

The FedExCup finale is at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, which has been the TOUR Championship's permanent home since 2005. The two playoff events before it are at TPC Southwind in Memphis and Bellerive Country Club just outside St. Louis.

The Presidents Cup is at Medinah Country Club's Course No. 3 near Chicago.

Which famous golfers are playing this fall?

Scottie Scheffler heads into the playoffs as world number one and FedExCup frontrunner. Tommy Fleetwood defends the FedExCup he won last year, and Justin Rose defends his FedEx St. Jude title.

Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Cameron Young are all in the opening field. Who reaches Atlanta depends entirely on the next two Sundays.

The Bottom Line

There is a lot of golf left in 2026. Three playoff weeks in August, a Presidents Cup in September, and a fall stretch that runs to Thanksgiving.

If you clear one afternoon, make it August 30 at East Lake. If you clear two, add the Presidents Cup. And if watching the best players in the world work out their yardages makes you want better numbers in your own bag, that is the honest takeaway. The gap between good golf and frustrating golf is usually not the swing. It is the information you had before you made it.

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