Las Vegas to not have a PGA Tour event for the first time in 43 years
For the first time in over four decades, the PGA Tour will not visit Las Vegas. The Tour usually visits during the Fall portion of its schedule, but they're not doing that anymore.
The PGA just released the 2025 schedule, and the usual trip to Sin City was absent.
The Shriners Hospital for Children just ended its title sponsorship for the annual tournament after 17 years. Among the eight tournaments on the 2024 Fall schedule, none replaced the Shriners Children's Open.
J.T. Poston won the event this year, which could be the final iteration of a tournament that's been around since 1983. For the most part, the rest of the 2025 Fall schedule remains the same.
Bob Roller, vice president of sports for Shriners, said via SBJ:
“We have enjoyed a tremendous 18 years as the host and title sponsor of the Shriners Children’s Open. The opportunity to tell our incredible stories of the more than 1.6 million children that have received care from Shriners was, and always is, our primary goal.”
Roller also added that the PGA Tour has long "been a tremendous partner along the way," and he thanked them and the Las Vegas community for hosting the event for so long. It's unclear what the future holds for the tournament now that it has no host and is not on the immediate schedule.
PGA Tour unveils new Fall schedule
Those hoping for a PGA Tour event in Las Vegas next fall will be disappointed. After 43 years, the Shriners Children's Open has been left off the schedule. Here's what the rest of the schedule looks like.
The Procore Championship will again kick off the Fall schedule two weeks after the Tour Championship. The Sanderson Farms Championship will follow after the Ryder Cup on October 2-5.
Baycurrent Classic, formerly known as the ZOZO, will take place from October 9-12 in Japan. The Black Desert Championship will take place during the final weekend of October.
The final three events of the year will be the World Wide Technology Championship from November 6-9, the Butterfield Bermuda Championship from November 13-16, and the RSM Classic from November 20-23.
Tyler Dennis, the Tour’s chief competitions officer, said via Yahoo! Sports:
“Building on an incredibly compelling FedExCup Fall, the upcoming eligibility changes further heighten the drama and excitement for fans, with more at stake for players than ever before."
Of course, the Shriners Children's Open is missing, but Shriners wasn't the sponsor since the beginning. They have been the title sponsor since 2008, so others have led the event for a long time. Still, the PGA Tour opted to remove it from the schedule for 2025, throwing its future into jeopardy.