The Senior Players Championship is getting a new home.
The PGA Tour announced Tuesday that beginning in 2027, Hoag will become the title sponsor for the Senior Players Championship, one of five major championships contested annually on PGA Tour Champions.
The newly named Hoag Senior Players Championship at Newport Beach will be played at Newport Beach Country Club, which has hosted the Tour’s Hoag Classic since 1996. The 2027 tournament will be held March 22-28, with a five-year agreement in place ensuring PGA Tour Champions will remain at Newport Beach Country Club through 2031.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 27: A bunker is seen on the 4th green during Round One of the Hoag Classic at Newport Beach Country Club on March 27, 2026 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
The Senior Players Championship, launched in 1983, has previously visited Canterbury Golf Club (Cleveland); Westchester Country Club (N.Y.); Baltimore Country Club; Fox Chapel Golf Club (Pittsburgh); The Philadelphia Cricket Club; Caves Valley Golf Club (Baltimore); and Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, where the event has been contested since 2019. The 2026 tournament, which has been played as the Kaulig Companies Championship over the last four years, will be held July 9-12.
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“We are thrilled to usher in this new era of the Senior Players Championship with our longtime partners Hoag and Newport Beach Country Club,” said PGA Tour Champions President Miller Brady. “The Hoag Classic has long been a best-in-class event on the Champions Tour, and it’s great to know we will be adding to that legacy with a senior major championship starting in 2027.”
Thirteen members of the World Golf Hall of Fame have won the SENIOR PLAYERS, including Arnold Palmer (1984-85), Chi Chi Rodriguez (1986), Gary Player (1987), Billy Casper (1988), Jack Nicklaus (1990), Raymond Floyd (1996, 2000), Hale Irwin (1999), Mark O’Meara (2010), Fred Couples (2011), Bernhard Langer (2014-16), Vijay Singh (2018), Retief Goosen (2019) and Ernie Els (2024).
“Hoag is proud to welcome the Senior Players Championship to Orange County through our longstanding partnership with PGA Tour Champions and Newport Beach Country Club,” said Andrew Guarni, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Hoag. “As title sponsor, Hoag is honored to help elevate one of golf’s most prestigious championships while showcasing Orange County on a global stage. This milestone reflects our continued commitment to excellence, community and creating meaningful experiences that bring people together both on and off the course.”
Hoag, a regional healthcare delivery system in Orange County, California, became the title sponsor for the Champions Tour’s longtime Newport Beach tournament in 2018.
Newport Beach Country Club, which sits along Pacific Coast Highway in the heart of Newport Beach, was designed by famed architect William Bell in 1953. Dating back to 1996, Newport Beach is the longest-tenured host course on PGA Tour Champions.
The Senior Players, which has been owned and operated by the PGA Tour since its inception, will now be operated by HNS Sports Group, which has managed operations for the Hoag Classic since 2000 and overseen the tournament in its entirety since 2024.
Adam Schupak is a senior writer for Golfweek, covering the PGA Tour.
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