{"id":2834,"date":"2026-05-25T09:20:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/2834\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T09:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:20:26","slug":"pga-tour-bullish-on-early-sales-for-2026-presidents-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/2834\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA Tour bullish on early sales for 2026 Presidents Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The PGA Tour is at nearly 75% of its goal for premium sales for the 2026 Presidents Cup, which is now less than a year away at a renovated Medinah Country Club outside Chicago. With the Ryder Cup now in the past, the Presidents Cup is the next major team golf event on the calendar. <\/p>\n

Joie Chitwood, the longtime motorsports executive known for running events like the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500, is at the helm of the Presidents Cup<\/a>. He\u2019s been living in the Chicago area for more than two years preparing for next fall\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n

In addition to premium sales being at 75% of goal a year out, general tickets are at 40%, having just gone on sale at the beginning of September. While the Ryder Cup and PGA of America made headlines for their $750 ticket for competition rounds at Bethpage Black, the Presidents Cup\u2019s top general grounds ticket tops out at $165 for a Saturday pass. Practice day tickets for Tuesday and Wednesday of the Presidents Cup start at $50, Chitwood said. <\/p>\n

RELATED: PGA Tour turns attention to 2026 Presidents Cup<\/a><\/p>\n

The early sales numbers give Chitwood the confidence to say the 2026 Presidents Cup will be the most successful ever, at least from a commercial point of view. All in, Chitwood expects around 200,000 people on the ground throughout the week in Chicago. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe market\u2019s responding extremely well both from a ground commission and a premium product perspective,\u201d Chitwood said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got some really reasonable and very accommodating pricing for our fans, which I think is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Presidents Cup went to market with five main hospitality options: The 1924 Club, Presidential Suites, Windy City Suites, Hillside Suites and The Terrace. <\/p>\n

The 1924 Club is the top individual premium option that\u2019s available on a daily basis. One ticket to the club costs $8,000 and includes access to Medinah\u2019s clubhouse, premium food and beverage, one valet parking pass for every four passes purchased, and a private viewing deck on the 15th hole. Though 1924 isn\u2019t sold out, it\u2019s \u201cdoing very well,\u201d Chitwood said.<\/p>\n

\"1924A daily pass to the 1924 Club at the Presidents Cup costs $8,000 PGA Tour <\/p>\n

The Presidential Suites are what the PGA Tour is calling its most premium product for the week. The total investment, not including taxes, is $430,000 for the week, Wednesday-Sunday in groups of 75 suite passes. Also included in the package are two corporate host passes and 16 weekly grounds passes, as well as premium parking. Customers can customize a food and beverage package for an additional cost. The Presidential Suites, which are sold out for the week, are located at the 14th green. <\/p>\n

The event also has already sold out of its Hillside Suites option. That means only the Windy City and Terrace options still have tickets available from a group perspective, Chitwood said. <\/p>\n

Medinah sets up well for a Presidents Cup from a logistics perspective. With three 18-hole golf courses, the property provides plenty of space for patron parking and transportation, including a Metra train stop just steps outside the club\u2019s borders. <\/p>\n

Chitwood said his group has tapped into Chicago teams to give the event a genuine local feel. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s part of the beauty of sport when you have an event that — who knows if it\u2019s ever back here,\u201d Chitwood said. \u201cSo, let\u2019s make sure we take advantage of this market and make it part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The PGA Tour is at nearly 75% of its goal for premium sales for the 2026 Presidents Cup,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2835,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1296],"tags":[1993,44,144,1323],"class_list":["post-2834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-presidents-cup","tag-fan-experience","tag-golf","tag-pga-tour","tag-presidents-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}