Charleston area golf enthusiasts are weighing in on future venues for the PGA Tour’s Tour Championship, with Kiawah Island Golf Resort among the courses suggested by readers for the event starting in 2028. The PGA Tour announced a plan for a two-week match-play format for the Tour Championship beginning in 2028, which includes moving the tournament to various venues across the country.
Two readers specifically named Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s Ocean Course as a preferred location. One reader from Luzerne, Pennsylvania, and another from Granville, Ohio, both put forward the Kiawah Island course as a potential host. The current host, East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, has been the subject of discussion regarding its future as a permanent venue.
Other suggestions from readers across the country included prominent courses such as Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York; Country Club of Detroit in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan; Pine Valley Golf Club in Pine Valley, New Jersey; Cypress Point Club in Pebble Beach, California; and Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida. Midwestern courses like Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisconsin; Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois; Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, Illinois; Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois; and Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin, were also mentioned, with one reader noting they have been neglected.
Additional venues proposed included Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California; Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon; Pacific Dunes in Bandon, Oregon; The Lido in Nekoosa, Wisconsin; Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles, California; Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Briarcliff Manor, New York; The Links at Lawsonia in Green Lake, Wisconsin; National Golf Links of America in Southampton, New York; Sand Hills Golf Club in Mullen, Nebraska; Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colorado; Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma; TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina; and Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York.
