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2024 Florida schedule for PGA, LIV golf tournaments now in limbo. What we know and don't know

Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-Press
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On May 31, Golfweek published a story with the headline "PGA Tour's 2024 schedule is coming soon — '90-plus percent' done."

Not so fast.

Less than a week after that story was put on the world wide web, the golf universe was turned upside down when the PGA Tour announced on June 6 it would be part of a new golf union with the LIV Tour (backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund) and the DP World Tour.

With some of the initial shock of the news having worn off, the questions about how it is going to work are stacking up. This now again includes the 2024 schedule.

The PGA Tour features a "Florida swing" in late February and March as part of its annual schedule with stops in Orlando, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Harbor (near Tampa) and Ponte Vedra Beach outside of Jacksonville, home of the PGA Tour's headquarters.

In its very short existence, LIV has two Florida stops on its schedule: Orlando (March 31-April 2 and Miami later this year (Oct. 20-22). LIV tournaments are three rounds. The PGA Tour players compete over four rounds.

Between the PGA Tour and the LIV golf tour, Florida will have six professional golf tournaments featuring the two organizations in 2023.
Between the PGA Tour and the LIV golf tour, Florida will have six professional golf tournaments featuring the two organizations in 2023.

What are the PGA Tour and LIV golf tournaments in Florida?

Here is a look at the PGA and LIV professional golf tournament schedule and results in the Sunshine State in 2023:

The Honda Classic

LEAGUE: PGA Tour

WHERE: PGA National Resort and Spa (The Champion), Palm Beach Gardens

2023 WINNER: Chris Kirk, $1.512 million from a purse of $8.4 million

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Arnold Palmer Invitational

Scottie Scheffler reacts with his wife Meredith Scudder on hole 18 after winning the tournament during the fourth and final round of The Players golf tournament Sunday, March 12, 2023 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Scottie Scheffler of Dallas won the tournament at 17 under par with Tyrell Hatton at 12 under par as runner-up.
Scottie Scheffler reacts with his wife Meredith Scudder on hole 18 after winning the tournament during the fourth and final round of The Players golf tournament Sunday, March 12, 2023 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Scottie Scheffler of Dallas won the tournament at 17 under par with Tyrell Hatton at 12 under par as runner-up.

LEAGUE: PGA Tour

DATES: Feb. 27-March 5

WHERE: Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando

2023 WINNER: Kurt Kitayama, $3.6 million from a purse of $20 million

The Players Championship

LEAGUE: PGA Tour

DATES: March 6-12

WHERE: TPC Sawgrass (The Players Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach

2023 WINNER: Scottie Scheffler, $4,500,000 from a purse of $25 million

Valspar Championship

LEAGUE: PGA Tour

DATES: March 13-19

WHERE: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor

2023 WINNER: Taylor Moore, $1,458,000 from a purse of $8.1 million

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LIV Tour-Orlando

Oct 28, 2022; Miami, Florida, USA; Brooks Koepka plays his tee shot off the eighth tee box during the first round of the season finale of the LIV Golf series at Trump National Doral. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 28, 2022; Miami, Florida, USA; Brooks Koepka plays his tee shot off the eighth tee box during the first round of the season finale of the LIV Golf series at Trump National Doral. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

WHERE: Orange County National (Crooked Cat)

WHERE: Orange County National (Crooked Cat)

2023 INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Brooks Koepka, $4 million

2023 TEAM WINNER: Torque GC (Joaquin Niemann, Sebastian Munoz, Mito Pereira, David Puig), share $3,000,000

LIV Tour-Miami

TBD

Has a Florida golf course ever hosted one of golf's major championships?

In this April 13, 1986, file photo, Jack Nicklaus watches his putt drop for a birdie on the 17th hole during the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National in Augusta, Ga. Nicklaus’ unlikely win that year is considered perhaps the greatest moment in Masters history.
In this April 13, 1986, file photo, Jack Nicklaus watches his putt drop for a birdie on the 17th hole during the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National in Augusta, Ga. Nicklaus’ unlikely win that year is considered perhaps the greatest moment in Masters history.

Golf has four major championships: The Masters, the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open, and The Open Championship in Europe.

Florida has only hosted two of golf's major championships:

Some golf experts like to call The Players championship the sport's unofficial "fifth major." That tournament is played every year in Florida at the TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course) in Ponte Vedra Beach.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: PGA, LIV tournament schedule for Florida question mark for 2024 season