The PGA TOUR has released its schedule for the 2011 season, which features 41 tournaments through the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, four Fall Series tournaments and a four-event swing through Asia and Australia to conclude the season.
 
Among the notable scheduling changes from 2010 is an open week between the second and third Playoff events – the Deutsche Bank Championship and BMW Championship – and the Viking Classic’s move from the Fall Series to the PGA TOUR Regular Season, playing opposite the British Open (July 14-17). The Reno-Tahoe Open, which had been held the same week as the British Open, moves to the same week as the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational (Aug. 4-7).
 
The season’s traditional opening swing through Hawaii features a new title sponsor with the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, HI Jan. 6-9. The Sony Open in Hawaii (Honolulu) follows Jan. 13-16. Hyundai represents one of five new tournament sponsors on the schedule and reincorporates the tournament’s longtime Tournament of Champions moniker. Then the PGA TOUR and Sony, which recently announced a sponsorship extension through 2014, are presenting live 3D broadcasting from select holes at Waialae Country Club for the first time following successful testing throughout 2010.

2011 PGA TOUR Schedule     

DATE TOURNAMENT TV GOLF COURSE(S) LOCATION PURSE

January

3-9 Hyundai Tournament of Champions GOLF Plantation Course at Kapalua Kapalua, HI $5.6

10-16 Sony Open in Hawaii GOLF Waialae Country Club Honolulu, HI $5.5

17-23 Bob Hope Classic GOLF **PGA West-Palmer Private, PGA West-Nicklaus Private, La Quinta Country Club, SilverRock Resort La Quinta, CA $5.0

24-30 Farmers Insurance Open GOLF/CBS Torrey Pines Golf Course (**South Course, North Course) San Diego, CA $5.8


February

31-6 Waste Management Phoenix Open GOLF/CBS TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course) Scottsdale, AZ $6.1

7-13 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am GOLF/CBS **Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course) Pebble Beach, CA $6.3

14-20 Northern Trust Open GOLF/CBS Riviera Country Club Pacific Palisades, CA $6.5

21-27 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship GOLF/NBC The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain Marana, AZ $8.5

21-27 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun GOLF El Camaleon Golf Club at Mayakoba Riviera Maya, MX $3.7


March

28-6 The Honda Classic GOLF/NBC PGA National (Champion Course) Palm Beach Gardens, FL $5.7

7-13 World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship GOLF/NBC TPC Blue Monster at Doral Doral, FL $8.5

7-13 Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com GOLF Trump International Golf Club - Puerto Rico Rio Grande, Puerto Rico $3.5

14-20 Transitions Championship GOLF/NBC Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course) Tampa Bay, FL $5.5

21-27 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard GOLF/NBC Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge Orlando, FL $6.0

April

28-3 Shell Houston Open GOLF/NBC Redstone Golf Club (Tournament Course) Houston, TX $5.9

4-10 Masters Tournament # ESPN/CBS Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, GA ($7.5)

11-17 Valero Texas Open GOLF/CBS TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks Course) San Antonio, TX $6.2

18-24 The Heritage GOLF/CBS Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head Island, SC $5.7


May

25-1 Zurich Classic of New Orleans GOLF/CBS TPC Louisiana New Orleans, LA $6.4

2-8 Wells Fargo Championship GOLF/CBS Quail Hollow Club Charlotte, NC $6.5

9-15 THE PLAYERS Championship GOLF/NBC TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) Ponte Vedra Beach, FL ($9.5)

16-22 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial GOLF/CBS Colonial Country Club Ft. Worth, TX $6.2

23-29 HP Byron Nelson Championship GOLF/CBS TPC Four Seasons Resort Irving, TX $6.5


June

30-5 the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance GOLF/CBS Muirfield Village Golf Club Dublin, OH $6.2

6-12 FedEx St. Jude Classic GOLF/CBS TPC Southwind Memphis, TN $5.6

13-19 U.S. Open # ESPN/NBC Congressional Country Club Bethesda, MD ($7.5)

20-26 Travelers Championship GOLF/CBS TPC River Highlands Cromwell, CT $6.0


July

27-3 AT&T National GOLF/CBS Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square, PA $6.2

4-10 John Deere Classic GOLF/CBS TPC Deere Run Silvis, IL $4.5

11-17 The Open Championship # ESPN Royal St. George’s Golf Club Sandwich, Kent, UK ($7.3)

11-17 Viking Classic GOLF Annandale Golf Club Madison, MS $3.6

18-24 RBC Canadian Open GOLF/CBS Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club Vancouver, B.C., CAN $5.2

25-31 The Greenbrier Classic GOLF/CBS The Old White Course White Sulphur Springs, WV $6.0


August

1-7 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational GOLF/CBS Firestone Country Club (South Course) Akron, OH $8.5

1-7 Reno-Tahoe Open GOLF Montrêux Golf and Country Club Reno, NV $3.0

8-14 PGA Championship # TNT/CBS Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course) Johns Creek, GA ($7.5)

15-21 Wyndham Championship GOLF/CBS Sedgefield Country Club Greensboro, NC 5.2

PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup (4 events)

22-28 The Barclays GOLF/CBS Plainfield Country Club Edison, NJ $8.0


September

29-5 Deutsche Bank Championship (Labor Day Finish) GOLF/NBC TPC Boston Norton, MA $8.0

5-11 (WEEK OFF)

12-18 BMW Championship GOLF/NBC Cog Hill Golf and Country Club (Dubsdread Course) Lemont, IL $8.0

19-25 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola GOLF/NBC East Lake Golf Club Atlanta, GA $8.0


PGA TOUR Fall Series (4 events)

October

26-2 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open GOLF TPC Summerlin Las Vegas, NV $4.4

3-9 Frys.com Open GOLF CordeValle Golf Club San Martin, CA $5.0

10-16 The McGladrey Classic GOLF Sea Island Resort (Seaside Course) St. Simons Island, GA $4.0

17-23 Children’s Miracle Network Classic GOLF Walt Disney World Resort (**Magnolia Course, Palm Course) Lake Buena Vista, FL $4.7

24-30 CIMB Asia Pacific Classic * GOLF The MINES Resort & Golf Club Selangor, Malaysia $6.0


November

31-6 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions * GOLF Sheshan International Golf Club Shanghai, China $7.0

7-13 (OFF)

14-20 The Presidents Cup GOLF/NBC Royal Melbourne Golf Club Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

21-27 Omega Mission Hills World Cup * GOLF Mission Hills Resort Hainan (Blackstone Course) Hainan Island, China $7.0

# Not PGA TOUR co-sponsored ** Host Course * Unofficial money ( ) 2010 purse amount