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12/15 09:48 CST Cadillac returns as title sponsor for Trump's course at Doral
Cadillac returns as title sponsor for Trump's course at Doral
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) --- Cadillac is returning as the title sponsor of
a lucrative PGA Tour event held at Trump National Doral, which will hold one of
the $20 million signature events in 2026.
The Cadillac Championship will be held the first weekend in May on the course
once dubbed the "Blue Monster." Doral first became part of the PGA Tour
schedule in 1962, and it was held each year through 2016 until becoming a World
Golf Championship under various names.
Brian Rolapp, the CEO of the PGA Tour, referred to Trump National Doral as a
"legacy venue on our schedule."
"We appreciate the support of Cadillac as we bring a new era of the PGA Tour to
our fans in Miami," Rolapp said in a statement.
Cadillac was the title sponsor of the WGC at Trump National Doral from 2011
through 2016. But the automaker chose not to renew its contract, the PGA Tour
could not find a replacement sponsor for Doral in 2016 when President Donald
Trump was the presumptive Republican nominee and the WGC event was moved to
Mexico City.
Doral is among eight courses that has held a regular PGA Tour event for at
least 50 years --- the others are Riviera, Pebble Beach and Torrey Pines in
California; Colonial (Texas), Waialae (Hawaii), Harbour Town (South Caroline)
and Muirfield Village (Ohio).
It returned to the golf landscape in 2022 by hosting a LIV Golf event each of
the last four years until returning to the PGA Tour schedule for 2026. The tour
designated Trump National Doral a signature event before it signed Cadillac as
the title sponsor.
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