One day after confirming Travelers as the first sponsor of the new PGA Tour Championship Series, the PGA Tour landed a new sponsor in a multi-year deal.
The Tour and Sompo Property & Casualty, a global insurance and reinsurance organization, on Tuesday announced a new partnership that will make Sompo the sponsor of a full-field PGA Tour tournament beginning in 2027 and continuing as a new PGA Tour Championship Series event beginning in 2028.
Scottie Scheffler of the United States lines up a putt on the 18th green during the final round of the Procore Championship 2025 at Silverado Resort and Spa on September 14, 2025 in Napa, California.
The partnership will debut at Silverado Resort’s North Course in Napa, California, where Sompo will become the sponsor of an event from July 26 to August 1, 2027. The partnership will continue in 2028, when the event transitions to the Championship Series and relocates to a market that will be announced at a later date.
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“Just a few weeks after we announced our new competitive model, we are delighted to welcome Sompo as the first new sponsor supporting the PGA Tour Championship Series that will launch in 2028,” said Dhruv Prasad, the Tour’s chief commercial officer.
James Shea, CEO of Sompo, added: “We are proud to partner with the PGA Tour at such an exciting moment for the sport and to help shape the future of one of its premier events. This partnership represents a major opportunity for Sompo to further expand our global brand awareness and showcase the strength of our business to customers, partners and communities around the world. As a multi-year sponsor of the PGA Tour Championship Series, we are pleased to support a premier platform that reflects the same values of excellence, discipline and high performance, as well as a sense of responsibility to give back to our communities.”
The 2027 Sompo-sponsored event will be broadcast on CBS, Golf Channel and three properties produced from PGA Tour Studios, including PGA Tour LIVE on ESPN+, PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and the World Feed.
NAPA, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 10: Collin Morikawa looks on while playing the 15th hole prior to the Procore Championship 2025 at Silverado Resort and Spa on September 10, 2025 in Napa, California. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
The 2027 full-field event will be contested as a 72-hole stroke-play competition featuring a 144-player field with a 36-hole cut to the top 65 (and ties).
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The North Course at Silverado Resort has been a mainstay for Tour events throughout its history, including annual tournaments from 1968 through 1980 and 2014 through 2025. Recent winners on the Robert Trent Jones-designed course have included the likes of Scottie Scheffler (2025), Sahith Theegala (2023) and Max Homa (2021, 2022).
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: PGA Tour adds Sompo as new tournament sponsor
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