The PGA Tour is restructuring its format, and the new split tour will involve more events in more cities. Will Seattle be one of them? Possibly.

Beginning in 2028, the PGA Tour will play the PGA Tour Championship Series and PGA Tour Challenger Series at the same time, as announced by PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp on June 23.

The Championship Series will be the top tier, and players in the Challenger Series can move up to the Championship. The recommendation came from the PGA's Future Competition Committee, which Rolapp announced the formation of in August 2025. Rolapp said at the time that the goal was significant change."

Seattle, among other larger markets, is reportedly being targeted as a host site for the revamped 2028 lineup, according to ESPN. The PGA Tour has identified 10 of the 15 events for the 2028 Championship Series, and Seattle is reportedly in the running to take one of the five remaining slots. The area has not hosted a PGA Tour event since 2015 when the U.S. Open was held at Chambers Bay in University Place.

The PGA Tour listed Boston, Denver, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C., as examples of new markets under consideration for 2028.

The Boeing Classic, a PGA Tour Champions event for golfers age 50 and older, is played at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge and celebrated its 20th anniversary last August. It has seemingly prevented the Seattle area from hosting an event on the primary PGA Tour previously with officials reportedly worried it would clash with the Boeing Classic and potentially upset the event's title sponsor.

The full 2028 lineup will be released in early 2027. Some event names might come out around the Tour Championship, which will be played Aug. 27-30 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, where Rolapp is scheduled to speak at a news conference.

Chambers Bay and Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish are potential options should the PGA come to Seattle, given their hosting histories. Chambers Bay hosted the 2010 U.S. Amateur, the 2015 U.S. Open, the 2021 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball and the 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur. It will also host the 2027 U.S. Junior Amateur and 2033 U.S. Amateur. Sahalee hosted the 1998 PGA Championship, the 2010 U.S. Senior Open and the 2016 and 2024 Women’s PGA Championships.

B.R. Koehnemann, director of corporate communications for KemperSports, which operates Chambers Bay, said the company is unable to comment on the matter of a potential PGA event at the course. Kipp Johnson, general manager of Sahalee Country Club, said the club had no comment on whether it is in discussions with the PGA as well.

Chambers Bay’s greens received less than favorable reviews from players following the 2015 U.S. Open. Henrik Stenson said the greens were like “putting on broccoli.” Rory McIlroy said they weren’t “as green as broccoli,’’ and “they’re more like cauliflower.” The issue was due to feuding fescue and poa annua grasses and a long dry spell. Poa invaded the area, forcing the club to switch to bluegrass. The club closed for six months in October 2018 and reopened in April 2019 with poa greens.

Sahalee is known for the trees that line its course, making it scenic but also more difficult with tight fairways.

Josh Carpenter of the Sports Business Journal reported in May that "several executives listed Sahalee as an option for 2028.

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