THE Cadillac Championship at Doral is getting its old spot on the schedule, moving back to March next year as part of a reshuffle on the Florida swing that moves the Valspar Championship to early May.
The change also puts the Arnold Palmer Invitational a week after The Players Championship for the first time, leaving a three-week gap between The Players and the Masters.
The Cadillac Championship returned to the PGA Tour schedule this year at Trump Doral for the first time since 2016 and had an awkward spot on the schedule. It was held the first weekend in May under humid conditions and a smaller crowd than when LIV Golf played at Doral. Several players skipped as it preceded another signature event and then the PGA Championship.
For decades — before the advent of World Golf Championships or even signature events — Doral led off the Florida swing and perceived as the start of the road to the Masters.
But putting it back in the Florida swing meant something had to move. That turned out to be the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook in the Tampa Bay area, which usually attracted a reasonable field despite coming after four big events in a five-week stretch.
It will be held May 6-9, the first time it ends on a May date since 2021 when the Match Play Championship was still on the schedule.
