The Insperity Invitational has come a long way since its first tee-off in 2004. Back then, it was called the Administaff Small Business Classic and was played at Augusta Pines Golf Club in Spring, Texas, not The Woodlands, the course it’s currently played on. It has since moved venues, changed its name, and more than doubled its purse. Today, it is the richest non-major event on the PGA Tour Champions calendar.
Historically, the Insperity Invitational was played in October for the first eight years, but it shifted to its current May slot in 2012 and has been a spring fixture since then. The 2026 edition runs May 8-10 at The Woodlands Country Club, Texas. This year, the field consists of 78 players and spans 54 holes, with no cut, meaning every professional who completes all three rounds receives a paycheck.
The tournament offers a prize purse of $3 million, and the purse has steadily grown since the tournament’s debut. In 2004, when Larry Nelson won the inaugural edition, the total purse stood at $1.6 million. It stayed flat through 2010 and then climbed gradually, reaching $1.8 million in 2013, $2 million in 2014, and $2.2 million in 2018. The purse saw the biggest jump in 2022 when the purse rose to $2.3 million. Then, by 2023, it was $2.7 million. The purse hit its $3 million mark in 2025 and has held there in 2026…