Aronimink Golf Club has been beyond a pleasant surprise for the PGA Championship. The course right in the suburbs of Philadelphia was one many analysts would worried would get picked apart by the modern game, particularly the distance players now have off the tee. But with some diabolical pins throughout the week and some good conditions, it’s been one of the most entertaining PGA Championship venues and locations that we’ve seen in recent years. And the hope is that we’ll get more like this in the future.
In the simplest terms, the course hosting a major championship dictates the quality of the major in many ways. It can be a pedestrian PGA Championship at a familiar course like Quail Hollow, but one at an unfamiliar place like Aronimink can rock the way it has. So, let’s get out the crystal ball and see what the future PGA Championship locations look like and which ones stand out as future sites for this tournament. Of course, we’ve got to start with next year and the 2027 PGA Championship.
Where is the PGA Championship next year?
The 2027 PGA Championship will head to PGA Frisco in Frisco, TX for the first time in the championship’s history. The resort and course actually didn’t open until 2023, but was built in conjunction with the PGA of America and their new headquarters. As such, PGA Frisco will now become an anchor site of the PGA Championship in both the men’s and women’s major championship rotation, and the 2027 tournament will be the first stop for the men.
Despite its brief time being open, PGA Frisco has wasted no time in hosting major tournaments, first welcoming the Senior PGA Championship in 2023, then hosting the 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship two years later. Those events were won by Steve Stricker and Minjee Lee, respectively…