Shriners to end sponsorship of PGA Tour event in Las Vegas

LPGA lost Cognizant as a sponsor four days ago Now one of the PGA Tour’s sponsors is withdrawing.

According to history in Las Vegas Review-JournalShriners Hospitals for Children will no longer be the title sponsor of the fall event at TPC Summerlin.

Since 2007, the event has been called Shriners.

“We have enjoyed an amazing 18 years as host and title sponsor of the Shriners Children’s Open,” said Bob Roller, Shriners Vice President of Sports. Review-Journal. “Being able to tell our incredible stories about the more than 1.6 million children who have benefited from Shriners has been, and always will be, our primary goal.”

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If officials can’t find a new title sponsor, it’s possible the tour will step in and sponsor the tournament for one year to keep its spot on the schedule. This is something that has been done for traditional tournaments in the past, but not recently. The tour has been fully sponsored for the past seven years.

Tournament sponsorship changes are not uncommon on the PGA Tour, with seven new title sponsors added among the 49 events on the 2024 schedule.

But lately, the most problems have been with the autumn schedule. Since LIV Golf burst onto the scene three years ago and the PGA Tour responded with a series of signature big-money events during the regular season, attracting stars and attracting attention to the fall events has been a challenge.

The event has been a part of the Vegas sports scene for 42 years. It is one of eight tournaments in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall Series.

Here’s an overview of all the winners and their prize money since inception:

The 2024 tournament saw a reduction of the total prize fund as well as first place money compared to the previous year. Golf week has reached out to PGA Tour officials for comment and confirmation, but has not heard back.