The 2026 Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster Course marks the PGA Tour’s long-awaited return to one of golf’s most iconic venues in South Florida.

After a 10-year hiatus since the 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship, the Tour is back to one of its most storied venues: The Blue Monster, a Dick Wilson design from 1962, and reworked by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner in 2014, will play to a par 72, and stretch to about 7,739 yards with water in play on roughly half the holes.

The new Signature event, the fifth of the 2026 Tour season, will bring a star-studded no-cut field to Miami for a $20 million purse.

The field will feature many of the Tour’s top-ranked players, including seven of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Rankings, headlined by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.

Known for its many water hazards, deep bunkers and undulating greens, Doral’s Blue Monster is a dynamic risk-reward layout. The 18th hole (473-yard par 4) is a classic finisher: often ranked among the toughest on Tour, with water and drama that has produced heroic shots and heartbreaking collapses alike.

In all, 72 golfers will vie for the tournament’s trophy and a first-place check totaling $3.6 million, along with 700 FedEx Cup points.

Here’s more on what to expect at this year’s Cadillac Championship in Miami, Florida.

PGA Tour Skinny

Tournament: Cadillac Championship
Dates: Apr. 30-May 3, 2026
Title Sponsor: Cadillac
Event Week: 16th (of 33)
Venue: Trump National Doral
Course: The Blue Monster
Where: Doral, Miami, FL
Architect: Dick Wilson & Robert von Hagge (1962)
Reno: Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner (2014)
Distance: Par 72, 7213 yards
Field: 72
Cut: No Cut
Format: Stroke, 72 holes
Purse: $20,000,000
Winning Share: $3,600,000
Winning FEC Pts: 700
Winning OWGR Pts: 70
Defending Champion: New

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Key Storylines

• The Return of the Blue Monster After a Decade-Long Hiatus: The PGA Tour is back at one of its most iconic venues for the first time since the 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship. The Blue Monster hosted Tour events for over 50 consecutive years (1962–2016), producing legends like Tiger Woods (four wins), Greg Norman, and Jack Nicklaus. Now redesigned by Gil Hanse, this no-cut Signature event with a $20M purse marks a high-stakes homecoming on a 7,739-yard beast featuring water hazards on nearly half the holes, penal rough, and that infamous closing stretch.
• Scottie Scheffler Hunts for Momentum as World No. 1: Scottie Scheffler headlines the field and enters as the clear favorite after a strong season that included a win at The American Express. Fresh off a playoff loss at the RBC Heritage, he’ll look to dominate a course that rewards precision and ball-striking. With seven of the top 10 in the current FedExCup standings teeing it up, a victory here would further cement his status in what’s shaping up as another dominant year.
• Past Doral Winners Adam Scott and Justin Rose Return for Redemption:
  Adam Scott (2016 winner) and Justin Rose (2012 winner) are back on familiar turf. Scott earned entry via the Aon Next 10 and has made every cut this season, while Rose—fresh off a T3 at the Masters and an earlier win—brings recent form. Both know how to navigate the Monster’s risk-reward holes and could provide veteran fireworks on a layout that has historically favored experience.
• Hot Young Guns and Breakout Stars Chase Signature Glory: Cameron Young (recent Players winner and multiple top-3s), Chris Gotterup (two wins already), Collin Morikawa (on a tear with near-constant top-10s), and Alex Fitzpatrick (Zurich Classic winner earning his Signature invites) highlight a group of rising talents. The Blue Monster’s demanding driving and scrambling demands will test who can step up in this star-studded 72-player field.
• The Dramatic 18th Hole and “Monster” Legacy Loom Large: The par-4 18th (473 yards) has long been one of the Tour’s toughest closers, with water guarding the green and a history of both heroic shots and heartbreaking collapses. Combined with the course’s wind-exposed layout and deep bunkers, expect classic Miami theater—birdie barrages in calm conditions or survival golf when the breeze picks up. This event revives the venue’s reputation for producing unforgettable moments in front of passionate South Florida crowds.

Cadillac Championship History

The Cadillac Championship doesn’t have much history, in fact, as a new Signature event, it has no history. But as a PGA Tour event contested at Doral’s famed Blue Monster it can trace its roots back to 1962 and the Doral C.C. Open Invitational, where Billy Casper edged Paul Bondeson to claim the $9,000 prize.

The tournament was played at various points in March, and sometimes in late February. Both the tournament’s title and sponsor changed over the years, but up until 2000 it included Doral in the marquee. Title sponsors included Ford Motor Company, Genuity, Ryder, and Eastern Air Lines.

The Doral Golf Resort & Spa was formerly known as the Doral Country Club and was the sister hotel to the famous Doral Hotel on the ocean in Miami Beach, Florida.

The tournament usually attracted one of the strongest fields on the PGA Tour outside of the major championships and the World Golf Championships. The champions at Doral include major winners Jack Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf, Lee Trevino, Billy Casper, Raymond Floyd, Greg Norman, Hubert Green, Ben Crenshaw, Lanny Wadkins, Tom Kite, Nick Faldo, Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson, Geoff Ogilvy, Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson, and Patrick Reed.

In 2005, nine of the top ten players in the official world rankings participated. After an exciting final round duel with then World No. 4 Mickelson, Woods won by a shot to regain the No. 1 ranking he’d lost six months earlier to Vijay Singh, who finished in a tie for third.

The 2006 Ford Championship at Doral marked the end of the Doral Open tournament as the Tour introduced the FedEx Cup the following year (2007) and boosted the importance of the World Golf Championships. However, the field for the final Ford Doral event included nine of the top 10 in the world rankings. Woods repeated as champion, one-stroke ahead of runners-up Camilo Villegas and David Toms.

In 2007, now under the WGC banner, the event was reinvented with a new sponsor (CA and later Cadillac), a new hosting month (March), and a new permanent host (Doral, Florida).

Due to the WGC events taking precedence over regular PGA Tour events, though, the Cadillac Championship was given the history of the original American Express event (1999), and not the more historic Doral/Ford Championship (1962) legacy.

The Tour left after 2016 following Trump’s stunning win of the U.S. Presidency. It moved to Mexico. The course then hosted LIV Golf events from 2022–2025 before the PGA Tour revived the Cadillac Championship name for 2026 as one of the season’s eight Signature events.

With four victories, including three straight (2005-07), Woods holds the record for most wins at Doral. Norman, Floyd and Andy Bean were three-time winners.

History: Tournament Names

• Cadillac Championship (2026-)
• WGC-Cadillac Championship (2007-16)
• Ford Championship at Doral (2003-06)
• Genuity Championship (2001-02)
• Doral-Ryder Open (1987-00)
• Doral-Eastern Open (1972-86)
• Doral-Eastern Open Invitational (1970-71)
• Doral Open Invitational (1964-69)
• Doral C.C. Open Invitational (1962-62)

History: Recent Winners

2016: Adam Scott (-12)
2015: Dustin Johnson (-9)
2014: Patrick Reed (-4)
2013: Tiger Woods (-19)
2012: Justin Rose (-16)
* Playoff

History: Cadillac Championship Records

Low Score: 264 – Tiger Woods (2005)
Low Under-Par: -24 – Webb Simpson (2005)
Largest Winning Margin: 6 Strokes – Hubert Green (1976)
Highest Winning Score: 284 – Patrick Reed (2014)
Highest Winning To-Par: -4 – Patrick Reed (2014)
Wins: 4 – Tiger Woods (2005-07, 2013)

The Cadillac Championship Field

As a Signature event, the field at Trump Doral is stacked, featuring 21 of the top 30 players in the Official World Golf Rankings, including seven of the top 10.

Leading the way is world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who aims for his second victory of 2026 after back-to-back runner-up finishes, including a playoff loss to Matt Fitzpatrick as Hilton Head.

Joining Scheffler will be six more top-10 ranked players, including Cameron Young (4), Justin Rose (5), Collin Morikawa (6), Tommy Fleetwood (7), Russell Henley (8), and J.J. Spaun (10).

Seven of the ten players, ranked from eleven (11) through twenty (20) in the OWGR, will also tee it up this week at the Blue Monster, including Chris Gotterup (11), Sepp Straka (13), Hideki Matsuyama (15), Ben Griffin (16), Justin Thomas (17), Harris English (18), and Jacob Bridgeman (19).

Alex Noren (22), Akshay Bhatia (24), Si Woo Kim (25), Viktor Hovland (26), Keegan Bradley (27), Sam Burns (29), Maverick McNealy (30), Patrick Cantlay (32), and Shane Lowry (35) are some of the familiar names in the top 35.

The four players in the field on a sponsor’s invite include Joel Dahmen (181), Max Greyserman (67), Max Homa (118), and Keith Mitchell (108).

Other marquee names teeing it up this week: Jake Knapp (36), Jason Day (39), Daniel Berger (40), Gary Woodland (45), Jordan Spieth (50), Brian Harman (51), Adam Scott (54), and Rickie Fowler (56).

Alternates include Michael Thorbjornsen, Brooks Koepka, Billy Horschel, Wyndham Clark, and Marco Penge.

Cadillac Championship Odds

Players will be tested by one of the toughest layouts on the PGA Tour — the Blue Monster at Doral.

Bookmakers have made Scottie Scheffler the overwhelming favorite with odds of 3-1. The Texas native enters off a back-to-back runner-up finishes (Masters and the Heritage).

Behind Scheffler, at 12-1, is big bomber Cam Young, who enters off a win and T3 in his last three starts.

Rounding out the top-3 favorites in Miami is Collin Morikawa. The two-time major winner enters in peak form, including five consecutive top 10s, highlighted by a win at Pebble Beach and two top-5 results.

Russell Henley and Tommy Fleetwood round out the top-5 favorites at 22-1.

Top-10 Betting Favorites

Pos-Player(Odds)
1. Scottie Scheffler (3-1)
2. Cameron Young (12-1)
3. Collin Morikawa (20-1)
4. Russell Henley (22-1)
4. Tommy Fleetwood (22-1)
6. Chris Gotterup (25-1)
6. Jake Knapp (25-1)
6. Patrick Cantlay (25-1)
6. Sam Burns (25-1)
10. Si Woo Kim (28-1)
10. Min Woo Lee (28-1)

Full Field: Rank & Odds

Cadillac Championship . Trump National Doral (Blue Monster) . Doral, Miami, FL . Apr 30-May 3, 2026

Jeff Smith contributed to this preview.

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