{"id":247637,"date":"2026-02-17T05:16:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=247637"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:57:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:57:59","slug":"dominican-republic-to-host-2026-pga-tour-americas-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2026\/02\/17\/dominican-republic-to-host-2026-pga-tour-americas-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic to host 2026 PGA Tour Americas Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PGA-Tour-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-247693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PGA-Tour-logo.png 600w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PGA-Tour-logo-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dominican Republic is solidifying its status as a premier global golf destination, as the PGA TOUR officially announced that the 2026 PGA TOUR Americas season will culminate on the island&#8217;s shores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The season finale, the PGA Ocean\u2019s 4 Tour Championship presented by Scotiabank, is scheduled to take place from 15 to 18 October 2026. The event will be hosted at the PGA Ocean\u2019s 4 course, located within the Playa Nueva Romana residential community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playa Nueva Romana is located between the beach destinations of Juan Dolio and La Romana and is about a 40 minute drive from the capital city of Santo Domingo. This venue holds the distinction of being the only course in the country affiliated with the PGA of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The championship serves as the decisive milestone for the tour\u2019s third season. It will feature the top 60 players from the season-long points standings, all vying for professional advancement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Korn Ferry Tour Cards: The top 10 finishers on the final points list will earn coveted memberships for the 2027 Korn Ferry Tour season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pathways Grant: The top 10 players will also receive a US$15,000 Pathways Player Achievement Grant to support their career development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A boost for Caribbean tourism<br>Government and tourism officials view the tournament as a major victory for the national economy. According to the Ministry of Tourism (Mitur), golf tourism already attracts nearly 300,000 visitors annually, generating an estimated US$400 million in economic impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Hosting the best players on the continent at PGA Ocean\u2019s 4 demonstrates that we have the infrastructure and quality necessary to host the most demanding professional golf tournaments,&#8221; noted Carlos De Linares of the Pi\u00f1ero Group&#8217;s Real Estate and Golf division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 schedule includes 15 tournaments across nine countries, but the spotlight will remain firmly on the Dominican Republic as the final stop where the &#8220;future stars&#8221; of the PGA TOUR are minted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playa Nueva Romana is roughly 40-45 km (about 35-40 minutes) west of La Romana city center and approximately 35-40 km (about 30-35 minutes) east of Juan Dolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more in Spanish:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/americas\/article\/news\/latest\/2025\/12\/03\/pga-tour-announces-2026-pga-tour-americas-schedule-15-tournaments-april-through-october\">PGA Tour <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17 February 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dominican Republic is solidifying its status as a premier global golf destination, as the PGA TOUR officially announced that the 2026 PGA TOUR Americas season will culminate on the island&#8217;s shores. The season finale, the PGA Ocean\u2019s 4 Tour Championship presented by Scotiabank, is scheduled to take place from 15 to 18 October 2026. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2026\/02\/17\/dominican-republic-to-host-2026-pga-tour-americas-finale\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[341,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247637"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247694,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247637\/revisions\/247694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}