Aronimink likely has a long wait for another major, but the PGA Tour could be returning to the region soon

Some fans and players weren’t sure if Aronimink Golf Club’s classic, nearly 100-year-old course would stand a chance against the skill and power of golf’s modern stars.

But after a triumphant PGA Championship weekend that featured record ratings, a challenging course, and a first-time champion in Aaron Rai, could more professional golf tournaments be coming to Aronimink?

Short answer: probably not any time soon. Long answer?

“Do we know if something is definitively coming back to Aronimink in the next 5, 10, 15 years? The answer is no,” Michael Lewers, Aronimink member and the general chair of the 2026 PGA Championship, said. “Is it likely that something may happen, or possible? It’s very likely, not guaranteed, not definite, but, to me, it would be likely that there would be some inquiry sometime down the road for perhaps another event of some kind in the future.”

In the last two years, the Philly area has hosted two successful golf events in the PGA Championship and last year’s Truist Championship, which was at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. The U.S. Open will return to Merion Golf Club in 2030 and will be hosted at that club every 10 years thereafter.

But it’s also possible that the area will get a more regular PGA Tour stop. The PGA Tour’s future competition committee currently is reevaluating the tour’s competition schedule, including everything from venues, markets, field sizes, and the number of events.

As part of that reevaluation, new PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp said at March’s Players Championship that the tour is prioritizing hosting regular events in big markets and at historic courses.

“We are evaluating markets like New York; Chicago; Philadelphia; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.; Boston; and many others, places where there is a strong fan demand for our sport and a chance to reach new fans,” Rolapp said.

The PGA Tour declined to comment for this story, but Philadelphia certainly is a big market with a few historic courses.

Josh Carpenter from Sports Business Journal reported that the PGA Tour is expected to expand into at least three new markets with the new competition calendar, and Philadelphia is under strong consideration to be one of those markets.

The Olde Course at Cobbs Creek Golf Club, which is expected to reopen in fall 2027, just before the new PGA Tour competition schedule begins in 2028, could be a potential site, in addition to Aronimink, Merion, and the Cricket Club.

Additional major championships are less likely, however. Majors are hard to get and are assigned decades in advance. The earliest available PGA Championship slot is 2036, and the earliest available U.S. Open slot is 2043.

But the PGA Championship was a rousing success, which means it’s more likely than ever that Philadelphia becomes a hotbed for professional golf.

“These older, traditional golf courses, they all showed that, while they were built 100 years ago, they all can stand the test of the world’s best players, and that says something,” Lewers said. “What it means is that Philly has so much potential for future opportunities for future big golf events.”