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Pennsylvania is targeting a PGA Tour stop at Cobbs Creek Golf Course following the successful PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. State officials, including Deputy Secretary of Tourism Anne Ryan, are advocating for more major golf events in the state.
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The PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club just outside Philadelphia is capping off a strong run of top-tier golf tournaments for Pennsylvaniaâinluding the U.S. Open and PGA Tourâs Truist Championship last year, as well as the 2024 U.S. Womenâs Open.
State officials are making efforts to make that a more common occurrence.
âI really do want the PGA Tour at Cobbs Creek,â Pennsylvania Deputy Secretary of Tourism Anne Ryan tells Front Office Sports. âIâm obsessed with it.â
Cobbs Creek is a 110-year-old public golf course in Philadelphia thatâs in the final year of a major restoration project that was designed in part to make the venue capable of hosting major golf competitions. In 2025, Tiger Woodsâs foundation opened its TGR Learning Lab Philadelphia location at the course, too.
âCobbs Creek has such a phenomenal story,â Ryan says. âTiger Woods is a partner in it. It has a huge youth education component, and itâs beautiful. So, if we could get the PGA Tour at Cobbs Creek to help tell a really rich story, I think that would be incredible.â
Philadelphia is one of the major markets PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp has said the tour would like to play in on an annual basis, alongside Boston, New York, Chicago, and others.
The PGA Tour moved the 2025 edition of the Truist Championship, Charlotteâs annual tournament, to the Philadelphia Cricket Club since Quail Hollow Club in the Queen City was hosting the PGA Championship. The PGA Tour has not publicly pinpointed specific courses in the Philadelphia area it would like to play in moving forward.
Pennsylvaniaâs sports marketing and tourism program, which annually offers up to $5 million in incentive funds for major events, could be a key factor in the state landing more golf events, Ryan says.
The PGA Championship received a total of $2.5 million in state funding, according to Ryan.
âThere is a cost to host these events,â Ryan says. âThe state comes in, injects some dollars, because we know that itâs a force multiplier in terms of the economic impact. We invest $2.5 million in it, but this event alone is expected to generate $125 million. Thatâs a huge ROI.â
Attendance this week is expected to reach 200,000 fans. Corporate hospitality sales are well over $20 million, and mark the second-highest for a PGA Championship behind .
Cobbs Creek Golf Course is undergoing a major restoration to host significant golf competitions, aiming to enhance Pennsylvania's reputation as a golf destination.
Pennsylvania has hosted several top-tier tournaments, including the PGA Championship, U.S. Open, and PGA Tourâs Truist Championship.
Pennsylvania Deputy Secretary of Tourism Anne Ryan is a key advocate for bringing the PGA Tour to Cobbs Creek Golf Course.
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That financial success for the PGA translates to positive momentum for Pennsylvaniaâs long-term goals, which include plans as ambitious as landing the Super Bowl.
âIt gives us permission to go and seek out and secure the next 10 years of championships,â Ryan says.
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