PGA Tour returns to Donald Trumps's Doral course in Miami for Cadillac Championship this week after a decade away

PGA Tour returns to Doral

The Tour opted to return to Doral this season, which is the first under new CEO Brian Rolapp. Cadillac is back as the title sponsor, too, and the Tour opted to elevate the tournament and make it one of its signature events — which comes with an elevated $20 million purse, a limited field and more.

The decision came shortly after LIV Golf, which is now apparently in jeopardy after a tumultuous few weeks for the Saudi Arabian-backed venture, opted not to return to Doral for the 2026 season. LIV Golf has played at several Trump-owned properties, and will play at both the New Jersey and Virginia courses this season.

While the Cadillac Championship is back on the schedule, Rolapp is working to completely revamp the Tour’s schedule in the coming years. It’s unclear if the tournament will remain a signature event in a prominent spot in the schedule.

“We are pleased to welcome back Cadillac, a world-class brand whose partnership with the PGA Tour is synonymous with Trump National Doral, a legacy venue on our schedule,” Rolapp said in December. "We appreciate the support of Cadillac as we bring a new era of the PGA Tour to our fans in Miami."

President Donald Trump attended a LIV Golf event at the Doral course in 2024, though he was not in office at the time. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

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Several stars skipping Cadillac Championship

While top-ranked Scottie Scheffler is in the field this week, several major stars are opting to skip the event — including reigning back-to-back Masters champion Rory McIlroy.

McIlroy has not played since he won at Augusta National earlier this month, and skipped the RBC Heritage the following week. This is now the second straight signature event he’s missed, and the third of the season.

McIlroy has not said why he isn’t playing this week, though he has said recently that he wants to cut down on his schedule a bit. McIlroy is expected to play at the Truist Championship next week at Quail Hollow, the final event before the PGA Championship.

Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick, Robert MacIntyre and Ludvig Aberg, who are all inside the top 15 in the Official World Golf Rankings, aren’t playing either. Fitzpatrick has won on Tour in back-to-back weeks, most recently alongside his brother Alex at the Tour’s team event in New Orleans.

Will Donald Trump attend the Cadillac Championship?

As of Monday afternoon, neither Trump nor the Tour have announced that the president will attend the tournament this weekend.

However, Trump is expected to return to his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, this weekend, according to the Palm Beach Post. The club sits about 75 miles northeast of Trump National Doral, so a trip to the tournament wouldn’t be a complete shock. He attended a LIV Golf tournament there in 2024, too, though he wasn’t in office at the time.