The inaugural Austin Championship debuts from November 12 to 15, 2026, at the Fazio Canyons Course at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas, featuring a $6 million purse and 500 FedEx Cup Fall points.
The PGA Tour returns to Austin, Texas, for the first time since Sam Burns won the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in March 2023, Pgatour reported.
The new event serves as the penultimate tournament on the 2026 FedEx Cup Fall schedule, Golfweek noted.
Course Renovations Complete for Tournament
The Fazio Canyons Course underwent a seven-month renovation in 2022 that originally targeted bunkers before evolving into a project providing new tees, greens, and an updated irrigation system across the par-72 layout, Lineups reported.
The venue measures 7,451 yards, Pgatour stated.
A field of players is set to compete on the property, which features fairways ranging from 25 to 55 yards wide and water hazards coming into play on six holes, Rotogrinders reported. The tournament features a $6 million total purse, with $1.08 million awarded to the winner along with 500 FedExCup points, Hard Rock Bet noted.
Top-Ranked Smotherman Enters Field
Austin Smotherman enters the week as the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 53 in the Official World Golf Ranking, Golfpost reported.
Smotherman has secured victories at the Bank of Utah Championship and the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Hard Rock Bet reported.
Five former University of Texas players feature in the field: Pierceson Coody, Doug Ghim, Christiaan Maas, Tommy Morrison, and Beau Hossler, Golfweek reported.
Maas and Morrison secured two of the four available sponsor exemptions, Golfweek noted.
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Top 100 FedEx Cup Players Secure Cards
Players outside the top 100 in the FedEx Cup Fall standings face pressure as the season nears its conclusion, Betfair reported. The top 100 players on the final standings earn full PGA Tour cards for the 2027 season following next week’s RSM Classic, Golf Channel stated.
Competitors ranked between 51st and 60th at the end of the series also earn entry into the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational next year, Betfair noted.
Play concludes on Sunday, November 15, Hard Rock Bet reported.
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