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AP and Golf Channel reporting checked Sunday, August 9, 2026 says the FedEx St. Jude Championship will not be part of the PGA Tour's top-tier Championship Series in 2028. That is not just a Memphis story. It is a statement about how the Tour wants the FedExCup to matter.
The PGA TOUR's July 28, 2026 Sompo announcement did more than add a sponsor. It showed how cold the TOUR's new map is going to be once markets get judged like premium inventory.
The PGA TOUR's official July 28, 2026 announcement says Sompo will sponsor a full-field event at Silverado Resort from July 26-August 1, 2027 before the partnership shifts into the TOUR's Championship Series in 2028.
On June 23, 2026, Brian Rolapp outlined the PGA Tour's new 2028 competition model: a Championship Series, a Challenger Series, bigger fields, cuts, no sponsor exemptions, and a match-play Tour Championship.
The June 23, 2026 PGA Tour announcement included one especially healthy detail: no sponsor exemptions in the Championship Series. That is exactly the kind of consequence this product has been missing.