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The golf tournaments of Naples

No other club in America currently welcomes PGA Tour Champions, the LPGA, and a mixed PGA Tour/LPGA event in a single season the way Tiburón does — and that's only part of the Naples tournament calendar. The confirmed roster, with history.

Naples punches far above its size in tournament golf. The confirmed current roster as of July 2026:

EventTourVenueStatus
Chubb Classic presented by SERVPROPGA Tour ChampionsTiburón — Black CourseFeb 2026: David Toms won at −13; annual
CME Group Tour ChampionshipLPGA (season finale)Tiburón — Gold CourseNov 2025: Jeeno Thitikul repeated; $11M purse; annual
Grant Thornton InvitationalMixed PGA Tour + LPGA teamsTiburónDec 2025: Novak/Coughlin won at a record 28-under; next Dec 7–13, 2026
Terra Cotta InvitationalElite amateurNaples National30th edition, 2026: Connor Doyal won at −12; annual (April)
U.S. Open local qualifyingUSGA2026: Vineyards CC (North) & KensingtonAnnual rotation

Chubb Classic — Southwest Florida's longest-running pro event

Contested in Collier County since 1988 (formerly the ACE Group Classic), the PGA Tour Champions stop began at The Club at Pelican Bay and has toured the market's best rooms: The Vineyards, The Classics at Lely Resort, Bay Colony, Pelican Marsh, TwinEagles, Quail West and TPC Treviso Bay — before settling at Tiburón's Black Course in 2021, the Black's first professional use. David Toms took the 2026 edition at 13-under.

CME Group Tour Championship — the biggest check in women's golf

The LPGA's season finale on Tiburón's Gold Course carries an $11 million purse with $4 million to the winner — the largest single prize in women's golf. Jeeno Thitikul defended her title in November 2025.

Grant Thornton Invitational — the Shark Shootout's heir

Greg Norman founded this event's ancestor in 1989 (the RMCC Invitational, beloved as the Shark Shootout, later the QBE Shootout), and it played Tiburón's Gold Course from 2001 through 2022. In 2023 it was reborn as the mixed-team Grant Thornton Invitational pairing PGA Tour and LPGA players; Andrew Novak and Lauren Coughlin won the December 2025 edition at a record 28-under. The next edition runs December 7–13, 2026.

Terra Cotta Invitational — the amateur crown jewel

Held each April at Naples National — caddies required, no cut — the Terra Cotta ranks around 10th among 3,000+ U.S. amateur events (excluding collegiate). Past champions include Justin Thomas, Matt Kuchar, Emiliano Grillo, Bud Cauley and Peter Uihlein; Connor Doyal won the 30th edition in 2026 at 12-under.

U.S. Open local qualifying

The USGA's local qualifying rotation regularly visits Naples: the 2026 sites were the Vineyards CC (North) — where Michael Welch medaled with a 66 — and Kensington Golf & Country Club.

Editorial note: tournament results, dates and venues on this page are reviewed annually; details current as of July 2026.

Want to live where the tours play? See the Tiburón community profile, or the charity and social events that surround tournament season.

Common questions

FAQ

Three at Tiburón Golf Club alone: the PGA Tour Champions Chubb Classic (February, Black Course), the LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship (November, Gold Course), and the mixed PGA Tour/LPGA Grant Thornton Invitational (December). Naples National hosts the elite-amateur Terra Cotta Invitational each April.

December 7–13, 2026, at Tiburón Golf Club. The event succeeded the QBE Shootout — the Greg Norman-founded Shark Shootout that played Tiburón from 2001 through 2022 — and became a mixed PGA Tour/LPGA team event in 2023.

An $11 million purse with $4 million to the winner — the largest single prize in women's golf. Jeeno Thitikul won back-to-back titles in 2024 and 2025.

A 30-year-old elite amateur invitational at Naples National Golf Club, ranked around 10th among 3,000+ U.S. amateur events. Justin Thomas, Matt Kuchar, Emiliano Grillo, Bud Cauley and Peter Uihlein are past champions.

Since 1988: The Club at Pelican Bay, The Vineyards, The Classics at Lely Resort, Bay Colony, Pelican Marsh, TwinEagles, Quail West and TPC Treviso Bay — and since 2021, Tiburón's Black Course.

Yes — the Chubb Classic, CME Group Tour Championship and Grant Thornton Invitational at Tiburón are public ticketed events each season.

Sources & methodology. Compiled 2026-07-15 from the published sources below plus our community database. Fee and renovation figures are reported/estimated unless marked club-published; verify all numbers with each club before relying on them.

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