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2026 Cadillac Championship betting and fantasy golf preview with key stats, Doral course breakdown, field analysis, and TV times for this week’s PGA Tour event.
The PGA TOUR heads to Miami, Fla., this week for the inaugural Cadillac Championship. This Signature Event will be played at Trump National Doral (Blue Monster) and features a 72-player field with no cut.
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- Dates: April 30th – May 3rd, 2026
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Course: Trump National Doral (Blue Monster)
- Course Type: Florida/ Southeast
- Par: 72 (4x 3’s / 10x 4’s / 4x 5’s)
- Length: 7,739 yards
- Format: 72-hole stroke play
- Greens: TifEagle Bermudagrass
- Fairways: Bermudagrass
- Rough: Bermudagrass 3"
- Bunkers: 110
- Water Hazard(s): - (In-Play on 10 Holes)
- Average Green Size: 7,200 sq. ft.
- Stimpmeter: 11.5 ft.
- Purse/ Winner: $20,000,000 /$3,600,000
- FedEx Cup Points: 700
- Field: 72 Players
- Cut: No Cut
- Playoff Format: Sudden-Death
Cadillac Championship - Course Information
Course Architect:
Comparable Courses:
- Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge – Arnold Palmer Invitational
- Quail Hollow Club – Truist Championship/ 2025 PGA Championship
- PGA National Resort (The Champion Course) – Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
Comparable Location (Miami, Florida):
- PGA National Resort (The Champion Course) – Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. – Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
- Bay Hill Club & Lodge – Orlando, Fla. – Arnold Palmer Invitational
- TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course) – Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. – THE PLAYERS Championship
- Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) – Palm Harbor, Fla. – Valspar Championship
Designer Link (Dick Wilson):
- Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge – Dick Wilson Design (1961) – Arnold Palmer Invitational
- The Country Club of Jackson – Dick Wilson Design (1962) – Sanderson Farms Championship
Comparable Yardage (7,739 Yards):
Comparable Greens (TifEagle Bermudagrass):
- Kapalua (Plantation) – TifEagle bermudagrass .110” – The Sentry
- PGA National Resort (The Champion Course) – TifEagle bermudagrass .110” – Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
- Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge – TifEagle bermudagrass .110” – Arnold Palmer Invitational
- East Lake Golf Club – TifEagle bermudagrass .115” – TOUR Championship
- Port Royal Golf Course – TifEagle Bermudagrass .125″ – Butterfield Bermuda Championship
- Sea Island Golf Club – TifEagle bermudagrass – RSM Classic
Comparable Average Green Size (7,200 sq. ft.):
Cadillac Championship - TV Information (ET)
Cadillac Championship - Course/Tournament History
This marks the inaugural edition of the Cadillac Championship. The tournament will be played at Trump National Doral (Blue Monster), a venue that was last part of the PGA TOUR rotation in 2016.
The Blue Monster most recently hosted the WGC Cadillac Championship from 2007 through 2016, serving as one of the TOUR’s premier stops during that stretch. Overall, this event will represent the 56th time a PGA TOUR event has been held at this course.
Dating back to 1962, the Blue Monster was a consistent fixture on the schedule for more than five decades. It remains one of just nine current venues on the PGA TOUR that have hosted events for over 50 years, highlighting its long-standing significance in professional golf.
Trump National Doral (Blue Monster) originally opened in 1962 and was designed by Dick Wilson. The Blue Monster quickly became a staple on the PGA Tour, hosting the Doral Open for decades beginning that same year. Known for its length, water hazards, and demanding closing stretch, the course earned a reputation as one of the toughest tests in professional golf.
Over the years, the Blue Monster has crowned some of the game’s biggest names, including Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, and Tiger Woods. Its signature finishing hole, the par 4 18th, is one of the most recognizable on Tour, featuring a long carry over water and a narrow landing area that has decided countless tournaments.
In 2014, the course underwent a major renovation led by Gil Hanse, which modernized the layout while preserving its challenging identity. The redesign emphasized strategic angles, reshaped bunkering, and enhanced the risk-reward nature of several holes, particularly around the greens.
Previous Tournament Venues:
| Duration: | Course: | Location: |
| New event for 2026 | Trump National Doral (Blue Monster) | Miami, Florida, United States |
Previous Tournament Names:
| Duration: | Tournament Name: |
| New event for 2026 | Cadillac Championship |
Cadillac Championship - Course Guide/ Scorecard
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Cadillac Championship - Notable Par 3s
Hole 4 | Par 3 | 227 Yards
This is one of the prettiest—and most memorable—holes on the course. Remember that your tee shot is all carry to the elevated, half-moon green of this long par 3. Check the depth of the pin position carefully. It’s a three-club difference from the front of the green to the back.
Hole 9 | Par 3 | 216 Yards
The conservative play is to aim at the left-hand bunker and be a little short. Then rely on your chipping game for an up-and-down par. If you’re feeling daring, fire at the flag from the tee. But remember, anything short of the green will roll back into the water.
Hole 13 | Par 3 | 236 Yards
This is the longest par 3 on the course. Aim at the right edge of the left-hand bunker and use a club that will keep you short, playing for a chip or pitch and a one-putt par. If you want to be like a tour player, you’ll need a full carry over the right-hand bunker, hitting a Jack Nicklaus-style high fade.
Hole 15 | Par 3 | 157 Yards
This is the shortest par 3 on the course, but whatever you do, don’t let up. The peninsula green requires a pinpoint iron shot to keep your ball dry.
There are two distinct elevation changes on the green, so try to put the ball on the correct level. This requires not only accurate distance control on your approach shot, but once you’re on the green a precise feel for distance rolling the ball.
Cadillac Championship - Notable Par 4s
There are ten Par 4s at Trump National Doral (Blue Monster), with the majority of those holes ranging between 450 and 500 yards. No. 16 is the shortest, listed at 370 yards, with the longest being No. 14, playing 475 yards.
Hole 3 | Par 4 | 440 Yards
This sweeping dogleg right around a large lake requires a bold tee shot. There is really no place to bail out because two bunkers guard the left side of the fairway. The more you hug the water off the tee, the better your angle for your approach shot.
Once you get your drive into play, the fun just begins. Take enough club, especially when the pin is back right, because it’s easy to drown your approach if it’s not struck solidly or played to the left side of the green.
Hole 11 | Par 4 | 451 Yards
This split-fairway par 4 has more sand than any other hole on the course with a huge cross bunker at an angle going away from you from right to left. So the farther left you hit your tee shot, the longer the carry.
The fairway on the left runs out at 290 yards from the back tee. Play to that side to open up an angle to a left-front pin. If the pin is on the right, you might choose to play to the right fairway. It’s 250 yards from the back tee to carry the bunker on the right, but if you’re a long hitter, that’s the better strategy.
Hole 16 | Par 4 | 370 Yards
Tour players might try to drive the green of this short par 4, but average golfers should stay right of the massive fairway bunker and then have a wedge or short iron into the green. The four bunkers surrounding the putting surface might be pretty to look at with their fingered designs, but they are deep and tough to play from.
Hole 18 | Par 4 | 473 Yards
The famed 18th hole is recognized as one of the toughest on the PGA TOUR , perhaps because it is the site of numerous collapses and heroic shots. You must keep the tee shot to the right side of the fairway, then hit an approach to the right side of the green.
Even the right rough is not a bad option off the tee, but then you’ll likely need to lay up short of the green to keep from risking a pull-hook into the lake that lurks just off the edge. It’s tempting to bail out into one of the bunkers right of the green, but beware, a sand shot with the water staring at you from across the slick green is no bargain.
Cadillac Championship - Notable Par 5s
There are four Par 5s on the course: No. 1, No. 8, No. 10, and No. 12.
Hole 1 | Par 5 | 578 Yards
With one of the longest runway tees ever designed (70 yards) flowing right from the edge of the practice green, this heart-stopping par 5 requires a strong opening tee shot.
If you take on the bunkers on the right off the tee, you’ll be rewarded with a better angle for your second shot. Note how the green is long from front to back (fully 50 yards) and extremely narrow, protected by water on the right. So keep your layup second on the right side of the fairway, and you’ll have a wider angle of green to play your pitch or short-iron third.
Hole 8 | Par 5 | 590 Yards
In contrast to Hole No. 7, this hole plays as one of the easiest in relation to par but it is a true risk reward par 5. The smart play off the tee is to hit to the left side of the fairway, short of the water.
Then you have options: Long hitters can go for the green in two; short hitters can lay up to the right. You must stay out of the bunkers short of the green, unless you enjoy playing the long explosion, considered one of the hardest shots in the game. The lay-up shot is not easy and leaves you with a tough approach with bunkers in front and water tight against the back of the green.
Hole 10 | Par 5 | 588 Yards
This very long par 5 with water down the entire left side of the fairway is the toughest tee shot on the course and requires clear thinking and strong shot-making.
Consider challenging the water on the left from the tee, then hug the bunkers on the right for an easier approach. From there you’ll have only an 80-yard pitch onto the green and a good possibility at birdie.
Hole 12 | Par 5 | 667 Yards
This hole is all about your second shot. After a solid drive into the fairway, steer clear of the bunker on the right and stay short of the bunker on the left with your next shot. The left side of the fairway opens up the green.
There are three distinctive pin positions: Front left, back left, and back right. Hit a precise approach shot and pay attention to your distance control; otherwise you’ll be playing from greenside sand.
Featured/ Signature Hole(s): 18
Cadillac Championship - Key Statistics
Strokes Gained: Approach
Strokes Gained: Around the Green
Strokes Gained: Putting (Bermudagrass)
Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (Course Length - Very Long)
Driving Distance
Par 3 Scoring: 226+ Yards
Par 4 Scoring: 450-500 Yards
Scrambling %
Birdie or Better %
Bogey Avoidance %
Proximity Gained: 200+ Yards
Comparable Courses and Event History
Cadillac Championship - The Field
The 2026 Cadillac Championship features a loaded 72-player field. The tournament includes fourteen of the top-20 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, headlined by World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.
Basis of qualification for each entrant this week:
- Top 50 on Prior Year's FedExCup Points List
- Aon Next 10 (projected through Zurich Classic of New Orleans)
- Aon Swing 5 (projected through Zurich Classic of New Orleans)
- Sponsor Exemptions - Members not otherwise exempt
- Top 30 OWGR - PGA TOUR Members (projected through Zurich Classic)
- Current FedExCup Points List
- Current Year Tournament Winners, not including Additional Events
Previous Winners in the Field (Course):
- Adam Scott – 2016 (WGC-Cadillac Championship)
- Justin Rose – 2015 (WGC-Cadillac Championship)
Exemptions:
- Joel Dahmen: Sponsor Exemptions - Members not otherwise exempt
- Max Greyserman: Sponsor Exemptions - Members not otherwise exempt
- Max Homa: Sponsor Exemptions - Members not otherwise exempt
- Keith Mitchell: Sponsor Exemptions - Members not otherwise exempt
Notable Withdraws/ Changes:
- Alex Fitzpatrick (IN; on his own number)
- Alex Smalley (IN; on his own number)
- Keith Mitchell (IN; sponsor exemption)
- Max Homa (IN; sponsor exemption)
Cadillac Championship - The Odds
Here’s a breakdown of the top players in the field for this year’s RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links, ranked by current betting odds (via DraftKings). The table below details each player’s five most recent finishes on the PGA Tour/ DP World Tour and their last result at the RBC Heritage. My top plays of the week are included in the PGA Premium package.
| Golfer | Odds | Last 5 Finishes on the PGA TOUR/ *DPWT (Recent -> Past) |
Last 5 Finishes at the Cadillac Championship (Recent -> Past) |
| Scottie Scheffler | +310 | 2-2-T22-T24-T12 | - |
| Cameron Young | +1250 | T25-T3-WON-T3-T7 | - |
| Collin Morikawa | +1950 | T4-T7-5-T7-WON | - |
| Tommy Fleetwood | +2400 | T52-T33-T10-T8-49 | 71 (2015) |
| Patrick Cantlay | +2600 | T8-T12-T7-T32-MC | - |
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