The PGA Tour announced Monday it is returning to Asheville, North Carolina, next season for the first time in more than 80 years.

The Tour, Biltmore Estate and Explore Asheville are bringing a new FedEx Cup Fall tournament to the Jack Nicklaus-desgined The Cliffs at Walnut Cove for the Biltmore Championship.

As part of a four-year agreement, Biltmore Estate and Explore Asheville will serve as co-title sponsors of Asheville’s first Tour event since 1942, with the inaugural tournament set for Sept. 17-20, 2026.

“After more than eight decades since the Asheville Land of the Sky Open, the PGA Tour is pleased to make its return to the Blue Ridge Mountains with the Biltmore Championship in Asheville, a proud name synonymous with the region,” said Tyler Dennis, PGA Tour Chief Competitions Officer.

The unveiling of the event comes just more than one year since Tropical Storm Helene left historic devastation to the region.

“Bringing a world-class golf tournament to the mountains of North Carolina creates an opportunity to make a positive, enduring impact on our community and economy,” said Mark Hemphill, Chief Marketing Officer of Biltmore.

The Cliffs at Walnut Cove is a private facility in Arden, North Carolina, just minutes from Asheville Regional Airport and a short drive from downtown Asheville. Ranked among the top courses in the state, the 7,167-yard venue sits in a valley bordering the Pisgah National Forest and Blue Ridge Parkway, with 18 holes that wind through former farmland and the streams and woodlands of mountain laurel.

Asheville’s Land of the Sky Open was first contested in the early 1920s, and the Asheville Open was an official Tour tournament from 1939 to 1942, with World Golf Hall of Famer Ben Hogan winning the final three beginning in 1940. The Biltmore Championship in Asheville will mark the seventh all-time Tour event in the city.

The Tour also recently announced the addition of the Good Good Championship, which will be played Nov. 9-15, 2026, at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa Fazio Canyons Golf Course in Austin, Texas.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: PGA Tour announces Biltmore Championship, new FedEx Cup Fall event for Asheville, N.C.

Reporting by Adam Schupak, Golfweek / Golfweek

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