The Blue Monster at Trump National Doral Miami: from PGA Tour to LIV Golf hosting

Miami, FL – The Blue Monster at Trump National Doral Miami this week will host the 3rd annual (2025) LIV Golf Miami which has been part of LIV Golf League since its inaugural season in 2023. The course previously hosted a PGA Tour tournament Doral Open from 1966 until 2004, and held a World Golf Championships (WGC) tournament organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours from 2005 until 2016 before moving to Mexico from 2017 to 2019. - History The course broke ground in 1960 and opened two years later in 1962. From 1963 to 1965 the course held the unofficial PGA Tour event Miami All-Star Golf where players like Sam Snead, Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan dominated the tournament. From 1966 to 1971 the Doral Open was initially held as the invitational tournament before moving into open tournament status from 1972 onwards. Jack Nicklaus was the inaugural tournament winner with Craig Parry becoming the tournament's final winner before the course elevated into WGC status starti...