New York State Snags PGA Golf Championships in Economic Push

New York is set to host three major PGA golf tournaments in the next few years, providing an economic jolt for Long Island and Rochester communities that’s estimated at half a billion dollars.

The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is expected to come to Bethpage State Park on Long Island in 2028, the first time the tourney will be held on that course, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday with Derek Sprague, the PGA of America’s chief executive officer and Atif Zaim, KPMG’s deputy chair and US managing principal.

The men’s PGA Championship will return to Bethpage in 2033 and ...