The 2026 season has seen some unexpected changes in the schedule. The biggest one was probably the exclusion of the season-opening Signature event, The Sentry. After the PGA of America adjudged the Kapalua Plantation Course to be unplayable to host the event, it was taken off the calendar for next season. Then, possibly to Rory McIlroy‘s dislike, they announced the addition of the Good Good Championship sponsored by Good Good Golf. And now, the PGA Tour has given another big update.

As revealed by NUCLR GOLF, “🚨⛳️🏌️ #NEW — The PGA Tour announces the Biltmore Championship in Asheville as new 2026 Fall event (Sept. 17-20). The event will take place at Jack Nicklaus designed The Cliffs at Walnut Cove in North Carolina.” After the Good Good Championship, which was already added to the FedEx Cup Fall events schedule, the Biltmore Championship is the second tournament that will join the ranks after the playoffs next season.

The tournament will be co-hosted by Biltmore Estate and Explore Asheville. This will be the first time a tournament will be played in Asheville in 2026 since 1942. The last time the PGA Tour hosted an event here was The Asheville Land of the Sky Open. It was officially played from 1939 to 1942. Interestingly, Ben Hogan won each of them. The LPGA Tour also hosted a tournament in the region, the Asheville Open, which was played till 1960.

After the PGA Tour dropped the news, most of the fans had the same reaction. And it was all directed towards the Jack Nicklaus 2005-designed golf course. Let’s see what they had to say.

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PGA Tour’s new event for 2026 gets fans excited

As exciting as the fans were about the PGA Tour returning to Asheville, they were happier to learn that the Biltmore Championship will be played on The Cliffs at Walnut Cove. One of them said, “It’s pretty good up here in WNC,” sharing a picturesque view of the course. Looking at the challenging sandtraps and the beautiful fairways with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background certainly makes it look like the course is pretty good.

Giving a more detailed summary of the course, someone wrote, “This is a course I’ve read about and hope to play (before we attend a wedding in the area) .. supposed to be three or four courses built around an exclusive community of BIG DOUGH homes .. it can play really long 7200yds+ or short ~5000yds. Great choice PGA!” As it will host a PGA Tour event, they would probably prefer opting for the longer part of the course. So long-range hitters like Rory McIlroy would enjoy driving through the big fairways. Even though he doesn’t usually participate in the Fall events.

Looking at how beautiful the course was, one of the netizens complained, “Why can’t some of these course make the regular season schedule NOT THE FEEDER SEASON.” They were hoping to see such a beautiful course being played on during the main season of the FedEx Cup. Stars like Scottie Scheffler & Co. might not opt to play in the Biltmore Championship because of that.

Coming back to acknowledging the amazing course, someone wrote, “This course looks sickkkkkk.” After browsing through some of the pictures, The Cliffs at Walnut Cove will certainly be a visually appealing venue every fan would love to watch pros play at. Even if the top golfers don’t decide to play in the event.

However, while commending the beauty, one fan also criticized the challenges the course might present. They wrote, “Played it. Beautiful, fun, unique course. However, the pros will abuse this course. Predicting the winner at like -28.” While there are a few holes on the course that present a difficult challenge, like the par-3 #7, there are also a few awfully easy fairways on the course, like the par-5 #8. That is probably why the Biltmore Championship has been pushed into the Fall season.