This is the inaugural Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions. While it originally had a different sponsor (Good Good), the new title sponsor is highlighting the PGA Tour’s return to Austin, TX, for the first time since the 2023 Dell Technologies Match Play event.
This the penultimate event of the FedExCup Fall, a series of eight tournaments played after the Tour Championship that finalizes eligibility for the 2027 season (top 100 players in the FedExCup standings). The winners of the fall events receive 500 FedExCup points, Official World Golf Ranking points, a two-year PGA Tour exemption – which will earn them their card for the Championship Series in 2028 – and invitations to the Players Championship and PGA Championship.
About Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Fazio Canyons)
The Fazio Canyons Course at Omni Barton Creek Resort plays 7,451 yards as par 72. The golf course opened in 1999, but in 2022, Tom Fazio renovated his own original design to prepare it for a PGA Tour event. This included extending the tee boxes to increase overall course length and difficulty. The course winds through Short Spring Branch and limestone cliffs with threatening water hazards and fairways lined by red oaks and sycamore trees.
Who to Watch at the 2026 Austin Championship
The field includes 80% of the players that played in last week’s event down in Mexico – the World Wide Technology Championship. Blades Brown returns to action after winning for the first time on the PGA Tour last week, joined by other young stars Jackson Koivun, Miles Russell and Austin Smotherman. Russell just signed with Florida State.
We predict Doug Ghim will earn his first career PGA Tour win in his 195th career start. He has six consecutive top-20 finishes, including a second-place finish at the Bank of Utah Championship and a T6 finish at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open.
Ghim played at the University of Texas and had this to say about being back in Austin: “Always excited to be back where I went to school. It’s always cool to come back and kind of relive some old memories. Excited for a good week.”
How to Watch the 2026 Austin Championship
You can watch coverage of the 2026 Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions on the Golf Channel during the following windows. All times below are ET.
Thursday, Nov.12: 2:00pm-5:00pm ET on Golf Channel
Friday, Nov. 13: 2:00pm-5:00pm ET on Golf Channel
Saturday, Nov. 14: 2:00pm-5:00pm ET on Golf Channel
Sunday, Nov.15: 2:00pm-5:00pm ET on Golf Channel
