I'm friends with a very predominant member of Colonial and is on the board for the tourney. He told me that their Sponsor Dean and Deluca hasn't paid their full share for the 2017 tournament and they've completely backed out of 2018 leaving Colonial high and dry a mere 6 months before they tee it up again.
The interesting thing is that the board isn't feeling the love from the PGA tour. In fact he's a bit nervous that the tour may push for one event in DFW especially with the move of the PGA championship. The one thing Colonial has going for it is that it's the oldest on tour and the players really enjoy the course. It will be interesting to hear the development of this.
The interesting thing is that the board isn't feeling the love from the PGA tour. In fact he's a bit nervous that the tour may push for one event in DFW especially with the move of the PGA championship. The one thing Colonial has going for it is that it's the oldest on tour and the players really enjoy the course. It will be interesting to hear the development of this.