Match Play Condition Downgraded; Not On Early 2015 Schedule

Doug Ferguson took a tournament date announcement by the Valero Open and deduced the disappointing news that a WGC Match Play sponsor has not been secured and no date will be available in the early part of the 2015 schedule.

He writes:

But an announcement out of Texas on Tuesday made one thing clear. There is no room on the schedule for the Match Play Championship between the start of the year and The Players Championship.

The Valero Texas Open announced that it would be played next year on March 26-29, two weeks before the Masters. That means every day on the PGA Tour calendar is taken between the Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Jan. 9-12) and The Players (May 7-10).

The Match Play traditionally wraps up the West Coast Swing at the end of February, except for in 2001 when it was played in Australia in early January. The Honda Classic, the start of the Florida Swing, will be held next year on Feb. 26 to March 1.