Central Kentucky loses its annual PGA Tour event. Here’s where it’s going.

The PGA Tour is leaving Central Kentucky for Louisville.

The PGA ISCO Championship — known as the PGA Barbasol before that sponsorship deal expired after 2023 — is moving to Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, the ISCO Championship announced at a news conference on Tuesday that featured a variety of speakers, including Kentucky Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and PGA Tour senior director of tournament business Chandler Kaplan.

“I’m delighted to welcome the ISCO Championship to Louisville,” Greenberg said. “This is an incredible development and decision that will add to the ever-growing foundation we’ve built through professional golf in the city of Louisville, which was on display at the PGA Championship this past May. My sincere thanks to (ISCO Industries chairman and CEO) Jimmy Kirchdorfer and ISCO Industries for their work and commitment to bring this premier event to our city, and we look forward to being a can’t miss stop on the PGA Tour.”

The annual July event, an official FedExCup stop on the PGA Tour schedule, has taken place at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville since 2018 after being contested in Alabama starting in 2015.

When the tournament arrived in Kentucky, it became the state’s first regular season PGA Tour event since the Kentucky Derby Open was held in Louisville from 1957-59.

Louisville-based ISCO Industries was announced as the event’s title sponsor in June of this year. Led by Kirchdorfer (who, alongside three other businessmen purchased Louisville’s Valhalla Golf Club in 2022), ISCO holds the event’s title sponsorship rights through 2027.

“Attending the ISCO Championship is not just about seeing world-class professional golf; it is a must-attend event for the overall experience it offers,” Kirchdorfer said. “It’s an electric and energizing atmosphere where world-class golfers showcase their skills amidst a breathtaking course. ISCO Industries is honored to sponsor Kentucky’s PGA Tour event, and we look forward to welcoming golf fans from around the world to the 2025 ISCO Championship at Hurstbourne Country Club.”

Hurstbourne, a private, member-owned club on Louisville’s east side, was founded in 1966, and is consistently rated as one of the commonwealth’s top private clubs. Per GolfDigest , Hurstbourne was ranked fourth in the state from 2023-24, and has ranked as high as third in Kentucky, a rank it held from 2013-22. PGA Tour chief competitions officer Tyler Dennis said the move to Hurstbourne is an opportunity to highlight the “premier Kentucky golf venue.”

“The ISCO Championship shines a global spotlight on Kentucky’s unique golf landscape, highlighted by world-class courses, significant junior and collegiate programs and a deep-rooted love for the game,” Dennis said. “By bringing the tournament to Hurstbourne Country Club, we are showcasing yet another premier Kentucky golf venue on the world stage.”

British golfer Harry Hall, a former UNLV player who turned pro in 2019, defeated 155 golfers to win the 2024 ISCO Championship after a thrilling, five-man playoff. Competitive from the jump, the championship had an 8-under-par cut score; setting a PGA Tour record for the lowest 36-hole cut-line score in an individual, stroke-play event.