The PGA Tour's annual stop at Colonial since 1946 is now the Fort Worth Invitational, tournament officials announced on Wednesday.
Dean & DeLuca, which had sponsored the event since 2016, pulled out of its six-year deal after last season, and four local companies will take over sponsorship, including American Airlines, AT&T, XTO Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Exxon, and BNSF Railway.
“We are excited to remain on the calendar in 2018 and felt with the community partners that are helping with the tournament we wanted to include the community,” said Michael Tothe, the event’s tournament director. “We felt Fort Worth needed to be in the name.