VISIT OF THE PGA
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Location: Atlanta.
Route: East Lake GC. Footage: 7,346. By: 70.
Cash prize: $75 million in FedEx Cup bonuses. Winner’s share: $18 million.
Television: Thursday to Friday, from 13:00 to 18:00 (Canal Golf); Saturday, 13:00-14:30 (Canal Golf), 14:30-19:00 (CNB); Sunday, noon-1:30 p. m. (Canal Golf), from 1:30 p. m. to 6:00 p. m. (NBC).
Owner: Patrick Cantlay.
FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler.
Last week: Patrick Cantlay the BMW championship.
Notes: The last event of the season determines which 30 players win the FedEx Cup and its $18 million prize pool. Scottie Scheffler is the No. 1 seed and will start with a two-shot lead over Patrick Cantlay. Will Zalatoris (7 bass) is third, followed by Xander Schauffele (6 bass) and Sam Burns (5 bass). The next five is four cents. Array. . Two rookies, Cameron Young and Sahith Theegala, came into the Tour Championship without a win. Array. . Cantlay became the first player to protect his name in a FedEx Cup playoff in the BMW Championship. Array . . Scott Stallings reached the Tour Championship for the first time in his 12th season on the PGA Tour. He was runner-up last week at Cantlay. He is one of 10 players at East Lake for the first time. Array. . The most sensible award is $17 million cash and $1 million deferred. Array. . Aaron Wise is the 30th seed. He’s in the box like Talor Gooch, who is ranked 29th and has been suspended since June for joining Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Array. No one has won the FedEx Cup in consecutive years. Tiger Woods won in 2007 and 2009. He recovered from knee surgery in 2008. Rory McIlroy also won twice.
Next tournament: Fortinet Championship from September 15 to 18.
Online: https://www. pgatour. com/
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LPGA TOUR
CANADA WOMEN’S OPEN PC
Location: Ottawa, Ontario.
Background: Ottawa Hunt and GC. Footage: 6,709. By: 72.
Cash Prize: $2. 35 million. Winner’s share: $352,500.
Television: Thursday to Friday, from 9:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 14:30-17:30 (Canal Golf); Sunday, 13:00-15:00 (SCS).
Defending champion: Jin Young Ko (2019).
CME Globe Race Leader: Minjee Lee.
Last tournament: Maja Start the ISPS Handa World Invitational.
Notes: The Canadian Women’s Open returns for the first time since 2019 due to travel restrictions similar to the COVID-19 pandemic. seven blows to his sister Jessica. Array. . The box is one of the most powerful of the year, with nine of the 10 most sensible in the world ranking. The only one not in the box is Hyo-Joo Kim. Array. Next week begins a series of six national tournaments, starting with consecutive weeks at Ohio. Array. Ko set the tournament record last year at Toronto’s outdoor Magna Golf Club at 26 under par 262. The last mark was 265. Matriz. el Du Maurier Classic until the end of tobacco sponsorship in Canada. The last time she was a primary was in 2000 and she won through Meg Mallon. Array. Lydia Ko is a three-time winner of the tournament, her first win in 2012 as an amateur.
Next week: Dana Open.
Online: https://www. lpga. com/
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TOUR EN FERRY DE KORN
NATIONAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OPEN
Location: Colon, Ohio.
Course: Ohio State University GC (Scarlet). Footage: 7,444. By: 71.
Television: Thursday, 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. m. (delay of the golf channel strip); Friday, 9 p. m. Saturday, 17:30-19:30 (delay in the golf channel strip); Sunday, 13h30-16h (Canal Golf).
Cash prize: $1 million. Winner’s Entry: $180,000.
Previous winner: Adam Svensson.
Korn Ferry Tour Endpoint Leader: Will Gordon.
Last week: Will Gordon at the Albertson Boise Open.
Notes: Boise Open winner Will Gordon and playoff loser Phillip Knowles have already won enough trouble to finish the Korn Ferry Tour final in the top 25 and win PGA Tour cards for next season. MJ Daffue also lost in the playoffs. He already had his card to be in the top 25 of the normal season. Array. . Knowles wasn’t even eligible for the final until a top-10 finish in the last normal season put him at No. 67. Array. . Belgium’s Thomas Detry and South Africa’s Dean Burmester tied for fourth place and just want a decent finish this week to secure a business card. Lingmerth and Wesley Bryan. Array. . The Scarlet is the Ohio State Buckeyes course that one of its elders, Jack Nicklaus, renovated over the years. Array. . There are two tournaments left in the finals of the Korn Ferry Tour for players to win their cards
Next week: Korn Ferry Tour Championship.
Online: https://www. pgatour. com/korn-ferry-tour. html
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EUROPEAN TOUR
OMEGA EUROPEAN MASTERS
Location: Crans Montana, Switzerland.
Route: Crans-sur-Sierre GC. Footage: 6,824. By: 70.
Endowment: 2 million euros. Winning fee: 333,333 euros.
Television: Thursday to Friday, from 7:30 a. m. to 9:30 a. m. (Canal Golf); Saturday-Sunday, 7am-11. 30am (Canal Golf).
Defending champion: Rasmus Hojgaard.
DP World Tour Theme Leader: Rory McIlroy.
Last week: Maximilian Kieffer the D D D Czech Masters.
Notes: The European tour is probably positioning itself in its most picturesque location. Crans-sur-Sierre is situated in the Alps overlooking the Rhône Valley. . . . Adrian Meronk, Poland’s first winner of the European excursion, is number 59 in the world. while trying to reach the sensible high of 50. . . . Miguel Angel Jimenez plays in the European Masters just two weeks after winning the Boeing Classic on the PGA Tour Champions. . . . Rory Sabbatini plays for the moment week in a row on the European tour. The South African-born Slovak climbed to 25th on PGA Tour silver in his career due to the suspension of a LIV Golf player and will have a full card for next year. Ryan Fox is in the box and has a chance to make a good impression on foreign captain Trevor Immelman as a selection for the Presidents Cup. The Kiwi is No. 48 overall, the highest ranked player in the area. . . . Last past he beat Seve Ballesteros a three-time European Masters winner.
Next week: Made in Himmerland.
Online: https://www. europeantour. com/dpworld-tour/
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PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THE CHALLENGE OF THE ALLIES
Site: Grand Blanc, Michigan.
Course: Warwick Hills Golf
Cash prize: $2 million. Winner’s Entry: $300,000.
Television: Friday, 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. m. (Golf channel band delay); Saturday, 20:30-22:30 (delay of the Golf channel band); Sunday, 16:00-18:00 (Canal Golf).
Defending Champion: Joe Durant.
Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Steven Alker.
Last week: Padraig Harrington Dick sporting goods open.
Bear in mind: Padraig Harrington is in the box and is aiming for his moment of back-to-back victory in hopes of reducing Steven Alker’s lead in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. . . Warwick Hills hosted the Buick Open on the PGA Tour from 1958 to 2009, when Tiger Woods won for the third time. . . The Buick Open winners at the PGA Tour Champions event come with Jim Furyk, Rocco Mediate, Billy Mayfair, Tom Pernice Jr. , Woody Austin and Larry Mize. . . Mize, the 1987 Masters champion, became a replacement when Dicky Pride retired. . . . Vijay Singh also withdrew from the box. He has won the Buick Open three times. . . . Furyk won his own in his PGA Tour Champions debut in 2020. Furyk turned 50 in May, but the excursion schedule was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. . . By winning last week, Harrington joined Alker earning more than $2 million on the season. The Irishman trails Alker with $415,178 in the Schwab Cup.
Next tournament: Ascension Charity Championship from September 9 to 11.
Online: https://www. pgatour. com/champions. html
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OTHER TOURS
USGA: US Senior Women’s Open, NCR CC (South), Kettering, Ohio. Defending Champion: Annika Sorenstam. Online: https://www. usga. org/
Epson Tour: Circling Raven Championship, Circling Raven GC, Worling, Idaho. Previous winner: Peiyun Chien. Online: https://www. epsontour. com/
International Golf Federation: World Amateur Team Championship (Women), Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France. Defending champions: United States (2018). Online: https://www. igfgolf. org/
Golf tour in Japan: Sansan KBC Augusta, Keya GC, Fukuoka, Japan. Defending Champion: Scott Vincenter. Online: https://www. jgto. org/en/
Challenge Tour: Indoor Golf Group Challenge, Allerum GC, Helsingborg, Sweden. Reigning Champion: New event. Online: https://www. europeantour. com/challenge-tour/
Women’s European Tour: Skafto Open, Skaftö GC, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden. Defending Champion: Pauline Roussin-Bouchard. Online: https://ladieseuropeantour. com/
PGA Tour Canada: CRMC Championship, Cragun’s Resort, Brainerd, Minnesota. Defending Champion: New event. Online: https://www. pgatour. com/canada/en_us. html
Sunshine Tour: Vodacom Origins of Golf-Highland Gate, Highland Gate Golf
Legends Tour: Staysure PGA Seniors Championship, Formby GC
Japan LPGA: Nitori Women’s Golf Tournament, Otaru CC, Hokkaido, Japan. Defending Champion: Mone Inami. Online: https://www. lpga. or. jp/en/
Korean LPGA: Hanwha Classic, Jade Palace, Chuncheon, South Korea. Defending Champion: Da Yeon Lee. Online: https://www. klpga. co. kr/
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