PGA TOUR: RBC Canadian Open
Place: Toronto.
course: St. George Golf & CC. Yardage: 7,014. Par: 70.
bonus: $8.7 million. Winner’s share: $1.566 million.
television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6pm (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3pm (Golf Channel), 3-6pm (CBS).Watch on FuboTV
Defending champion: Rory McIlroy (2019).
FedEx Cup Champions: Scotty Schaeffler.
Last week: Billy Horscher won the Memorial Award.
notes: The world’s fourth-oldest National Open resumes after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rory McIlroy defends the title he won in 2019. … This week, title sponsor RBC ended endorsement deals with Dustin Johnson and Graeme McDowell after both signed up for the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational outside London. … this is the sixth time St. George has hosted the Canadian Open and the first since Carl Peterson’s win in 2010. … The field includes Justin Thomas, who wants to play a week before this year’s majors. It worked the first time. He won the PGA Championship a week after AT&T Byron Nelson. … Former Masters champion Mike Weir is one of the Canadians to compete at the National Open. … Masters champion Scottie Scheffler leads a field with four of the top 10 in the world. … Lee Trevino (1971) and Tiger Woods (2000) are the only players to win the US Open, Canadian Open and British Open in the same year.
next week: US Open.
online: https://www.pgatour.com/
LIV Golf Investments: LIV Golf Invitational – London
Place: Hertfordshire, England.
course: Centurion GC. Yards: 7,047. Par: 70.
bonus: $25 million ($20 million for individuals, $5 million for teams). Winner split: $4 million, $3 million for the winning team.
television: LIVgolf.com, Facebook, YouTube.
Defending champion: Inauguration.
notes: This is the first of an eight-event series funded by Saudi Arabia through LIV Golf Investments. … Five of the eight races are scheduled to take place in the United States, two of which are on courses hosted by former President Donald Trump. … No. 15 Dustin Johnson is one of four players in the world’s top 50 with $20 million in prize money, including $5 million in team events. … Phil Mickelson, 51, was the last player to sign up for the new series. Twelve four-man teams will be selected before the game begins. …The 13 PGA Tour members in the field could face some form of suspension because the Tour didn’t provide them with media rights releases. … $4 million to the winner, the biggest payout ever in a golf 54-hole tournament. … the game starts with a shotgun. …Six players, including Kevin Nurse, Sergio Garcia, Luis Ushutzen, Charl Schwarzer and Brandon Grace, resigned from the PGA Tour ahead of any disciplinary action Tournament membership. … Several players received signing bonuses, with the Daily Telegraph reporting that Johnson received $150 million.
Next game: LIV Golf Invitational – Portland, July 1-3.
online: https://www.livgolf.com/
LPGA Tour: ShopRite LPGA Classic
Place: Galloway, NJ.
course: Ocean View (Bay Field). Size: Standard:
bonus: $1.75 million. Winner’s share: $262,500.
television: Friday, 12:30-3 pm (Golf Channel); Saturday, 3-5 pm (Golf Channel); Sunday, noon-1 pm (Golf Channel), 1-3 pm (CBS) .Watch on FuboTV
Defending champion: Celine Boutier.
Compete for CME Globe Leader: Li Minjie.
Last week: Minjee Lee won the U.S. Women’s Open.
notes: Minjee Lee is the third Australian to win at least two LPGA Grand Slams after Jan Stephenson and Karrie Webb. … Lee won $1.8 million at the U.S. Women’s Open, more than the entirety of the ShopRite LPGA Classic. … U.S. Women’s Open runner-up Mina Harigae earned more than $1 million in second place and she was on the field. …The field also includes Jin Young Ko, the No. 1 player in women’s golf, Lydia Ko and Inbee Park. Two-time Women’s Open champion Park Geun-hye chose not to compete last week. … Webb, a 41-year-old Hall of Famer, got a rare start on the LPGA Tour. … the competition dates back to 1986, when it was won by Juli Inkster. … Anna Nordqvist (2015-16) is the only back-to-back winner at the Shoprite LPGA Classic. … In Game 14 of the year, Lee became the first multiple winner on the LPGA Tour this year. …Lee earned more than $11 million in career earnings from her U.S. Women’s Open victory. … Lee is the first player to win a major in consecutive years since Ren Yichun in 2015 and 2016.
next week: Major LPGA Classic.
online: https://www.lpga.com/
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP: AMERICAN HOME INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Place: Madison, Wisconsin.
course: University Ridge GC. Yardage: 7,083. Par: 72.
bonus: $2.4 million. Winner’s share: $360,000.
television: Friday, 6:30-8:30pm (Golf Channel Tape Delayed); Saturday, 8-10pm (Golf Channel Tape Delay); Sunday, 3-5pm (Golf Channel Tape).Watch on FuboTV
Defending champion: Jerry Kelly.
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Charles Schwab Leaders: Steven Alker.
Last week: Jerry Kelly wins the Principal’s Charity Classic.
notes: Jerry Kelly now has at least one win in each of his five seasons in the PGA Tour Championship. … hosted by Wisconsin native Steve Stricker, who captained last year’s Ryder Cup win at Whistling Straits. … Bernhard Lange, who tied for third last week, is now in the top 10 seven times with nine stars in this year’s PGA Tour Championship. … A week after winning his first senior major, Steven Ark is two shots behind in a tie for third at Iowa State. It was his sixth straight top-three finish and his seventh in 10 races this year with a third or better finish. … Jay Haas, 68, shot a 66 at Iowa State for the sixth time his age or better. He shot 67 three times last year, and two years ago at 65 he shot 65 and 64. … Wisconsin native Kelly has won the last two championships at the American Home Insurance Championship. It was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Next game: U.S. Senior Open June 23-26.
online: https://www.pgatour.com/champions.html
DP World Tour and Ladies European Tour: Volvo Cars Scandinavian Mix
Place: Telusanne, Sweden.
course: Halmstad GC. Yards: 6,909 Par: 72 (men); Yards: 6,681. Par: 72 (women).
bonus: $2 million. Winner’s share: $333,333.
television: Thursday, 7am-noon (Golf Channel); Friday, 7:00am-9:30am (Golf Channel); Saturday, 7:30am-11am (Golf Channel); Sunday, 7:30am-9:30am Noon (Golf Channel).Watch on FuboTV
Defending champion: Jonathan Caldwell.
DP World Tour Points Leaders: Rory McIlroy.
Last week: Kalle Samooja won the Porsche European Open.
notes: The tournament features 156 players divided equally between men and women on different tee boxes, competing for a prize and a trophy. …Alice Hewson finished third in her debut last year, the highest among women. … Ryder Cup captains Henrik Stenson and Annika Sorenstam host the event. … Sorenstam will play for the second week in a row, having missed the cut to the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needle last week. …Alex Noren is one of those on the scene for next week’s U.S. Open outside Boston. … The match is the opposite of the LIV Golf Invitational, one of the reasons why European Tour players in the Saudi-funded league were denied release. … The Championship dates back to 1991, when it began with the Scandinavian Masters, won by Colin Montgomery by one stroke over Sev Ballesteros. …Noren is a two-time Scandinavian Masters champion.
next week: US Open.
online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/ and https://ladieseuropeantour.com/
Korn Ferry Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am
Place: Greer, South Carolina.
course: Thorns Club. Yardage: 7,040. Par: 71.
bonus: $750,000. Winner’s share; $135,000.
television: Thursday, noon-2pm (Golf Channel); Friday, 8:30-10:30pm (Golf Channel tape delay); Saturday, 10pm-midnight (Golf Channel tape delay); Sunday, 8pm Point to 10 (Golf Channel tape delay).Watch on FuboTV
Past winners: Mito Pereira.
Point leader: Carl Yuan.
Last week: Davis Thompson won the Rex Hospital Open.
next week: Wichita Open.
online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour.html
Other tours
USGA: Curtis Cup, Merrion GC, Ardmore, PA. Defending champion: United States. TV: Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm (Golf Channel), 2:30-5:30pm (Peacock); Saturday, 10-11am (Peacock), 11am-1pm ( Golf Channel), 4-5pm (Peacock), 5-7pm (Golf Channel); Sunday, noon-5pm (Peacock), 5-7pm (Golf Channel).Watch on FuboTV online: https://www.usga.org/
Epson Tour: Carolina Golf Classic, Kingston CC, Kingston, NC. Last year’s winner: Sophia Schubert. online: https://www.epsontour.com/
Japan Golf Tour: Aso Iizuka Challenge, Aso Iizuka GC, Fukuoka, Japan. Defending Champions: New Event. online: https://www.jgto.org/en/
Challenge Tour: Emporda Challenge, Emporda Golf, Girona, Spain. Last year’s winner: Julian Buren. online: https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/
Sunshine Tour: KitKat Group Pro-Am, Irene CC, Centurion, South Africa. Defending champion: Reese Enoch. online: https://sunshinetour.com/
PGA Tour Latin America: Bucaramanga Championship, Campestre de Bucaramanga Club, Bucaramanga, Colombia. Defending Champions: New Event. online: https://www.pgatour.com/la/en.html
Japanese LPGA: Ai Miyazato Suntory Women’s Open, Rokko International GC, Hyogo, Japan. Defending champion: Serena Aoki. online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/
Korean LPGA: Celltrion Queens Masters, Seolhaeone GC, Gonghang, Korea. Defending champion: Park Min-hee. online: https://www.klpga.co.kr/
European Legend Tour: Jersey Legends, Lamoyer GC, Jersey, England. Defending Champions: New Event. online: https://www.legendstour.com/
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