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PGA Tour
Last Tournament: PGA Championship (Scotty Chefler)
This week: Charles Schwab Challenge, 22-25 May
Courses: Colonial Country Club (Par 70, 7,289 yards)
Purses: $ 9.5m (winner: $ 1.71m)
Defending Champion: Davis relay
Fedex Cup Leader: Chefler
How to follow
TV: Thursday-Friday: ET (Golf Channel) at 4-7 pm; Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 pm (GC), 3-6 pm (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 8:15 AM-7 PM ET; Saturday -Sunday: 8 am -6 am
X: @cschallengefw
Note: This is the fourth and last program of the PGA Tour in Texas this year. It is the 79th tournament in the colonial since 1946, which makes the longest-run host site on a tour between non-masters. Hole Nos. In 3-5 colonials, late golf was called “terrible horseshoe” by late golf writer Dan Jenkins. … With the famous Tartan jacket of the event, this week’s winner will take the 1992 Schwab defender home as the “Award Car” award of the sponsor. … The region includes 20 of the top 50 players in the official world golf rankings and nine players in the top 10 last week. … After this incident, the top 5 players in Aon Swing 5 who are not otherwise not qualified will earn a place in the memorial next week. The top 5 currently stars Ryan Fox, Harry Higgs, McKenzie Hughes and Kevin U, with Niclas Norgard and Alex Smalli tied to the fifth. Only Fox and Norgard are not in the area of this week. … Blades Brown, who turned 18 on Wednesday, is in the fray with Neil Shipli as option selection of two champions. … East Northern Carolina Star David Ford will make his professional debut. The exemption of other sponsors includes PGA professional Michael Block and former lead champion web Simpson. … 2025 Ben Hogan Award winner Luke Clanton (Florida state) has accepted the first invitation in next year’s territory. … Zach Johnson set a 259 tournament scoring record in 2010.
Best bet: Scotty Chefler (+240 in Draftkings) has won its previous two starts. The giant pre-tournament has not won in the preferred colonial, but has abolished two in the last three years. … Jordan Spith (+2200) missed out last week, but won the colonial in 2016. … Daniel Berger (+2200) has continued to controversy continuously this year, including a T3 inherited RBC. … The seventh ranked Hideki Matsuayama (+2500) is the only other top -10 players in the ground, but have missed three of their last five cuts. … Tommy Fleetwood (+2500) is still demanding its first stroke-play win in the United States. They had a top -10 pair before last week’s T41. … Aaron Rai (+3000) is quietly stacking strong results including T19 last week. … Harris English (+3500) quietly finished T2 last week with 65 for its best head Finnish, and is number 10 in Fedex Cup standing. … C Wu Kim (+4000) could not keep pace with the chefler on Sunday, but posted a T8 last week and now stays outside the Dallas. … Davis relay (+5000) is trying to include Ben Hogan as the only back-to-back champion of the event. He would have claimed solo seconds last week if not for triple-bogies on the seventh hole on Sunday. … Ben Griffin (+6000) posted a T8 in a quail hollow on the jurich classic winning heels with Andrew Novak.
Next tournament: Memorial, Dublin, Ohio, May 29-June 1
LPGA Tour
Last Tournament: Mizuho America Open (Geno Thaitikul)
This week: Riviera Maya Maykoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Ruo, Mexico, Open on 22-25 May
Courses: Liberty National Golf Club (equal 72, 6,583 yards)
Purses: $ 2.5m (winner: $ 375,000
Defending Champion: Inaugural Program
Race for CME Globe Leader: Thaitikul
How to follow
TV/Streaming: Thursday -Friday: ET (Golf Channel) at 11 am; 1-2 pm (NBC Digital); Saturday: 3-6 pm (GC); On Sunday afternoon at 1 pm (NBC Digital); 1-3 pm (CBS/Paramount+)
X: @Rivieramayaopen
Notes: This is the first LPGA Tour event to be held in Mexico since 2017. This is the first schedule of touring Lamlen, hosting the PGA tournament for 16 years and a live golf event in the last two years. … The field is the only amateur in the region, with top Mexican professional players Gabby Lopez, Maria Fasi and Isabella Fiero, Clerisa Temeloo.
Next tournament: US Women Open, Erin Hills, Visk., May 29-June 1
PGA Tour Champion
Last Tournament: Area Tradition (Angel Cabrera)
This week: Senior PGA Championship, Bethesda, MD., 22-25 May
Course: Congress, Blue Course (equal 72, 7,152 yards)
Purses: $ 3.5 m
Defending Champion: Richard Bland
Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Miguel Angel Gymnez
How to follow
TV: Thursday -Friday: 10 pm ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 12-3 pm (NBC)
X: @Seniorpgachamp
Notes: Bland, a member of Live Golf, is back to defend the first major championship of his career. He cut the PGA Championship of the last week. … Congress’s blue course will host this program for the first time. It has first hosted the PGA Championship and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. … Paul Broadherst has kept a 265 -set tournament scoring record in 2018.
Next Tournament: Principal Charity Classic, Des Moigas, Iowa, 30 May-June 1
Live Golf League
Last Tournament: Live Golf Korea (Person: Bryson Decombo; Team: Crushers GC)
This week: closed.
Season Leader: Person: Juquin Neemon; Team: Fireball GC
Next tournament: Live Golf DC, Virginia, 6-7 June
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