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The grind for taking part in standing continues on the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall slate, whereas the LPGA Tour performs a staff occasion in South Korea and the Champions Tour playoffs enters its second leg.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Baycurrent Classic (Xander Schauffele)
THIS WEEK: Bank of Utah Championship, Ivins, Utah, Oct. 23-26
Course: Black Desert Resort Golf Course (Par 71, 7,421 Yards)
Purse: $6M (Winner: $1.08M)
Defending Champion: Matt McCarty
FedEx Cup Champion: Tommy Fleetwood
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 5-8 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 4:30-7:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 9:45 a.m.-8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
X: @BOUChampionship
NOTES: The event beforehand was referred to as the Black Desert Championship and is the fourth of seven occasions on the FedEx Cup Fall collection. Only the highest 100 gamers following the autumn occasions will safe totally exempt standing for 2026. Those who started the autumn collection within the prime 70 have already got clinched their top-100 eligibility, with Nos. 51-70 nonetheless working to safe spots within the first two signature occasions of 2026. … Ogden, Utah native Patrick Fishburn, who performed at BYU, missed the reduce final yr. He enters the week No. 98 within the FedEx Cup Fall standings. Others within the area who’re hovering across the prime 100 reduce line embrace No. 99 David Lipsky, No. 100 (Max Homa), No. 101 Isaiah Salinda, No. 102 Austin Eckroat, No. 103 Joel Dahmen and No. 104 Max McGreevy. … Preston Summerhays is within the area on a sponsor exemption. A two-time winner of the Utah Amateur, he’s making his third profession PGA Tour begin and in search of his first made reduce. … Billy Horschel will make his first begin within the United States since present process hip surgical procedure in April. … The purse is down from $7.5 million final yr.
BEST BETS: Maverick McNealy (+1400 at DraftKings) is the one participant within the area who certified for the Tour Championship this yr. His most up-to-date begin was a T13 on the Procore Championship. … Michael Thorbjornsen (+1600) is coming off a solo third in Japan that has him a career-high 76th on the planet rankings. … Kurt Kitayama (+1800) received the 3M Open in July and has a pair of top-20s in 4 begins since. … Alex Noren (+1800) is the top-ranked participant within the area at No. 17 and received two of his previous 5 begins worldwide. … Jason Day (+2800) has solely 4 top-10s in 16 begins this season however is arguably probably the most completed participant within the area. … Matt McCarty (+3000) has solely two top-10s in 25 begins this season, however the defending champion did card a career-low 60 within the ultimate spherical of the Baycurrent Classic. … Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+3500) enters with consecutive top-10 finishes as he seeks his first PGA Tour win. … Adam Svensson (+20000) is an intriguing longshot. He carded an opening-round 60 final yr earlier than settling for a T25. He has struggled this yr, getting into the week with seven MCs in his previous 9 occasions.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: World Wide Technology Championship, Los Cabos, Mexico, Nov. 6-9
LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: BMW Ladies Championship (Sei Young Kim)
THIS WEEK: Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, Oct. 23-26
Course: New Korea Country Club (Par 72, 6,542 Yards)
Purse: $2.M (Winning Team: $500,000; $125,000 per participant)
Defending Champion: Thailand (2023)
Race to the CME Globe chief: Jeeno Thitikul
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Wednesday-Friday: 10 p.m.-3 a.m. ET; Saturday: 7:30-10:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @Intl_Crown
NOTES: Seven nations certified for the occasion by means of a mixed Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking after the 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Countries will need to have a minimal of 4 ranked gamers to be eligible. The World Team is comprised of the top-ranked participant from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa/Oceania from nations that didn’t already qualify. The ultimate 32-player area was decided through the rankings after the AG Women’s Open on Aug. 4, with the highest 4 ranked gamers from every pre-qualified nation qualifying for his or her respective groups. … The groups are divided into two swimming pools. One level can be awarded for a win, a half level for a tie and nil factors for a loss. The factors from Thursday-Saturday four-ball matches will decide the highest two nations that advance from every pool. The semifinals on Sunday will include two singles matches and one foursomes match. The first staff to 2 factors advances to the ultimate, which is able to comply with the identical format. … Nelly Korda (United States) and Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand) withdrew because of damage and had been changed by Yealimi Noh and Jasmine Suwannapura.
TEAMS AND PLAYERS
No. 1 United States: Angel Yin, Lauren Coughlin, Lilia Vu, Yealimi Noh
No. 2 Japan: Miyu Yamashita, Rio Takeda, Mao Saigo, Ayaka Furue
No. 3 Republic of Korea: Hyo Joo Kim, Haeran Ryu, Jin Young Ko, Hye-Jin Choi
No. 4 Australia: Minjee Lee, Hannah Green, Grace Kim, Steph Kyriacou
No. 5 Thailand: Jeeno Thitikul, Chanettee Wannasaen, Pajaree Anannarukarn, Jasmine Suwannapura
No. 6 Sweden: Maja Stark, Madelene Sagstrom, Ingrid Lindblad, Linn Grant
No. 7 World Team: Brooke Henderson, Charley Hull, Wei-Ling Hsu, Lydia Ko
No. 8 People’s Republic of China: Ruoning Yin, Weiwei Zhang, Yan Liu, Ruixin Liu
POOLS
Pool A: No. 1 United States, No. 4 Australia, No. 5 Thailand, No. 8 People’s Republic of China
Pool B: No. 2 Japan, No. 3 Republic of Korea, No. 6 Sweden, No. 7 World Team
FOUR-BALL MATCHUPS
Thursday Pool A
No. 1 United States vs. No. 8 People’s Republic of China
No. 4 Australia vs. No. 5 Thailand
Thursday Pool B
No. 2 Japan vs. No. 7 World Team
No. 3 Republic of Korea vs. No. 6 Sweden
Friday Pool A
No. 1 United States vs. No. 5 Thailand
No. 4 Australia vs. No. 8 People’s Republic of China
Friday Pool B
No. 2 Japan vs. No. 6 Sweden
No. 3 Republic of Korea vs. No. 7 World Team
Saturday Pool A
No. 1 United States vs. No. 4 Australia
No. 5 Thailand vs. No. 8 People’s Republic of China
Saturday Pool B
No. 2 Japan vs. No. 3 Republic of Korea
No. 6 Sweden vs. No. 7 World Team
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Maybank Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 30-Nov. 2
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: Dominion Energy Charity Classic (Justin Leonard)
THIS WEEK: Simmons Bank Championship, Little Rock, Ark., Oct.17-19
Course: The Country Club of Virginia (Par 72, 7,025 Yards)
Purse: $2.3M (Winner: $365,000)
Defending Champion: Padraig Harrington
Charles Schwab Cup chief: Miguel Angel Jimenez
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday: 2-5 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: This is the second of three playoff occasions to find out the Charles Schwab Cup winner. … The area consists of the highest 54 gamers within the standings, with the highest 36 after this week qualifying for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. … Two-time defending champion Harrington tied the event scoring file of 17-under 199 in successful final yr.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Charles Schwab Cub Championship, Phoenix, Nov. 13-16
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
LAST TOURNAMENT: Team Championship (Legion XIII)
THIS WEEK: Season Complete
Season Winners: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Legion XIII
NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 5-7
–Field Level Media