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After all eyes have been targeted on the Masters final week the skilled golf world returns to jam-packed motion. That features a signature occasion on the PGA Tour, the LPGA in Los Angeles, LIV Golf in Mexico and the primary main of the yr for the Champions Tour.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: RBC Heritage, Hilton Head Island, S.C., April 16-19
Course: Harbour Town Golf Links (Par 71, 7,243 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M)
Defending Champion: Justin Thomas
FedEx Cup Leader: Cameron Young
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC); 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Sunday: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @RBC_Heritage
NOTES: This is the fourth of eight signature occasions and contains 41 of the highest 50 gamers within the Official World Golf Ranking. Fifty-three gamers competed within the Masters final week. … Due to the cancellation of the season-opening The Sentry, this week’s discipline was expanded to 82 gamers to incorporate 10 gamers who gained on the PGA Tour in 2025. … World No. 2 Rory McIlroy just isn’t within the discipline following his win on the Masters. No. 4 Justin Rose, who tied for third on the Masters, withdrew from the occasion on Monday and was changed by Michael Thorbjornsen. … This would be the first profession signature occasion for 9 gamers: Chandler Blanchet, Michael Brennan, Ricky Castillo, Steven Fisk, Johnny Keefer, David Lipsky, William Mouw, Jordan Smith and Sudarshan Yellamaraju. … Five gamers are within the discipline by way of the Aon Swing 5: Lipsky, Blanchet, Smith, Keefer and Matt Wallace. … Sponsors exemptions embrace Wyndham Clark, Tony Finau, Billy Horschel and Marco Penge. … Webb Simpson holds the event scoring report of 262 set in 2020.
BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (+385 at DraftKings), the 2024 occasion champion, is coming off a T2 on the Masters and is in a discipline that’s lacking McIlroy and Rose. … Xander Schauffele (+1500) has three consecutive top-10 finishes, together with a T9 on the Masters. … Matt Fitzpatrick (+1700), who gained right here in 2023, adopted his runner-up at The Players and win on the Valspar with a T18 final week. … Cameron Young (+1750) completed T3 final week for his fourth consecutive top-10 end, together with a win at The Players. … Tommy Fleetwood (+1800) was in rivalry till settling for a T33 on the Masters following consecutive top-10s. … Ludvig Aberg (+2100) adopted three consecutive top-5s with a T21 in Augusta. … Viktor Hovland (+3400) was the most popular participant on the course at Augusta National final Sunday earlier than a double bogey on No. 15. … Justin Thomas (+4100) is searching for to turn out to be the primary participant to efficiently defend on the RBC Heritage since Boo Weekley in 2008. … Sepp Straka (+4500) mentioned final week that each one components of his recreation felt stable, he simply could not get all of them working collectively in ending T41.
Last Tournament: Masters Tournament (Rory McIlroy)
Next Tournament: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Louisiana, April 23-26
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: LA Championship, April 16-19
Course: El Caballero Country Club (Par 72, 6,765 Yards)
Purse: $3.75M
Defending Champion: Ingrid Lindblad
Race to CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW:
TV: Thursday-Sunday: 6-9 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @jmeaglelachamp
NOTES: This is the ninth version of the occasion, which took on all data and previous champions related to the LA Open starting in 2024. … World No. 3 Hyo Joo Kim is the highest-ranked participant within the discipline, which does embrace 15 of the highest 25 on this planet. Kim already has two wins amongst three top-10s this season. … El Caballero performed host to the LPGA Office Depot Championship from 2002-04. … Lizette Salas makes her return to competitors following a 2024 again harm, whereas Alison Lee makes her return from maternity depart. … The discipline contains Asterisk Talley and Aphrodite Deng, the highest two-ranked amateurs on this planet.
Last Tournament: Aramco Championship (Lauren Coughlin)
Next Tournament: The Chevron Championship, Houston, April 23-26
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: Senior PGA Championship, Bradenton, Fla., April 16-19
Course: The Concession Golf Club (Par 72, 6,936 Yards)
Purse: $3M (Winner: $540,000)
Defending Champion: Angel Cabrera
Charles Schwab Cup chief: Stewart Cink
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: This is the primary main of the yr and the 86th version of the occasion. … The 156-player discipline contains seven World Golf Hall of Fame Members. One of them is Vijay Singh, who missed the minimize on the Masters final week.
Last Tournament: Hoag Classic (Stewart Cink)
Next Tournament: Mitsubishi Electric Classic, Duluth, Ga., April 24-26
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
THIS WEEK: LIV Golf Mexico City, April 16-19
Course: Club de Golf Chapultepec (Par 72, 7,443 Yards)
Purses: Individual: $30M (Winner: $4M); Team: $10M (Winners: $3M)
Defending Champions: Individual: Joaquin Niemann; Team: Legion XIII
2026 Season Leaders: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Ripper GC
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday: 3-6 p.m. ET (Fox Sports app), 6-8 p.m. (FS1); Friday: 2-5 p.m. (Fox), 5-7 p.m. (Fox Sports app); Saturday: 1:30-4 p.m. (Fox), 4-6:30 p.m. (FS1); Sunday: 2-7 p.m. (FS1).
X: @livgolf_league
NOTES: Only 5 of 10 LIV Golf gamers made the minimize on the Masters. Tyrrell Hatton completed T3, however no different LIV participant completed underneath par. … Bryson DeChambeau seeks his third consecutive LIV occasion win after lacking the Masters minimize. Carlos Ortiz, who additionally missed the minimize, is one in every of two Mexican gamers on LIV Golf together with Abraham Ancer. … This is the sixth of 14 occasions this season. … The day by day shotgun begin contains 13 groups and 57 complete gamers, together with 5 wild playing cards. … At 7,350 ft, the Club de Golf Chapultepec is among the highest-altitude programs in North America. … Phil Mickelson continues to be sidelined by an undisclosed private medical matter.
Last Event: LIV Golf South Africa (Individual: DeChambeau; Team: Crushers GC)
Next Event: Trump National DC, May 7-10
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Race to Dubai Leader: Patrick Reed
Last Tournament: Hero Indian Open (Alex Fitzpatrick)
Next Tournament: China Open, Shanghai, April 23-26
–Field Level Media