Field Level Media’s Golf Glance offers weekly news and storylines from every of the key North American golf excursions.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Nick Hardy, Davis Riley)
THIS WEEK: Mexico Open at Vidanta, Vallarta, Mexico, April 27-30
Course: Vidanta Vallarta (Par71, 7,456 yards)
Purse: $7.7 million ($1.386 million)
Defending Champions: Jon Rahm
FedEx Cup chief: Rahm
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday, 3:30-6:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming on ESPN: Thursday-Friday, 8:45 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Twitter: @MexicoOpenGolf
NOTES: Rahm, who has 4 wins in 10 begins in 2023, is searching for to develop into the primary participant to win 5 instances in a season since Justin Thomas in 2016-17. He has already develop into solely the second participant to achieve $13 million in earnings in a single season. … There are seven gamers from Mexico within the discipline, led by Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, who can be making his thirty fourth profession PGA Tour begin. Four can be making their tour debuts. … No. 1 Rahm, No. 16 Tony Finau and No. 50 Alex Noren are the one prime 50 gamers within the discipline. … Sebastian Vazquez (2016), Austin Smotherman (2018) and Alvaro Ortiz (2021) are within the discipline and received the occasion when it was sanctioned by PGA Tour Latinoamerica.
BEST BETS: Rahm (250 at BetMGM) is trying to efficiently defend a PGA Tour title for the primary time in his seventh try. He was pressured to withdraw whereas holding a six-shot lead after three rounds on the 2021 Memorial. Rahm is coming off a T15 on the RBC Heritage following his Masters title. … Finau (750) tied for second behind Rahm final yr and went on to win three of his subsequent 15 begins. … Brandon Wu (5500) carded a final-round 63 to complete T2 final yr, and earned his second profession runner-up on tour at this yr’s ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am. … Matt Wallace (6600) is coming off a missed lower on the RBC, however he did win the Corales Puntacana Championship final month following at T7 on the Valspar.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Wells Fargo Championship, Charlotte, N.C., May 4-7
LPGA Tour
LAST TOURNAMENT: The Chevron Championship (Lilia Vu)
THIS WEEK: JM Eagle LA Championship, Los Angeles, April 27-30
Course: Wilshire Country Club (Par 71, 6,258 yards)
Purse: $3M (Winner: $450,000)
Defending Champion: Inaugural occasion
Race to the CME Globe chief: Lydia Ko
HOW TO FOLLOW:
TV: Thursday-Friday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (All instances Golf Channel)
Streaming: Thursday-Friday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (golfchannel.com, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports App, Peacock)
Twitter: @JMEagleLAChamp
NOTES: The 144-player discipline can be lower to the highest 65 and ties after 36 holes. … All six winners on tour this yr are within the discipline. … Vu now leads the United States Solheim Cup group standings with 409 factors. Nelly Korda (398.5) is second, adopted by Danielle Kang (263.0), Lexi Thompson (258.0) and Megan Khang (206.5). Maja Stark (208.17 factors) leads the Team Europe standings, adopted by Linn Grant (192.5) and Ana Pelaez Trivino (113.17).
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, San Francisco, May 4-7
Champions Tour
LAST TOURNAMENT: Invited Celebrity Classic (Mark Hensby)
THIS WEEK: Insperity Invitational, The Woodlands, Texas, April 28-30
Course: The Woodlands Country Club (Par 72, 7,002 yards)
Purse: $2.7M (Winner: $405,000)
Defending Champion: Steven Alker
Charles Schwab Cup chief: David Toms
HOW TO FOLLOW:
TV: Friday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Twitter: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: The 78-player discipline is represented by gamers from 16 totally different nations. … Mark O’Meara, Robert Allenby, Jay Haas and Corey Pavin withdrew. They had been changed by Tom Byrum, Cameron Backman, Rob Labritz and Harrison Frazar.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Mitsubishi Electric Classic, Duluth, Ga., May 5-7
LIV Golf
LAST TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Adelaide (Individual: Talor Gooch; Team: 4Aces)
THIS WEEK: LIV Golf Singapore, April 28-30
Course: Sentosa Golf Club, Serapong (Par 71, 7,406 yards)
Purse: $25M ($20M particular person, $5M group)
Defending Champion: Inaugural occasion
NOTES: The 54-hole stroke play occasion contains 12 four-man groups, with a each day shotgun begin at 10:15 a.m. native time. … Seventeen gamers within the discipline have competed at Sentosa Golf Club in skilled tournaments, with Ian Poulter (2009) and Sergio Garcia (2018) previous winners of the Singapore Open. … 4Aces member Peter Uihlein leads the person standings as the one participant with top-10 finishes in every of the primary 4 occasions. … Majesticks GC co-captain Lee Westwood will make his first begin since turning 50 on Monday.
HOW TO FOLLOW:
TV: Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. ET (The CW Network – Tape Delayed)
Streaming: Friday-Sunday, Live on the CW App and LIV Golf Plus
Twitter: @LIVGolf_League, LIVGolfSentosa
NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Tulsa, May 12-14
–Field Level Media