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The PGA Tour’s FedEx Fall schedule returns with the World Wide Technology Championship in Mexico, the LPGA Tour wraps up it is ‘Asia Swing’ in Japan and the DP World Tour playoffs start in Abu Dhabi.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: World Wide Technology Championship, Los Cabos, Mexico, Nov. 6-9
Course: El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas (Par 72, 7,452 Yards)
Purse: $6M (Winner: $1.08M)
Defending Champion: Austin Eckroat
FedEx Cup Champion: Tommy Fleetwood
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Sunday: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @WWTChampionship
NOTES: El Cardonal is the primary Tiger Woods-designed course to host a PGA Tour occasion and can play host to the occasion for the third time. … This is the fifth of seven occasions on the FedEx Cup Fall collection. Only the highest 100 gamers following the autumn occasions will safe absolutely exempt standing for 2026. Those who started the autumn collection within the high 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. … The discipline contains 23 alumni of the Cabo Collegiate NCAA invitational, led by defending champion Eckroat. There are additionally 4 natives of Mexico enjoying this week: Emilio Gil Leyva (Culiacan), Emilio Gonzalez (San Miguel de Allende), Alejandro Madariaga (Puebla) and Omar Morales (Puebla). … 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year Johnny Keefer is within the discipline on a sponsor exemption. Other sponsor exemptions embrace former school stars Peter Knade (Maryland) and Will Gordon (Vanderbilt) together with present Florida State junior Tyler Weaver, who gained final week’s Cabo Collegiate. European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald can also be enjoying in his first PGA Tour occasion since March.
BEST BETS: Ben Griffin (+1000 at DraftKings) adopted a T10 on the Tour Championship with a runner-up on the Procore however is coming off a disappointing T32 on the DP World India Championship. … J.J. Spaun (+1200) is the highest-ranked participant within the discipline at No. 6. He completed sixth on the Procore in his solely different fall begin this season. … Max Greyserman (+2000) is coming off a runner-up in Japan that snapped a streak of 5 missed cuts in six begins. … Garrick Higgo (+2200) has completed T7 or higher in three consecutive begins, together with a runner-up on the Sanderson Farms. … Michael Thorbjornsen (+2200) completed third in Japan and is a career-high 74th on this planet rankings. … Wyndham Clark (+3000) is among the many most completed gamers within the discipline however continues to be trying to find his type. Clark’s T48 in Japan adopted a missed lower on the DP World Tour. … Michael Brennan (+3000) certified for the occasion along with his win in Utah and can make his first begin as a PGA Tour member.
LAST TOURNAMENT: Bank of Utah Championship (Michael Brennan)
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Southampton, Bermuda, Nov. 13-16
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Toto Japan Classic, Otsu-shi, Shiga, Japan, Nov. 6-9
Course: Seta Golf Course (Par 72, 6,616 Yards)
Purse: $2.1M (Winner: $315,000)
Defending Champion: Rio Takeda
Race to the CME Globe chief: Jeeno Thitikul
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Wednesday-Thursday: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. ET; Friday: 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Saturday: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. (Golf Channel, NBC Sports App)
X: @TOTO_JP_CLASSIC
NOTES: There are three tournaments remaining on the 2025 schedule, with the highest 60 gamers within the factors standings incomes a spot within the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. Wei-Ling Hsu is at present No. 59 and within the discipline this week, whereas No. 60 Cassie Porter shouldn’t be. … The 78-player discipline is led by World No. 3 Minjee Lee and can compete on this no-cut occasion, which was expanded to 62 holes in 2022. … Takeda defeated Marina Alex on the sixth playoff gap final 12 months. … Mone Inami holds the 72-hole event scoring report of 266 set in 2023.
LAST TOURNAMENT: Maybank Championship (Miyu Yamashita)
NEXT TOURNAMENT: The Annika driver by Gainbridge at Pelican, Belleair, Fla., Nov. 13-16
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Nov. 6-9
Course: Yas Lings GC
Purse: $9M (Winner: $1.5M)
Defending Champion: Paul Waring
Race to Dubai chief: Rory McIlroy
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Saturday: 2-8 a.m. ET; Sunday: 1:30-8 a.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @ADGolfChamps
NOTES: This is the beginning of the playoffs with a 77-player discipline. Only the highest 50 within the tour standings after this week will advance to the DP World Tour Championship. Hotel Planner Tour graduate Brandon Robinson Thompson at present occupies the fiftieth spot. Also within the discipline are European Ryder Cup gamers Ludvig Aberg and Shane Lowry, who weren’t in any other case exempt into the occasion. … McIlroy is looking for his seventh Harry Vardon Trophy and his fourth in a row. His nearest challenger is Marco Penge, a three-time winner on tour this season who’s 441.32 factors behind the world’s No. 2-ranked participant. McIlroy, Penge and Tyrrell Hatton will play within the opening spherical’s featured group.
LAST TOURNAMENT: Genesis Championship (Junghwan Lee)
NEXT TOURNAMENT: DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Nov. 13-16
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: Simmons Bank Championship (Steven Alker)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Charles Schwab Cup chief: Alker
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