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Field Level Media’s Golf Glance gives weekly news and storylines from every of the most important North American golf excursions.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Rory McIlroy)
THIS WEEK: WM Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 6-9
Course: TPC Scottsdale (Par 71, 7,261 Yards)
Purse: $9.2M (Winner: $1.656M)
Defending Champion: Nick Taylor
FedEx Cup chief: Sepp Straka
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 4-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS); Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN): Thursday-Friday: 9:15 a.m.-8 p.m. ET; Saturday: 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sunday: 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @WMPhoenixOpen
NOTES: The discipline options 29 of the highest 50 gamers within the Official World Golf Ranking. … This is the ultimate occasion for gamers not in any other case certified to earn spots through the Aon Swing 5 in subsequent week’s signature occasion at The Genesis Invitational. … Jordan Spieth, who completed T6 right here every of the previous two years, makes his second consecutive begin following wrist surgical procedure. … Florida State junior Luke Clanton will turn into eligible for PGA Tour membership if he makes the reduce this week. He wants one level to succeed in the required 20 within the PGA Tour University Accelerated program. … Arizona State senior Jose Luis Ballester Barrio is within the discipline as a sponsor exemption. He’s at present No. 2 within the PGA Tour University rating. Another sponsor exemption, two-time Arizona state highschool champion Frankie Capan III, is searching for his fourth consecutive made reduce this season. … Mark Calcavecchia and Phil Mickelson share the event scoring file of 256.
BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (275 at DraftKings) received the occasion in 2022 and ’23 and has 4 consecutive top-10 finishes at TPC Scottsdale. … Justin Thomas (1200) has a earlier finest occasion end of third in 2019 and is searching for his first win for the reason that 2022 PGA Championship. … Hideki Matsuyama (1600) can be a two-time occasion champion (2016-17) and received the season-opening The Sentry. … Taylor (6000) beat Charley Hoffman in a playoff final 12 months after ending second to Scheffler in 2023. He additionally collected his fifth profession PGA Tour win on the Sony Open final month.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: The Genesis Invitational, San Diego, Calif., Feb. 13-16
LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions (A Lim Kim)
THIS WEEK: Founders Cup, Bradenton, Fla., Feb. 6-9
Course: Bradenton Country Club (Par 71, 6,465 Yards)
Purse: $2M (Winner: $300,000)
Defending Champion: Rose Zhang
Race to the CME Globe chief: Kim
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 2-3 p.m. (NBC Digital), 3-5 p.m. (GC)
Streaming (NBCSports.com, golfchannel.com, NBC Sports App): Thursday-Friday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 2-3 p.m., 3-5 p.m.
X: @LPGA
NOTES: World No. 1 and Bradenton resident Nelly Korda received final 12 months’s LPGA Drive on Championship at Bradenton CC, whereas Zhang received the Founders Cup performed in Clifton, N.J. Zhang isn’t within the discipline to defend her title this week as she has returned to Stanford for courses. … Lexi Thompson, who’s taking part in a restricted schedule transferring ahead, is on this week’s discipline together with two-time main champion Brittany Lincicome. … Former World No. 1 Jin Young Ko has received three of the earlier 13 editions of the Founders Cup (2019, ’21, ’23).
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Honda LPGA Thailand, Chonburi, Feb. 20-23
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
THIS WEEK: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 6-8
Course: Riyadh Golf Club (Par 72, 7,464 Yards)
Individual Purse: $20M (Winner: $4M)
Team Purse: $5M (Winners: $3M)
Defending champions (Jeddah): Individual (Joaquin Niemann); Team (Crushers GC)
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Friday: 10:15 a.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 10:05 a.m. (FOX, LIV Golf Plus)
X: @livgolf_league
NOTES: This is the primary of 13 occasions on the 2025 schedule, which will probably be adopted by the Team Championship. … It’s additionally the primary LIV occasion to be contested beneath the lights, with Fox Sports starting its broadcast take care of the league. … The discipline consists of 13 four-player groups competing in every day shotgun begins over 54 holes. … Niemann cruised to a four-shot victory at LIV Golf Jeddah final March.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Adelaide, Australia, Feb. 14-16
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Ernie Els)
THIS WEEK: Trophy Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco, Feb. 6-8
Course: Royal Golf Dar Es Salam (Par 73, 7,329 Yards)
Purse: $2.5M ($400,000)
Defending champion: Ricardo Gonzalez
Charles Schwab Cup chief: Els
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Saturday: 8-11 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: This is the forty ninth taking part in of the Trophy Hassan II, relationship again to 1971. It’s the third 12 months in Rabat for the Champions, and it was a DP World Tour occasion from 2010-19. … The 66-player discipline options 5 World Golf Hall of Fame members: Els, Colin Montgomerie, Retief Goosen, Jose Maria Olazabal and Padraig Harrington. Els received the occasion in 2008, Harrington in 2007 and Montgomerie in 1997.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Chubb Classic, Naples, Fla., Feb. 14-16
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