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Field Level Media’s Golf Glance gives weekly news and storylines from every of the main North American golf excursions.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: World Wide Technology Championship (Erik van Rooyen)
THIS WEEK: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Southampton, Bermuda, Nov. 9-12
Course: Port Royal GC (Par 71, 6,828 yards)
Purse: $6.5M (Winner: $1.17M)
Defending Champion: Seamus Power
FedEx Cup Champion: Viktor Hovland
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @Bermuda_Champ
NOTES: Power is just not defending his title this week. … This is the sixth of seven occasions of the FedEx Cup Fall that finalizes eligibility for the 2024 season. Nos. 1-50 after the Tour Championship locked of their positions. Nos. 51-60 after the Fall collection will qualify for 2 signature occasions subsequent 12 months: the ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational. The high 125 might be exempt into full-field occasions and The Players Championship, whereas Nos. 126-150 will earn Korn Ferry Tour standing and conditional standing on the PGA Tour subsequent 12 months. … Winners through the Fall collection obtain world rankings factors, a two-year PGA Tour exemption and invites to subsequent 12 months’s Tournament of Champions, The Players Championship, the Masters and the PGA Championship. … Adam Long has hit 58 consecutive fairways, two shy of breaking the PGA Tour document set by Brian Claar in 1992. … John Daly is within the area on a sponsor exemption. … Willie Mack is within the area after incomes Korn Ferry Tour standing by way of the Second Stage. He additionally gained the Butterfield Bermuda APGA title.
BEST BETS: Adam Scott (1700) is the highest-ranked participant within the area at No. 45 as the previous Masters champion makes an attempt to enhance his present FedEx Cup standing of eighty fifth. … Akshay Bhatia (1900) gained the Barracuda Championship in July and is coming off a T10 in Los Cabos final week. The rising star additionally completed T17 in Bermuda final 12 months. … Brendon Todd (1900) tees it up for the primary time since a solo sixth on the Fortinet Championship, considered one of three top-7 finishes in his previous six occasions. … Thomas Detry (2100) completed second to Power by a single shot final 12 months whereas capturing 68 or higher all 4 rounds. He has made 9 consecutive cuts worldwide, together with a T38 final week.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: The RSM Classic, St. Simons Island, Ga., Nov. 16-19
LPGA Tour
LAST TOURNAMENT: Toto Japan Classic (Mone Inami)
THIS WEEK: The Annika pushed by Gainbridge at Pelican, Belleair, Fla., Nov. 9-12
Course: Pelican Golf Club (Par 70, 6,268 yards)
Purse: $3.25M
Defending Champion: Nelly Korda (2021-22)
Race to the CME Globe chief: Celine Boutier
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 2-4 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Streaming: Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 1-2 p.m. (Peacock)
X: @theANNIKAlpga
NOTES: Korda is the two-time defending champion, defeating Lexi Thompson by one stroke final 12 months and Thompson, Lydia Ko and Sei Young Kim in a playoff in 2021. She is trying to grow to be the primary LPGA participant to win an occasion three consecutive occasions since Inbee Park in 2015. … This is the ultimate event earlier than subsequent week’s season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. The high 60 gamers after this week will qualify. Notable names presently under the lower line embrace Solheim Cup captain Stacy Lewis (No. 83) and former main champion Lexi Thompson (88) and reigning Race to the CME Globe winner Lydia Ko (101). … Celine Boutier leads the Race to the CME Globe, adopted by Lilia Vu and Ruoning Yin. All three are on this week’s area and are the highest three gamers within the Player of the Year standings as nicely. … Hae Ran Ryu can clinch the Rolex Rookie of the Year award with a Twelfth-place end or higher this week. … The area consists of 15 of 23 winners on tour this 12 months.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: CME Group Tour Championship, Naples, Fla., Nov. 16-19
PGA Tour Champions
LAST TOURNAMENT: TimberTech Championship (Padraig Harrington)
THIS WEEK: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Phoenix, Nov. 9-12
Course: Phoenix Country Club (Par 71, 6,860 yards)
Purse: $3M
Defending Champion: Harrington
Charles Schwab Cup chief: Steve Stricker
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday-Saturday, 1-4:30 p.m. ET; Sunday, 12-3 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @TimberTechChamp
NOTES: Stricker clinched the Charles Schwab Cup title following the primary leg of the playoffs. … The high 36 gamers within the standings certified for the season-ending occasion and are absolutely exempt on the 2024 PGA Tour Champions. … Harrington is coming off a seven-shot victory within the second playoff occasion.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Maui, Hawaii.
LIV Golf League
THIS WEEK: Season Complete
Series Winners: Talor Gooch (Individual), Crushers GC (Team)
NEXT TOURNAMENT: TBA
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