Jun 21, 2025; Cromwell, Connecticut, USA; Jason Day chips on the fifteenth gap through the third spherical of the Vacationers Championship golf event. Obligatory Credit score: Invoice Streicher-Imagn Photographs The grind for taking part in standing continues on the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall slate, whereas the LPGA Tour performs a staff occasion in South Korea and the Champions Tour playoffs enters its second leg.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Baycurrent Traditional (Xander Schauffele)
THIS WEEK: Financial institution of Utah Championship, Ivins, Utah, Oct. 23-26
Course: Black Desert Resort Golf Course (Par 71, 7,421 Yards)
Purse: $6M (Winner: $1.08M)
Defending Champion: Matt McCarty
FedEx Cup Champion: Tommy Fleetwood
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 5-8 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 4:30-7:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 9:45 a.m.-8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
X: @BOUChampionship
NOTES: The event beforehand was known as the Black Desert Championship and is the fourth of seven occasions on the FedEx Cup Fall sequence. Solely the highest 100 gamers following the autumn occasions will safe totally exempt standing for 2026. Those that started the autumn sequence within the prime 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. … Ogden, Utah native Patrick Fishburn, who performed at BYU, missed the lower final 12 months. He enters the week No. 98 within the FedEx Cup Fall standings. Others within the discipline who’re hovering across the prime 100 lower line embrace No. 99 David Lipsky, No. 100 (Max Homa), No. 101 Isaiah Salinda, No. 102 Austin Eckroat, No. 103 Joel Dahmen and No. 104 Max McGreevy. … Preston Summerhays is within the discipline on a sponsor exemption. A two-time winner of the Utah Beginner, he’s making his third profession PGA Tour begin and searching for his first made lower. … Billy Horschel will make his first begin in the USA since present process hip surgical procedure in April. … The purse is down from $7.5 million final 12 months.
BEST BETS: Maverick McNealy (+1400 at DraftKings) is the one participant within the discipline who certified for the Tour Championship this 12 months. His most up-to-date begin was a T13 on the Procore Championship. … Michael Thorbjornsen (+1600) is coming off a solo third in Japan that has him a career-high 76th on the earth rankings. … Kurt Kitayama (+1800) received the 3M Open in July and has a pair of top-20s in 4 begins since. … Alex Noren (+1800) is the top-ranked participant within the discipline at No. 17 and received two of his previous 5 begins worldwide. … Jason Day (+2800) has solely 4 top-10s in 16 begins this season however is arguably essentially the most achieved participant within the discipline. … Matt McCarty (+3000) has solely two top-10s in 25 begins this season, however the defending champion did card a career-low 60 within the last spherical of the Baycurrent Traditional. … Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+3500) enters with consecutive top-10 finishes as he seeks his first PGA Tour win. … Adam Svensson (+20000) is an intriguing longshot. He carded an opening-round 60 final 12 months earlier than settling for a T25. He has struggled this 12 months, getting into the week with seven MCs in his previous 9 occasions.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: World Large Know-how Championship, Los Cabos, Mexico, Nov. 6-9
LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: BMW Girls Championship (Sei Younger Kim)
THIS WEEK: Hanwha Lifeplus Worldwide Crown, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, Oct. 23-26
Course: New Korea Nation Membership (Par 72, 6,542 Yards)
Purse: $2.M (Profitable Workforce: $500,000; $125,000 per participant)
Defending Champion: Thailand (2023)
Race to the CME Globe chief: Jeeno Thitikul
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Wednesday-Friday: 10 p.m.-3 a.m. ET; Saturday: 7:30-10:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @Intl_Crown
NOTES: Seven international locations certified for the occasion by means of a mixed Rolex Ladies’s World Golf Rating after the 2025 KPMG Ladies’s PGA Championship. Nations should have a minimal of 4 ranked gamers to be eligible. The World Workforce is comprised of the top-ranked participant from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa/Oceania from international locations that didn’t already qualify. The ultimate 32-player discipline was decided through the rankings after the AG Ladies’s Open on Aug. 4, with the highest 4 ranked gamers from every pre-qualified nation qualifying for his or her respective groups. … The groups are divided into two swimming pools. One level shall be awarded for a win, a half level for a tie and nil factors for a loss. The factors from Thursday-Saturday four-ball matches will decide the highest two international locations that advance from every pool. The semifinals on Sunday will encompass two singles matches and one foursomes match. The primary staff to 2 factors advances to the ultimate, which is able to observe the identical format. … Nelly Korda (United States) and Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand) withdrew attributable to damage and have been changed by Yealimi Noh and Jasmine Suwannapura.
TEAMS AND PLAYERS
No. 1 United States: Angel Yin, Lauren Coughlin, Lilia Vu, Yealimi Noh
No. 2 Japan: Miyu Yamashita, Rio Takeda, Mao Saigo, Ayaka Furue
No. 3 Republic of Korea: Hyo Joo Kim, Haeran Ryu, Jin Younger Ko, Hye-Jin Choi
No. 4 Australia: Minjee Lee, Hannah Inexperienced, Grace Kim, Steph Kyriacou
No. 5 Thailand: Jeeno Thitikul, Chanettee Wannasaen, Pajaree Anannarukarn, Jasmine Suwannapura
No. 6 Sweden: Maja Stark, Madelene Sagstrom, Ingrid Lindblad, Linn Grant
No. 7 World Workforce: Brooke Henderson, Charley Hull, Wei-Ling Hsu, Lydia Ko
No. 8 Individuals’s Republic of China: Ruoning Yin, Weiwei Zhang, Yan Liu, Ruixin Liu
POOLS
Pool A: No. 1 United States, No. 4 Australia, No. 5 Thailand, No. 8 Individuals’s Republic of China
Pool B: No. 2 Japan, No. 3 Republic of Korea, No. 6 Sweden, No. 7 World Workforce
FOUR-BALL MATCHUPS
Thursday Pool A
No. 1 United States vs. No. 8 Individuals’s Republic of China
No. 4 Australia vs. No. 5 Thailand
Thursday Pool B
No. 2 Japan vs. No. 7 World Workforce
No. 3 Republic of Korea vs. No. 6 Sweden
Friday Pool A
No. 1 United States vs. No. 5 Thailand
No. 4 Australia vs. No. 8 Individuals’s Republic of China
Friday Pool B
No. 2 Japan vs. No. 6 Sweden
No. 3 Republic of Korea vs. No. 7 World Workforce
Saturday Pool A
No. 1 United States vs. No. 4 Australia
No. 5 Thailand vs. No. 8 Individuals’s Republic of China
Saturday Pool B
No. 2 Japan vs. No. 3 Republic of Korea
No. 6 Sweden vs. No. 7 World Workforce
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Maybank Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 30-Nov. 2
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: Dominion Power Charity Traditional (Justin Leonard)
THIS WEEK: Simmons Financial institution Championship, Little Rock, Ark., Oct.17-19
Course: The Nation Membership of Virginia (Par 72, 7,025 Yards)
Purse: $2.3M (Winner: $365,000)
Defending Champion: Padraig Harrington
Charles Schwab Cup chief: Miguel Angel Jimenez
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday: 2-5 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: That is the second of three playoff occasions to find out the Charles Schwab Cup winner. … The sector consists of the highest 54 gamers within the standings, with the highest 36 after this week qualifying for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. … Two-time defending champion Harrington tied the event scoring document of 17-under 199 in successful final 12 months.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Charles Schwab Cub Championship, Phoenix, Nov. 13-16
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
LAST TOURNAMENT: Workforce Championship (Legion XIII)
THIS WEEK: Season Full
Season Winners: Particular person: Jon Rahm; Workforce: Legion XIII
NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 5-7
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