AMGEN IRISH OPEN
Site: Straffan, Ireland.
Course: The K Club (Palmer). Yardage: 7,441. Par: 72.
Prize money: $6 million. Winner's share: $1 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Rasmus Hojgaard.
Race to Dubai leader: Rory McIlroy.
Last week: Thriston Lawrence won the Omega European Masters.
Notes: Rory McIlroy begins his run to the Ryder Cup with his national open. He was runner-up a year ago at Royal
County Down. ... Other Ryder Cup players in the field are Shane Lowry and Tyrrell Hatton, along with European captain Luke Donald. ... Brooks Koepka is playing on a sponsor invitation. It's his first European tour event since the Dunhill Links Championship last year. ... Other LIV Golf players in the field are Patrick Reed, Tom McKibbin of Northern Ireland and Adrian Meronk. ... Jhonattan Vegas and Erik van Rooyen are playing under a category for the top 70 in the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour. ... The K Club is best known for hosting the Ryder Cup in 2006. ... Ryan Gerard is in the field in a winner's category. He won the Barracuda Championship, co-sanctioned by the European tour. ... This is the second time in three years the Irish Open has been played at The K Club.
Next week: BMW PGA Championship.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions
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WALKER CUP
Site: Pebble Beach, California.
Course: Cypress Point Club. Yardage: 6,620. Par: 70.
Television: Saturday-Sunday, 12:30-3:30 p.m. (Peacock), 5-9 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champions: United States.
Last time: The United States rallied on the final day at St. Andrews for a 14 1/2-11 1/2 victory over Great Britain and Ireland.
Notes: The Walker Cup goes back to Cypress Point for the first time since 1981. ... The format is four matches of foursomes and eight singles on Saturday, and four matches of foursomes and 10 singles on Sunday. ... Stewart Hagestad and Ben James played on the last Walker Cup team at St. Andrews. Conor Graham of Scotland is the only GB&I player who returns. ... Luke Poulter, the son of Ryder Cup stalwart Ian Poulter, makes his Walker Cup debut. He is a junior at Florida. ... The Walker Cup dates to 1922. ... Cypress Point Club, which opened in 1928, was part of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am rotation from 1947 through 1990. It was designed by Alister MacKenzie and is regarded among the best in America. ... The Americans have a 39-9-1 lead in the series and have won the last four times. ... Corey Pavin and Hal Sutton were part of the U.S. team that won the last Walker Cup at Cypress Point.
Next site: Lahinch GC in 2027.
Online: https://championships.usga.org/walkercup.html
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STIFEL CHARITY CLASSIC
Site: St. Louis.
Course: Norwood Hills CC. Yardage: 6,992. Par: 71.
Prize money: $2.1 million. Winner’s share: $315,000.
Television: Friday, 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Y.E. Yang.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Miguel Angel Jimenez.
Last tournament: Stewart Cink won the Ally Challenge.
Notes: Miguel Angel Jimenez is not playing. His lead in the Schwab Cup is more than $500,000 over Stewart Cink. ... Cink won the Ally Challenge to become the fifth multiple winner this year on the PGA Tour Champions. ... Retief Goosen is the only player this year to earn more than $1 million without having won. ... The tournament is in its fifth year. ... Norwood Hills is where Ben Hogan won the 1948 PGA Championship. ... Bernhard Langer was runner-up in the season opener in Hawaii. That remains his best finish of the year. He is at No. 27 in the Schwab Cup standings. ... Y.E. Yang, Ken Tanigawa and Ken Duke lead the PGA Tour Champions this year with the most starts at 20. ... Steven Alker leads the tour with 13 top 10s this year. He has one win and is No. 3 in the Schwab Cup. ... Cink is averaging 307.3 to lead the tour in average driving distance, slightly ahead of Padraig Harrington.
Next week: Sanford International.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions
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Last tournament: Tommy Fleetwood won the Tour Championship.
Next week: Procore Championship.
FedEx Cup champion: Tommy Fleetwood.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/
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Last week: Miranda Wang won the FM Championship.
Next week: Kroger Queen City Championship.
Race to CME Globe leader: Jeeno Thitikul.
Online: https://www.lpga.com/
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Last tournament: Emilio Gonzalez won the Albertsons Boise Open.
Next week: Simmons Bank Championship.
Points leader: Johnny Keefer.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour
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Ladies European Tour: Aramco Houston Championship, Golfcrest CC, Pearland, Texas. Television: Friday-Sunday, 2-6 p.m. (NBC Sports app). Defending champion: Alexandra Forsterling. Online: https://ladieseuropeantour.com/
Japan Golf Tour: Lopia Fujisankei Classic, Fujizakura CC, Yamanashi, Japan. Defending champion: Kensei Hirata. Online: https://www.jgto.org/en/
Challenge Tour: GAC Rose Challenge Tour, Rosa GC, Konopiska, Poland. Defending champion: Angel Ayora. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/hotelplanner-tour/
Sunshine Tour: SunBet Challenge, Wild Coast Sun CC, Port Edward, South Africa. Defending champion: Jaco Ahlers. Online: https://sunshinetour.com/
Legends Tour: European Legends Cup, Real Nuevo GC, Basozabal, Spain. Defending champion: Adilson da Silva. Online: https://www.legendstour.com/
Japan LPGA: Golf5 Ladies, Golf5 Club Oak Village, Chiba, Japan. Defending champion: Rio Takeda. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/
Korea LPGA: KB Financial Group Star Championship, Blackstone Icheon, Icheon, South Korea. Defending champion: Hyunjo Yoo. Online: https://klpga.co.kr/
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