PGA TOUR
HERO WORLD CHALLENGE
Discovery Site: Nassau, Bahamas.
Course: Albany GC. Mileage: 7,309. Par: 72.
Wallet: $ 3.5 million. Profit share: $ 1 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 1.30pm-4.30pm (Golf Channel); Saturday, 12 noon-2.30pm (Golf Channel), 2.30pm-5pm (NBC); Sunday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1 p.m.-4 p.m. (NBC).
Defending champion: Henrik Stenson (2019).
Notes: Collin Morikawa has a chance to rise to number 1 in the world by winning, but only for a week. … The holiday tournament organized by Tiger Woods is not official money, although it awards world ranking points. … The only player outside the top 50 is Henrik Stenson, who, as defending champion two years ago, received a special permit. … The tournament was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. … The newcomers to the elite field include Morikawa, Sam Burns, Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler. … Woods, who doesn’t play while recovering from his car accident in February, is a five-time winner of the event. He won all of his victories at the Sherwood Country Club in California. … Rickie Fowler and Luke Donald are the only former champions who have not yet won a major. … US Open winner Jon Rahm has decided not to play this year. He won and was runner-up in both of his appearances. … Among those who chose not to play are Patrick Cantlay, Dustin Johnson and Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama. … Morikawa is the only current major champion in the field.
Next week: QBE shootout.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/
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DP WORLD TOUR
Last week: Thriston Lawrence won the Joburg Open.
Next tournament: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on March 20-23 January.
DP World Tour Ranking: Thriston Lawrence.
Online: https://www.europeantour.com/
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OTHER TOURS
Japan Golf Tour: Golf Nippon Series JT Cup, Tokyo Yomiuri CC, Tokyo. Defending champion: Chan Kim. Online: https://www.jgto.org/
Sunshine Tour: South African Open Championship, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa. Defending champion: Christiaan Bezuidenhout. Television: Thursday-Friday, 5-10pm (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 5-9.30 a.m. (golf channel). Online: https://sunshinetour.com/
Asia Tour: Laguna Phuket Championship, Laguna Golf Phuket, Phuket, Thailand. Defending champion: New event. Television: Thursday-Friday, 1-5pm (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, midnight-4 a.m. (Golf Channel. Online: https://www.asiantour.com/
