The PGA Tour heads to Japan for the third event of the FedExCup Fall series, while spots in next year’s Masters and Open Championship are on the line at Spain’s national open on the DP World Tour.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Baycurrent Classic, Yokohama, Japan, Oct. 8-11
Course: Yokohama Country Club (Par 71, 7,322 Yards)
Purse: $8M (Winner: $1.4M)
Defending Champion: Xander Schauffele
FedExCup Champion: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Wednesday-Saturday: 11 p.m.-3 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @Baycurrent_Clsc
NOTES: This is the third of eight tournaments in the FedExCup Fall, which finalizes eligibility for the 2027 PGA Tour season. Players who finish inside the top 100 in the standings become exempt for 2027. Players who finished Nos. 51-60 in the final FedExCup Fall standings earn spots into the first two signature events next season … The field includes 16 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, led by No. 5 Wyndham Clark. … The tournament configuration will include 16 holes from the West Course and two from the East Course. … Hideki Matsuyama holds the longest active streak on the PGA Tour with 34 consecutive made cuts. … Max Greyserman, who has finished runner-up in this event the past two years, sits at No. 98 in the standings. … Sponsor exemptions include Japanese players Takumi Kanaya, who finished T4 last year, Keita Nakajima, Jinichiro Kozuma and amateur Koshin Nagasaki. … Nico Echavarria set the tournament scoring record of 260 in 2024.
BEST BETS: Schauffele (+910 at DraftKings) is the defending champion. It was his most recent stroke-play victory, and he seeks to become the event’s first two-time winner … Clark (+1450) already has three wins this season, including the U.S. Open. … Collin Morikawa (+1550) won the event in 2023 and finished T4 and T14 to finish the FedExCup Playoffs. … Matsuyama (+1750) won the event in his home country in 2021 and finished runner-up in 2019. … Jacob Bridgeman (+2150) is coming off securing the clinching point for the United States in the Presidents Cup. He also won his most recent stroke-play event at the Biltmore Championship Asheville.
Last Tournament: Bank of Utah Championship (Austin Smotherman)
Next Tournament: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Southampton, Bermuda, Oct. 22-25
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: Open de Espana, Madrid, Oct. 8-11
Course: Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Black Course (Par 71, 7,154 Yards)
Purse: $3.75M (Winner: $625,000)
Defending Champion: Marco Penge
Race to Dubai Leader: Patrick Reed
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. ET; Saturday: 7:30 a.m.-noon; Sunday: 7 a.m.-noon (Golf Channel)
X: @DPWorldTour
NOTES: First held in 1912, Spain’s national open is the third-oldest golf tournament in Europe. … Spaniard Jon Rahm, a three-time event winner, withdrew as he and his wife prepare for the birth of the couple’s fourth child. … Reed, who is returning from a wrist injury, will tee it up in his 12th different country on tour this year. He has two wins so far and seeks to extend his points lead over Rory McIlroy, who is not in this week’s field. … The winner will earn a spot in next year’s Masters, while the top finisher not already exempt will earn a spot in the Open Championship.
Last Tournament: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (Adrian Meronk)
Next Tournament: DP World India Championship, New Delhi, Oct. 15-18
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: Constellation Furyk & Friends, Palm Coast, Fla., Oct. 9-11
Course: Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa, Ocean Course (Par 72, 7,149 Yards)
Purse: $2.2M (Winner: $330,000)
Defending Champion: Tommy Gainey
Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Stewart Cink
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday: 1-3 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 4-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: Hammock Beach will be the host venue for the first time in the six-year history of the event. … Cink (5) and Zach Johnson (6) have combined to win 11 of the first 23 tournaments this season. Cink leads Johnson by $478,062 in the season standings with two events remaining before the playoffs. … Four-time PGA Tour winner Ryan Palmer will make his debut after turning 50 on Sept. 19. One of his four career PGA Tour victories came at Hammock Beach’s Conservatory Course in 2008 … Michael Block earned a spot in the field with his top-10 finish at the Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic.
Last Tournament: Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic (Steven Alker)
Next Tournament: SAS Championship, Cary, N.C., Oct. 16-18
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Race to CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda
Last Tournament: LOTTE Championship (Jeeno Thitikul)
Next Tournament: Buick LPGA Shanghai, Oct. 15-18
LIV GOLF
THIS WEEK: Season Concluded
Season Champions: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Legion XIII
