Americans go for another win in the Presidents Cup. Jon Rahm is back on the European tour
PGA Tour
THE PRESIDENTS CUP
Site: Montreal.
Course: Royal Montreal GC (Blue). Yardage: 7,279. Par: 70.
Television: Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 1-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 7-8 a.m. (Golf Channel), 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. (NBC).
Defending champion: United States.
Captains: Jim Furyk (U.S.), Mike Weir (International).
Last time: Jordan Spieth went 5-0, the Americans led 8-2 after two sessions and went on to a 17 1/2-12 1/2 victory at Quail Hollow Club in North Carolina.
Series: United States leads 12-1-1.
Notes: The Americans will be going for their 10th straight victory in the series that began in 1994. ... Royal Montreal is holding the Presidents Cup for the second time. The Americans won in 2007. ... This is the first U.S. team without either Jordan Spieth or Justin Thomas since the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah. ... Adam Scott is playing in his 11th consecutive Presidents Cup without ever having won. His debut was in 2003 when the International team tied in South Africa. ... Furyk was the Ryder Cup captain in 2018 in France. ... Hideki Matsuyama and Taylor Pendrith are the only players on the International team who have won this year. ... Keegan Bradley is playing as a captain's pick. He is the first active Ryder Cup captain to play in the Presidents Cup. ... Mike Weir beat Tiger Woods in singles at the last Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal. ... Each team has two players who have never competed in a cup competition.
Next time: Medinah Country Club in 2026.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/
European Tour
ACCIONA SPANISH OPEN
Site: Madrid.
Course: Club de Campo Villa de Madrid. Yardage: 7,154. Par: 71.
Prize money: $3.25 million. Winner's share: $541,667.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 8-11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel), 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Saturday, 7:30-8 a.m. (NBC Sports app), 8 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Sunday, 7 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Matthieu Pavon.
Race to Dubai leader: Rory McIlroy.
Last week: Billy Horschel won the BMW PGA Championship.
Notes: Jon Rahm makes his first European tour start since he joined LIV Golf last December. He has appealed his sanctions for playing LIV Golf opposite European tour events without a release. Rahm must play four European tour events to be eligible for the Ryder Cup. ... Rahm has won the tournament three times in the last five years. ... Tyrrell Hatton, Eugenio Chacarra, David Puig and Patrick Reed from LIV Golf also are in the field. Hatton previously played the British Masters. ... U.S. Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester of Spain is playing. ... Former PGA champion Jimmy Walker is playing on a sponsor invitation. Walker also played the Irish Open two weeks ago. ... The field includes Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry, both playing their third straight week on the European tour. ... Sepp Straka is playing under his exemption as being on the last Ryder Cup team.
Next week: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/
LPGA Tour
WALMART NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Rogers, Arkansas.
Course: Pinnacle CC. Yardage: 6,438. Par: 71.
Prize money: $3 million. Winner's share: $450,000.
Television: Friday, 4:30-7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 8-10 p.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay); Saturday-Sunday, 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Haeran Ryu.
Race to CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda.
Last week: Lydia Ko won the Kroger Queen City Championship.
Notes: The tournament is one of two on the LPGA schedule held over 54 holes (excluding the Solheim Cup). The other is the ShopRite LPGA Classic. ... The last two winners, Haeran Ryu and Jeeno Thitikul, made this tournament their first LPGA victory. ... Lydia Ko is going to South Korea this week to play the Hana Financial Group Championship. She has 22 victories on the LPGA and 29 titles worldwide, not including the gold medal she won in the Paris Olympics this summer. ... Lilia Vu, the No. 2 player in the women's world ranking, is playing for the third straight week dating to the Solheim Cup. ... Vu is among 12 players from the Solheim Cup competing this week, six from the United States and six from Europe. ... Solheim Cup captain Stacy Lewis and Maria Fassi are playing what amounts to a home tournament. Both played college golf at Arkansas.
Next tournament: Buick LPGA Shanghai on Oct. 10-13.
Online: https://www.lpga.com/
PGA Tour
Last tournament: Patton Kizzire won the Procore Championship.
Next week: Sanderson Farms Championship.
FedEx Cup champion: Scottie Scheffler.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/
PGA Tour Champions
Last week: Paul Broadhurst won the Pure Insurance Open.
Next week: Constellation Furyk & Friends.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Ernie Els.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions
Korn Ferry Tour
Last week: Frankie Capan III won the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship.
Next week: Korn Ferry Tour Championship.
Points leader: Matt McCarty.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour
LIV Golf League
Last week: Ripper won the LIV Golf Team Championship.
Individual champion: Jon Rahm.
Next tournament: End of season.
Online: https://www.livgolf.com/
Other tours
Japan Golf Tour: Vantelin Tokai Classic, Miyoshi CC (West), Aichi, Japan. Defending champion: Yuta Kinoshita. Online: https://www.jgto.org/en/
Asian Tour: Yeangder TPC, Linkou International Golf and CC, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Defending champion: Poom Saksansin. Online: https://asiantour.com/
Japan LPGA: Japan Women’s Open Golf Championship, Ohtone CC (West), Ibaraki, Japan. Defending champion: Erika Hara. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/
Challenge Tour: Swiss Challenge, Golf Saint Apollinaire, Folgensbourg, France. Previous winner: Adam Blomme. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/
Ladies European Tour: Lacoste Ladies Open de France, Golf Barriere, Deauville, France. Defending champion: Johanna Gustavsson. Online: https://ladieseuropeantour.com/
Korea LPGA: Hana Financial Group Championship, Bear’s Best Cheongna, Incheon, South Korea. Defending champion: Dayeon Lee. Online: https://klpga.co.kr/
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