Thomas heads to Minnesota for the PGA Tour. The seniors and the LPGA have majors
PGA TOUR
3M OPEN
Site: Blaine, Minnesota.
Course: TPC Twin Cities. Yardage: 7,431. Par: 71.
Prize money: $7.8 million. Winner's share: $1.404 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
Defending champion: Tony Finau.
FedEx Cup leader: Jon Rahm.
Last week: Brian Harman won the British Open and Akshay Bhatia won the Barracuda Championship.
Notes: Two-time PGA champion Justin Thomas was a late entry to salvage his season. He has two tournaments remaining to get in the top 70 in the FedEx Cup and qualify for the postseason, along with helping his Ryder Cup consideration. Thomas has never missed the FedEx Cup playoffs. He is at No. 75. ... Tony Finau won the first of two straight PGA Tour events last year at the 3M Open. ... Two tournaments are left for players to finish in the top 70 and qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs. ... A sponsor exemption was given to Thomas Lehman, the son of Minnesota native and former British Open champion Tom Lehman. ... Keith Mitchell played the Scottish Open, went to California for the Barracuda Championship and now is playing in Minnesota to shore up his FedEx Cup ranking. ... Stewart Cink is in the field after the 50-year-old made the cut last week in the British Open. ... The field has four of the top 25 in the world, which includes Cameron Young. ... Among those trying to get into the top 70 are Gary Woodland and Billy Horschel.
Next week: Wyndham Championship.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/
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LPGA TOUR AND LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
AMUNDI EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Evian-les-Bains, France.
Course: Evian Resort GC. Yardage: 6,523. Par: 71.
Prize money: $6.5 million. Winner's share: $1 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 5-7 a.m., 9:30-11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 5:30-11 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Brooke Henderson.
Race to CME Globe leader: Ruoning Yin.
Last week: Cheyenne Knight and Elizabeth Szokol won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.
Notes: This is the fourth of five majors on the LPGA Tour schedule, with the AIG Women's British Open next month. ... The Evian Championship was a regular LPGA Tour event until it was designated a major starting in 2013. ... Inbee Park won the Evian when it was an LPGA event. Now it is the only major she needs to have won all majors on the LPGA schedule. She is a new mother and not in the field this year. ... The three majors this year have been won by first-time major champions Lilia Vu (Chevron Championship), Ruoning Yin (KPGA Women's PGA) and Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women's Open). Vu and Yin each earned their first LPGA title this year before winning their title. ... Yin has a narrow lead over world No. 1 Jin Young Ko in the Race to CME Globe winner. ... Rose Zhang has top 10s in each of the two majors she has played this year. ... U.S. Women's Amateur champion Saki Baba of Japan is in the field with three other amateur champions around the world. ... In Gee Chun holds the tournament scoring record at 21-under 263.
Next week: Women's Scottish Open.
Online: https://www.lpga.com/ and https://ladieseuropeantour.com/
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PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
SENIOR BRITISH OPEN
Site: Porthcawl, Wales.
Course: Royal Porthcawl GC. Yardage: 6,901. Par: 71.
Prize money: $2.75 million. Winner's share: $412,500.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 7-9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon (CNBC), noon to 2:30 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 8:30 to noon (CNBC), noon to 2 p.m. (NBC).
Defending champion: Darren Clarke.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Steve Stricker.
Last tournament: Steve Stricker won the Kaulig Companies Championship.
Notes: Steve Stricker is not playing. He leads the PGA Tour Champions with five victories this year and he has won three of the four majors. ... The Senior British Open is the last of five majors on the senior schedule. ... The winner gets into the British Open next year at Royal Troon. ... Bernhard Langer won the last time the Senior British Open was held at Royal Porthcawl in 2017. He is a four-time winner of this major. He also has been runner-up three times. ... The Senior Open dates to 1987 when Neil Coles won at Turnberry. ... Langer has won twice this year to break Hale Irwin's record for career victories. He now has 46 wins. ... Clarke will try to become the first back-to-back winner of the Senior British Open since Christy O'Connor Junior in 1999 and 2000. John Bland was runner-up both those years. ... Stricker leads Langer by more than $2 million in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.
Next tournament: Boeing Classic on Aug. 11-13.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions
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KORN FERRY TOUR
NV5 INVITATIONAL
Site: Glenview, Illinois.
Course: The Glen Club. Yardage: 7,225. Par: 71.
Prize money: $1 million. Winner's share: $180,000.
Television: None.
Previous winner: Harry Hall.
Points leader: Ben Kohles.
Last week: Pierceson Coody won the Price Cutter Charity Championship.
Next week: Utah Championship.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/
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EUROPEAN TOUR
Last week: Brian Harman won the British Open and Akshay Bhatia won the Barracuda Championship.
Next tournament: ISPS Handa World Invitational on Aug. 17-21.
Race to Dubai leader: Rory McIlroy.
Online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/
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LIV GOLF
Last tournament: Cameron Smith won LIV Golf-London.
Next tournament: LIV Golf-Greenbrier on Aug. 4-6.
Points leader: Talor Gooch.
Online: https://www.livgolf.com/
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OTHER TOURS
USGA: U.S. Junior Amateur, Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek), Charleston, South Carolina. Previous winner: Wenyi Ding. Online: https://championships.usga.org/
Japan Golf Tour: Japan PGA Championship, Eniwa CC, Hokkaido, Japan. Defending champion: Mikumu Horikawa. Online: https://www.jgto.org/en/
Challenge Tour: Irish Challenge, Headfort GC, Kells, Ireland. Previous winner: Todd Clement. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/
PGA Tour Canada: Osprey Valley Open, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (Heathlands), Caledon, Ontario. Defending champion: Danny Walker. Online: https://www.pgatour.com/canada
Sunshine Tour: FNB Eswatini Challenge, Nkonyeni Lodge & Golf Estate, Eswatini, South Africa. Defending champion: New tournament. Online: https://sunshinetour.com/
Japan LPGA: Rakuten Super Ladies, Tokyu Grand Oak GC, Hyogo, Japan. Defending champion: Minami Katsu. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/
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