GOLF THIS WEEK
PGA TOUR ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP
■ Site: Chiba, Japan. ■ Course: Accordia Golf Narashino CC. Yardage: 7,041. Par: 70.
■ Prize money: $9.75 million. Winner’s share: $1.791 million.
■ Television: WednesdayThursday, 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. (Golf Channel); FridaySaturday, 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
■ Defending champion: Patrick Cantlay.
■ FedEx Cup leader: Sam Burns.
■ Last week: Rory McIlroy won the CJ Cup at Summit.
■ Notes: The tournament returns to Japan after being played last year at Sherwood Country Club in California. The field isn’t nearly as strong because it is the only PGA Tour event on the Asia swing . ... Only three of the top 20 in the world are playing . ... The field features 17 players who were in Tokyo this summer for the Olympics, including Xander Schauffele (gold medal) and C.T. Pan (bronze) . ... British Open champion Collin Morikawa and Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama also are playing . ... Defending champion Patrick Cantlay is not playing. He has said he is not playing another PGA Tour event the rest of the year.
■ Next week: Bermuda Championship.
LPGA TOUR BMW LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
■ Site: Busan, South Korea. ■ Course: LPGA International Busan. Yardage: 6,726. Par: 72.
■ Prize money: $2 million. Winner’s share: $300,000.
■ Television: Thursday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay); Friday-Sunday, 5:30-10 p.m. (Golf Channeltape delay).
■ Defending champion: Ha Na Jang (2019).
■ Race to CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda.
■ Last tournament:
Jin Young Ko won the Cognizant Founders Cup.
■ Notes: Ko has won three of her last six starts on the LPGA Tour and now trails Nelly Korda by 20 points in the Race to CME Globe. Ko is playing the tournament. Korda is not.
■ Next tournament: Pelican Women’s Championship on Nov. 11-14.
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS DOMINION ENERGY CHARITY CLASSIC
■ Site: Richmond, Virginia. ■ Course: The Country Club of Virginia (James River). Yardage: 7,025. Par: 72.
■ Prize money: $2 million. Winner’s share: $300,000.
■ Television: Friday-Sunday, 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
■ Defending champion: Phil Mickelson.
■ Charles Schwab Cup leader: Bernhard Langer.
■ Last week: Lee Janzen won the SAS Championship.
■ Notes: Phil Mickelson has won three of the four times he has played on the PGA Tour Champions. He also plans to play the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix . ... This starts the Charles Schwab Cup postseason. After the second postseason event in Florida, the leading 36 players make it to the final event. The Schwab Cup has been extended over two years because of the pandemic.
■ Next tournament: TimberTech Championship on Nov. 5-7.
EUROPEAN TOUR MALLORCA GOLF OPEN
■ Site: Balearic Islands, Spain.
■ Course: Golf Santa Ponsa. Yardage: 7,200. Par: 72.
■ Prize money: 1 million euros. Winner’s share: 166,667 euros.
■ Television: ThursdayFriday, 7 a.m. to noon
(Golf Channel); SaturdaySunday, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).
■ Defending champion: New event.
■ Race to Dubai leader: Collin Morikawa.
■ Last week: Matt Fitzpatrick won the Estrella Damm Andalucia Masters.
■ Next tournament: Portugal Masters on Nov. 4-7.