GOLF THIS WEEK
PGA TOUR BUTTERFIELD BERMUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
■ Site: Southampton, Bermuda.
■ Course: Port Royal GC. Yardage: 6,828. Par: 71.
■ Prize money: $6.5 million. Winner’s share: $1.17 million.
■ Television: ThursdaySunday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel).
■ Defending champion: Brian Gay.
■ FedEx Cup leader: Sam Burns.
■ Last week: Hideki Matsuyama won the Zozo Championship.
■ Notes: This will be a full FedEx Cup event for the second straight year because the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai has been canceled. That means the winner earns an invitation to the Masters . ... Four players in the 130-man field currently are eligible for the Masters ... The field does not feature anyone from the top 20 in the world. The highest-ranked player in Bermuda is Patrick Reed at No. 24 . ... Guido Migliozzi of Italy, who tied for fourth in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, is playing on a special foreign exemption . ... The field features four former major champions in Reed, Danny Willett, Graeme McDowell and Jason Dufner. ... More than a dozen players have withdrawn since the commitment deadline, some from the 50-andolder set such as Robert Allenby, Shaun Micheel and Tommy Armour III. Also withdrawing as an alternate was Oma Uresti . ... Among the alternates who got in was Olin Browne . ... Matt Fitzpatrick of England is the only Ryder Cup player in Bermuda . ... This is the second of three straight PGA Tour events held outside the United States.
■ Next week: Worldwide Technology Championship at Mayakoba.
LPGA TOUR
■ Last week: Jin Young Ko won the BMW Ladies Championship.
■ Next tournament: Pelican Women’s Championship on Nov. 11-14.
■ Race to CME Globe leader: Jin Young Ko.
EUROPEAN TOUR
■ Last week: Jeff Minther won the Mallorca Golf Open.
■ Next week: Portugal Masters.
■ Race to Dubai leader: Collin Morikawa.
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
■ Last week: Bernhard Langer won the Dominion Energy Charity Classic.
■ Next week: TimberTech Championship.
■ Charles Schwab Cup leader: Bernhard Langer.