GOLF THIS WEEK
PGA TOUR
HONDA CLASSIC
■ Site: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
■ Course: PGA National (Champions). Yardage: 7,125. Par: 70.
■ Prize money: $7 million. Winner’s share: $1.26M
■ Television: ThursdayFriday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); SaturdaySunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC).
■ Defending champion: Sungjae Im.
■ FedEx Cup leader: Bryson DeChambeau.
■ Last week: Justin
Thomas won The Players Championship.
■ Notes: The tournament once boasted all the top players who have moved to the Palm Beach area, such as Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods. Now it doesn’t have anyone from the top 10.
Daniel Berger is the highestranked player at No. 15. ... Brooks Koepka was planning to play until injuring his right knee. The only Koepka in the field is his younger brother, Chase, who received a sponsor exemption. ... Phil Mickelson, not eligible for the Dell Match Play for the first time, is playing the Honda Classic. Five former No. 1 players in the world are at the Honda Classic — Adam Scott, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Vijay Singh.
... Westwood is the first player to be the runnerup in consecutive weeks since Webb Simpson at the Wyndham Championship and The Northern Trust in August 2019.
■ Next week: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play and Corales Punta Cana Resort & Club Championship.
EUROPEAN TOUR MAGICAL KENYA OPEN
■ Site: Nairobi, Kenya.
■ Course: Karen CC. Yardage: 6,921. Par: 71.
■ Prize money: 1 million euros. Winner’s share: TBA.
■ Television: ThursdayFriday, 5-10 a.m. (Golf Channel); SaturdaySunday, 5-9:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
■ Defending champion: Guido Migliozzi (2019).
LPGA TOUR
■ Last week: Austin Ernst won the Drive On Championship.
■ Next tournament: Kia Classic on March 25-28.
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
■ Last tournament:
Kevin Sutherland won the Cologuard Classic.
■ Next tournament: Chubb Classic on April 16-18.