GOLF PREVIEW

LPGA

LPGA Drive On Championship –

Lake Reynolds Oconee

Course: Great Waters Course, in Greensboro, Georgia

Yardage: 6,852. Par: 72.

TV: Thursday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. ET (Golf) Notes: This is the second tournament added to the LPGA tour schedule because of the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down women’s golf for five months. The other “Drive On” tournament was in Ohio and marked the return. Without this tournament, the tour would have been off for more than a month. … Danielle Kang, who leads the Race to CME Globe on the strength of her back-to-back wins in Ohio, is now No. 5 in the world ranking. She is the highest-ranked player in the field. … Hall of Famer Juli Inkster is making a rare appearance. This is her third tournament of the year. She made the cut in her last start at the Cambia Portland Classic.

European Tour

Italian Open

Course: Chervo GC, in Brescia Yardage: 7, 434. Par: 72.

TV: Thursday-Friday, 6:30-11:30 a.m. ET (Golf); Saturday, 7-11:30 a.m. ET (Golf); Sunday, 6:30-11 a.m. ET (Golf) Defending champion: Bernd Wiesberger Race to Dubai leader: Patrick Reed Last weekend: Adrian Otaegui won the Scottish Championship.

Notes: Otaegui has three European Tour victories in three formats. The Scottish Championship was stroke play. He won at the Paul Lawrie Match Play, and the Belgian Knockout was medal match play. … Players from 11 countries have won on the tour this season. Americans lead the way with six (two World Golf Championships, two majors), followed by England with five. … Three from the world’s Top 50 are playing: Wiesberger, Lee Westwood and Matt Wallace. … The field includes 19 from Italy.