GOLF TOUR PREVIEWS
LIV Golf Investments
LIV Golf Invitational – London
Course: Centurion GC in Hertfordshire, England. Yardage: 7,047. Par: 70. Prize money: $25 million ($20 million individual, $5 million team). Winner’s share: $4 million, $3 million for winning team.
TV: 9 a.m. EDT, LIVgolf.com, Facebook, YouTube.
LPGA
Shoprite LPGA Classic
Course: Seaview (Bay Course) in Galloway, New Jersey.
Prize money: $1.75 million. Winner’s share: $262,500.
TV (EDT): Friday, 12:30-3 p.m. (Golf); Saturday, 3-5 p.m. (Golf); Sunday, noon-1 p.m. (Golf) and 1-3 p.m. (CBS). Notes: Minjee Lee is the third Australian to win at least two LPGA majors, joining Jan Stephenson and Karrie Webb. Lee won $1.8 million at the U.S. Women’s Open, more than the entire purse at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. … U.S. Women’s Open runnerup Mina Harigae, who won over $1 million for finishing second, is in the field. … The field also includes Jin Young Ko, the No. 1 player in women’s golf, Lydia Ko and Inbee Park. Park, a two-time Women’s Open champion, chose not to play last week. … Webb, the 41-year-old Hall of Famer, is making a rare start on the LPGA Tour.
PGA Tour Champions American Family Insurance Championship
Course: University Ridge in Madison, Wisconsin. Yardage: 7,083. Par: 72. Prize money: $2.4 million. Winner’s share: $360,000.
TV (EDT): Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Golf, delay); Saturday, 8-10 p.m. (Golf, delay); Sunday, 3-5 p.m. (Golf).
Notes: With his Principal Charity Classic victory last weekend, Jerry Kelly now has at least one victory in each of his five seasons on the PGA Tour Champions. … The tournament is hosted by Steve Stricker, a Wisconsin native and the winning Ryder Cup captain at Whistling Straits last year. … Bernhard Langer tied for third last week and now has seven top-10 finishes in nine starts on the PGA Tour Champions this year.
European Tour and Ladies European Tour Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed
Course: Halmstad GC in Tylosand, Sweden. Yardage: 6,909 Par: 72 (Men); Yardage: 6,681. Par: 72 (Women). Prize money: $2 million. Winner’s share: $333,333.
TV (EDT): Thursday, 7 a.m.-noon (Golf); Friday, 7-9:30 a.m. (Golf); Saturday, 7:30-11 a.m. (Golf); Sunday, 7:30 a.m.noon (Golf).
Notes: The tournament features a 156player field divided evenly among men and women playing from separate tees, competing for one prize fund and one trophy. … Alice Hewson finished third, the highest of women, when the format made its debut last year. … Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson and Annika Sorenstam serve as the tournament hosts. … Sorenstam will be competing for the second straight week, after missing the cut in the U.S. Women’s Open last week at Pine Needles.
– The Associated Press