PRO GOLF PREVIEWS

LIV Golf LIV Golf Tucson

Course: The Gallery Golf Club (South) in Marana, Arizona. Yardage: 7,469. Par: 71.

TV (EDT): Friday, 1-6 p.m. (The CW App); Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (CW Network).

Notes: This is the second LIV Golf event of the 2023 season. Martin Kaymer is listed in the field as captain of his “Cleeks” team. He did not play the last tournament and was replaced by a reserve, Laurie Canter of England. … Henrik Stenson won the Match Play at The Gallery in 2007. … Charles Howell III won the first LIV event in Mayakoba, his fourth professional victory. … Phil Mickelson, Pat Perez and David Puig are among LIV players who went to Arizona State. … Peter Uihlein was runner-up in Mayakoba. He has three second-place finishes in his last four LIV Golf events dating to last season.

European and Sunshine tours SDC Classic

Course: St. Francis Links in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Yardage: 7,192. Par: 72.

TV: None.

Notes: This is a new tournament on the European tour schedule and co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour of South Africa. Play is scheduled for Thursday through Sunday. … The tournament is one of six in South Africa as part of the European tour schedule. … The field features only four players from the top 100 in the world ranking. … Jorge Campillo won last weekend in Kenya. His other two European tour victories were in Morocco and Qatar. … Adrian Otaegui is No. 83 and the highest-ranked player in the field. … Shaun Norris of South Africa is in the field. He played a full LIV Golf schedule last year and was relegated with arrival of new players, such as Mito Pereira and Sebastian Munoz.

PGA Tour Champions Hoag Classic

Course: Newport Beach (California) Country Club. Yardage: 6,821. Par: 71. TV (EDT): Friday, 6-8 p.m. (Golf); Saturday-Sunday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf). Notes: Bernhard Langer is in the field, another chance to try to win and break the PGA Tour Champions record for career victories. He is tied with Hale Irwin at 45. … This is part of a West Coast swing on the tour. The circuit was in Tucson, Arizona, two weeks ago and next week moves to the Palm Springs area in the California desert. … Billy Andrade and Mario Tiziani received sponsor exemptions. … Padraig Harrington makes his first start on the PGA Tour Champions. He has been playing (and making the cut) on the European and PGA Tours. This will be his first tournament since being elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame’s 2024 class.