PROFESSIONAL GOLF

LPGA Honda LPGA Thailand

Course: Siam CC in Chonburi. Yardage: 6,576. Par: 72.

Prize money: $1.7 million. Winner’s share: $255,000.

TV (ET): Wednesday-Thursday, 10 p.m.-3 a.m. (Golf Channel); Friday-Saturday, 10:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Notes: This tournament begins the three-event Asia swing. … Lilia Vu picked up her first LPGA title in Thailand a year ago. She went on to win majors at the Chevron Championship and Women’s British Open. … Vu leads six of the top 10 from the world ranking in the field. Missing are Nelly Korda, Lydia Ko, Minjee Lee and Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand. … The field features all the major champions from last year: Vu, Ruoning Yin (Women’s PGA), Celine Boutier (Evian) and Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women’s Open).

European Tour Magical Kenya Open

Course: Muthaiga GC in Nairobi. Yardage: 7,228. Par: 71.

Prize money: $2.5 million. Winner’s share: $416,667.

TV (ET): Thursday-Friday, 5-8 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 4:30-8 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 48 a.m. (Golf Channel)

Notes: Jorge Campillo was among the 10 European tour players who earned PGA Tour cards in 2023. He has yet to play on the PGA Tour and is in Kenya to defend his title. … Rikuya Hoshino is the highestranked player in the field at No. 77. He is hopeful of cracking the top 50 by the end of March or getting a special invitation from the Masters. … Dylan Frittelli began the year as exempt from being between 126 and 200 in the FedExCup. He won the Bahrain Championship and now has full European status.

PGA Tour Champions Trophy Hassan II

Course: Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat, Morocco. Prize money: $2 million. Winner’s share: $360,000. TV (ET): Thursday-Saturday, 8-11 a.m. (Golf Channel)

Notes: Angel Cabrera is listed as being in the field, his first PGA Tour Champions event since he was released from prison for gender violence last summer. Cabrera is still trying to sort out a visa to get into the United States and play in the Masters. … Stephen Ames won the first of four PGA Tour Champions titles last year in Morocco by beating Mark Hensby by five shots. Ames won the Chubb Classic over 36 holes when the final round was washed out. It was the first 36-hole event on the PGA Tour Champions since the Insperity Invitational in Houston in 2021.